You goin to use it for Drift or track?!?!

 

Absolutely nothing this season - it'll be all about getting seat time and learning the car. The off season however will see the car getting gutted, a cage installed, simplifying all the lines in the engine bay and a 4.8 or 5.1 rear end.

Endless, absolutely no drifting!

 

Didn't know they still existed in such pristine condition. I rode in an FC that belonged to an acquaintance, and that thing was a disintegrating ball of rust.

Is there a story/blog/thread documenting the process of this purchase somewhere?

 

Nah, no blog...but here's the story - I started looking around late last year when I decided that I wanted a track car. I was looking for a light rwd fixed roof car and I've always liked RX7s since the first gen so the rotary route was inevitable. Reliability was also a concern which steered me away from going with a Turbo-II or an FD (sexy as it is, it was also above my budget) - atmospheric rotaries are are very reliable when treated well. I ended up going with an 86-88 model since they're 200lbs lighter, come with an LSD, and easier to keep street legal thanks to no e-testing!

It just so happened that when I posted on rx7club.com that I was looking for an FC, a guy whose FC I've admired at autocrosses PMed me and mentioned he was thinking of selling since he was moving on to a new project. I took a look at the car, and when I talked a little more with the previous owner, I knew that this would be a good purchase.

He's had the car since 1990 (never winter driven) and gave me a complete log of everything that's been done to the car. I have receipts dating right to 1990 and several pages of dates and modifications to the car. Every modification was a well thought out one, and he even kept ALL the corresponding stock parts. The real clincher was the fact that every single hose, belt, master/slave cylinders have all been replaced in the last year which means that I wouldn't have to worry about any typical repairs of an older car - only 159000kms on the chassis too.

In a nutshell, the current modifications are the streetported motor with 4000kms on it, racing beat header, high-flow cat, cat-back exhaust, SAFC fuel computer - good for 177hp to the wheels; all the suspension bits are almost new as well - shocks, springs, poly bushings.

I almost feel bad for buying the car...it's very clear that the previous owner loved it but he moved on to a 10th anniversary Miata and didn't have the room for both. He told me that if I ever move on to another project, he'd like me to keep him in mind in case he's in a position to buy it back.

I still love the G, but it's strange that this is the most excited I've ever been about a car.

 

Oh yeah, stock 4-piston monoblock calipers help too.

 

This might be a deal for you Balzz

http://www.autornd.com/catalog/produ...0c155f4222ca8a

 

awsome looks good and seems to be in great shape from the photos.

 

That's almost an automotive fairy tale. Thanks for sharing.

 

Shane, your new car has a fine pedigree. I can feel your excitement from here. Enjoy.

Deane