rotor_dude

Wasn't it for sale on trade me lately ? 

33 minutes ago, oldrx7 said:

This week I remembered 

 

 

where is the car now ?

On 17/11/2019 at 20:29, kiwi808 said:

Someone needs to buy this and smash a J - Port in it!

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2405498590

before it got ruined lol

That fake patina has Ruined the car. Looks shitte. not even a patina, just shitte looking paint job

dont thinks it will help sell the car

real shame, as you could have made it look cool when it was white, with a nice set of wheels (even titans NOT lol) lowering, good cut and polish etc

what he should have done is

fluffy fur carpet and roof lining, frillings along roof edges, beaded seat covers, chrome lag pipes, rear wheels sticking out 3-4 inches past the rear guard, raise the back up 3-5 inches, kerb antennas all corners, 2-3 per corner

Yeah series 1 box, maybe series 2/3/4/5/6 might make gear change easier on the knuckles lol

Engine bay looks like plenty of room, wonder what steering box is like right hand side next to exhaust

You can do it

^^^ Only if it had TITANS

4 hours ago, yoeddynz said:

Spotted this today in Nelson. Looks like a fair bit of time and pingas have been sink into it. Dude started it up too. Sounded sweet. Man pulse bro. 

 

Interesting

Series 4, front

Series 1/2, rear

On 29/10/2019 at 02:25, oldrx7 said:

Tuesday Baby

 

how to ruin a mk2 cortina

add shitte wheels

poor cortina

animals in the suzuki

i dont understand you guys, when it comes to converting a car from lhd to rhd its too difficult

but fitting 9 inch/toyota diffs, roll cages, tube framing, the modifications people do to rx's but a conversion is out of the question ?

yes i do

for a fabricator, i think its easy enough to do

im selling a conversion kit for the FB RX7, also done conversions on some different models, so yes i know what is involved  

On 22/10/2019 at 07:16, Evan said:

Someone school me, are the firewalls in LHD and RHD first gen RX7s the same? I seem to think not?

ummm like think about it

your asking if a rhd with the steering column, brake booster on the rhd is the same as a lhd  

your answer is in your question

no, they are not, they are not mirror image too, like the pre rx7 rx's

is it easy to convert from lhd to rhd firewalls  yes it is

Suffering eyesore Tuesdays lol

My eyes ..... My eyes 

How many sets of titans were made

On 19/10/2019 at 04:27, kiwi808 said:

We dont see many LHD FC's in NZ yet so I dont think a conversion kit would be that desirable here.

thanks

i just hate throwing away good rx parts with nothing wrong with them

rx03

stunning, me not sure on interior colour though, does int brown suit ext blue ?

these high priced rx's, at what price do you have to pay for a excellent example

like 75k for a cracked dash, me thinks things like that should not be like that

all the little things that need doing for a big amount of money

even the ones at 30-50k have alot of little things etc, that can be repaired for little money, compared to the asking price etc

i dont get it

re rear boot spoiler

do the bonded ones last ? or do they end up cracking ?

personally id prefer a bolt on

13 hours ago, oldrx7 said:

I would think if a LHD gets converted and certed over here then it’d be worth pretty much the same as a genuine RHD one.

going through the cert and vinning process would be piece of mind that it’s all been done correctly and the cars in a solid state

yeah, me thinks too, that if done right/correct should be same value as a rhd

i dont think theyd be same value as a, is it concourse ? or one owner rhd, or low mileage original etc, thinks thats a different ball game etc

1 hour ago, kiwi808 said:

y’all remember this car from (can’t believe) it was 5 years ago in this thread?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2366012003

Nooooooooo .........

that is a stunning coupe

more details please  and pics .......

edit, trademe link is live  thought it was from 5 years ago lol just woke up

Thoughts on FC the conversion kit ?

Where you think best place to advertise, conversion kit ?

Cheers

56 minutes ago, kiwi808 said:

That is a very, very good question!

It would depend on how good the dash was and if there were any cracks.

But any cracks could be repaired before being installed.

When you consider how cheap left hooks are here and how many there are I would think there would be a good demand for a conversion kit. Especially one as complete as the list above.

As for a price, not sure but would have to be worth several thousand.

If a good RHD 7 is worth 30-50k

And a LHD one is worth 10-15k

If a conversion kit was 5k you could still be in with a chance of making money.

And that is the big factor. Most people who bought in LHD were doing so with the hope of making a profit.

So at 15k that LHD 7 is probably making the importer 5k? He spends that on the conversion kit and sells the car for 30k he has probably made a good solid profit of 15k (less money for cert etc) brings the profit down to 10k but still double what a nine converted one was.

So based on my basic maths skills I would start at 5k and see what happens.

The market here is silly and unpredictable but I DO see a market for a RHD 7 dash and I think you could sell one for really good money.

Good luck!

Cheers kiwi808

It's I have X2, series 3, rx7, im breaking, then thought about making a conversion kit for to sell in UK, not sure if sell here

Then thought. NZ, It probably sell easier. As kiwis spend money on rx7s

was going to bring both back in container, might just put on pallet

Now have to go pull finger and get kits boxed up 

will take pictures and detail exactly what's in kit

then maybe advertise in nz

see what happens

So what you'd reckon a FB, Series 2/3, RHD conversion kit for a LHD is worth ?

16 hours ago, oldrx7 said:

Monster Truck REPU

^^^ is more expensive to ship a car from austrailia to nz, than from like europe to uk, i dont know how they get their prices lol

you could always, advertise it for sale on trademe, saying its in aus, price as is or price shipped to auckland etc 

doesnt cost much to advertise, so worth a shot

@rotormotor

first, check dtc's 

yes, series 5, has x2 sensors,

a new mazda tps, is cheaper than an engine

i bought a brand new one for my s4 13BT when i recond the engine, its insurance for your engine etc, also they run better etc

there could be other problems causing your faults

check your sparkplugs, use FD ones, NGK BUR9EQ, trailing and leading

check your ignition leads, 

check you inlet gasket, one that goes to block, they have a common problem of cracking and letting in air, can cause same symptoms you describe

have engine running and pour water or use brake cleaner, spray around bottom intake gasket, check if idle goes even more funny or engine stalls

its common for the gasket area to crack and fall away around the secondary ports

also check fuel pressure etc

more information about your setup etc would help to diagnose better

if you can borrow a used tps, that is known to be ok, it would help elimate etc