Well, i towed my "new" rx-7 home this weekend. 1400mi round trip in 36 hours. Wend down with a 2.3L 4-cyl 2wd manual ranger and a tow dolly to south carolina to pick it up. Loaded the car onto the dolly backwards (drive wheels off the ground) and trundled slowly back. Couldn't go above 55-60 as i had trailer-whip when i hit 65+.
The car is the one that was for sale
HERE and there are a couple pics as well.
As far as i can tell, it is in good shape. a SC car all its life i believe, virtually no rust that i saw. Its actually a 87 according to the title with 170K or so miles.
There are some small issues with it (aside from not starting/running)
1) shifter has vertical play, i think the retaining plate is wore out or broken
2) right side mirror housing is broken
3) a triangle-ish vent cover on the right of the dash is MIA (grey interior)
4) e-brake handle casing is cracked and separating
5) minor dings, scratches, loose or cracked interior pieces
6) one of the rear glass latches isn't latching
7) driver's door doesn't lock
8) clutch pedal likes to stick down at the floor (stuck PP maybe?)
As for the motor, Im planning on getting a battery and seeing what it does when i try and start it. I'll probably pump out the tank and replace the fuel filter as well as an oil change and possibly a coolant change.
I still have to change the primary injectors and see if that helps with the flooding/starting issue. I'll post up more later this week when i get a battery and a chance to fiddle with it.
It needs a little TLC but it will definitely get that now
BTW, is there supposed to be an RX-7 badge on teh rear? all i have is a "Mazda" one.
And if anyone has an s4 or s5 parting out i'll be interested in parts/pieces to get this back into decent shape
