mobythevan Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 picked it up yesterday, complete, very nice inside and out, engine is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 do we see an ls1 or lt1 conversion in its future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Moby, you tryin' to open up a used Hybrid car lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 Well, the wife has had me busy doing construction for the last few months. I haven't been able to do any car work, so what I did was sell off a whole bunch of stuff not car related (street bike, arcade machines, kids etc etc) and used the dollars to pick up a couple more projects. That way when the construction work is finished in the next month I will have plenty to work on. Anyone is the area have an LS1 or Lt1 for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr-FairladyZ Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Bad engine?? In a rx7? NOOooo. *sarcasm* Good luck with her. Love those FC's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 na rotaries run 180k-200k miles without any issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr-FairladyZ Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 na rotaries run 180k-200k miles without any issues This is true, Turbo's are rotary killers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silicone boy Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 na rotaries run 180k-200k miles without any issues and LS1's if properly taken care of, could make it to a million miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silicone boy Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Moby, I have a spare LS1 from a 99 SS sitting in my garage just waiting to go into that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcufrogz76 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Moby, awesome looking RX! I love those cars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 you sold the arcade machines?! and the KIDS! LoL those machines were awsome Brian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I'm feeling those Mustang wheels up front. I always wanted one of those with these wheels in the front: and these in the back: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 Moby, I have a spare LS1 from a 99 SS sitting in my garage just waiting to go into that thing. Well and that sentence decided this summers main project. Many thanks to Silicone boy, I now have the LS1 in hand and the RX7 is the main focus for this summer. BTW, probably the funniest quote ever came from my wife yesterday as I just finished pulling the rotary engine. I ask her: "So what do you think about all of this? (implying the engine swapping/working on cars in general)." She says: "Its pretty neat to replace such a little thing with such a big thing." I think she was talking about the rotary engine compared to the LS1 engine. And lastly, I don't want to spill the beans on anything that Silicone boy is working on, but I got to ride in and briefly drive his RX7 project. WOW is all I can say, you will have to prod him for the details though. EDIT: and don't worry, I plan to power wash the engine bay and do things up a little nicer on this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 nice project! megasquirt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 If I used megasquirt I think it would be a bit of unknown territory again, I am tired of experimented with that stuff at the moment so I will just use the factory computer for now. Unless I can easily mount a 36-1 trigger wheel on the LS1 and run wasted spark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silicone boy Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 On one of the RX7 forums, I posted some photos of the rotary coming out. I titled the thread "Out with the bad". I never got flamed so badly in my life, and I'm afraid to go back to that site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardBlack Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 On one of the RX7 forums, I posted some photos of the rotary coming out. I titled the thread "Out with the bad". I never got flamed so badly in my life, and I'm afraid to go back to that site. LOL I don't doubt it. Some of the Dorito-heads are the most closed minded, one branded ppl I have ever seen. Of course they have to worship the 13B to change them out so danged much (when they pop). They are the only guys I have ever seen that ALWAYS have a spare motor in the process of being built, ported, etc. I hate to say it, but 13B's are like turbo Hondas without the reliability. On a side note (if ya don't flame ME now for my pokes of fun at the Wankle boys' expense), whatcha doing with the trans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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