Been lurking a while, still no supra

[Bronze MFP]

Well I joined a few months back when I was looking for a MKIII. Couldn't find one in my price range at the time.
I ended up with a 89 RX-7 convertible with a turbo II motor swap. It was a great deal as the car came with enough spare / performance parts to fill a 5x10 storage unit, and a v8 swap kit that usually runs $1,500 by itself.
the car itself was kind of a half completed project. It was together enough to drive back from kentucky to north carolina. But i've spent a ton of time and a little money getting all the loose ends tied up.
fast forward to now, still have the RX, like it a lot, but I still find myself wanting a MKIII. I'm kind of torn, the 7 could look as great as it drives with just some good wheels put on it, but my mind keeps wandering to the MKIII's :love:

is there any cure or do i just need to get my hands on a supra ASAP?

 

[OfnaRcR4]

Well I joined a few months back when I was looking for a MKIII. Couldn't find one in my price range at the time.
I ended up with a 89 RX-7 convertible with a turbo II motor swap. It was a great deal as the car came with enough spare / performance parts to fill a 5x10 storage unit, and a v8 swap kit that usually runs $1,500 by itself.
the car itself was kind of a half completed project. It was together enough to drive back from kentucky to north carolina. But i've spent a ton of time and a little money getting all the loose ends tied up.
fast forward to now, still have the RX, like it a lot, but I still find myself wanting a MKIII. I'm kind of torn, the 7 could look as great as it drives with just some good wheels put on it, but my mind keeps wandering to the MKIII's :love:

is there any cure or do i just need to get my hands on a supra ASAP?

Sell the 7 :naughty:

 

[Bronze MFP]

Sell the 7 :naughty:

lol, trying to do that too. selling a convertible in the winter time is like trying to sell a motorcycle. people just aren't interested until the weather is nice out. by then i'll probably have 17" bbs' on and want to keep the thing
people shy away from higher mileage rotaries too, even though this one runs great and doesnt eat coolant or burn oil. i guess if life were easy it wouldnt be any fun

 

[Guyana00]

There is only one solution, buy a supra and then the rx-7 will have a friend. you don't SELL cars, you buy MORE cars.

 

[st2b]

There is only one solution, buy a supra and then the rx-7 will have a friend. you don't SELL cars, you buy MORE cars.

Agreed, Keep the RX7 and wait until you have the money to keep it up.

Welcome and when you buy a Supra choose wisely. I had the choice between a turbo and non-turbo, I wisely chose the non-turbo because I'm not old enough to hold a job good enough to keep the turbo one up. Plus I'm not going to have enough money to pay turbo insurance, that still gives me the option to swap a 2jz with n/a insurance and a rust-free body

 

[csnow]

Keep the 7 and do an LS1 swap.

 

[Bronze MFP]

i wish i could own 2 cars. I tried that once, i ended up driving the fun car all the time.
there is a guy making an offer on the 7 this weekend. we'll see how that goes. i might be in a MKIII sooner than i thought!

csnow, i do have a v8 swap kit... but that rout is $$$$

i'm a big fan of inline-6 motors, my previous car being a RB20 (the little sibling of the rb26 and 26 motors) swapped 240sx. they sound great, are smooth, and make good power. i will say thought that the turbo rotary is a damn fun motor. if it just sounded a bit better (like a 4 rotor) it would completly rock. oh yeah, and the reliability thing... but we won't jinx mine by talking about that now.

st2b, my last 2 cars have had turbo's. i can't go back to NA now i've been spoiled
coincidentally, i bought the 7 in Versailles, KY. small world!

 

[Guyana00]

Good luck with the sale and getting a good condition MKIII. You sound like a decent guy and someone who will appreciate their MKIII, their are a few out there who are plain....well just not worthy or even looking at one for too long. they get to look, soak up the goodness.

I suggested keeping the rx-7 only because my motto is if I ever get a car that I like, I keep it, period. the supra is the first in my line. the only other..."car" I know I will buy and never get rid of is an H1 :icon_bigg

 

[Bronze MFP]

I see a lot more good condition rx-7's for sale than MKIII's so it doesn't worry me too much to try and find another FC later on thats in good condition.
and to be honest, the 7 is nice, but its not really growing on me. I wanted a MKIII for such a long time i just need to go do it and get another 7 later if the rotary bug bites me again.

I definitly appreciate every car I have owned. I'm pretty anal about maintenece. Sometimes i let the washings slip a little, but I still try to keep my rides clean and at least brake dust free. at least i don't have to worry about lots of road salt in the winter time here

 

[GeneStarWindGSW]

I own a 7 and two supras

i know how it is :biglaugh:

Ima be down to one supra though.
its either a)getting junked b)being sold as a shell... but its definitely c)getting parted out

 

[thechori]

after you throw the LS1 in, throw a blower on it and drift it... oh yes

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LhQXEz06v7s

thats a local guy here in houston, haven't seen that car in person though.. it's not his personal car :[

 

[Bronze MFP]

Thought about the v8 swap rout, it ends up being $$$. lots and lots of $$$
I have a buyer for my rx-7 now and there is a clean MKIII in atlanta that i should be able to pick up. i'll post pics if and when it happens