u/Economy_Advantage171

We’re back on the road and she stayed cool the whole time all 0.6 miles of it lol also ignore my grandparents lol they let me work on it in there driveway 😂

Seat is in for a test fit and I like it and thank goodness I’m only 5,7 otherwise driving would be a challenge.

Thank you everyone for following along and giving encouragement and help I couldn’t of done it without this community (and yes I am sitting on the floor waiting on seat brackets and I stalled it 2 times cuz I’m on said floor.

We stop now next will be test drive :)

Tested the car in gear for the first time to see if the clutch etc was working as intended also fixed my no heat issue it’s now the gates of hell with the heat on.:(

I feel I’ve either been accepted or am the known toy degenerate 🤣

Was wondering if this looks correct for the brake caliper hardware.
Also did a heater core flush as my heat was not working it came out green and kinda cloudy then clear hoping that will fix my issue.

First revs after fixing the idle and no smoke on start feels healthy and yes I let it warm up before giving it 6000 rpm (I love this car sooo much :)

Butt in seat coming sooon :)

Fixed my broken temp sensor and let her run some more with the heat on to bleed some if i trapped some in when I removed the sensor but she idles a little high but very strong 💪 gonna get the brakes in soon and go for a test drive.
Also if anyone has any seats they don’t won’t I’m a buyer I’m tired of sitting on the floor 😂

We’ve got a functioning tachometer yaaay but the coolant temp sensor is now mia I’m guessing I broke it when I took it off lol also no smoke on start up after about 3 weeks soo yay me

Got the cluster partially installed having trouble getting the cluster hood clips installed any advice on that would be appreciated.
Also no it’s not at 9000 rpm lol that’s the last reading when it was tested

Don’t know why my package from Canada went on a vacay with to Jamaica then back to New York to do nothing 😂

Replaced tie rod ends and brake hoses along with my ast for a metal one.
Also some underbody photos let me know if you see any rust:)

Shout out to Michael Gagne for the incredible work 🧡

Sorry for the wait between updates been busy I started on the brakes got the old brake fluid out and started on disassembly old rotors and pads are out along with the calipers which are send off for rebuild.
Also pulled the manifold again to do a deep clean on the iac and throttle body going to pull the injectors soon for a test and clean also have the gauge cluster out for repair.

The story starts 6 years ago. I had just started high school, and up to that point I hadn't had a true interest in cars. I watched a show that would change how I saw cars and showed me that they could be special and mean something.
I went on a grocery run with my mother. It was just before sunset, and out of the corner of my eye I saw a completely stock 1993 RX-7 in the prettiest blue I'd ever seen. It was the first time I had such a visceral reaction to seeing an automobile.
I obviously freaked out, much to my mother's confusion. I begged her to wait so I could talk to the owner, and she allowed it. Eventually the owner came out, and I basically ran toward him. He was surprised but seemed like it was a common thing for people to be interested in his car. I nerded out with him for a good 20 minutes until the sun set, and since that day that car had me in a Chinese finger trap.
Then, 2 years later, I was driving through a neighborhood near where I had seen the car last, and I noticed a familiar shape under a cover in a front driveway. I knocked on the door, and it was the same owner. He seemed sad when I asked about the car, and I would soon learn why.
In 2020, we had a bad hurricane, and during that storm a tree branch fell and broke the rear window. Water got into the interior, and it was bad. It left about an inch of standing water in the floors. When I removed the carpet, there was still water trapped in the insulation.
I was heartbroken too, but he was confident he would get it fixed one day. The car wouldn't do anything engine-wise, though. I would later learn it was a simple fix—the ECU had gotten shorted out by the water. The rear glass availability was also a nightmare, something I would later have to deal with myself.
Nonetheless, I left him my phone number. I knew he'd never sell it. He'd been offered much more money than I'd ever had and had turned it down every time.
Over the years I became more interested in cars and even worked as a technician for a while, though auto parts is much smoother in my opinion. I would think about that car from time to time, and I'd check in with the old man. I'd always get the same response:
"I'll fix it one day."
Eventually, I grew more concerned for him than I was for the car. He was going through some health problems, and I would reach out just to see how he was doing.
Then, during this April, I stopped by the house again. The car was in the same spot, but this time I wasn't there for the car. I knocked on the door, and the old man seemed to be doing much better. He had undergone heart surgery that fixed his issues.
I was happy he was in good health, and he was happy to see me. I learned that, of all the people who were interested in the car, I was the only one who checked on him to see how he was doing. He said it was nice to see me again and told me to write down my number because he'd lost the first one.
Then, about a week later, I was at work and noticed I had a voicemail. Wouldn't you know it, it was the old man. He said he wanted to talk, so I sent him a text.
The first words he said were:
"Do you want that car? If so, I'll give it to you free. We can write $1 on the title to save you taxes. My only rules are that you never sell it, and you let me drive it one last time when it's fixed up."
I was obviously in shock. I'd never even dreamed of one day being able to own this car, and the timing was perfect because I had some money saved up.
From there, everything happened fast.
It's all documented in my series—from pulling it out of his driveway, to gutting the interior, to the first start in 5 years. It's all there.
There are some more little stories about the car too, including ones involving acid rain and a Russian prostitute, but those are stories for another time. Lmao.

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Engine was warm