It’s been a while and I apologize for that everyone; my work/home life balance has been absolutely insane. So I’m here today to update everyone on what’s been going on in my life.
I apologize for the not so great pictures of the new car, I just got it off my best friend (same one I got the RX7 from) and snapped these pictures as it sat. The car does run and drive extremely well and it has a fun story as all of my cars do.
It’s a 1986 Dodge Lancer ES 2.2 turbo 5 speed. Nathan brought it home and I immediately fell in love after looking at it and driving it. The car ran rough but has only 80k on the clock and had a Mopar ECU and swirl port head conversion. I was hooked.
We did some diagnosing and realized the fuel pump was garbage. We had a Walbro 255 pump laying around for a 1G DSM, and as luck would have it, it just fit perfect. Long story short, this completely fixed the car.
After annoying him to sell it to me, he did last weekend. This upcoming weekend I put new brakes on it, a thermostat and some other little odds and ends. It’s also getting new wheels and tires to boot. The rocker rust you see is also getting repaired next month. I absolutely LOVE this car to pieces and it is truly a charming car to drive. I figured this crowd would enjoy this car as much as I do.
Now on to the good stuff!
The RX7 got all of the goodies I promised on here a while back. All new delrin bushings, Greddy front mount intercooler (we had to get creative to make this fit), clutch and flywheel, all new suspension and steering components, big injectors and everything in between. 15k dollars worth of work later I was able to put 50 miles on it.
Yes you read that correctly. 50 miles. I was headed to pick up my daughter with the RX7 when the car would no longer hold idle. I had to limp it home. We diagnosed it for weeks before coming to the conclusion the ecu is fried. So it is getting a Haltech over winter.
With that being said, those 50 miles were absolutely worth it. This car is EXTREMELY fast and handles extremely well. I’ve never felt a more connected car, and it makes you feel like a bad driver because the car surpassed my rather high level of skill.
So while the car is a headache; I don’t mind. I love it more than anything I’ve ever owned. Don’t even get me started on the sound it makes. Anyhow, I’ll just let the pictures tell the story.
