"DatASSun" (DatASSun)
12/29/2014 at 13:30 • Filed to: None
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"DatASSun" (DatASSun)
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So I made a bad decision.. Or atleast it feels like a bad one for now. Went to San Antonio this past weekend and bought the cleanest RX7 I've seen in awhile for 1000 bucks from the sketchiest neighborhood I've ever stepped foot in.
Got back to austin and it overheated.. then it overheated again.. and Again.. I replaced the thermostat and put plugs in it yesterday but it still overheats FAST . I'm left to believe that the coolant seals are blown .. Anyone want to buy a rx7 ? lol
If you happen to live in the Austin area and know how to work on these I'll pay you to walk me through the rebuild. The car has a 12a in it with 120k original miles.. Pretty clean interior , perfect body with ZERO body damage or rust (I know it seems ridiculous but is true) After doing additional research and driving the car I'm so interested I want to take it apart horribly bad..
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The headlights GO UP AND DOWN! how fucking cool is that.. first time I flipped the heads up was a huge deal. I jumped up and down in the seat and did it again and again and again.. I wish all the cars I owned did this .
UPDATE :
I purchased the car Saturday December 20th and sold it 3 days later for 500 more dollars. All I did was put new sparkplugs and a thermostat in it took some decent photo's with the roomates 5D and posted it on CL. After figuring out this thing was going to overheat on anyone who came to drive it or buy it I dropped the price to 1500 and I got it. Matter a fact the first person that came to see the car drove it away.
The 3 day flip is real and alive. I'm now looking for my next 3 day flipper. At the moment I've found everything from Datsun to El camino's. Which brings me to my next point. Yesterday as me and the lady were making it back to Austin from her family's ranch in Alice Texas we saw this el camino. Now if you don't know my woman has been requesting a el camino for well over a year now. So we stop and meet the king of all good ole boys "Bill" and talk about the El camino you see above. He inherited the car after his father passed earlier this year (just like the rx7) and now it just sits.. The car has a 400 cubic inch small block chevy , Turbo 350 with 3500 stall and built rear end. This was undoubtedly one of the fastest cars I've ever driven and janky too.. just how I like'em . Anyhow hope the rest of you Oppo's had a great Christmas.
Chris Clarke
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:05 |
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water pump?
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DatASSun
> Chris Clarke
12/22/2014 at 17:06 |
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Possibly but before I replace the water pump I'd replace the radiator. I just have a feeling that its the seals because (and I don't know a whole lot maybe someone can confirm) When it overheats it also puts out steam from the exhaust meaning the coolant/water is getting into the motor and being pumped out as steam.. sweet sweet steam .
jkm7680
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:06 |
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That's the thing about cheap cars, They're just really unpredictable. But beggars can't be choosers, so there will always be something that will go wrong with it.
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:07 |
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Try getting the rad flushed, may as well do simple stuff first.
Dsscats
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:07 |
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Nice car, but don't seem to mention the overheating problem in the ad....
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:07 |
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Awesome! Cheap runners are always the most fun.
Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:08 |
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Wankel motor pulling.
Looks like there was only about 1000 made in that colour from my best Wiki-ing.
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DatASSun
> jkm7680
12/22/2014 at 17:08 |
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Understandable. I'm not begging tho. Just taking what feels like a good deal even with a blown motor. The car is so straight so clean and so much stuff works still I'm stunned I only paid 1k . The frame rails look brand new and still have all the manufacturer sound deadening .. Just sucks to suck
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DatASSun
> Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/22/2014 at 17:09 |
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Can you re wiki ? This is 1983 GSL in black with black interior
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DatASSun
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/22/2014 at 17:10 |
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We'll see I'm dying to rebuild this motor .. I got to drive a rotary car for the first time in this thing and I'm addicted.. thats coming from a guy who's "other car" is a 280z powered by a 6.0 and T56
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DatASSun
> Dsscats
12/22/2014 at 17:11 |
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The ad was posted right before it hit the shit. I'll update the ad soon.
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Dsscats
12/22/2014 at 17:13 |
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"...This car is extremely fun to drive and it absolutely bleeds character..."
It was there, he just misspelled coolant. Damn Autocorrect.
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Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:14 |
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About the middle of the 1st gen section .
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DatASSun
> Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
12/22/2014 at 17:19 |
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Yup nice but not mine. This is a 1983 1st gen second series . GSL so it came with disc brakes all the way around and a LSD !
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Chris Clarke
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:19 |
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Bad seals don't cause overheating, their a result of it. You can pull your sparkplugs on one rotor and see if it spits water.
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DatASSun
> Chris Clarke
12/22/2014 at 17:20 |
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Alll righty than. I'll check the radiator first (:
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Chris Clarke
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:23 |
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Right, rad might be block, or not pumping. You can drive on bad seals for a long time. Might cause hard starts and you'll need to top off coolant frequently.
jsemerica
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:26 |
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Nice, I'm jealous of the window louvers. Unfortunately if the 12a has been overheated there's a good chance that it's done for, but you should still go through the cooling system and do a compression check. If you're not leaking coolant or getting coolant in the combustion chamber or even combustion into the cooling system, it may still be drivable for awhile longer if you can fix the overheating.
If worst comes to worse, you could part it out and probably make your money back. Although I believe this was the first year of the stupid beehive oil cooler, if not the traditional oil coolers are worth something..
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DatASSun
> jsemerica
12/22/2014 at 17:33 |
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Yea its beehive for sure... It is the GSL so if I keep it the worst that happens is I rebuild a 13b from the ground up and put a carburetor on it. Pretty sure I can buy the 12a to 13b front mount from racingbeat.com
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DatASSun
> Chris Clarke
12/22/2014 at 17:33 |
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Thanks for the heads up (:
ReallyColorful
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:36 |
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Cool car, I so want one. Sorry bout your overheating problem, maybe drop a V8 in it and see if that helps? I kid, lol.
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Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:39 |
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Ahhh gotcha, too bad though. LSD you say?
DeLM
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:41 |
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yeah.... get a new engine in there. it would be the cheapest and probably simplest.
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jkm7680
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:43 |
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Oh, Haha. That didn't come out how I intended it to. What I mean is that since it's a cheap car, it's probably going to be unpredictable either way :)
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jsemerica
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 17:44 |
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Like this..
E92M3
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 18:24 |
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Drain the radiator first. It's possible it had a small leak and someone put stop leak in it. Which over time will clog all the fins and reduce it's ability to work properly. You should be able to tell when you see the coolant.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 21:31 |
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Are you going to lower that price? You only bought it for $1k and now it might have a blown headgasket. So maybe it was flippable at 2200 in running condition, but now :/ ... I do hope you are honest about the condition with potential buyers...
RacinBob
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 21:34 |
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Back in the day the word at the track was GSL stood for "Gigantic Sleds of Lead".....
itranthelasttimeiparkedit
> DatASSun
12/22/2014 at 22:38 |
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I have no idea how the hell to take one apart but I'm in Austin, have a bunch of tools and am willing to try/break it with you. Just putting that out there...
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DatASSun
> itranthelasttimeiparkedit
12/29/2014 at 12:43 |
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Nice ! I sold it for 1500 !!
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DatASSun
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
12/29/2014 at 12:45 |
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Sold it for 1500 Tuesday . I explained that it could be a 80 dollar radiator or a "motor rebuild" aka blown coolant seals.
gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
> DatASSun
12/30/2014 at 05:22 |
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I'm incredibly jealous, the only ones for sale anywhere near me in Canada are from importers and all go for $12k minimum. Granted, they run, but still!
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DatASSun
> gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
12/30/2014 at 09:14 |
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RX-7's ? or El Camino's ?