NPOCP update

"Local Miata Bro" (hyundaiaccentsarefastbro)
11/07/2014 at 12:29 • Filed to: NPOCP

I am going to look at this beauty on Sunday, wish me luck

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DISCUSSION (9)

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Local Miata Bro
11/07/2014 at 12:34

I would say NP for sure, might need new seats and the top fixed but for 1900 it looks really clean.

Rock Bottom > Local Miata Bro
11/07/2014 at 12:38

Not a terrible looking deal. Good find! I'd rock it (as would most of us true Jalops). Good luck!

Sam > Local Miata Bro
11/07/2014 at 12:41

Give this a read before you check it out. I had another friend read it before he bought his and the knowledge he gained let him knock about $500 off the price.

http://rx7.voodoobox.net/infofaq/bguide…

Sam > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/07/2014 at 12:42

I'd say it's less of a might need and more of a "will need pretty soon". The seats are livable for a while. The top is livable as well, until the first rainy day.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Sam
11/07/2014 at 12:43

Use all the seat covers and silicon!

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Local Miata Bro
11/07/2014 at 12:55

A car that originated from the era before Miata. Nobody remembers the era before Miata.

But FC-3S is a great looking car, especially in that blue. The interior is significantly worn, and quite 80's-tastic... but there is potential.

There is a sleek black FC convertible around where I live, in pristine shape... and it is a great looking car. I have more respect for the innovation of the Wankel rotary engine than it's detractors who seem to tarnish it's reputation.

I always wondered if one could re-fit the upper aft quarter and hatchback glass of a coupe onto a Convertible body (keeping all the convertible's chassis bracing and such...) and make a targa fastback... like an alternative to an MA-70 Mark III Supra, which is also on my short list of modern classic 80's and 90's era cars.

fourwheeldriftisbestdrift > Local Miata Bro
11/07/2014 at 12:57

Exterior and engine bay both look really clean. If you're serious about buying though, make sure you get a compression test using a compression tester that doesn't hold the highest compression value, so you can see the condition of all three seals per rotor. Racing Beat has an excellent guide on the subject:

http://www.racingbeat.com/mazda/performa…

Local Miata Bro > Sam
11/07/2014 at 15:25

Thank you for that wonderful information

Local Miata Bro > Sam
11/07/2014 at 15:33

This would be my weekend/summer car, I would fix the top with tape and just deal with the seats until I could afford sparco buckets