Reviving and flipping a "barn find" RX-7 FD that sat for a decade

"Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez" (apidaonline)
02/16/2014 at 17:22 • Filed to: art of the flip

Hey guys, It's my first post, so feel free to be as judgmental as possible. Here's the story of me finding, reviving, cleaning, and ultimately selling a '93 Mazda RX-7 FD.

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TL;DR:

I bought it on ebay for 5 grand, it wasn't running for nearly 10 years, I got it running, changed out the seats, some body panels and did a full detail and restoration of all wear and tear items and sold it for almost double what I got it for. Also drive the crap out of it and did burnouts and had a smile on my face the entire time.

DISCUSSION (9)

John Bulzacchelli > Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
02/16/2014 at 20:02

Rust sucks. Beautiful car, but probably the right call selling it judging from those photos.

Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez > John Bulzacchelli
02/16/2014 at 20:10

It actually had no rust at all. The car was in a garage for 7 years then put in a yard for the remaining 2, where it was under a tree, so it didn't get any direct sunlight and was somewhat shielded from the elements. The biggest issue with that car was just making it run properly, which went much better than expected. If I could keep it, I definitely would.

GoliathRex > Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
02/16/2014 at 20:29

I enjoyed reading this. Please post more if you have other projects.

Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez > GoliathRex
02/16/2014 at 20:36

You got it! I'm writing about a Porsche 944S as we speak, and I have a BMW E39 M5, E36 M3, and W220 S600 V12 TT to write about. They all have their stories.

Sn210 > Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
02/16/2014 at 23:25

That's awesome! Good job bringing one back to live

Maddox Kay > Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
02/16/2014 at 23:37

I really enjoyed this! I love stories of cars getting a second life. The RX8 seats look great too. Thanks for making me spend half an hour on autotrader looking at FDs too <3

Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez > Maddox Kay
02/16/2014 at 23:52

Thanks! And screw autotrader. Check ebay and craigslist.

Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez > Sn210
02/16/2014 at 23:53

Thanks!

Maddox Kay > Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
02/17/2014 at 09:49

Oh thanks man. I've used craigslist in the past for cars but never ebay because I'm wary of buying something sight unseen. I've heard good things about ebay classifieds though.