Tpm180x

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Re: Tpm180x

Post by Hobbawobba »

Although I'm not keen on the MX5 swap into a 7 as it seems a bit pointless in my opinion.. I'd still like to see a build thread aye! th: At least the shell is being saved. Have fun with it :D
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I think you will lose the whole essence of the RX7, the Rotary engine is what makes it unique.
Rotary engines are a lot less likely to suffer catastrophic failure than a piston engine which is why they were liked so much in the aero industry as they tend to give plenty of notice when starting to fail & get you home.
All the Ro80s that had 12as fitted hold their value whereas the V4s etc lost all their value :!: :!:
That is my take on it but as long as the body stays intact you can always revert back :lol:
Best of luck with it anyway & will be interested in a build thread.
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Re: Tpm180x

Post by myatt1972 »

Its your car do what you want with it, we all have our cars to enjoy them. Id be very interested to see the swap, I hope you will do a build thread.
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Kevralpina wrote:well that did the trick I bought tpm because I like the early rx7 but that engine no if I hadn't got it the car would be scrap and yes I like 80s cars as I also have a Montrose coupe again with mx5 power and again saved from the crusher (the conversion transformed the car ) and as the rx7 will be a regular user it makes sense but each one to their own thanks
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Re: Tpm180x

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Kevralpina wrote:well that did the trick I bought tpm because I like the early rx7 but that engine no if I hadn't got it the car would be scrap and yes I like 80s cars as I also have a Montrose coupe again with mx5 power and again saved from the crusher (the conversion transformed the car ) and as the rx7 will be a regular user it makes sense but each one to their own thanks
Regular user huh ? Six months later it is in Yorkshire and not even a sniff at £300..........Kinda proves what was said in the thread.
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Re: Tpm180x

Post by Kevralpina »

Regarding tpm180x I sold the car via ebay around july time as another project came up it was sold to guy from up north who was going to convert it back and for a lot more than £300
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