Saving My 81 RX7

[Ghostkls]

Thanks for all the help! Just waiting for the bank managers approval (The Wife ) as to which route I get to go down....

Got prices on a re-core here in my home town and it works out to R2300 which is about £128 so will see over the next few days if I am still alive.

[Ghostkls]

So I stopped past home for an early lunch and found this waiting in the lounge.....



Apparently my wife had called her dad about it and he pulled some strings somewhere and I have a freshly recored radiator ready to be put back in the car!
I didn't even know it was gone.... After getting the quotes I placed it in the garage and hadn't been in there since Monday.

[mc turbo]

So I stopped past home for an early lunch and found this waiting in the lounge.....



Apparently my wife had called her dad about it and he pulled some strings somewhere and I have a freshly recored radiator ready to be put back in the car!
I didn't even know it was gone.... After getting the quotes I placed it in the garage and hadn't been in there since Monday.

your a very lucky man & u have got a very good wife

[KiwiDave]

Take that woman out to dinner right now! And I'm printing off the post to show my wife how life is supposed to work

[Ghostkls]

Dave, you had exactly the same idea I did!! Was completely blown away!

At this point I think I owe a little more than dinner...

[spirit r]

Enjoy myself as i can see the pics. You and the girlfriend are a good Team.I would marry her.

You have married your girlfriend ? Good choice! My wife is Rx7 Fan since 31 years and and we are same time together.
Greetings to your caring wife.
Thomas

[Hobbawobba]

Your wife is amazing

[myatt1972]

Oldest trick in the book, its gonna cost you more than £128, she will milk it for years

[Ghostkls]

Things got hectic the last week or so so didn't get much time to do anything on the car....

Thanks for the encouragement myatt1972.....

Well I got the radiator fitted, cleaned out the pipes and water pump, replaced thermostat, made new gaskets and put it all back together. Temperatures look great! Best I have had with the car!

Moved it into the garage and found a puddle of coolant where the car had been idling..... After looking for ages found where it was coming from....
While putting it all back together it looks like I pinched the gasket between the pump and the block.... So need to pull it all apart again to put another one in

[TOOL]

Did you put the shims in on the studs to keep the water pump housing flat with the front plate?

Common mistake.