Question regarding taking bits off another car?

[MrHanky]

Hi,

Just looking into entering into the £999 challenge with my RX7 FC. Question I have is around taking bits off my other RX7?

Basically I have 2 of them and each one has its good and bad points. The one I want to use has been upgraded with bits from my old (now broken) FC. I.e. brake pads, ARB's and wheels. How would I go about valuing these additions?

Thanks for any help.

Mark

[Relentless Rob]

As a rule of thumb we find similar items for sale (on a generic auction site usually) and use this as a guide price. Having said that if you bought both cars for under £999 I don't see why any parts swapped would be budgetable.

things you buy the price you pay is the price taken off the budget. For example I recently bought a set of brake calipers from a Punto GT for my Cinquecento for 99p because the guy listed them as "Fait" instead of "Fiat". They're worth £60-£140 depending on the condition but as I paid 99p that's all I'll take out of the budget.

If you have enough left you'll be wanting this....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/eaton-supercharge ... 2a1219bed6

See you in September.

[MrHanky]

As a rule of thumb we find similar items for sale (on a generic auction site usually) and use this as a guide price. Having said that if you bought both cars for under £999 I don't see why any parts swapped would be budgetable.

things you buy the price you pay is the price taken off the budget. For example I recently bought a set of brake calipers from a Punto GT for my Cinquecento for 99p because the guy listed them as "Fait" instead of "Fiat". They're worth £60-£140 depending on the condition but as I paid 99p that's all I'll take out of the budget.

If you have enough left you'll be wanting this....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/eaton-supercharge ... 2a1219bed6

See you in September.

Lol, I have already been looking at super chargers but price aside I don't really have the technical know how or access to workshop for any fabrication.

As for the parts its very hard to draw comparisons as for example I have yet to see Racing Beat ARB's for sale 2nd hand over here in the UK as the rotary seen is very small compared to say Aus and the US. Both cars were indeed less than £999. Old one which is being taken apart was £700 when I bought it a few years ago and the black one I want to use was either £500 or £600 (need to find receipt as I cannot remember). Also I have sold a set of alloys and tyres off them for £96 so can take this into account?

Thanks

Mark

[Relentless Rob]

You're allowed £250 for bits you sell off the car or donour car.

[TeamTotalWankel]

Welcome aboard Mark
It'll be good to see another FC at the £999. I ran a TurboII 3 yrs ago and finished 4th, hence my forum name (it stuck ). Good cars but rot like buggery, thought mine had been parked in the sea - well it did come from Blackpool!!
For the budget, like Rob says, try to use ebay etc to give parts you already have a realistic value. But the main rule of thumb is don't take the piss (cue smart comment from jaffa ) and come along to enjoy yourself (you will!! )

See you in September.

[MrHanky]

Cheers people, will keep a look out for some similar parts and then see what I have left.
Not actually finding the rust too bad at the moment (just hexed myself), but did have to do a bit on the old one last year.
Anyways I now need to figure out how to make my car a bit quicker as straight line speed is frankly not very good at all.

Thanks again
Mark

[TeamTotalWankel]

Anyways I now need to figure out how to make my car a bit quicker as straight line speed is frankly not very good at all.

NOS?

[MrHanky]

Anyways I now need to figure out how to make my car a bit quicker as straight line speed is frankly not very good at all.

NOS?

Lol, just been thinking the same but have never really fancied using it. Before thinking about doing this challenge I was planning on doing a rebuild and street port but that will have to wait now as cost would be too much.
On look out for 2nd hand lightened flywheel over in Aus or US at moment as well

[TeamTotalWankel]

I used it 2yrs ago on my BMW 535iS and it was amazing!!
I retro-fitted it to the MR2 for last year and it went like stink on the test run but didn't work on the day, sticky solenoid I think It's your best bet for cheap power, especially if you want to rebuild the engine later

[tommi]

I ran it on a 30 year old bmw which had been left standing for 8 years...... added an extra little kick but was only running small jets. lots of potential for extra speed though

[MrHanky]

Added to the list of things to read up on
Just trying to work out what I have left to spend on it at the moment.

[Relentless Rob]

Don't forget to add a little two stroke oil to the fuel when you top up. Any power tuned 13b can get hot tips and become problematic later.

[TeamTotalWankel]

Added to the list of things to read up on
Just trying to work out what I have left to spend on it at the moment.

I might consider selling my full NOS (Nitrous Oxide Systems) set-up if it's going to a good cause. It's sat in the garage doing nowt and I don't have any current plans for it. There's 2 full 10lb bottles, fogger, lines, switches, solenoids, various jets, progressive controller (nearly £300 new on its own!! ). The full works if you're interested?

[MrHanky]

Added to the list of things to read up on
Just trying to work out what I have left to spend on it at the moment.

I might consider selling my full NOS (Nitrous Oxide Systems) set-up if it's going to a good cause. It's sat in the garage doing nowt and I don't have any current plans for it. There's 2 full 10lb bottles, fogger, lines, switches, solenoids, various jets, progressive controller (nearly £300 new on its own!! ). The full works if you're interested?

Hmmmm, will definately consider this. Need to do some thinking though first. Mainly about whether I want to risk blowing up engine for some straight line speed. Thanks for offering and I will seriously consider it. How much would you be looking for, for it by the way?

Thanks

Mark

[TeamTotalWankel]

Will PM you mate