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The new junkyard 12A ran great for a weekend at Road America. For that weekend we (john the wrench and I) just left everything factory spec to make sure we got through it. Now that we know the motor runs I'd like to experiment with advancing the timing. It would be great if we had one of them...

Well this weekend was going to be the big engine swap. I'm moving from a broke 83 12A to a 85 12A. We thought the clutch would just be an easy swap but funny enough, the flywheel and clutch that came off this 83 just don't match up. Anyhoo, who makes a good clutch? Centerforce was used on the...

So I now have this junk yard motor about ready to go. It's got a nice load of ATF in it so that I can entertain the neighbors and help clear out the mesquito population up here in MN. When dealing with this extremly stock engine, which spark plugs do I want to use? Do I want to use something...

So, for lack of funds, I'll be heading down to the junk yards to check out some 12As. Some ran when they were taken out, some are still in cars. I have a couple ideas as to what to look for/listen for, but what are some good tips from the pros? I know to listen for a good "puff puff" out of the...

This weekend was going to be my second attempt at racing a 1st gen I purchased a year ago. First time out we had a distributor problem and had to go home and miss the race. This weekend we had the car all back in shape and missed the first qualifying session due to a distributor adjustmant bolt...

On our last day out we developed a miss. We think it's being caused by the leading ignitor. You'll have to excuse me if I have the part name wrong. I notice that napa online has the part listed as an "Ignition pick-up assy". We're not a 100% sure this is the real part causing the prob, but we...

Trying to get the car ready for it's first big weekend. I hear that front bearings go bad quickly in these cars. Would that be the inner, outer, or both? And what kind of grease would yall recommend using for these puppies? Thanks.

I'm in the process of fitting my seat to the car and I'm finding that the perfect place for the seat puts it right over the cross member that runs from driver side to the trans tunnel. I have to put the rear of the seat on the floor to keep my head off the roof. Due to that cross member ending...

The ITA rx7 I purchased last year has coil over fronts on it and the rule book seems to say this is a no no. If that's the case, when were these things legal (just curious)and what would make a decent replacement? Thanks.

I have an 83 ITA rx7 that I bought last year and it has recently sprung a leak in the radiator. Looking at the shop manuals an 83 seems to have only the radiator in the front. On my car I have a radiator, then underneath it an oil cooler the same width. Has my car recieved a transplant from an...

Well the ita rx7 I picked up earlier this year turns out to have 1.388" roll cage tubing and that's a bit under the required 1.5". Ouch. So I need a new cage. I've been looking at the autopower u-weld cage but after you buy the cage, ship it to Minnesota and pay a welder $50 an hour to put it...

I have an 83 ITA rx7 that hasn't been raced since last year and I'm getting it ready for it's annual tech for this year. (I just picked it up). I was told I need to add a fuel acquisition line somewhere under the hood. I've got an idea of what this is, I was wondering what you folks have done...

I just purchased a 1st gen rx7 race car and had to remove the racing seat because it's too big and doesn't go far enough forward for me (I guess I'm to short). The old seat was mounted on rx7 seat rails and we're quite rusty and only locked on one side. I purchased an ultra shield racing seat...

I'm trying to remove that black tarish material on the floor of an 83 rx7. I've been using a chisel and then using gas for what I couldn't get with the chisel but there's still a lot of little little pieces. There's got to be a better way, right? And is there anything I shouldn't chisel off? I...