Alright, so it is almost time to park the summer car. My 1987 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II. Unfortunately, when living in a place as far north as I - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - there comes a time to park the moderate-horsepower, rear wheel drive vehicles for about six months. It is now the 24th of October, and we have not had snow yet (don't worry, I'm knocking on wood). So, I am going to assume that early November, the snow will fly and I will be forced to put the car down for the winter.
This is kind of a blessing in disguise, as my car is in need of quite a bit of repair. Since purchasing the car on July 17, 2005 (I will do a good full history of my car at a later date), I have done the following repairs on my car:
- Replaced alternator with a newly rebuilt unit.
- Had starter rebuilt.
- Replaced power streering pulley, and belt.
- Replace Driver Side power window switch.
- Re-wired my Fuel Cut Defender.
There has been some minor maintenance like Oil Changes, etc. that I've done, but they don't count. Now, here is a list of things I need to do over the winter, in no particular order.
- Replace turbo. I have the turbo, so I just need to actually do it.
- Fix exhaust leak. Pretty sure I need a new manifold. If so, I will have my new one polished before replacing.
- Replace passenger side power window switch.
- Fix odd idle. Not sure what is wrong here, could be a number of things. This one is kinda scary.
- Replace Pulsation Damper. I think it might be gone, as I had a small engine fire. So I'm doing this as preventative.
- Fix gauge lights. They went when my starter did. Tough to drive at night without a speedometer.
- Find a hub for my Nardi steering wheel.
- Send fuel injectors off to RC Engineering to be cleaned, balanced, blueprinted, etc.
- Replace spark plugs and wires.
- Replace all fluids.
- Replace all fuses.
- Replace air intake (maybe build a Cold Air box, and go for a true CAI)
- Get a new shift knob... my current one will NOT stay on. Will most likely just go with a short shifter/knob combo.
So there is a partial list of things that need to be done over the winter. This does not include any aftermarket stuff (well, the Nardi hub is aftermarket... but my current momo wheel is almost as old as the car, and the leather is GONE. I mean, when it gets remotely wet, black stuff rubs off on my hands, so this needs to be fixed ASAP.) The aftermarket list will come soon.
The above list is not 100% complete. I will update this list in a new entry once I get a chance to really look at the car, after it is parked.
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