Hi my name is Vin and i have just purchased my first rotary, I know nothing about them so this is all new to me, the down side is that i bought the car for its running gear to put in a 1950\'smorris oxford. The up side could be the spares available to kep more cars on the road
Not sure if it is any thing special i picked it up as a non runner which had last run 2-3 years ago.
The first stop on the way home was the petrol garage to throw a tenners worth in it, when home i jumped it and it fired and run straight away and with a bled clutch it drove.
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Cheers vin
Looks quite tidy... whats the floor like?
Hi Vin and a big WELCOME to the forum - good choice of model for 1st RX7 and nice colour too. Where did you pick her up?
Could you please contact our Mr Nock as he collects all vehicle data and the information is very useful to many of us.
What sort of condition is the body in as it looks quite tidy - then again they all do from a distance and until you start inspecting the obvious danger spots.
These cars are a leasure to work on and relatively simple to repair - if you are that way inclined.
I wish we lived closer to each other as I can see some body panels that I am interested in already.
Ta
Cliff
Hi, many thanks for the welcome, i bought it from south london,peckham. It was bought by a gentleman with a body shop under some railway arches to do up and sell 2-3 years ago.
Looking at the car the body seems quite solid, everything seems to work, ie headlights pop up, electric windows work but they need the mechanism cleaning as where the car has been stood.
It has seats to the rear and a glass sunroof which takes up a fair part of the roof.
cheers vin
Quote from: vin likes diesel;748418Hi, many thanks for the welcome, i bought it from south london,peckham. It was bought by a gentleman with a body shop under some railway arches to do up and sell 2-3 years ago.
Looking at the car the body seems quite solid, everything seems to work, ie headlights pop up, electric windows work but they need the mechanism cleaning as where the car has been stood.
It has seats to the rear and a glass sunroof which takes up a fair part of the roof.
cheers vin
I take it it was a private sale then?Body does sound reasonable and as for the glass sunroof - there will probably be a few people interested in this. Good luck if you intend to sell it.Cliff
Quote from: CHC;748417I wish we lived closer to each other as I can see some body panels that I am interested in already.
Ta
Cliff
Thats why i joined the forum, I could not bring myself to just run it in to the scrap yard after taking the bits i needed as i wanted to help others with some bits for their projects, one car could help ten people out. Also you guys have the knoledge of these engine where as i have none .lol. they sound so nice, i watched in amazement when it started as i am only used to piston engines.
Hopefully it will not upset anyone.
cheers vin
Quote from: CHC;748421I take it it was a private sale then?
Body does sound reasonable and as for the glass sunroof - there will probably be a few people interested in this. Good luck if you intend to sell it.
Cliff
Yes it was a private sale , as for the sun roof are they rare in glass?
There car will stay as a whole until i get it up the workshop so knowing me i will end up welding the sill and driving it.lol.
Hi Vin, posted to you in other thread before I saw this.....
As you say looks a bit clean to break really :( I hope you dod indeed get a bit too attached and welder her up and get driving :)
[vultures circling] If you don\'t, I\'m after a fuel tank!! [/]
Even if you do go ahead with breaking her Vin I\'m sure there would be interest in the shell if it is as solid as it looks rather than being cut up. (We\'ve all got to think about future proofing ourselves!)
Quote from: vin likes diesel;748425Yes it was a private sale , as for the sun roof are they rare in glass?
There car will stay as a whole until i get it up the workshop so knowing me i will end up welding the sill and driving it.lol.
If the body really is that good Vin, gone on - weld it up, you know you want too really.As for running gear - there is another car (in red) which ended last night on eBay with no others. This would be better for the running gear so that you can fix the gold one.Good luck.Cliff
Quote from: captainbizzaro;748436Hi Vin, posted to you in other thread before I saw this.....
Hi, yes i was looking for the intro section but there is so much on this site that i did not find it, I have not checked the floor yet.
Quote from: captainbizzaro;748442Even if you do go ahead with breaking her Vin I\'m sure there would be interest in the shell if it is as solid as it looks rather than being cut up. (We\'ve all got to think about future proofing ourselves!)
Not thinking of cutting the shell up if it is good, being a hotrodder we know all about recycling.lol. hopefully none of it will end at the scrappy.
Would be interested in the boot spoiler, great engine swop though!
Hi Vin,
if you\'re after a donor for the suspension etc, a series 3 RX7 is a much better bet... beefier suspension, bigger brakes and a more common wheel pcd... gives you many more options
Morning Vin.
Hope you \'do her up\' and stay around....we think we\'re a nice bunch on here
The car came from Richard Knights in Jan 1984.
Before Peckham it was in Aldershot where it had been dropped off at a wreckers for breaking....It\'s on here in another post somewhere. It\'s a lucky car that one; escaped before, can it do it again?
The glass roof will repay you if you decide to sell. The other lads on here always get hold of metal roofs if they can. Want a Silver one? Joking mate the glass is sought after.
Hi Vin, If you do decide to break and have a working electric aerial, you can put me down for that, but I would much rather see it back on the road.
All the best
Dibs
hi just some more pictures
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As much as I quite want that fuel tank... she looks far to good to break in those photos!
Much less arch rot than I\'ve had to deal with for sure!
From seeing the pics - deffo got to be welded up and put back onto the road - as Tim & Steve say, there aren\'t many of us golduns left - weld, weld, weld!
Cliff
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Quote from: A7RXY;748543Hi Vin, If you do decide to break and have a working electric aerial, you can put me down for that, but I would much rather see it back on the road.
All the best
Dibs
ebay has one from Aus for 40 odd quid Dibs.....Looks good as well.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mazda-RX-7-s1-2-3-Rear-Guard-mounted-electric-antenna-/180559480940?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a0a2f086c#ht_719wt_888
Hurrah.....I\'ve finally mastered the ebay cut and paste routine. Yes!
Quote from: David Nock;748623ebay has one from Aus for 40 odd quid Dibs.....Looks good as well.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mazda-RX-7-s1-2-3-Rear-Guard-mounted-electric-antenna-/180559480940?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a0a2f086c#ht_719wt_888
Hurrah.....I\'ve finally mastered the ebay cut and paste routine. Yes!
Thanks Dave, but this is a after market one, and I would like to replace with an original one if poss.
Dibs
Quote from: Clarky;748461Would be interested in the boot spoiler, great engine swop though!
I can not message anyone yet, how many posts till you can message?
You have to become a full member and I\'m afraid that will cost you.
You can always add an email address on here and then you can be contacted.
Where abouts in Essex are you ?
Dibs
Sorry Vin, I don\'t think you\'ll be able to as a guest. Only overseas guests are given the PM facility.
The other way would be to put your email up......(in the form dgnock at btopenworld dot com) and ask people to get in touch via email. Or of course you can post a mobile no.
David, spank yourself, too slow; post crossed.
Sorry Dave ............... lol
Just paid for six months as it will be worth it just for the knowledge,cheers vin.So i should be able to post messages soon. cheers vin
Quote from: A7RXY;748704You have to become a full member and I\'m afraid that will cost you.
You can always add an email address on here and then you can be contacted.
Where abouts in Essex are you ?
Dibs
Just joined , I am in loghton essex.cheers vin
I have decided to break it , shame i know but i get the parts i need and some of you can get the parts you need to get on the road so we are all happy. the car will be broken after 13 april so pm me with what you would like and a price you are willing to pay as i really dont know what the parts are worth. Also i am not greedy but please do not take the biscuit.lol.
These are the parts that i am having ;
1,engine and gearbox
2,prop possibly the rear axle to
3, fuel sender
4,dash, heater , and wiring loom
Ideally parts will be on a pick up basis
Many thanks vin
just got me log book back from dvla and states this as a one owner from new and now me. phoned the address noted on logbook after a google search but not there. shame because if the original owner wanted it back he could have had it.
That\'s a shame Vin. Glad to see that you care about things like returning logbooks. A lot wouldn\'t care.
The car was at Aldershot before Peckham.....somewhere called \'Repairable Vehicles\'. It had been dropped off for crushing.
A guy Adam6900 was the man at the wreckers. He might care enough to go into their records to find where the original owner lives now. All a lot of work though Vin. I don\'t think I\'d bother.
If you like I\'ll just tag a note on my register to say that you\'re retaining the logbook should he/she ever make enquiries about their car?
If so drop me a PM with your address so I can put him/her in touch in 15 years time.
Dave
well i still have the car complete for another week or so but i think the shell looks very solid , chassis rails look good too so i will offer the shell with what ever bits are left for sale with the logbook so some one will have a choice. If i did not have so many projects i think i might have saved it .
Quote from: vin likes diesel;756000well i still have the car complete for another week or so but i think the shell looks very solid , chassis rails look good too so i will offer the shell with what ever bits are left for sale with the logbook so some one will have a choice. If i did not have so many projects i think i might have saved it .
If only I had the space Vin - I\'d have taken it off you.TaCliff
Well things are looking up for the old mazda , a mate of a mate said he would have it off me for a drifting project so no panels are available for sale now, all the better he said that i was stipping the interior. looks like it has got nine lives .
Please let me know roughly where it ends up Vin, if your mate doesn\'t mind. You\'ve seen how I like to keep a log.
Plus little TYL is on death row at the moment.....It would be nice to lift him back out of the Limbo bit of my Register, back into Living Cars again.
Dave
well , got let down with some one buying it and i had to get it out of the workshop today, sorry to say it is no more,
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Where\'d it go?
i ended up taking it to a metal recyclers, they dont do dismantling they just grab it off the trailer with the big grab.
If i had some where to put it i would have stripped it, but it should have been gone yesterday but i got let down with the buyer at the last minute, should have at least taken a deposit.