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Total long shot, but does anyone have any outer sills for a FC in good (ie non corroded) condition - or come to that a structurally sound FC shell they can be cut out from?  Mine are an advisory on the last MOT but I can see they are probably going to need replacing before too long. No longer available from Mazda so its either a case of fabrication or find some non rusty used ones.  Have a family member in the US trying to source them, but clearly if there are any available here that have somehow avoided rusting out it should save on costs!

Still here and so is my FC. Needless to say not being used as much as it was, but just taken her for a run today and all seems well.  Going to be an expensive year for it though as I'm going to need the outer sills attended to (ie replaced) before too long!

Anyway fresh from a trip down the A30.....

Nice to see another FC, and a largely original car by the looks of it 

thanks for the comment mate .. I was even considering breaking them at one point .. not sure if they are worth more in bits ?

I hate to say it but they could well be.  But it's the hassle of doing it and accepting that it could take a long time to sell enough parts to match a reasonable selling price for the entire car - if you see what I mean.   Besides it would be a shame to break the cars when at least one of them seems to be in good order.

Hi Stu

The last recorded TII vert sale on ebay was a 130K example (but with engine rebuild 12K ago) which shows as selling for £2,272.  That was in May.  I have seen others with higher asking prices but it doesn't look they sold.  I remember watching a FC vert last year, which eventually sold for £3,250 - so £1,000 more than the example above.

I am told that prices are going up but I don't think there's enough activity on FC sales to say.  What I do see is expectation amongst sellers that prices are increasing, but those more expensive examples that have been listed on ebay (and elsewhere) don't appear to have sold in many cases.  However it does seem that FB and FD prices are on the up, so it's logical the FC should follow.

Personally I would sell the cars separately rather than as a package.  I would assume that most people who are in the market would want to buy one car rather than two (even if one is a spares car, they may not have space for it).  I would also think you would get a better overall price. 

Anyway just my thoughts.  Good luck with whatever you decide.

Cheers
Ken

Ken is there any way of uploading the pictures so people (including myself) can save them please.

Hi Clive.  The photo's can be downloaded by selecting the photo to save and then selecting the "download this photo" icon at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
I can upload to to the forum if that's easier for everyone but obviously there's quite a lot of them.  Let me know.

A few of my photo's here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenfcd/albums/72157698411029684

Hi Lisa, Clive and Malcolm

Just want to pass our thanks to you all for organising such an excellent day in conjunction with Mazda UK.  Having been a member for some years now it was good to finally put faces to names.   And what an excellent and varied collection of rotaries!

And Clive.  Yes I know exactly what you mean about the driving position.   The journey Friday evening was warm enough, but the Saturday afternoon return to Wales can only be be described as a scorcher.  The car fared far better than Sue and I!  It didn't need any water (unlike us) and just a single stop for petrol and the usual oil top up.  I could have done with a pair of gloves to hold the steering wheel and change gear though!

Congrats to Lynne, Tanya and Mark - all worthy winners  .  Mine was just one of endurance!

Ken (and Sue)

Well, starting my 600 mile roundtrip to Dartford later today.  How I wish my FC had aircon! 
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow

Not entirely sure about the TII ECU but this article may assist:
http://fc3spro.com/TECH/HOWTO/ERRORCODES/KOUKI/kerror.html

Hope this may offer some help.

Cheers
Ken

Make that 63

All being well I hope to be there with my 1988 original FC.  Figured it was time for an outing across the border!

Will drop you an email

Ken

As Casey said look after her as there are very few around  - and it's the same colour as mine

If you need any help or guidance then this forum is the place to be.

Summers here - always a good time to sell a vert particularly with increased price expectations.  3 on ebay currently, including a 70K example which sold for £3,300 earlier in the year and is now back on at  £6,495!

Much sadder is this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1X-1984-MAZDA-RX7-FB-1X-1986-MAZDA-RX7-FB-BREAKING-FOR-SPARES-PARTS-ONLY/302741476062?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D50926%26meid%3D8f387386f8134b19bc1f7b1ae1264f41%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D292554943549%26itm%3D302741476062&_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042

Seems such a waste of 2 rare cars.  Of course maybe they are too far gone, but there again....?





   

Going to resurrect this thread.

The old "to do" list isn't exactly complete due work and family commitments, but I have made progress.  Didn't do all the bushes, just those that were badly worn on the sway bars - but it has made a difference and the drive feels a more positive and no adverse effects in terms of ride. Still need to replace the exterior drivers door handle, but my repair seems to have lasted.  Clutch is behaving itself so have deferred that!  Just tempted fate by saying that of course .

Car has just got another clean bill of health for 12 months - not the cheapest MOT as it involved welding (rear seat belt anchorages and inner sill), plus a rebuild of one of the rear calipers.  I've ordered the RB exhaust which should be here in a couple of weeks.  So the old "ASBO" exhaust will need to go to a good home.  Once its off and hopefully not damaged I'll get some photo's and post.

New for the "to do" list -
- fix antenna, which appears to be suffering from old age as it won't rise to the occasion!  Motor works which is encouraging at least.
- get the drivers seat sorted out - a couple of splits and the foam is coming out.  Probably time to get both front seats re-upholstered.
- cosmetic items, including replacing wing mirror glass, finding a decent battery box lid, strengthen the rear parcel shelf which is in danger of collapsing and restore the wheels to their original polished alloy.
- deal with the various rusty spots, largely on the sunroof.

Been thinking recently about getting the Coupe a sister......tempting!