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mazdatrix.com
atkinsrotary.com
bear in mind these are NTSC videos, which may play fine in a computer...
Stu
80 RX7
Alaska

buy a How Too Rebuild video!!!! saved my bacon. Waaay too many little tricks you need to do it correctly. Its not that hard, but easy to screw it up.
You will get opinions as to who\'s video DVD is "best". I bought several (Atkins, Mazdatrix - my fav, etc.)
There are Youtube ones too but can\'t speak to accuracy or completeness. Obv Atkins and Mazdatrix have a vested interest in keeping the Rotary community happy (ie: customers!). You get what you pay for - $30 well spent...

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

Summitomo HTR200 205/60-13s very popular this side of the Pond - and cheap (here anyway @$70US ea). Love \'em on my SA. Just read that Pirelli is re-intro-ing 13" P-3 model, tho pricy I\'d bet...
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

RedLineGoods.com makes custom leather shift boots and have the templates for RX7 in stock. Bought 2 for my RXs - beautifully made!!

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

Try yer wee brain again when you get over 50, then we\'ll talk!
\'luck

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

Nice SA, tho, for the record it is NOT a "Limited", in spite the badge on the B-pillar. Its actually an "Anniversary X" model, a 1980 SA special that celebrated mazda rotary sales in N.America for 10 yrs. Wheels are aftermarket, as is stereo and glass roof (steel is correct, glass was Mazda USA option, not factory). She\'s a beauty, and every bit as rare as a _real_ "Limited", which was offered as a 79 model and only came in one color: "Beat Black", a sort of metallic black. If your buddy mounted the correct red "Anniversary X" badges instead of the "Limited" - he\'d be spot-on. Would post pics of both models but Guests aren\'t permitted the luxury

REgards
Stu Aull
80 GS
Alaska

Cliff - no worries - what usually does me "in" on any project is the time-lag btw disassembly and RE-assembly!!!! All the "obvious" stuff one forgets. So yeah, digi-cam, zip-lock bags and labels are your Best Friends.
\'Luck

Stu Aull
80GS/Mk1
Alaska

Cheers Dave-
appreciate clarification, tho confused how 81 FB gets slotted in with distinctive 79-80 SA styled cars - but lack of PM feature (??) on this site prevents me from asking you directly and I don\'t want to jack this thread...
REgards
Stu Aull
80 S1 (!)
Alaska

cheers-
try this Thread from the RX7club Forum:
http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=747161
need to scroll down a bit.
This is for the Mk1 (?) 79-80 SA, but technique is virtually the same for later RXs since most share same dash pad.

Also recommend access to a Mazda parts book (or on-line PDF) as these exploded diagrams REALLY help you visualize how it all comes apart. Not that difficult if you are organized...

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

I\'ve used Mercede\'s coolant (NOT cheap!) and deioninzed water for years in my 80 RX7.
50/50. benz stuff is crystal clear, which can be unnerving Some amazing write up over here as too its long-life performance esp for alum/iron engines. Stories of 100K+ mi cooling systems looking brand-new inside. Never disappointed me here in -40F Alaska winters (stored, not driven!)

Yeah - agree that regardless, changing regularly is key. I do it every 3 yrs and thats just summer only driving here in the Great Land...
Stu Aull
80 GS (what\'s that? Mk1?)
Alaska

Ian - I assumed "wing" meant JDM-style mirrors mounted outboard on the front of the fenders - not door-mounts. My NZ and Auz rotorhead friends consider "wing"="fender"= JDM-style. Does this mean something else across the Pond??

Stu Aull
80SG
Alaska

I don\'t know if they are still available new but there are plenty of 2nd hand ones about

"plenty"?? so you have a source?

Stu Aull
80GS Alaska

New ones $100 US regularly on US ebay for 81+ RX7s

Stu Aull
80 GS
Alaska

I replaced all the bulbs in my 80 RX7 with LED 2 yrs ago - at some cost (!), only to have people telling me my rear brake lights weren\'t working. Well, they WERE, but to dim to be seen in daylight. Likewise other bulbs. These were supposedly correct replacements for Auto use. W-a-a-a-a-ay too dim even with big multi-LED clusters. went back to Edison-style incandescents There ARE LEDs out there that do the job (as most new Audi\'s prove) - just nothing in the aftermarket - at least, in USA
Stu Aull
80 GS (Ser 1)
Alaska

Mazda still sells the radiator hangers across the Pond here - not too much $$maybe $50US?
All (!) rotary mazdas (dunno about RX8) use the same short-style filter. Long one isn\'t available.  It only needs to be snugged up then 1/4 to a 1/3rd of a turn tighter - should be easy to remove then.
Fuel filter: you can buy hose clamps (some look like big plastic scissors) that pinch off the lines, making the change a leak-free event. Should be changed every spring - can create all sorts of odd behaviour if unchanged...
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska