1996 JDM Import FD RX7 Type RB Black

[Gaz.]

1996 Mazda RX7 Type RB Efini JDM Import - £6800

Unfortunately I can no longer afford to run my RX7 due to buying a house. So here is a great example of a Japanese sports Coupe from the era of Turbo power up for grabs.

Converted from KM/H to MP/H @ 38,632km. Now reading 40,000 on the clock, so the car has covered roughly 26,000 miles. MOT until December 2012, Tax until August 2012 (I will buy 6 months tax when I\'m paid.) The car is registered with the DVLA as 1308cc, so road tax is only £135 for 12 months. The oil was last changed when I bought the car, so will require changing in 2000 miles.

Compression results from when I purchased the car roughly 1000 miles ago. These were done by Jit off of FDUK, who has tested numerous RX7s...

Front Rotor: 7.4, 7.4, 7.6 bar @ 250RPM
Rear Rotor: 7.3, 7.6, 7.3 bar @ 250RPM

Cold & Hot Starts are fine everytime, which confirms a good compression result (see videos in my Photobucket account linked below)

Having owned UK versions of Mid-Late 90s Japanese performance cars before now, I went JDM import for one very important reason... RUST, or rather the lack of it. The chassis is very clean for a 16 year old car, with only a bit of surface rust in the sill jacking points where somebody has jacked the car up (not myself, I\'m a subframe man) and a mere coat of underseal will keep it tidy underneath for years to come.

This RX7 is a Type RB, which has the carbon effect front seats (which are far more supportive than the leather seats), is a 2+2 seating arrangement and has the Twin oil coolers. Being a 96 spec, it benefits from the updated rear lights, updated interior plastics and a bit more power over the earlier models.

I have no history of the car from Japan, and being a bit naive about the process of buying an imported car I have no shipping documents either. All the paperwork is UK related (V5C & MOT Certificate.) The car was imported by a well known member of the FDUK forum, and he then kept it for 6 months unregistered before listing it for sale.

It is still a Twin Turbo and has had a fair bit of cash thrown at it in the 6 months I have owned it, with the following modifications;

Apexi Power Intake Kit
Braided Clutch Line (came on car from Japan)
Magnecor 10mm Ignition Leads
Uprated engine block to chassis earth lead (came on car from Japan)
Apexi Power FC ECU & Hand Commander (standard map)
Dragon Performance Alternator & Water Pump Pulleys (Air Pump bypassed)
Uprated AST cap (came on car from Japan)

HSD HR Coilovers (In the softer 10/9 spring rates)
M2 AP Racing 4 pot calipers with 330mm Discs
EBC Redstuff Pads
Braided Brake Lines
Larger Mazda 929 Master Cylinder
ABS Removed by Slide Motorsport

R-Magic Heavyweight Gearknob
R-Magic Hand Commander Cradle
OMP Style Steering Wheel (Came on car from Japan)

Buddy Club P1 Alloy Wheels, Bronze. 17x9" ET27. Tyres are Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 on the Front, 4-5mm tread and GoodYear Eagle Revspec RS-02 on the rear with 5-6mm tread. The wheels have some light kerbing/markings (as shown in photobucket album link.)

The car is fitted with a Cobra Thatcham Cat 1 Alarm/Immobiliser, however it has no central locking wired up due to the door locks being cable, not rods. This was installed by Safe & Sound in Garforth, West Yorkshire who are Thatcham Approved.

I have also replaced the battery, spark plugs, rear discs, the ignition coils, a misting headlight and sidelights and a damaged ECU cover. The air pump has been bypassed as that seized intermittantly, leading me to also have new bearings fitted into the Alternator by Auto Generators in Wakefield as a precaution. I will include blanking plates so that the pump can be removed to stop it being an eyesore in the bay. I sourced an OEM RX7 front strut brace and distress flare as they were both missing.

The car has also recently had an alignment done by Sherburn Rubber in Sherburn, West Yorkshire.

There are a few bad points to the car;

A 5cm crack in the windscreen above the rear view mirror. I haven\'t had it replaced as I\'m not covered for screens, but we can factor this into the sale.

The car was resprayed in Japan, the front bumper and wings could do with respraying, and there is a small area of "strikethrough" between the driver\'s door and rear wheel that needs a touch up. There\'s also the odd car park ding and stone chip, but these are to be expected of a car this age. However, the car polishes up really well despite all this.

There are no front door speakers fitted but I have some ready to fit, and the aerial needs an adaptor with 2 male ends fitting in the boot to allow that to work.

There is also no rear fog light, however I\'ve done the hard part of removing the interior to feed wiring to the fog switch, it just requires the rear bumper removing and wiring up, but that\'s not my forte.

Occasionally the car can idle quite low (5-600rpm) after a hot start. This instantly disappears once the car is moved, and I put this down to the ECU needing a custom map.

An air vent is missing from the interior, as is the parcel shelf. The handbrake gaitor is a little tatty. The tool kit is also no longer complete, and the driver\'s door card has a scuff that can only be seen when the door is open.

All in all it\'s merely cosmetics letting the car down. Mechanically it\'s great, no weird noises, no handling issues (rear pillow bushes are a common failure, but these are in great working order), no nasty clonks or clunks, a nice tight shift and drive in general. My plans were to do the little bits required tidy it up, fit an exhaust and intercooler, get it mapped and just enjoy it.

50 images and 4 videos can be found at the following link, please check here before asking for specific images...
http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/gareth180189/RX7%20Sale/

Sensible offers will be considered. Proof of insurance required for test drive, if not, you\'ll be sitting in the passenger seat. Please be aware I work shifts and as such may not answer the phone, leave a message and I\'ll reply ASAP. Car is located at YO8.

[Gaz.]

The car is now temporarily unavailable due to the radiator deciding to dump it\'s load all over the drive. I\'ll source a radiator and get it sorted ASAP.

[Gaz.]

For anybody who\'s interested in the car.

I\'ve sourced a VGC radiator, which is all fitted, just needs bleeding up (which I\'ll get to do either Wednesday or Thursday after work) and it\'ll be good to go again.

[Gaz.]

All bled up and holding temperature & pressure. All good to go.

[Gaz.]

Price dropped to £6500

[Gaz.]

Found a load of receipts for bits I\'ve bought for this car today whilst clearing up to move, and 6 months road tax has been bought.

[Gaz.]

Come view the car folks, ask some questions, show some interest!

[Gaz.]

I\'ve got a guy who\'s been and is mulling it over, so if you like the car act now!

[Gaz.]

To the top.

[Gaz.]

A couple of interested parties but no offer made as yet. A deal could be done with my Greddy Downpipe, Feed Mid/Decat Pipe, KSP Engineering backbox & Greddy FMIC kit if that interests anybody? Or even a Mazdaspeed Power Plant Frame.

[Gaz.]

Front speakers are now fitted. Supposedly receiving a deposit on the car tomorrow but I\'m not holding my breath.

[Gaz.]

Car still available thanks to a timewaster.

[Gaz.]

I\'ve had a rear fog light wired in to the existing switch.

[Gaz.]

This will probably be going onto an eBay auction with a reserve soon if it doesn\'t sell. If that doesn\'t work, then I\'m fully contemplating breaking the car. Don\'t let such a low mileage example be cubed and made into cans!

[Jot17]

Hi,

I hope you don\'t break the car and it sells in one piece but fi you do deiced to break it how much will you be looking for the power fc?

Glws

Thanks
Jot