1974 Mazda RX4 Coupe

SSScoupe · April 21, 2011, 04:42:47 PM

Interesting deffo sounds like one of yours! Interior is stripped and appears originally yellow, and the emerald green apparent on the fuel cap and on inside of were wipers are! My understanding is that is was sold a while back in emerald green with a 13b in it, paint started to bubble, owner tried to sort but messed it up and ended up primering the car. Then lost interest, sold the engine and box. Chap i got it from brought shell, added fresh 12a rx7 bridgy, 5 speed and LSD but i don\'t think he had enough time, knowhow or cash to finish off! Everything is only half bolted on like someone screwed the bare minimum together to make it saleable!!

And so the project commences! lol!

SSScoupe · April 24, 2011, 12:24:28 PM

Managed to pic update some very useful parts such as badges and chrome trim today :-) Pics to follow....

SSScoupe · April 26, 2011, 05:30:42 AM

Picked up a load of rare goodies over the weekend, including a twin 3/4 exhaust inc extractors, full door and window chrome, a series of rare badges, replacement tail lights, a very rare original door mirror plus more...

SSScoupe · April 26, 2011, 05:39:20 AM

After a bit of cleaning up, the rear end of my car is starting to take shape :-)

From this....

To this....

:wink:

So much quality detailing on this car, i can\'t understand why someone would have removed it before!

B.Martin · April 26, 2011, 08:34:57 AM

This is sub zero on the cool wall! Great find, awesome car. Good luck!

bumpstart · April 26, 2011, 02:21:17 PM

good to see that stuff went your way,, looks like you needed it

BTW ,, although they can swap about ,, in aus and most markets rx4 coupe indicators go on the inside
( the plug connections are common and each light just pics out its own pins in the socket )

in some markets there is a taillight pair that is indicator top and brake bottom halves
( some people will cut open reg-glue the stock lights to match and re-organise the pin socket )

jon newman · April 26, 2011, 08:25:46 PM

Really glad for you, this would not have happened over night in the uk, as I said before lots of helpfull folk in Aus, esp, Bumpstart, thanks for all your info on Aus rotary.
Keep that project progressing.

SSScoupe · April 27, 2011, 05:08:42 AM

Thanks for the comments guys, was very surprised to pick up the parts i got. Was just expecting badges and an exhaust and came away with so much more that i needed! In fact i didn\'t even realise i needed some of it as the car was incomplete when i got it!

Bumpstart, thanks for the note on the rear lights. All of them have twin bulbs in and i was wondering why that was. I will re arrange them!

SSScoupe · April 27, 2011, 05:11:35 AM

Quote from: jon newman;758336Really glad for you, this would not have happened over night in the uk, as I said before lots of helpfull folk in Aus, esp, Bumpstart, thanks for all your info on Aus rotary.
Keep that project progressing.

Jon just saw that you are in Reigate, oddly enough i nearly purchased a 77\' 929 coupe from a chap in Reigate in 2003, i think the car ended up in ireland in the end but the owner also had 2 mazda cosmos ( the 60\'s ones!!!) and a dozen RO80\'s! Really nice chap, Phil i think his name was. Only wish i could have afforded the coupe back then, but i got one in end i guess :-)

bumpstart · April 28, 2011, 02:07:45 AM

what is it you still need? i have carby blueys and dizzies
( may need new cap/ button )

-rockingham WA

SSScoupe · April 29, 2011, 02:23:01 PM

Quote from: bumpstart;758652what is it you still need? i have carby blueys and dizzies
( may need new cap/ button )

-rockingham WA

need a dizzy cap, leads, airfilter, wireing loom for drivers side of engine bay to headlamps from bulkhead plugs, wipers, starter motor, various pipe work for rad, rear muffler, pair of hotwire wheels.... the list goes on lol! Not to far from you bumpstart ( nr Armadale)

starter is probably my biggest issue as im unsure which engine series i have is whether i need a a 9 tooth or a 11 tooth starter!

bumpstart · April 29, 2011, 03:26:40 PM

that 9 and 11 tooth starter thing is BS
all the rx4/5 and s1,2,and s3 ( and s4 and s5 NA ) manuals run the same ring gear
( on flywheels to suit 215mm and 225mm clutches )

the only time i see it come up in dispute is in some BS phils rotors ebay link
-always good for a laugh-

i have posted pics some-wheres before with all the rx4/5 and s1/2/3 starters side by side and the differences and what interchanges where

( rx4 wide body low starter will not fit against the M series boxes , vichy versa is fine )

i have fitted both 9 and 11 tooth burs to the same flywheels and they both work
i have even made hybrid starters using auto and manual parts

the only thing you should concern you is that rx4 wide body starter will not fit the s1,2,3 boxes,, neither will a turbo FC starter motor
( which is 11 teeth and a different pattern head for the bigger ring gear in turbo FC onwards )

if you have a turbo gearbox ,, then you need the turbo starter ( n318 ) or the NA auto starer ( n327 ) which also fits same ring gear and also has the same bolt up pattern as the manual turbo
(* n327 is longer case and a higher tq alternative to the n318 )

anyhows,, have most of them here if you wish to double check
( most suit rebuild, and a few are not for sale )

i also have the bluey airfilters and many carbs and electric dizzies with no caps or leads ( and a few points dizzies )

so if you are uber stuck for any of these you can tinkle me a PM on ausrotary
( PM\'s may be disabled here )

SSScoupe · April 30, 2011, 04:40:18 AM

Thats really useful info. cheers. I believe my engine is a series 2 RX7 12a unit with 5 speed fitted but not sure. If the 9 tooth/11 tooth thing isn\'t an issue i may just grab a 9 tooth which seems to be most common and try my luck!

Thanks for the offer of help with parts too. May well take you up on some of those in future.

bumpstart · May 13, 2011, 06:40:56 AM

had someone come through here the other day with a pressure plate issue on a 13b s4 engine
-- some nong ( in perth ) had fitted a s1 rx7 12a flywheel to it previously

couldnt quite work out what was going on with the pressure plate
( it was a correct 8.5 incher for that flywheel and had excessive pedal effort )

but i was not happy about the engine miss-balance so i supplied him with a N326 flywheel and advised he purchase a 9.0 inch pressure plate to suit

problem solved for the clutch effort,, problem solved for the engine balance,, problem solved with the issue of which s4 flywheel suits an s1 rx7 M type box

and the reason for the long story
-- his s1 9 tooth starter,, which works well with the 8.5 s1 flywheel,,, also works just as well with a n326 flywheel
( which by accounts is supposed to be 11 tooth starter for an M type gearbox )

as i have been trying to point out ,,, they both work on the same ring gear !

SSScoupe · May 13, 2011, 12:11:11 PM

:-) Sweet.... that proves it then! lol Good to know ;-)