eBay fb delivered today

[Anerx7]

So I bought the car on eBay without checking it just thought it looked good and for the money it\'s gotta be worth a shot. Just finished work had 10 mins to check it out before I had to go out the wife said it was a shed on the phone. I gave it a quick look over and when I came in she said the last time she seen me smile like that was when the kids where born. Its fbukin awesome not much rust and not bad rust where it is. The interior is near perfect. I\'ll give it a few hours goin over later and see if I\'m in the same mood. But if it ran id be drivin it now they look so cool.:Giggle

[JohnC]

Great stuff. Good to hear

[boosted]

Sweet!  Gotta scratch my fb itch 1day....i had to sit on hands not to bid on it!

Get some piccy up mate pls.

[clive]

Can\'t wait to see the pictures after this most excellent news, looks like another Gen 1 is going to a really good home

[Anerx7]

The wife said I can buy it as that\'s the year she was born. Didn\'t take much convincing, just checking vin numbers looks like it was built in 83 but not registered til 85, just turned the engine by hand oil looks good rads still full but I think I\'ll do a service before I try to start it but I\'m itchin to get the battery hooked up just to check the electrics and play about. Thinking of sorting the rust issues then maybe a full wrap instead of paint nothing laity maybe a matt finish

[clive]

Only really come across this late registration thing with Gen 1\'s.

Even though Gen 1\'s really finished on a C reg, there are a few out there that are on D registrations, I know that one was because a woman walked into a Mazda dealership and found only Gen 2\'s, didn\'t want the different shaped car  so Mazda imported a Gen 1 for her.

There is even a  J  reg UK car out there because a Mazda dealer tucked one away and brought  it back out in 1991 and registered it up as a new car!


You may well find it fires up fine and is usable straight away.

 My RX-4 stood for 26 years and after firing it up I did 10,000 on it before deciding to pull it apart while I could still get the parts just for a check and refresh.

[Anerx7]

Wow that\'s a long time for a rotary to sit. This one has been three years so off to buy a battery today and see what happens still waiting for my manual to arrive as there\'s a few plugs just dangling in the engine bay just on front of the passenger fire wall/ arch. If this things fires up just need to get the front window out and re fitted properly and I\'ll be out after a fluids change

[boosted]

suns shining!

Where are these pics....please!

[Anerx7]

Item number on eBay with pics until I master the art of posting
321544603296
Rob

[Anerx7]

Who\'s best to insure these with I\'m with Adrian flux for the fd,limited mileage policy around £600 a year I think nothing really declared apart from bumper change lol
Rob

[richrx]

Hi Rob,

Welcome to 1st gen ownership you definitely need to get some pics up soon!!

As for the insurance I went onto moneysupermarket and got fully comp on limited miles for £120 a year, thats with "Flux insurance" not to be confused with Adrian Flux...

I\'d say its definitely worth doing before speaking to Adrian flux, that way your armed with a good price to aim for

Rich

[Anerx7]

Nice on for that price there\'s no reason not to have a little daily driver. Checked the engine bay out before I tried to start it seems like I\'m missing a handful of relays up bu the dizzy, give it a little turn with the key sounds free and quite smooth but can\'t confirm a runner til I get these relays on and my manual arrives, about 95% of the electrics seem to be working including the cool digital clock:Thumbs-up
Were can I get my hands on some relays as missing about four out of the five there alone
Cheers
Rob

[Anerx7]

Lol £119 with no no claims as I\'m using them on my fd. Talk about bargin

[Anerx7]

So I\'ve finished work early to have a little play with the car, I\'ve noticed I have no fuel check valve on the return pipe and the return pipe doesn\'t go anywhere just had a bolt shoved up it arse. I can\'t even see where the pipe connects in the engine bay to return back to tank. So engine flooded or almost drowned should I say so plugs are out giving it a few cranks gonna burn off the plugs and try again with the return pipe just into a container until I can see where it goes.
Fingers crossed for a start tonight and wife is gonna sort pics of car :2eek not her
Rob

[boosted]

good luck... fingers crossed!