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  1. 11-06-2007, 07:02 PM #1
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    Default Project 1st gen rx-7

    Just picked up a super clean 1985 Mazda RX-7 at a steal of a price, and wanted to share my plans for it. Future plans are Hotchkins springs and sway bars, a front facia, and some 15x7.5 20 mm offset Konig Rewinds. I'll keep an update going but all should be done by spring time. Wish me luck. Also, anyone with rotary/ 1st gen knowledge or reputable places to buy parts, please pm me, thanks.







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    thats a hella of a nice 7.........wanna trade?=]
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    damn thats clean
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    damn thats going to be nice.. you still keeping that carb motor?? well good luck and keep me up dated
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    DAMN clean!!!! I have always wanted one. BAD ASS!
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    Thanks guys. I'm planning on keeping the carb motor for now, b/c this will be my daily driver. My only issue is that I'm struggling to find parts for it, I'm used to an integra, which has more than enough aftermarket parts available. LOL. But this is proving to be a bit more difficult. Any suggestions? BTW, these are the wheels I'm planning on running.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    thats a hella of a nice 7.........wanna trade?=]
    LOL, for what?

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    great car, super clean. you could always go to pullapart i saw 2 there last week

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    thanks, but I meant aftermarket parts, i.e. springs, body, engine, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NBP01LS
    LOL, for what?
    lol,i wish i could.........and if u want more aftermaket swap in a 13B
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    Blackdragonauto.com for stock parts and a few aftermarket parts(they will give u a free parts mag), Mazdatrix.com for aftermarket parts, and Rx7club.com for knowledge! But nice find there. **** is clean. hehe if i ever get my 7 running would u wanna race?(i gotz a fc)
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    nice man....good luck with it...

    very clean

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    wow, that car is in amazing shape. I'd love to have one in that kind of shape(especially a gsl-se). Mazdatrix always had a nice sized catalog of parts (in color!), and you usually can't go wrong with anything racing beat. There is another company that always sent me catalogs with aftermarket 1st gen restoration parts and few performance parts, but I can't remember now what the name of the company is. They may not even be around anymore. Try and find some mikunis, always heard good things about that setup.

    Those rims should look good, GRM put them on a miata project IIRC.
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    nice man.. well keep me posted on it
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    nice lookin 7
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    i like the stock wheels, be even nicer if they had a nice fat lip on them! good fine though extremely clean for its age
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    thanks for the info/ comments guys, all was appreciated. I'll update as soon as the modding begins.

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    HOLY CRAP THAT'S A GOOD CONDITION 7!!!!!! Sorry for all caps but that is really nice. Good luck with her and later down the road, a wide body 1st gen with a whale tail looks so awesome. Like a 70s race car.


    (with wider tires than this of course, and no V8 swap)

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    the car looks really clean, good luck on your project.
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    That is a true classic. The thread title had me thinking rusting grey 7 out in the backyard LOLz.
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    clean car
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    oh damn. that looks great.
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    Instead of the Konigs, get the real deal - Panasports. They are one of the few wheels made in your size, look just like the Konigs (Konig copied Panasport), and weigh next to nothing (very light).
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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    thats a hella of a nice 7.........wanna trade?=]
    that car wont do you any good.... its a 5 speed




    Oh and to the OP.
    Good luck finding wheels for it. Mazda decided on using 4x110 lug pattern. Luckily Konig was smart to make that bolt pattern lol. Not many other choices though.
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    Nice first gen man!!
    The konigs or panasports are always a nice touch for those cars.

    If you need used stock parts you can check out Mazmart.
    Aftermarket there's Racing Beat and Mazdatrix as far as what i can think of right now.

    Very nice though, don't see many like that around anymore
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    looks good g/l with it

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    I'm not a big fan of FBs, but it is very clean.

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    "Heres your chance to have the real DK car!"
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    It would go perfect with that VEILSIDE paintjob and Yokohama wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David88vert
    Instead of the Konigs, get the real deal - Panasports. They are one of the few wheels made in your size, look just like the Konigs (Konig copied Panasport), and weigh next to nothing (very light).
    lol, I know man, but the reason I was going w/ the konigs is b/c thery are cheaper, $100 a piece for 15x7 vs $175 for 14x7 panasports. plus I'm not really concerned with the wheel weight.

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    weed eata FTW!!...lol
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