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Hey guys,
Check out my new car. Instead of typing up the whole story again I will just link to the JNC site where there are pics,and such.
http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7134
Enjoy!!!
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Nov. 4, 2009 7:27 p.m. Mazdax605 Reader
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Nov. 4, 2009 7:39 p.m. RexSeven Dork
Nice find. RX-4=teh secks. Maybe I could drop by sometime and have a look at it!
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Nov. 4, 2009 7:45 p.m. Mazdax605 Reader
Sure can
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Nov. 4, 2009 7:50 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
Congrats on the 4, now I just want one more dang you, very nice score
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Nov. 4, 2009 8:03 p.m. CarKid1989 HalfDork
omg
....that car just looks sooo right! lucky you
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Nov. 4, 2009 8:46 p.m. Luke SuperDork
Nice buying! Looks like a really cool car.
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Nov. 4, 2009 9:51 p.m. TJ HalfDork
Looks nice. That picture on I-95 is just over the Thames river bridge isn't it. Lovely Groton, CT.
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Nov. 4, 2009 9:55 p.m. mad_machine UberDork
just lose the exhaust and the cheapo foglights and that car will be perfect.
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Nov. 4, 2009 9:58 p.m. Carson Dork
This is so cool! Good work.
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Nov. 4, 2009 11:02 p.m. friedgreencorrado Dork
Sweet! An old racing buddy of mine used to campaign one in SCCA ITA in the early 90s. He was pretty successful with it.
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Nov. 5, 2009 2:11 a.m. mad_machine UberDork
Amazing how "busy" those old Japanese cars look
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Nov. 5, 2009 5:46 a.m. Mazdax605 Reader
mad_machine wrote:
just lose the exhaust and the cheapo foglights and that car will be perfect.
And the Weld Draglites. The fronts are maybe 4" wide,and look really lame in my opinion.
Anyone have an idea as to what these Welds are worth on the open market? They look to be a dual pattern wheel,and one is for sure the dreaded 4X110 that this car,and most vintage Mazda's use. I am not sure what the other bolt pattern is,but I will find out.
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Nov. 5, 2009 5:48 a.m. Mazdax605 Reader
TJ wrote:
Looks nice. That picture on I-95 is just over the Thames river bridge isn't it. Lovely Groton, CT.
Sure is!! We had just got on the highway from the New London ferry crossing at that point.
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Nov. 5, 2009 6:33 a.m. stan SuperDork
Nice.
What's the toggle switch do?
Stan
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Nov. 5, 2009 7:15 a.m. MiatarPowar HalfDork
Gorgeous.
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Nov. 5, 2009 7:38 a.m. Wally UberDork
I love that car. The Weld wheels make it look like a lot of the cars we used to watch race up in Hunts Point.
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Nov. 5, 2009 8:01 a.m. Mazdax605 Reader
stan wrote:
Nice.
What's the toggle switch do?
Stan
I am not sure,and I am afraid to touch it. It could be the ejector seat,and this canopy isn't designed to break away. The wiring in the car is a bit suspect with the booming stereo,alarm w/power door locks,etc..
That is one of the things I want to go through on the car. The seller added the series 2/3 RX-7 power mirrors as well,and they work,but look out of place on this car. The unfortunate thing is I can't easily repair this as there are holes in the doors from these,and I am not interested in painting the whole car at this point. I would love a nice set of period correct fender mirrors on the car,but that will have to wait.
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Nov. 5, 2009 8:03 a.m. Tom Heath Marketing / Club Coordinator
Nice find!
Mazdax605 wrote: I would love a nice set of period correct fender mirrors on the car
That would be awesome.
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Nov. 5, 2009 9:21 a.m. Kia_racer Reader
Very, very cool
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Nov. 6, 2009 7:22 p.m. Mazdax605 Reader
Anyone know of where I can get a nice set of fender mirrors? Also if I wanted to do this how expensive do you guys think it would be to weld up the holes in the doors,and blend the paint in? It is a pearl white by the way.
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Nov. 6, 2009 8:03 p.m. pres589 Reader
If you don't want to paint the whole car, I don't think I would risk mucking with the mirrors. They might look a little modern but they aren't a terrible fit.
Looking at the thing, it would be really easy to smooth out with different side marker lights and stripping the badges and related gingerbread off. If you really wanted to go crazy with custom bodywork, an early-mkII Camaro rear valance with the nice round tail lights would really clean this thing up.
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Nov. 6, 2009 8:18 p.m. Carson Dork
I see the gear indicator in the center of the dash, did it used to be an automatic? What goes there on factory manual cars, assuming a gearbox swap was preformed?
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Nov. 6, 2009 8:21 p.m. RexSeven Dork
Mazdax605 wrote:
Anyone know of where I can get a nice set of fender mirrors? Also if I wanted to do this how expensive do you guys think it would be to weld up the holes in the doors,and blend the paint in? It is a pearl white by the way.
Your RX-4 reminded me of a very sweet example I saw on Speedhunters and JNC:
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/09/28/event-gt-gt-sevenstock-2009-pt-1.aspx
http://www.japanesenostalgiccar.com/picture.cgi?section=profiles&article=mazda...
I read somewhere that the owner used Celica fender mirrors since the original Mazda mirrors are so rare. He also got a lot of the restoration stuff from Australia, where the used parts tend to be in better condition. Just some food for thought.
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Nov. 6, 2009 8:30 p.m. maroon92 UberDork
You have GOT to lose the Grant steering wheel. More than anything, that is the first thing you need to change.
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Nov. 6, 2009 11:49 p.m. Mazdax605 Reader
maroon92 wrote:
You have GOT to lose the Grant steering wheel. More than anything, that is the first thing you need to change.
On the list.
