SOLD!!
SOLD!!
I love it.
Minty! What size engine is that? That looks identical to my GLC 1.3L TC.
Early courier in a seventies-tastic green! I'm in love.
In reply to hobiercr :
Probably very similar!
its a 1.8l ohc Mazda motor.
Feel free to make offers.... I put it on my local Craigslist so I’m sure I’ll get worse! Lol.
Love it. Painted wheels look great on there. I sorta miss mine being stock, and I'm definitely jealous of the early tailgate! Good luck getting it sold!
For anyone considering this, there's a pretty good facebook community for these. Disk brake swaps from later models are easy enough to do, and engine swaps are pretty common, though none are very well documented.
Like my REPU, only with 100 percent less 13B. Excellent truck!! On the correct coast for me too. Wish I had the funds. Well I do, but I just found a 00 Montero I want.
classicJackets said:Love it. Painted wheels look great on there. I sorta miss mine being stock, and I'm definitely jealous of the early tailgate! Good luck getting it sold!
For anyone considering this, there's a pretty good facebook community for these. Disk brake swaps from later models are easy enough to do, and engine swaps are pretty common, though none are very well documented.
A 13B should be pretty easy to do.
Step brothers
In reply to Mazdax605 :
Nice! Never seen a REPU in person! Heck... I think I’ve only seen one other first gen Courier in the last 20 years!
I was just looking at the pictures again (this time on a computer and not my potato phone) and noticed the rust bubbles on the rockers/lower fenders. Is it bad rust yet? Also I noticed there isn't a brake booster. I imagine with the 4 wheel drum brakes and no power brakes means pressing the brake pedal is merely a request to slow down a bit.
In reply to Mazdax605 :
No, the rust isn’t bad, and it hasn’t spread into the floors or door jambs. I also have one NOS rocker panel in the parts collection that comes with the truck!
The brakes do require a firm press of the pedal, but it doesn’t weigh much so it stops ok.
^I'll echo that on the brakes. 1st gens (except maybe the REPU) didn't get a brake booster. Braking was still really doable, but (as with many older cars), paying attention and knowing your capabilities makes every drive less scary
classicJackets said:^I'll echo that on the brakes. 1st gens (except maybe the REPU) didn't get a brake booster. Braking was still really doable, but (as with many older cars), paying attention and knowing your capabilities makes every drive less scary
The REPU did indeed come with power brakes and front disks. Non vented disks, but still good Rear uses 2 wheel cylinders on each side which is strange
This uses 2 wheel cylinders on each corner. There’s an upper and a lower on each wheel. Here’s a pic of the fronts. The rears are almost identical. It uses the same drum all around. I replaced every part on the front brakes. I have every part to do the rears new in boxes that’ll come with the truck.
Disc brakes and power brakes were an option on 2nd gen 77- Couriers.
Saron81 said:This uses 2 wheel cylinders on each corner. There’s an upper and a lower on each wheel. Here’s a pic of the fronts. The rears are almost identical. It uses the same drum all around. I replaced every part on the front brakes. I have every part to do the rears new in boxes that’ll come with the truck.
Disc brakes and power brakes were an option on 2nd gen 77- Couriers.
I wonder if the front brakes from my parts REPU would swap over to this so one could have disk brakes ?
The 2nd gen Courier parts swap over - if the spindle on the REPU is the same, I imagine these would too. The only "NLA" parts that you need to get from a 2nd gen for a disk brake swap are the hubs and the brake backing plates. Everything else is re-usable or available new.
Below is a cruddy picture of the hub/backing plate I put on mine, had the set shipped from the West Coast to South Carolina when the deal popped up.
I dropped the price to $4000 on cl... so $3500 grm special price!
I really want to sell it to buy a side x side atv, but would consider interesting trades too.
I’d consider trading for something small and British!
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