1984 series3 RX7 in Aus

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Kune-RE
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1984 series3 RX7 in Aus

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Hi guys Im Richard this is my labour of love 1984 rx7 SA22C standard 12a engine and driveline. I purchased it a while back with the 17" wheels. its fairly mechanically sound and straight most of the electrics all still worked.
Stuff I've done so far are:
Replace beehive oil cooler with air cooled oil cooler
Full adjustable rear coilovers
new radiator, hoses and thermostat
set of new plugs,leads,cap and rotor
Replaced a/c clutch and got it working correctly again
Twin alt belt pulley upgrade
Rebuilt alternator and new starter motor and optima battery
Replaced center console and gearshift boot with NOS items
Fitted 15x8 bbs rs rep wheels and lowered
Fitted US spec tail light garnish
Upgraded stereo system
Swapped out supercheap woodgrain for a Nardi wheel
And just a all round general tidy up

Next plans:

Make up front coil overs , RCA's etc
Fit new brake lines and disks etc
Find a good secondhand diff
Upgrade to series 2 steering box replace all steering joints etc
New wheel bearings
Replace cooling fan to electronic
Make exhaust go under diff for clearance


And yeah thats about it for this moment in time!
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Re: 1984 series3 RX7 in Aus

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Nice car mate!
Where do you get those tyres?
I'm in aus too
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Steffan wrote:Nice car mate!
Where do you get those tyres?
I'm in aus too
Cheers Pal I got them off ebay from a tyre shop over east im pretty sure, they are Kuhmo solus kh17 175/55/15 and i just painted the kuhmo white
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Ahh okay!
I've seen another 20b PP rx2 with same tyres, he must have painted the white on also
I'm doing the same as you with rear US spec garnish. I hate the number plate lights tho.
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That's my fave 2 tone color. None of that for the UK market either. Nice ride!!
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Steffan wrote:Ahh okay!
I've seen another 20b PP rx2 with same tyres, he must have painted the white on also
I'm doing the same as you with rear US spec garnish. I hate the number plate lights tho.
Yeah i know the car he messaged me on perth rotary asking about the white too, yeah i hate that too it will be hard to find US rear bumper tho!! Would be able to plastic weld a piece in there i suppose but it doesnt bother me that much at the moment
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KiwiDave wrote:That's my fave 2 tone color. None of that for the UK market either. Nice ride!!
Mine too thats why I just had to have it!! Cheers kiwidave
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Kune-RE wrote:Fitted 15x8 bbs rs rep wheels and lowered
You search a long time in germany to find these german BBS racing wheel 4x114,3mm
Looks perfect s(c)
Brown interior in your car?
2tone colour in germany only found on 1984+85 manufactured Rx7fb. My car 2 tone was silver/gunmetal
Kindly welcome Thomas
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spirit r wrote:
Kune-RE wrote:Fitted 15x8 bbs rs rep wheels and lowered
You search a long time in germany to find these german BBS racing wheel 4x114,3mm
Looks perfect s(c)
Brown interior in your car?
2tone colour in germany only found on 1984+85 manufactured Rx7fb. My car 2 tone was silver/gunmetal
Kindly welcome Thomas

Yeah id love a geniune set of these wheels ill keep serching something may pop up ,
Thanks Thomas yes brown interior is correct. I like the silver/ gunmetal too glad mazda decided to do the two tone for something different !!!
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