My new 73 Rx2!
01-20-12, 06:15 PM
#1
My new 73 Rx2!
After an extremely long hunt over many years I finally own a running driving Rx2 that isnt years and years of restoration away of being anything near a car. My previous Rx2 was a 72 and was considered by most to be un-savable. I took on the project and made some headway. But when the chance came up to get this 73 Rx2, I had to jump on it... Garage space was needed, and i sold the basket case 72.
Here are a few shots of my new 73!
Few pictures taken by the previous owner:
And few shots of it getting loaded on the truck in South Dakota headed for Orlando!
Here are a few shots of my new 73!
Few pictures taken by the previous owner:
And few shots of it getting loaded on the truck in South Dakota headed for Orlando!
01-20-12, 06:18 PM
#3
What I have been told has been done to the car:
There's an estimated 65k on the chassis. The car was originally an auto and converted to manual.
Motor is a street ported 12a from an 83 1st gen with a 44idf Italian made Weber. On a Rotary engineering intake manifold. The header looks like the Rotary engineering header as well, but not to sure... The exhaust has 3 glass packs and a cutout after the first one. The transmission comes from an 84 GSL-SE. The rear end is from an 83 RX-7 GSL. So LSD is there as well as disc breaks. Suspension is Ground Control coilover setup with KYB GR2's. The fronts are are from a 1st gen with the spacers from ReSpeed. The rears are front struts from a NA Miata. Also has a rear roll bar/half cage with harness in both seats. A new aftermarket thick aluminum radiator. And other little things like gauges, extended wheel studs in the rear, duck butt wing, ect...
It also came with 3 sets of wheels, 2 are Panasport wheels and the 3rd set is a black mesh style wheel. All 13x7.
The body is pretty clean for its age from the small amount of look over I have done so far. I am suspecting there is damage and bondo in a few areas, but I havnt had a chance to really check yet. Rust is very minimal. I was also told the car has been garage kept for the last 25 years.I kinda like the fender flares, but I still love the original body lines as well. I am undecided if i am going to keep them when I go to paint the car... NO I'm not keeping the fade...lol
All in all.... Great car and a great find. Needs work and might have some hidden work needed as well, but hey... its damn near 40 years old!
Expect a build thread soon on this one... Just have to figure out what I am doing with it first.
There's an estimated 65k on the chassis. The car was originally an auto and converted to manual.
Motor is a street ported 12a from an 83 1st gen with a 44idf Italian made Weber. On a Rotary engineering intake manifold. The header looks like the Rotary engineering header as well, but not to sure... The exhaust has 3 glass packs and a cutout after the first one. The transmission comes from an 84 GSL-SE. The rear end is from an 83 RX-7 GSL. So LSD is there as well as disc breaks. Suspension is Ground Control coilover setup with KYB GR2's. The fronts are are from a 1st gen with the spacers from ReSpeed. The rears are front struts from a NA Miata. Also has a rear roll bar/half cage with harness in both seats. A new aftermarket thick aluminum radiator. And other little things like gauges, extended wheel studs in the rear, duck butt wing, ect...
It also came with 3 sets of wheels, 2 are Panasport wheels and the 3rd set is a black mesh style wheel. All 13x7.
The body is pretty clean for its age from the small amount of look over I have done so far. I am suspecting there is damage and bondo in a few areas, but I havnt had a chance to really check yet. Rust is very minimal. I was also told the car has been garage kept for the last 25 years.I kinda like the fender flares, but I still love the original body lines as well. I am undecided if i am going to keep them when I go to paint the car... NO I'm not keeping the fade...lol
All in all.... Great car and a great find. Needs work and might have some hidden work needed as well, but hey... its damn near 40 years old!
Expect a build thread soon on this one... Just have to figure out what I am doing with it first.
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01-20-12, 08:26 PM
#9
Stop it, you're killing me
As a joke I was over at the neighbor's shop and I asked if my hood was still 'back there'... I had broken the cardinal rule of telling a body man I'm not in a hurry last year. I did finish my '59 Bugeye though and built a Spec Miata. Right now I have a '65 Turner Mk4 that I've done a bunch of cage work and now I have to paint it.
Why finish one project when you can almost finish 3?
...or 4
As a joke I was over at the neighbor's shop and I asked if my hood was still 'back there'... I had broken the cardinal rule of telling a body man I'm not in a hurry last year. I did finish my '59 Bugeye though and built a Spec Miata. Right now I have a '65 Turner Mk4 that I've done a bunch of cage work and now I have to paint it.Why finish one project when you can almost finish 3?
...or 4
01-21-12, 04:04 PM
#15
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Nice find!!! good luck!!!! I think it would be even better if you loose the fade!!! LMAO!!
01-21-12, 05:36 PM
#17
Yupp, never really liked the factory bumpers. I have a set of new old stock duck butt wing and front lip from the 70's. That are going on as well. I think with that and the flares, the car would look pretty mean.
I planned to switch to a 15" wheel but the car dosnt look bad with these 13's. Plus they are so damn light! The mesh 13's would look nice as well when the car is painted...
I planned to switch to a 15" wheel but the car dosnt look bad with these 13's. Plus they are so damn light! The mesh 13's would look nice as well when the car is painted...
01-21-12, 07:27 PM
#19
I'm pretty set on doing a streetable PP 12a for this car. I have a set of 51 IDA's I might use, or try and trade these 44idf's for a 48 side draft (or bigger) for the longer runners... That mixed with a GSLSE tranny that's in it with the Kia 4.78 gears would make for a fun ride.
