whats up folks.... this is my 1st post.. just got my 1st gen rx7 project car..after seaching for a long while. It's kinda in a bad.. shape now..(rust Problems esp in the front chassis leg on the left side infront of the front tire..
BUT it's the best one i could find out.. here. by the way not sure.. what year it really is. says on the the title 1982.. but seeing it's jamaican and everyting is bootleg.. i'm not sure. my vin starts with SA22c dah dah.. but i have 84-85 Dash,seat and rear vented disc.. also got it with gsl-se badge.. i hope to get started.. after christmas.. also have a 13b 6 port from a 2nd gen that i plan to drop in.. anyways.. here's some pics

 

back pic... camera kinda sucks.. but it's the only i could find at the time

 

Is the car fuel injected now, with rear vented disc that's an SE rear end so you just might have an GSL-SE.

Get some more pics up so we can investagate.

 

pics of the inside of the car.. Btw.. i got the car with some nasty rims and a nasty paint scheme

 

Sorry that's just funny!


Anyway, welcome to the forum and congrats on your purchase! It looks like it'll be a nice project! If you can post some pics of the interior and engine bay maybe we can all help you identify it.

 

well i got the car with a dead 13b in it.. but it was'nt FI.. it had an edelbrock carburetor on it.. i also tried to jack up the rear end and turn one wheel to see if it had LSD but the other did'nt turn..




my other car

 

welcome ...

the only thing i can think is to pull apart the interior trim in the trunk area and look to see if you find any lines that suggest its been chopped.

if it has been chopped then its a 79-80 that has been made into an 84-85.

if it has not been chopped then you have anything between 81-85 that has been tagged with a 79-80 VIN.

there's a minor detail that most people miss when they do this so take a picture of the hood (while closed) and focus on the area near windshield wipers.

 

Most of the British West Indies used to drive on the left. If its a rhd all gen1s had the SA 22C vin number rather than the FB of USA models.

The later rhd cars had all the SE equipment except the 13B efi, many received a transplanted 13B when it was time for a rebuild The 85 rhd models also had the 84 dash rather than the dial air controls of the 85 USA model.

Again as you said it could be a hybred of parts of unknown origion.

 

Not positively sure.. but it appears be an SE with a Mariah Mode 1 body package

 

Nice car. Welcome to the forum. BTW the interiors not as bad as my 81 with that nasty burgandy brown s*#$ which I plan on getting rid of. Other than that nice car it'll look even better done keep us informed.

 

thanks for the info guys.. i'll try to get some better pictures.. and i'll keep you updated on my progress

 

I like what they did with the fog lights

 

actually, you're right and this totally slipped my mind. so it may not be as bad as i originally thought.