Little Red SA
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Little Red SA
There's this 1980 RX that's been sitting outside the shop where I have my work done, all by it's lonesome. The owner had some work done on it, then just disappeared of the face of the earth, about 4 years ago. Never paid for the work or anything. So the owner of the shop wants to get rid of it, only looking to break even.
I've got enough cars already, so I convinced my friend (who plays a lot of Gran Turismo, but drives a Ford Explorer) to buy it, though it didn't take a lot of convincing. We're gonna work together on it as a project. I have to say though, it's an AWESOME car. The paint (red) will be absolutely flawless with a quick buff, it has a full RB header/exhaust, and a Holley carb with RB filter. It's almost rust free, has a geat interior with a fully functional cd player (in my current RX, the radio was stolen before I was even born) and leather trimmed seats. The best part is, it only cost him 900 bucks! It even had some sexy black mesh wheels (which I bought, so they'll be going on my car).
So, what do you guys think we should do with it? Turn it into a competition-killing beast? Restore it into a perfect example of an SA? It has a 4 speed tranny, so I was thinking of swapping in a 5 speed, but we don't have any plans oherwise.
I've got enough cars already, so I convinced my friend (who plays a lot of Gran Turismo, but drives a Ford Explorer) to buy it, though it didn't take a lot of convincing. We're gonna work together on it as a project. I have to say though, it's an AWESOME car. The paint (red) will be absolutely flawless with a quick buff, it has a full RB header/exhaust, and a Holley carb with RB filter. It's almost rust free, has a geat interior with a fully functional cd player (in my current RX, the radio was stolen before I was even born) and leather trimmed seats. The best part is, it only cost him 900 bucks! It even had some sexy black mesh wheels (which I bought, so they'll be going on my car).
So, what do you guys think we should do with it? Turn it into a competition-killing beast? Restore it into a perfect example of an SA? It has a 4 speed tranny, so I was thinking of swapping in a 5 speed, but we don't have any plans oherwise.
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4-Speed FTMFW!!!!! The 4-Speed SA's are rare, and since it is a 4-Speed, that means it's a 79 and not an 80. It's also an S base model. AFAIK the 79 S' were the only 7's to have the 4-Speed manual. Indeed post up some pictures!! Oh and going 80mph in 3rd gear is awesome!! LOL
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4-Speed FTMFW!!!!! The 4-Speed SA's are rare, and since it is a 4-Speed, that means it's a 79 and not an 80. It's also an S base model. AFAIK the 79 S' were the only 7's to have the 4-Speed manual. Indeed post up some pictures!! Oh and going 80mph in 3rd gear is awesome!! LOL
But yeah, I'll get some pics up tomorrow maybe.
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Congratulations dude you scored. THAT is a sharp looking Rx-7 for 900 bucks. Rare 4-speed. As good of shape as it is in it would be a fairly easy restoration. Thanks for the pics. Enjoy.
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As for the restoration, there is some rust blistering the paint in a few places. Is that hard to fix? Aside from the mirror being missing, there are some cracks in the dash and some of the bumper/side strips are coming loose. They're an easy repair though, double sided foam tape being the greatest invention ever.
By the way, does anybody know what this car would fetch on the market after it's tidied up? The guy is thinking he'll probably sell it within a year or so, as his dream car is a turbo MR2.
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