Hey guys i got a new motor built for my first gen I let it all up to my mechanic he said he'll take care of me he built my motor with low mileage 1974 housings 12a with the old skool italic letters on them and did couple of other stuff but my question is are these housings unique and hard to find and im impressed with the way it came out it hauls *** and everytime i open that hood people get excited over the different style letters

 

yes you got some old school rare housings +1

take some pics

 

+1

 

will do !

 

here are some pics:

 

Yea buddy of mine has those in his rx3 and a few of us have the 13b version.

 

ooo so i better take good care of them even tho I would if they were regular housings

 

Yep! Hey are you near Winter Park, FL? I think 12a housings in general are getting harder and harder to find in good usable condition! Unless of course you got the big $$$$ to buy new ones. Thats why I went 13b! Enjoy your 12a !!!

 

im in apopka next to altamonte springs my mechanic has another set with like 3,000 miles from a barn find and he wants big$$$$ later down the road i will go 13but i wanted to feel what the 12a can do for now because its my first rotary plus it has the oil lines for turbo drilled and tapped i just need to get stuff fabricated but for now it runs perfect

 

Yes, they look super unique. I have a set of 1974 RX4 13B housing with some mods. Here take a look.

 

shizz, it looks like the builder glassbeaded your housings. Not necessarily a good thing to do to them as it can errode the aluminum slightly and if he didn't coat them with anything, they'll develope a whiteish 'rust' coating soon. Good luck with that.

This set here never felt the sting of bead blasting. They were smooth and fresh-casted looking... before painting that is. Did it for corrosion protection. The side plates you see are also from '74. Painting was for rust prevention.

 

ya mines a 1/2 bridgeport i love it

 

^^ How is the half bridge drive?

 

it drives awesome I always have power in any gear i was surprised with 5th gear on these cars man it pulls like 3rd gear in my v6 mustang hehe