Was this just a cosmetic change, such as rims and paint or did the running gear change?

 

cosmetic

 

Thats right, it was a 1983 GS model with special paint color, maroon interior and 14" 110x4 wheels.



I think that was about it.


John

 

and lsd i think

 

NOPE drum brakes and no LSD.


John

 

it came with a sunroof too

 

limited to 5000 units. the color was called chateau silver with red pin striping. it had red velour seats and was based on the gs sunroof model. it also had the 130mph speedo, as opposed to the 85mph speedo of the 81+ cars. no power windows and drum brake rear end. as mentioned above, it had special rims. although i believe they were 15in not 14. i will double check that and post again after 11 tonight.

 

14 inch wheels. I had one back in 1985

 

all 83' cars had the 130mph speedo

 

as mentioned all 83's have the 130 speedo, and the wheels are 14", I have a set. I had a 83 Le for a parts car but recently got rid of it. Personally I think that shade of red for the interior is the most god aweful disgusting color on the planet.

 

i stand corrected at the 14in wheel!

 

I wish they were 15's, and lighter.

 

anyone ever here of a spider edition?

 

no, can't say that i have.

 

where did yo uher of such an edition ?

 

I'm positive that didn't exist, at least not in North America

 

A freind of mine swars he had one. Maybe he said spider package if that matters. I've never heard of one so I thought i'd check here.

 

Never heard of or read about a spyder pkg or model.

 

a lot of times spider means convertable. was it a second gen?

 

No it wasn't a convertable. he said it had 15'' wheels and a speacial suspension package.He also said it was a 1st gen.

 

well, that is a new one on me. perhaps if he had a picture....

 

yep its a gs with 14" rims and special paint... why the hell they didnt make them a gsl i have no idea.... mines a 1 of 1 with mazda 2 tone paint(maroon matchs the int color on bottom and stock C.S.M. on top) and mines got a standalone and turbo motor in it...... well it will have it in there soon

 

BadAssRX-7
Got any pics or specs? I was starting to doubt my friend I would love to see it.

 

Anyone got pics of this 83 LE??

 

I think he was responding to the original post. His is simply a 83 LE, not a "spyder" or any other such fake edition. I don't know your friend so I won't pass any judgements on him specifically, but plenty of people I know throw around terms all the time and they have no idea what they are talking about, like trying to impress someone by saying they have a "limited edition supra RZ rally edition with additional touring specs" or some such bullshit. The last 3 years of my life have been devoted to researching FB's and I've never even seen the word spyder mentioned, I'm sure it doesn't exist.