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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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MO Anyone seen any rx7's in the junkyard?

I'm in the St Louis MO area. Tired of calling junkyards and hearing no....
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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haven't seen any in quite some time!
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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Im not too sure how close new york is to you, but this is always worth a look

http://standardautowreckers.net/asp/...es/default.asp

quite a few rx7's it looks like, no idea on condition though
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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Im tired of finding junk RX-7s i want some old school but again, i use RX-7s for parts lol
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 07:37 AM
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None of the local ones here have any. There is a Mazda specialty yard down in Houston that has a ton. I have also seen a few in the specialty Japanese yards in San Antonio.
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 07:48 PM
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rx's

I was surprised as hell to find two 2nd gens in my local u-pull-and-save. Pulled the front cross member and suspension out of a 90. No 1st gens though.
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 11:35 PM
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My local ******* scrap yard recently crushed all the rx7's to make room for ******* trailblazer's and malibu's. They HAD 4 FC's, 5 S2/S3 FB's and a pristine SA with non-cracked tail lights and a curb free set of waffle wheels. I regularly bought parts off these cars, so they were making money off them, but still decided to open up a small amount of space by crushing them...i was even getting ready to start stripping the LSD rearends, and all the motors and trannies
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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 12:03 AM
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im in colorado springs and the local junk yard always has rx7s
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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Stockto ca pick n pull has a shitload from 1st and 2ng gen, sometimes a 3rd gen shows up too
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 03:49 AM
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Check Phila, Pa CL for a Rx7 boneyard.
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Just visited my local yard, and they have an SA, and 2 S3 FBs. I asked for a price on an axle, and was told $350, for an axle that's been sitting in pools of water and mud for years and already has all the calipers and brackets stripped off ... Good ****** luck
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 05:22 PM
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^^Wow, sounds kinda like the yard I go to!!

Here are 2 of the 3 that I've pulled parts from, with the parts that I took home with me. Had pretty good days with the two of em.

First car I found - slave cylinder was the only thing I needed. Beautiful car, all motor and interior there. No rims though, and it was a GS trim.

Second is this white one.

Middle one I got parts from


Parts I took from that one


Third is this last one.

Most recent one




Parts taken from the brown one


I've got a shed full of parts now, some of which will be sold when I run low on funds or get sick of moving them around. I have pulled all the possible parts off of these cars that I needed (and more).

They are rare around my area, and I need to take advantage of the parts when they come around.
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 01:36 PM
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hit the pick a part in stanton on beach, no rx7's at all
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Old Nov 1, 2012 | 08:58 PM
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'85 at u pull and pay in orlando, FL
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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Here in Spokane,WA. we have a few in the junk yard got a rear exhaust and shifter boot my cost about 9.00 Dollars
I need to go back and scrounge.
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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There's basically none in BC. One auto wreckers has 2 Basically useless S4's and one S3 but they're basically overgrown with plants and the rain has completely fucked them, interior wise. I was told that paying $25 for the wiper switch in unknown condition from the S4 was a 'steal' and the guy used to sell them commonly for $150 so it's ridiculous. Ended up being a 1-speed.. I've taken all I could off them. I wouldn't be surprised if they were crushed soon
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 11:57 PM
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thats the unfortunate state of all 1st and 2nd gen scrap yard cars. theyre either too fucked to even be useful, or yard peeps are wanting way too much. pretty much all the rx's in my local area have had the carbs/manifolds yanked prior, and the hood left open, so every engine is full of water and seized....all the windows and sunroofs have been left wide open, so the interior is junk...and the cars are immediately stripped of their wheels, so they spend months/years sitting belly first in pools of mud and water, therfore the chassis and driveline are rusted to ****....is so sad
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 08:59 AM
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Evansville, IN Glisson U pull has a FC. 90 GXL I think?
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 06:32 PM
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If only you had said that evansville, IN one had a fb... I live in Western Kentucky and have yet to see an rx7 in a junk yard...
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 08:38 PM
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There was a 79 at liberty u pull it. I stripped that sucker! I took everything from engine to glass
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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FBs are a rarity in central pa... checked a ferw yards on trips for other parts and have found nada... Good luck hunting tho!!!!
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 07:03 AM
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In my local junk yard (bradenton, fl) theres a near mint 84 rx7 gs, I pulled the motor out, odometer said 84k on it, they charged me 200.00 for the motor I installed it in my car, she fired right up first turn of the key
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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There was a 79 at liberty u pull it. I stripped that sucker! I took everything from engine to glass
That explains why there is never anything nearby for me to finish my car with.. I just need two door panels... haha
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