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Bubba Jr. LIVES!!! 79 Widebody! Pics!

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Old 03-31-03, 10:45 AM
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Bubba Jr. LIVES!!! 79 Widebody! Pics!

Ok... after slobbering over buying this car for 6 months, I finally have it.


1979 Mazda RX7 S Widebody.
Nicknamed "Project: Bubba Jr."
13B 4port from a 76 Cosmo
Webber 48IDA carb and manifold
Racing Beat road race header
Racing Beat rear lowering springs
KYB GR-2 struts
1982 GSL rearend (LSD and Discs, BABY!!!!)
1982 GSL 5spd tranny
1983 GSL front discs
and a bunch of other stuff that I can't remember.



Engine is in, fluids are filled, but working out all the kinks and leaks....

Here we go, boys and girls.






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Funny, that doesn't look like a 13B 4port from a 76 Cosmo under the hood
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Dam you got alot of work ahead..
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Ok now how did I dbl post
Old 03-31-03, 01:49 PM
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you got a nice amout of work to do. car looks good. i would paint it black mmmm.

and about the engin leaking...... for some reason every rotary i have ever seen leaks lol. youd think it was a fashion statement.
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Slicker'n owl poop...I LIKE it!
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Originally posted by lotsacars
Funny, that doesn't look like a 13B 4port from a 76 Cosmo under the hood
Is the guy with the baseball cap standing in the engine bay named 13B 4 port?
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looks nice, id buy a ported crate motor and have a good time....mind if i ask how much it was?
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Well, the engine is in and running.. Had a little miss-hap and blew the clutch.. So now we need to pull it back out. no big deal though.. we have plenty of spare parts..


-Zach


EDIT: and my sig no longer would include the 79 widebody..
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More info and pics located here.

http://www.centralillinoisimports.or...&threadid=6340
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what'd it cost you? Looks pretty rough....
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Nice speaker setup!
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That speaker setup has to go.
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