I think it quite rare to have PS and leather and in my view...the best combination..

 

I have an 84 GSL-SE no p/s and no leather

 

i had 2 and now have 1 other i think thats somewhere around 28- 30

 

i know that mine is in there at least the one that have now.

 

I have 2. 1 with powersterring. I know where there are 2 other ones too.

 

Ancient thread, but my recently acquired '84 GSL had manual steering and cloth.

Had. I put the P/S box from my '85 into it.

 

I know this is an old thread but I've been trying to figure out these numbers. I figured it would be better to bump this than start a new thread with the same info.

Is 15,000 a good estimate? Where does that number come from?

 

the motor trend road test of the GSL-SE says 15% of the total, or about 7,500 units per model year.

 

I actually have that magazine but I guess I've never read it that closely.

Good to know, thanks.

 

i think that 15,000 is a fair number.. not sure when Mazda introduced the SE.. i think it was early early 84..though i've never seen an SE with a build date in late 83..

 

I just killed that theory , mine was built 12/83. Also there are 5 cars on the registry with lower vins than mine.

 

If yours was 12/83 then the original diff was probably the 4.077:1 final drive (13/53) and not the far more common 4.083:1 (12/49).

Somehow I have a 12/83 GSL that had the 3.933, and *both* GSL-SE rearends I've bought had the 4.077 final in them. Strange.

 

I assume there aren't any markings on the outside so the only way to know would be to open it up. Is that right?

 

I know I picked up my RX7 in Feb. of '84 so I assume it was built in late '83.
Where do you find the build date, I'll go out and look.

Mark
'84 RX7 GSL-SE

 

it is on the driver's door frame sticker. it's the sticker with the vin.

 

My GSL-SE has manual steering. My brother's was power and it leaked - that was anoying for him. I bet mine will be a lot nicer all around. His also had over 200k and had slop in the motor mounts and rear end links. Mine only has 140k with hockey pucks and a new competition trans mount. The rearend rubber bushing are also probably less sloppy than his. I'll find out once I can drive the thing; getting the EFI wired and exhaust fabbed up are next right after pinion angle is "adjusted" today.

 

you can go by build date, assuming its the original diff, but yeah failing that you need to pull the thing and count teeth.

per the parts fishe the early GSL-SE's are 4.077, they switch to 3.9 around the 1985 model year.

 

it says:
4.076 thru Nov 1984. 800001-873902

3.909 form Dec 1984. 873903-

My car seems to be completely original as gar a drivetrain. I'm sure I have the lower gear because the RPM is always higher than my old car in 4th. I had a S3 GSL rear.

 

Wow. I started this thread sooooo long ago.
Still got the GSL-SE. Its still runnin strong. A little faster than it was in 06.
Here is another old but interesting thread;
https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...84&postcount=1
-Robert.

 

I didn't even think you were still on here.

Here is a new thread with the same info: https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/total-fb-registered-us-971456/

 

My SE is the best one ever.

 

Mine was built in 12/83. It has leather interior and power steering.

Mark
'84 RX7 GSL-SE