Old-school Mazda's Japan style
11-26-02, 03:33 PM
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Originally posted by diabolical1
thanks revhed ... i'd like to elect you president!
thanks revhed ... i'd like to elect you president!
Here's an interesting bit of trivia someone mentioned. Apparently the clear coated metal Rx-2 in this pic was the 1 000 000th rotary Mazda to roll off the production line. That was in 1973, some 5 or 6 years after the R-100 first went into production. 29 years later Mazda has yet to hit the 2 000 000 mark.
11-26-02, 11:08 PM
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Did anyone else cry because we'll never see that many beautiful first gens? I'm sad now, people think I'm stupid for putting the little money I put in my 7, but from the looks some of those cars have brand new sport car budgets. Let's all take a moment to curse emission regulations.
11-27-02, 02:13 AM
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umm those weeny exhaust ports are as said RX-3 10A exhausts, the R100 10A has the normal type ports, but also the RX-2 twin dizzy 12A's I have (about 4 or 5) also have that style of exhaust port.
I beleive they went to the three-hole exhausts in an attempt to quieten the exhaust a little, which seemed to work, as my ported twin dizzy was much louder thru the same exhaust, and that had the 3 holes all joined into one large port
I beleive they went to the three-hole exhausts in an attempt to quieten the exhaust a little, which seemed to work, as my ported twin dizzy was much louder thru the same exhaust, and that had the 3 holes all joined into one large port
'cept it's not purple...or beating a skyline around the track.
11-28-02, 12:00 AM
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but the denefit of that hood is.. it was made for those vents.. that means support will be different instead of missing supports.. plus the hoods probally fiberglass.. someone must know.. anyone with contacts in Japan..?
11-28-02, 02:07 AM
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I want that hood and the mirrors!!! I'll steal for it if I have too Well, I probable would'nt... But I really like them. Especially the "253-style" mirrors are cool...
As for the hood, I might try to make a fiberglass vented hood someday. But not with so many louvres, more like the other pic, were the radiator has a channel through the hood.
Anyway, why don't we all go living in Japan???
Well, I probable would'nt... But I really like them. Especially the "253-style" mirrors are cool...As for the hood, I might try to make a fiberglass vented hood someday. But not with so many louvres, more like the other pic, were the radiator has a channel through the hood.
Anyway, why don't we all go living in Japan???
12-18-02, 05:42 PM
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Originally posted by setzep
I don't get why you would want square headlights on a FB
looks ugly if you ask me.
I don't get why you would want square headlights on a FB
looks ugly if you ask me.
I see that all the time around here, and im like why dont you paint the hood? (Shakes head and grumbles/ Damn kids
LOL )
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