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I just got an all original 5/78 build date spark yellow non/moonroof,non AC GS from the original owner.I guess maybe I got one of the rare ones?I am really debating what to do with it.I like the idea of keeping it original,but I think updating the ignition,and using my racing beat exhaust isn't straying too far from original.Right?Maybe even update the front brakes.It hasn't run in 5 years though,and I don't dare try now with the fuel in the tank being that old.What should I do about the fuel?drain it,and then what do I do with it.Do you think I should treat the tank after I drain it with a chemical sealer?Any input is appreciated.
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Alright, this is all good. But the reason I ask is because I plan on buying one and restoring it completely to original from the ground up.
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Originally Posted by Ark1
I thought a while back someone was saying that there were only like 8 first gen convertables ever made. Can anyone verify this?
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Yea,Pacific Avatar did the conversions.The company was started by a Mazda dealer that thought the 1st gen would make a good vert.He built 126 of them until Mazda announced the 88 FC vert.So it was an aftermarket job none the less,so classical/antique value would probably be low.
The 83 LE was kinda rare with only 5000 examples built.
The GSL-SE got about the same build numbers I believe.
Being the oldest,the 78's would likely be the rarest,plus theres the fact that only 19,299 RX-7s were built in 78.The average numbers for the rest of the 1st gens production run was about 51,000 per year.The RX-7 sales didnt drop below 27,000 a year until 1989 when numbers hit only 16,249.
The 83 LE was kinda rare with only 5000 examples built.
The GSL-SE got about the same build numbers I believe.
Being the oldest,the 78's would likely be the rarest,plus theres the fact that only 19,299 RX-7s were built in 78.The average numbers for the rest of the 1st gens production run was about 51,000 per year.The RX-7 sales didnt drop below 27,000 a year until 1989 when numbers hit only 16,249.
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Terrified.
The rarest first gen is a 1983 GSL Targa. It came in one color, tornado grey, and only one color option for interior, red. 1,500 were made. At least I've been told more times than I care to count.
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Originally Posted by 13 BEEF
Rarest first gen's are probably the Jap spec 12A turbo's (s2)
Originally Posted by Normality_Glitch
The rarest first gen is a 1983 GSL Targa. It came in one color, tornado grey, and only one color option for interior, red. 1,500 were made. At least I've been told more times than I care to count.
That's the friggin car I've been looking for info on...
I've stated to believe they're a myth 'cause I can spell out the total sum of info I managed to collect in about 10 words...
Thats's why I didn't peg it as the rarest....
I would KILL to get my hand on one of those...
Except you said '83 and here it is in the 81 SCG?
The one in the back, right?
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The second rarest 1st gen is the RX-7.5:
But the absolute rarest 1st gen is the illusive 1978 targavertable Hydrogen-powered 4-rotor, 4-door Manumatic, AWD, RX-7 in Atomic Purple Metallic....with A/C.
But the absolute rarest 1st gen is the illusive 1978 targavertable Hydrogen-powered 4-rotor, 4-door Manumatic, AWD, RX-7 in Atomic Purple Metallic....with A/C.
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Just soak it in 2-cycle
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Originally Posted by Blake
But the absolute rarest 1st gen is the illusive 1978 targavertable Hydrogen-powered 4-rotor, 4-door Manumatic, AWD, RX-7 in Atomic Purple Metallic....with A/C.
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Terrified.
Originally Posted by smnc
They're not that rare...
Goddamnit!!!
That's the friggin car I've been looking for info on...
I've stated to believe they're a myth 'cause I can spell out the total sum of info I managed to collect in about 10 words...
Thats's why I didn't peg it as the rarest....
I would KILL to get my hand on one of those...
Except you said '83 and here it is in the 81 SCG?
The one in the back, right?
Goddamnit!!!
That's the friggin car I've been looking for info on...
I've stated to believe they're a myth 'cause I can spell out the total sum of info I managed to collect in about 10 words...
Thats's why I didn't peg it as the rarest....
I would KILL to get my hand on one of those...
Except you said '83 and here it is in the 81 SCG?
The one in the back, right?
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Just soak it in 2-cycle
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Originally Posted by Normality_Glitch
No, mine is actually just the targa that has the middle of the top come out, not the whole top. I'm just going by what people tell me. I've really no idea myself.