I am missing the rigid cover that sits over the spare tire well and supports the carpet. Anyone willing to take a big piece of paper (or as many as needed), trace around the oem board with a sharpie, then mail the tracing to me? That way I can use the tracing to make my own board. I am assuming it's a weird shape, and hard to replicate if I don't have one to copy.

Will pay shipping for the tracing, and send you a good bottle of booze.

 

this?

https://lrbspeed.com/product/fb-alum...re-tire-cover/

 

If you want to come down to San Jose, you can trace mine.

 

you wouldn’t be going to the JDM show at Jelly Belly Fairfield would you?

 

Tempting.

 

highly unlikely. too busy with less fun things these days...

 

I would but don't have that cover!

My cars an '82 and just has the carpet and a thicker (3/4") layer of insulation under it. You can see the outline of the spare tire.

I don't think I've seen that cover on other '82s either.

 

In all the RX-7s I've owned, probably close to a dozen, I've never seen this said cover.

 

I know T3 sells one here (https://technotoytuning.com/mazda/fb...over-sa-fb-rx7). You could try making a cardboard mock up to put over the hole before cutting a real one out of wood or metal

 

Quick follow up. Have concluded there was NOT a rigid cover over the spare tire. Instead there was a layer of insulation, a rubberized layer and then the carpet. Spare kind pokes up slightly above the finished carpet level, and it’s normal to see the shape of the tire through the carpet.

Just in case someone else is reading this thread and searching for a non-existent cover.

 

More specifically, there is a rubber mat, approx. 3/32 to 1/8 thick that had a layer of jute padding glued to the bottom. The jute was cut in a shape that included a semicircle cutout that went around the diameter of the tire. The rear carpet laid over this.

For the trivia lovers, I've also saw a layer of heavy gauge foil in that semicircle cutout in some cars. It's purpose has always mystified me. Both my Limiteds have this and I've assumed it has something to do with keeping the RWL tires that came on those models from getting dirty or marked up.

 

I'll have to check my 80 Leather Sport to see if it has the foil. The spare does have RWL and I dont think i ever noticed if there was a foil on the underside or not.