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Old 09-03-12, 01:06 PM
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LHD Spirit R test drive video
I hadnt saw this video before, so I figured I'd share it. Apologies if its a repost. The only thing all of us didnt know or hadnt saw before in this video was that apparently there is a LHD Spirit R out there. Someone high up at Mazda apparently had one made at the factory. Pretty cool!

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Originally Posted by BryanDowns
I hadnt saw this video before, so I figured I'd share it. Apologies if its a repost. The only thing all of us didnt know or hadnt saw before in this video was that apparently there is a LHD Spirit R out there. Someone high up at Mazda apparently had one made at the factory....
Wasn't made at the factory, was made in California.....out of a USDM S6.

Single oil cooler, no tinted rear glass, pre-cat, etc.

An S6 with fancy paint, Recaro's and BBS's.
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Originally Posted by Gomez
Wasn't made at the factory, was made in California.....out of a USDM S6.

Single oil cooler, no tinted rear glass, pre-cat, etc.

An S6 with fancy paint, Recaro's and BBS's.
True, but it was "build by Mazda" - so that still says something.
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BS, thats nowhere near spirit R.. all the parts are from old models

and which of all the newer 2001 or 2002 models had a sunroof?

thats definately NOT a newer style airbag
Cluster is a cheap ebay knockoff
the center console DOES NOT come with the seat heater, and the high egt button there
Air intake duct is also from old model
ABS is F100... 93-95 units
Old Y pipe from the turbos.. i.e Old turbos too ?
mazda and rx-7 emblems are in the wrong height

A replica just any other made.. Probably Andy, Supernaut made a much better job
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And he mentioned in the video that
"someone high up in mazda wanted a spirit R for the Us so the company took a left hand drive model and RETROFITTED the spirit R goodies" starting at 0:57 seconds
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Yea alot of interior details were missing. The interior panels are the stock color and no awesome coin holders as well. No engine bay tag.
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Anyone can do this conversion.


Its nothing but appearance mods.
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This is how I heard SUpernaut say it in my mind.
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LOL, yours is still better.
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This isn't a LHD Spirit R, it's a Silver RX7

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This isn't a LHD Spirit R, it's a Silver RX7

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finally someone wrote this.
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finally someone wrote this.
I think we are all saying this.
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I think we are all saying this.
and you did it like a boss.
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