are all 02 rx7's spirit r"s? and is the spirit r id plate on the driver side(u.s.) fire wall in the engine bay

 

Not all 2002s are spirit Rs. They have the recaro seats, lightweight hood, red stitching, "spirit R" on the speedometer, BBS spirit R rims, and some other things that distinguish them.

They rule

 

no not all 2002 RX-7's were Spirit R version there is more versions than that. but when people think 2002 RX-7 we think Spirit R.

 

Only 1500 Spirit R were made! They have the type A with the red cloth Recaro seats and type B with the red leather seats. One more detail is that they have a special plaque next to the vin number with a Spirit R pruduction number ( 146/1500 ) <--like that!

 

The interior looks kinda like this, but with a red stitched steering wheel on the other side

 

+1 on that special plaque but its actually located in on the engine side of the fire wall. But there might be another plate by the vin not sure thoe. Here is a picture that I have of one.

 

i know wht they look like its just that theres one on c-list with some dumb body kit and wheels but its an 02 with what looks like the spirit r plaque on the right side of the firewall (engine side)

 

Not to mention the dash is a silverish color instead of the black plastic. Off the top of my head here is what differentiates a spirit-r:
1. Spirit-r cluster / silver background
2. grey dash
3. Nardi steering wheel with mazda bag and red stitching
4. Red stitch shift **** and shift boot
5. Red stitch e-brake lever and e-brake boot
6. Red Recaro RZ seats
7. Commemorative plate with your number out of 1500, 2 of these in the engine bay
8. bbs wheels
9. spirit-r badges
10. Leather key chain with gold embezzlement that says spirit-r
11. Spirit-r suspension which I believe is made by showa
12. spirit-r brake calipers (painted red) with special rotors (drilled disc style)
13. spirit-r floor mates
14. spirit-r passenger foot-rest
15. carbon fiber key chain
16. spirit-r booklet





FYI, a seller is currently trying to sell just those three items above for 500,000Y(~$5,200). Contrary to popular believe, not EVERYTHING is cheaper in Japan.

 

Is that an accusation ?

 

Rich, I dont think the spirit R had a PFC hahaha.
Great list Bryan. I didnt know about some of the stuff you mentioned. Now Im kind of upset my console isn't grey. Whenever I saw pics of the interior I assumed the lighting made it look grey. Anything special about the suspension? The spirit R is supposed to be the ultimate rx7 in stock form but I notice its missing alot of improvements from the rx7-SP and even from some of the special edition 94-95 7s (different color engine bay).

 

Nice....


Later

 

Rich... such a show off!

 

nah, it's just that i don't drive the car that much so I like to look at the pretty pictures.....it's stored in a far off bat cave and I get lonely sometimes

 

^^^ hahahahahah. Thats so depressing. Thats like having pictures of a hot girlfriend you never get to touch.

 

when was the last time you touched your girl ?

 

Well the interior is not a blunt grey, more of a subtle note. Look in this picture at the top right by the dash panel and the bottom right by the shifter panel. That shade of grey is pretty much what it looks like, the finish is quite amazing in person.

The SP is more of a purpose-track built car, where the spirit-r is more of an all around car. The spirit-r suspension is made by showa and is ride height adjustable. Showa is world renown in OEM suspension, I believe they made the nsx-r suspension! Showa also produced the Rx7 bathrust edition suspension. They are on par with Aragosta, Ohlins and Quantumn, but serve a different purpose and demographic.

 

NOOOOOOOOOO! When my car gets back from the shop your gonna be so jealous.

Thanks for the info on the suspension Bryan. I dont think I'll ever get my car as close to spirit R spec ever .

 

Love the recaro seats. I wish I can afford them... one day...

 

Only one shiny special edition plate in the engine bay....shock absorbers are the RZ Bilstein ones (not Showa) and they're rubbish....the calipers are the same as the RZ ones (just painted red)....mats were an extra cost option (same as normal mats but with a red border)....pass footrest was lifted from the RZ parts bin.

There was a Type C too, automatic four seater.

No special lightweight hood....same aluminium hood as normal FD's.

Once again, not Showa, and not ride height adjustable.

Cheers.

 

Who let the aussies crash the party ?

 

 

If only they were one-off's!! They're like weeds down here, Gordon.

We have so many of the damn things, I'm actually over the "limited" colour, Titanium!!

 

I agree Gordon. I want one as a 2nd or 3rd FD so bad. If only we could import them.

Gomez I kind of agree about the color. Mine is getting painted TGM right now but as I look at it more, Im kind of wishing I did white instead.

 

There would be hundreds.

Gotta be forty Snow White Pearl RZ's like mine too, I guess (out of 175 total build).

I know of guy in Sydney who is importing one right now.

Series 8 FD's are very popular here. The Australian dollar has risen quite a bit against the yen (and the USD) recently, they'll be another flood of them coming in soon.

 

The Titanium cars are Pandas.

Here's why I've given them that name:


This two-tone effect is factory standard on this colour. I've seen pics of two-tone Titanium cars in Japanese showrooms circa 2002.