martinhickey

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I am close to buying an '84 gsl se 5speed w/ 125k on original engine. The seller is selling a tranny (used i think) with it that he got from the previous owner. The previous owner supposedly bought it thinking parts were hard to come by and wanted to have it with the car. Any way, both the car and the tranny might find its way into my garage by this weekend and I would like to know if i should hang on to this thing or try and sell it.
Thanks.
-Marty

arghx

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own/drive it because you like the car. you're not going to make any money on this thing, the mileage is too high and Rx-7's have not proven to be "collector cars" in the traditional sense.

martinhickey

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Sorry for any confusion, but I do intend on keeping the car and driving it a lot for fun but my question is whether or not to keep the EXTRA tranny that comes with the car.
-Marty

gsl-se addict

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The tranny on these cars usually last a long time. Because of this, the value of a used transmission is very low. There is just too much supply (from rusted out cars, wrecked ones, etc) and not enough demand for them to have much value. Don't expect to get more than about $100 for it. Even then, it might take some time to sell it.

If you have the space, I would probably just hold onto it. You may need it someday or you might be able to get a bit more cash for it in the future.

Mazdanewb

Take the tranny lol duh haha why wouldnt you....

Nice to See another person from oregon on here lol im getting a 84 this weekend plan on doing a full 13b engine swap lol u know anything that could help?"

global247

Where in oregon are you? If you are in need of help, there is an rx7 specialist by me that works on, builds and races rx7s. He is in Puyallup and the name is "Jeffs Automotive" If interested send me a message and I will hook you up with him.

gsl-se addict

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BTW: I'm a native Oregonian too. Grew up near Medford and spent several years in Corvallis (OSU). On the East Coast now.

Mazdanewb

yeah sure any help would be sweet i really just need to talk to someone to see if its gonna be possible mainly willneed help with wireing and how the engine is gonna go in maybe welding and some cutting of engine mounts but it would be sweet to know someone that works on them im in the eugene area

cano mazda

hold on 2 it, martinhickey iit all depend if u wants 2 spent some loot on it, if u dont then keep it till it die. but i'll suggest 2 keep it, by the way check the forum for sales listing either by the n reblt it or do a swap on it,good luck with it.