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Old 06-19-07, 01:08 PM
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1975 RX3 found! Worth Saving?
Found this Rx-3 in Southern Idaho. Has a messed up rear quarter panel and some surface rust on the trunk. All original and complete though. Part out or rebuild?
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Found this Rx-3 in Southern Idaho. Has a messed up rear quarter panel and some surface rust on the trunk. All original and complete though. Part out or rebuild?
Does not look bad at all. Is it the other side quarter that is jacked up?

Deciding factor would be the rust in the trunk / wheel well areas. But then again, anything can be fixed. I say fix it or sell it to me

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I'll buy it. How much?
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I'll buy it. How much?
No more cars for you Doc!
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^ I second that. Doc, you need to finish at least one of your projects first. LOL
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no kidding. . . id jump all over that. . . i still wouldnt mind getting rid of my fd for an rx3!!!!
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you stay away and work on your TOYs!!!!
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Took a few more photos of the RX-3 today and the car looks pretty good. The passenger side quarter panel had been hit and repaired poorly and the bondo is all cracked. Rust seems really not too bad but repairs would be pretty costly. The car looks to have the original motor and the interior is complete and original but very dried out from the sun.
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REBUILD! you lucky SOB.
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pop-up sunroof killed it for me..
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Save It !!! we need more old schools on the road
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Buy it and drop a rebuild in possibly all motor with some insane kind of port or a turbo 13bt.

With the right setup you can have that beast pulling some wheelies off the line and running 10s or better!
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I'd say rebuild the 3. Then when you are done with that. Go out and find a Cosmo, REPU, SA, FB, FC, and FD. Then you will be done with it and have the whole collection of restored rotaries...

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Man... I love these cars but even I have to admit that quarter panel looks a little too rough. Who knows what the hell is under that bondo/paint.
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Man... I love these cars but even I have to admit that quarter panel looks a little too rough. Who knows what the hell is under that bondo/paint.
Yea but if the price is right......it may be worth it.
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Rebuild, end of story.
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getirdone ..... all rotaries should be saved
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you need to be smacked if you dont keep dat thing
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Good Find!
Looks like you rescued from some kind of stripping/scrap yard!

Like everyone says, if you got the time and place to stored and fix it, keep it, soon or later you will find a parts car with the parts need it to fix your.


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that's SOOO obviously worth saving.

the pickup beside it is too.
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i want to see more pictures of the camper van way in the back... That ****'s tyte
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John.

I'd say rebuild the 3. Then when you are done with that. Go out and find a Cosmo, REPU, SA, FB, FC, and FD. Then you will be done with it and have the whole collection of restored rotaries...

Dwayne
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Ooops, I almost forgot the Quatro!

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