How to tell rx3 from rx3 sp
06-15-05, 12:08 AM
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How to tell rx3 from rx3 sp
Ok beside the side decals, and all the obvious stuff. Is there any way to tell by looking at the vin# and plaquecard in the engine bay.
06-15-05, 12:48 AM
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SPs dont have rear window winders (lighter weight) and have a factory 5 speed which has a diferent location of the shifter than the RX7s, this means any retro fitted trans will have a hole cut in the floor, can't help on the VIN sorry. They don't have an LSD so that wont help you.
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All RX-3s that were sold in the U.S. in 1977 and 1978 were SP's. Some were plain and some had the "Appearance Package" that was fitted at the Port of Entry or by the dealer. 5 speed or automatic was available. If the car is not a 77 or 78 it is not a SP.
06-16-05, 08:34 AM
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Ahhhhhhh......I wish I still hade my first car........78 SP. I am an idiot for selling it.
Anyways, I remember my seats having a plaid <(SP?) cloth center section to them, rather than completely vinyl. Not sure if all later cars had this or just the SP's. Won't help you be sure since they could have been added.
Louvers on rear and side windows, Non-wind rear side windows, Trunk Spoiler, Front Cow Plow Spoiler, Square tail lights, 5 speed,
Were the door handles blacked out from the factory??
-billy
Anyways, I remember my seats having a plaid <(SP?) cloth center section to them, rather than completely vinyl. Not sure if all later cars had this or just the SP's. Won't help you be sure since they could have been added.
Louvers on rear and side windows, Non-wind rear side windows, Trunk Spoiler, Front Cow Plow Spoiler, Square tail lights, 5 speed,
Were the door handles blacked out from the factory??
-billy
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06-16-05, 11:39 PM
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boo hooo
Dam why you gotta do this to me bro....
this is what that car look like when I first picked it up......we pushed it out under neath a tree a pump the tire up LOL it hold air.....
this is what that car look like when I first picked it up......we pushed it out under neath a tree a pump the tire up LOL it hold air.....
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06-17-05, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by wackyracer
nice but I hope you're not sleeping in the dog house. 
Not yet.....but I'll have to let one car go for now and may be another later.....wanna buy a starlet??????
Later
06-20-05, 12:18 AM
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Not yet.....but I'll have to let one car go for now and may be another later.....wanna buy a starlet??????
Later
Later
06-20-05, 11:18 PM
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Naa, maybe my wifes suv 
....did you pull that motor yet?
....did you pull that motor yet?Nope, the third week of July on my vacation (If my back gets better, I screwed it up last week).
06-21-05, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RotaryRevn
Nope, the third week of July on my vacation (If my back gets better, I screwed it up last week).
hey say hello to Alex for me when you see him, tell him my 4agte is done and his more than welcome to take it out for a spin.
06-21-05, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by islandsnow
Ouch...sorry about your back..
hey say hello to Alex for me when you see him, tell him my 4agte is done and his more than welcome to take it out for a spin.
hey say hello to Alex for me when you see him, tell him my 4agte is done and his more than welcome to take it out for a spin.
