Is there a bolt-on vented front disc solution for the RX-4?
06-25-02, 07:04 PM
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Is there a bolt-on vented front disc solution for the RX-4?
I just bought New Old Stock Brembo front discs, but I'm still wondering if there is a vented rotor and caliper out there in junk yard land that's a direct bolt on to these cars? Anyone know?
06-26-02, 07:21 AM
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not to be negative....
but don you have an entire car to restore. you have something that is good. move on to the next area of restoration...stay focused on the big picture. dwelling on little details like this is not going to get you ahead. These are the things you work on "after" you are "almost" done. Locate some parts you dont have or that you need.
just the other day you were going to sell the car because it was going to "cost to much". If you buy the same part twice. it is definatly going to cost to much.
that is just my $.02
but don you have an entire car to restore. you have something that is good. move on to the next area of restoration...stay focused on the big picture. dwelling on little details like this is not going to get you ahead. These are the things you work on "after" you are "almost" done. Locate some parts you dont have or that you need.
just the other day you were going to sell the car because it was going to "cost to much". If you buy the same part twice. it is definatly going to cost to much.
that is just my $.02
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You're right.
I'm sorry for being so annoying asking a dumb question every other day. I guess I'm just frustrated by the fact that I don't know anything about the car...I'm just trying to figure stuff out.
As for buying the same part twice...I live close the St. Louis which has the most/biggest junkyards in the US except for California. So if there were some adaptable parts in the yards it would be cheap and no big deal to get. If there was something out there that'd definitely work, I figured I could re-sell NOS Brembos.
I'm gonna take a break from asking questions - I wont post again until I have news of actual progress made to the car itself.
I'm sorry for being so annoying asking a dumb question every other day. I guess I'm just frustrated by the fact that I don't know anything about the car...I'm just trying to figure stuff out.
As for buying the same part twice...I live close the St. Louis which has the most/biggest junkyards in the US except for California. So if there were some adaptable parts in the yards it would be cheap and no big deal to get. If there was something out there that'd definitely work, I figured I could re-sell NOS Brembos.
I'm gonna take a break from asking questions - I wont post again until I have news of actual progress made to the car itself.
06-26-02, 06:14 PM
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NO NO NO. dont take it like that. no question is a dumb question. please dont think i was being a dick. i was just stating what i thought was the obvious.
no hard feelings...??
no hard feelings...??
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No, no hard feelings. 
I haven't been able to do anything to the RX-4 since I got it because I have other projects. My daily driver is a MX-6 turbo w/ 217k on the original drivetrain, and I'm constantly having to fix something on it just so I have something to drive...but I'm dedicated to it, for some reason.
I also have a '91 626 which I'm fixing up to sell. I have to get the 626 sold before I work on the RX-4, becuase I need the money from that sale to get RX-4 things and supplies. Since buying the RX-4, I've only scraped together enough money to get those rotors and a Mazda RX-4 Shop Manual. Another factor is that the RX-4 is not in my driveway, it's a half hour away from my house, so I can't mess with it any time I want.
My idea was that I would ask questions about whatever I was curious about, and then I'd just stick that info in my brain until I need it. If I ask about something, it doesn't mean I'm planning to do that particular thing tomorrow, in leau of other things which I should be doing first.
I'm thankful for this "Other Rotary" forum, even if it doesn't have a million active participants with garages full of old mazdas. And I'm also glad I don't own an Isuzu Bellet, Hino Contessa, Mazda 360, Datsun b210, F10, or Cherry, Diahatsu Consorte, etc., becuase if I DID, I'd be considerably worse off!!
Anyone with an older rotary car has got a hard row to hoe, I know that. I guess if you want to own one of the obscure and under-appreciated, there is a price to pay.
So yeah, at this point I am one of those who must be helped along sometimes. But I'll remember everything, and eventually, after learning from my own car I'll be able to help others.
I haven't been able to do anything to the RX-4 since I got it because I have other projects. My daily driver is a MX-6 turbo w/ 217k on the original drivetrain, and I'm constantly having to fix something on it just so I have something to drive...but I'm dedicated to it, for some reason.
I also have a '91 626 which I'm fixing up to sell. I have to get the 626 sold before I work on the RX-4, becuase I need the money from that sale to get RX-4 things and supplies. Since buying the RX-4, I've only scraped together enough money to get those rotors and a Mazda RX-4 Shop Manual. Another factor is that the RX-4 is not in my driveway, it's a half hour away from my house, so I can't mess with it any time I want.
My idea was that I would ask questions about whatever I was curious about, and then I'd just stick that info in my brain until I need it. If I ask about something, it doesn't mean I'm planning to do that particular thing tomorrow, in leau of other things which I should be doing first.
I'm thankful for this "Other Rotary" forum, even if it doesn't have a million active participants with garages full of old mazdas. And I'm also glad I don't own an Isuzu Bellet, Hino Contessa, Mazda 360, Datsun b210, F10, or Cherry, Diahatsu Consorte, etc., becuase if I DID, I'd be considerably worse off!!
Anyone with an older rotary car has got a hard row to hoe, I know that. I guess if you want to own one of the obscure and under-appreciated, there is a price to pay.
So yeah, at this point I am one of those who must be helped along sometimes. But I'll remember everything, and eventually, after learning from my own car I'll be able to help others.