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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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FS: 94 RX7 5spd in socal

I'm putting my FD on the market. I think I might just buy another car I've been looking at lately. It's a 94 with about 71,000 miles on it. Color is white, interior is black. It's a 5-speed and it's currently having an engine being dropped it.

Mods or upgrades I've done since I've owned the car:

- Brand new intake
- Brand new downpipe
- Brand new midpipe
- Greddy Power Evolution. High flow and one of the best sounding exhaust for the FD. It's not overly loud like an Apexi N1.
- Brand new radiator hoses
- Brand new Exedy clutch (easy to modulate, OEM replacement style that holds 15% more power)
-Engine with around 40k miles being installed. Very good vacuum.
- RE Amemiya ECU
- Magnecore spark plug wires
- Recent sequential turbo hose job
- Recently installed thermostat (Mazda OEM)

Based on what I've read on this forum, this car should be good for high 12's with those mods if you can launch properly.

The car does have a salvage title from a previous accident but it has been repaired.

It needs some minor work but it is in fairly good condition.









Those are the only pics I have at the moment, the car is being worked on currently. I will add more pics as soon as I get the car back.

I've talked with a couple individuals and was told it is worth around $11,900.

PM me if you have any questions.

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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by J_J

It needs some minor work but it is in fairly good condition.



PM me if you have any questions.
what are the "minor work" needed? it looks good from the pics btw. get some more interior and exterior shots though.
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 04:13 PM
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That price sounds a little low to me. Is the engine a new rebuild?
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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Did you decide to keep the ECU & seats? I thought I read that Wishbanzai bought the ecu.....
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by r0t0r-rooter
Did you decide to keep the ECU & seats? I thought I read that Wishbanzai bought the ecu.....
yea... i remember reading something simliar
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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Did you decide to keep the ECU & seats? I thought I read that Wishbanzai bought the ecu.....
I refunded his PayPal payment and told him where to get another ECU for his needs at an even better price than what I had offered mine. As for the seats, I previously sold them to someone local and ended up buying them back off him.
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 07:11 PM
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That price sounds a little low to me. Is the engine a new rebuild?
The reason for the low price is the salvage title. I stated it upfront so there's no surprises.

The engine is a reman with approximately 40k miles on it as stated up top.

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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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what are the "minor work" needed? it looks good from the pics btw. get some more interior and exterior shots though.

Well the paint is chipping in some areas - there's a spot on the rear bumper that needs to be painted.

I believe it also needs toe links replaced soon as I get that common clunk sound when backing out.

Interior squeaks and it is missing the airbags. I probably will get that taken care of since the parts are relatively cheap used, only problem is finding someone offering them.

Can't think of anymore stuff off the top of my head, I'll have to ask Guitarjunkie to check out the car.

Another important thing is the engine is being put in by an experienced rotary mechanic: Guitarjunkie - Dave on this forum. He's worked on FD's, FC's - he even recently completed a port job on an RX8.

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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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Forgot to add that it has a new flywheel (new, not resurfaced) and a leather GSR shift ****. I also had the injectors removed and cleaned. New Mazda metal engine manifold gaskets were installed; new gaskets were used for the dp/mp installation as well. As for suspension mods, it currently has Tokico 5-way adjustables and lowering springs.

Power steering has been removed for road feel. I can't put it back on since I've sold the parts already to another forum member. If you decide you want ps, the parts are pretty cheap and are readily available.

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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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Damn, I can be so indecisive at times. Nevermind, I'm keeping the car; I just saw it today while picking up a clutch and thought about what it could be in time. An R85 turbo is in my future.

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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 11:31 PM
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Dude, just sell the car already man. I told you not to buy an FD LOL!
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 11:38 PM
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I give this thread a three negative star rating.

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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 12:04 AM
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hahah... thats was a good read!!


pm me when your ready for the lights...

also, i think you need some porting to handle the air that turbo blow's!!
the R85 is just HUGE!!
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 07:08 PM
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Ok, well I might have just changed my mind again. Right now we're actually going to just tear apart the engine and rebuild everything instead of dropping in a used reman. Yeah, that's $$$ but I want the car to last. Guitarjunkie is going to use high-quality parts, new OEM Mazda apex seals are going in, Viton/teflon o-rings--the good stuff you'd want on your own engine. I might have a port job done and we might take out the aftermarket ecu and go with a standalone or piggyback tuned via laptop on the dyno. So if anyone was/is looking, yes, it is still for sale.

If it doesn't sell, oh well, I guess I'll just keep for a few months and sell it this summer when FDs are easier to sell. I'm only looking to sell because I might start business selling bikes or look into some other business venture. So if you want a fairly affordable FD that has new stuff everywhere that you can just drive and enjoy, this is it.

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Old May 3, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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Sold!
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I bet Juan_demenez got ripped off. Sold it for less than he bought it for.
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JJ actually sold something????
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Old May 3, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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Old May 4, 2005 | 02:30 AM
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JJ actually sold something????
Yeah, it's a done deal. I might get an FC later on though, only it will be LS1 powered. For now I'm just going to drive my slow *** Honda.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 02:33 AM
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I bet Juan_demenez got ripped off. Sold it for less than he bought it for.
Usually that is how it works with cars...they depreciate and you lose money selling a used car. This ain't real estate, biatch!
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Old May 4, 2005 | 07:18 AM
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Usually that is how it works with cars...they depreciate and you lose money selling a used car. This ain't real estate, biatch!
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Old May 4, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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wackyracer uses soy sauce as dipping for his mango chips.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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didnt you sell it on H-T. did you get what you asked for it?
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wackyracer uses soy sauce as dipping for his mango chips.
There is nothing wrong with that.
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