Hi i just bought a 83 rx7 i think its a series 2 because of the sa22c on id plates.
I was wondering how to tell what model it is e.g. gsl or se
I would also like to know should mine have an lsd.

Thanks Kalby

 

Go to back of car. Does it say gsl or gslse? If not, sucks for you, no LSD.

 

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/1st-gen-rx-7-faq-page-237777/

Theres alot of use full information in there, if you scroll down there is a link with the answer to your exact question.

And as a new member you must post pics of your car.

Welcome to the forum

 

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/S.../firstgen.html

specific model info.

 

Ive been to both of the forums/sites before.
Mine has no badges on rear its been resprayed before.
I still am not sure

*Will post pics soon goto take them first

 

If you've got disc brakes on the rear then you have an LSD. If you have the carbed 12A motor you have a GSL and if you have the FI 13B you have a GSL-SE. Pretty simple. Pics are demanded. Welcome to the darkside

RotorKopf

 

I don't know about how they released them in Aussieland, but in the States a vin starting with Sa22c is a 79-80 model.

Post up pictures so we can see what type of bumpers you have.

 

North America was the only place to get the updated vin codes for the 81-85 models. In other parts of the world, they were all SA22C from 79-85.
Since you stated it's an '83, it should be a carbed 12A.
Sunroof would mean GS (drum rear brakes) or GSL (disc rear brakes & LSD). No sunroof, S or GS.
That's about as simple as I know how to break it down.

 

i thought the same thing. pics are necessary

 

I dont think 13bs were an option for 1st gens in Aus. I think I read that somewhere, but you know how that goes.

 

It cant be a SA if its an 83. It is a series 2. I have an 83 GSL. If you have factory disc brakes its a GSL. The GSL also has power windows, LSD, rear widow wiper. You don't have a GSL-SE for sure. Tose were introduced in 84 and 85. They have the fuel injection 13b producing 135 bhp. The GSL-SE also has 14 inch rims and the bolt pattern is 4x114.3, plus power everything. The GSL usually has gsl emblems on the b pillar on each side. Welcome to the forum. Check out the faq page, archives and get ussed to the search button. These tools will help you out a lot and all of us too. The faqs will answer a lot of you questions you might have like this. God bless

 

He does have an SA because out side of the US ALL S1, S2, S3 1st gen rx7's are reffered to as SA22c I have no doubt about that. Anyway im sure theres enough info in this thread already for him to determine what model he has already.

 

Does it have power mirrors, power hatch release and power fuel door release? If it's missing any of those, it's most likely an S model. Internationally, there was quite a bit of variation between options and models and they tended to be different from the US version.

If you have a sunroof, it's at least a GS, maybe, disc brakes, it's a GSL.

For the US guys, we got the FB vin designation, all others were SA through the entire 1st gen line. We also got the 13B engine, everyone else had the 12T and and 12A 6-port option.

 

Okay This Is Pretty Simple To Figure Out What Model RX-7 You Have Got
If You Got A GSL-SE It Will Be LSD Just Change THe LSD Oil And It Should Have A 13B Fuel Injected Not 12A Carb And If You Have A 12A GSL Not LSD It Might Be Part Time LSD
LSD = Both Rear Tires Spining Out Not Just One
Part Time= Both Rear Tires Spining Out Sometimes And Sometimes Not

Or Unless You Bought A 12A 83 GSL And With A Changes LSD Rear End

 

Mine has power windows, power mirrors rear wiper, 12a, solenoid boot and fuel lid release.
sp must me gsl.
i done the lsd test by putting on hoist and spinning one wheel, one spun one way the other spun other.
i was wondering could my lsd be weak,like the clutches inside or could it be an open wheeler.

Thanks Kalby

 

Rear wiper was part of the GSL package. It was not an option on any of the other mdoels, at least in the US.

 

All those power options, aside from the rear wiper and windows, are also on my '83 GS. I'm not sure whether either of those were even available without the GSL package in the states.
As for the LSD, does the car have disc brakes on the rear or drums? Here in the North American market, LSD and rear disc brakes were a package deal. Couldn't get one, without the other. They were standard on the GSL, and (thru special order only) available on the GS.
Of course, this just info about the North American market models, other packages and combos were likely available elsewhere in the world.

 

No, we installed all of these GSL options for diverse Customers, who otherwise for example did not want Sunroofs. It was not a unique practice; other dealers likewise altered the specification. You can refer to the original sticker for certainty, but any other method is not certain. Furthermore typical options groupings were specific to each national distributor or dealer scheme, not Universal.