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11-27-02 | 04:48 AM
#26
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Originally posted by 787B
are the 79-80 lighter than the rest of the FBs? I always thought they were, but my book says curb weight for '79 S and GS is 2,420 lbs which seems a bit high, and the 81 is only 2,345 lbs?
are the 79-80 lighter than the rest of the FBs? I always thought they were, but my book says curb weight for '79 S and GS is 2,420 lbs which seems a bit high, and the 81 is only 2,345 lbs?
1st gen RX7 : 2200-2400
79-4-speed calif, or federal s-model 2350
79-5-speed calif, or federal gs model 2385
79-automatic calif, gs-model 2410
79-automatic federal, gs-model 2420
80 S 2395
80 GS 2340
81 5speed 2345
81 Auto 2380
82,83, 2345
84 S & GS 2345
thanks to joelwahid for giving the link to the page with that.
11-27-02 | 09:07 AM
#27
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From: crystal, minnesota
Nice SA joelwahid!
Mine was VIN SA22C505892, also silver w/steel wheels. No longer mine, probably out in a farmers field now. It didn't have bump strips, or rear speakers.
After five trouble free and enjoyable years driving it with a RB exhaust system, I had to park it when MN decided to try enforcing emission regulations. When I decided to retrieve it and drive it a summer anyway three years later, the mice had gotten in and eaten/pooped/peed, and canabalized each other, and ruined the interior. And having to drive it two winters had left some of the body rusty. Damn thing started right up though.
I ended up selling it for $200 to a guy out of the 7-county test area.
And the hood prop on the right side! I find myself heading toward that side on my newly acquired FB (which will NOT see winter) after pulling the hood latch.
Mine was VIN SA22C505892, also silver w/steel wheels. No longer mine, probably out in a farmers field now. It didn't have bump strips, or rear speakers.
After five trouble free and enjoyable years driving it with a RB exhaust system, I had to park it when MN decided to try enforcing emission regulations. When I decided to retrieve it and drive it a summer anyway three years later, the mice had gotten in and eaten/pooped/peed, and canabalized each other, and ruined the interior. And having to drive it two winters had left some of the body rusty. Damn thing started right up though.
I ended up selling it for $200 to a guy out of the 7-county test area.
And the hood prop on the right side! I find myself heading toward that side on my newly acquired FB (which will NOT see winter) after pulling the hood latch.
11-27-02 | 10:55 AM
#28
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From: Houston, Texas
thanks man, my car doesnt get driven anymore either, just up and down the street every week or so. i live in a county right outside harris county (houston), and they started a stricter emmision law last year and it is bound to creep down here to my county before long. so i probly wont even be able to drive it till it gains classic status (25 years old i think). so untill then it sits in the garage 
, but atleast i dont have to use it as my daily driver anymore. when i got it it had 38k miles on it, now it has just under 51k miles on it.
you gotta love the steel wheels
. i hate having the hood prop on the passenger side though, i have walked around that damn car so many times to prop the hood. i love the look of only one side view mirror too.
sorry to hear about the horrible fate of your car rotor-spin. better luck with the fb.
thanks to all you guys who posted pics etc. you guys got some nice SA's.
, but atleast i dont have to use it as my daily driver anymore. when i got it it had 38k miles on it, now it has just under 51k miles on it. you gotta love the steel wheels
. i hate having the hood prop on the passenger side though, i have walked around that damn car so many times to prop the hood. i love the look of only one side view mirror too.sorry to hear about the horrible fate of your car rotor-spin. better luck with the fb.
thanks to all you guys who posted pics etc. you guys got some nice SA's.
11-27-02 | 07:01 PM
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From: Montreal,Canada
thanks for the comments joelwahid yea the sound system was one of the cleanest installs i've seen im really satisfied with it...
'95 Mark VIII what is the front air dam you got on your '80? is it the one from Mazdatrix?
yea the sound system was one of the cleanest installs i've seen im really satisfied with it...'95 Mark VIII what is the front air dam you got on your '80? is it the one from Mazdatrix?
11-27-02 | 07:35 PM
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Originally posted by joelwahid
ok i did some searching around and here is what i found. my car was the 2,076th rx7 made bound for the US. 79 rx7's were produced from 3/78-6/79, serial # from 500001-566640. my car arrived in the US on 5/25/78, msrp was $6,395 but an inland freight and handling fee of $125 was added, making the window sticker price $6,520. it was sold for $7,324 plus a $1,900 trade in, so the original owner payed a total of $9,224 for it at Bayshore Motors in baytown, texas. the purchase date was 6/3/78.
thanks for all the info you guys. i am still interested in finding out how many of these 79 rx7's built were S models. i guess i am gonna have to wade my way through more bullshit to find this out. if you guys have any sites that may help please post em. i did a quick search and it yeilded the following webpages:
http://www.rx7.org/public/1st-gen.html
http://www.solarwinds.com/jdbooker/rx-7faq/page01.htm
ok i did some searching around and here is what i found. my car was the 2,076th rx7 made bound for the US. 79 rx7's were produced from 3/78-6/79, serial # from 500001-566640. my car arrived in the US on 5/25/78, msrp was $6,395 but an inland freight and handling fee of $125 was added, making the window sticker price $6,520. it was sold for $7,324 plus a $1,900 trade in, so the original owner payed a total of $9,224 for it at Bayshore Motors in baytown, texas. the purchase date was 6/3/78.
thanks for all the info you guys. i am still interested in finding out how many of these 79 rx7's built were S models. i guess i am gonna have to wade my way through more bullshit to find this out. if you guys have any sites that may help please post em. i did a quick search and it yeilded the following webpages:
http://www.rx7.org/public/1st-gen.html
http://www.solarwinds.com/jdbooker/rx-7faq/page01.htm
Man, How did you find out that info?
I would like to know that on my 79SA22c529243
and my GSL-SE
Thanks
11-27-02 | 07:49 PM
#32
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From: Houston, Texas
sorry man, all the specific info about my car i got from the purchase recipts and the window sticker of the car. i have every recipt for the car except the previous owner's gas recipts. everything else i got from those sites i posted.
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