just curious . cost of a brand new DIY fc?
02-10-08, 01:20 PM
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02-10-08, 01:30 PM
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There are so many FCs around that this effort should be saved for the more rare rotary cars anyway. For example, here's my next project, a '76 RX-5 Cosmo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWmHLbUyY0k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWmHLbUyY0k
02-10-08, 04:14 PM
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Wow, thats nuts. Awesome, but nuts. I guess I've seen far worse cars restored to good condition, though. You wouldn't believe the '67 Z-28 my neighbor restored.
I actually saw someone who had restored an RX-2 a while back. My dad loved it, since that was his first car.
Anyway, back to the original topic: It would be insane. Just for kicks I looked up the price of a cruise control actuator. Its over $1000 Mazda list price. To replace the cruise system alone you are looking at about 2000 bucks, and thats before the dealer mark-up.
I actually saw someone who had restored an RX-2 a while back. My dad loved it, since that was his first car.
Anyway, back to the original topic: It would be insane. Just for kicks I looked up the price of a cruise control actuator. Its over $1000 Mazda list price. To replace the cruise system alone you are looking at about 2000 bucks, and thats before the dealer mark-up.
02-10-08, 06:20 PM
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Wow, thats nuts. Awesome, but nuts. I guess I've seen far worse cars restored to good condition, though. You wouldn't believe the '67 Z-28 my neighbor restored.
I actually saw someone who had restored an RX-2 a while back. My dad loved it, since that was his first car.
I actually saw someone who had restored an RX-2 a while back. My dad loved it, since that was his first car.
02-10-08, 06:31 PM
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Hasn't this been discussed before?
And I think you can still buy a NEW FC unibody in white for racing purposes (replacement chassis). Not cheap though, I recall the unibody (which is literally just the shell) was around $8000.
And I think you can still buy a NEW FC unibody in white for racing purposes (replacement chassis). Not cheap though, I recall the unibody (which is literally just the shell) was around $8000.
02-10-08, 08:24 PM
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I was driving by the auto wreckers one day and saw it in the line of cars to be crushed. So I bought it.
The Cosmo is actually in very good shape. The body totally solid and aside from the bumpers, lights and front grill, the car is complete. I don't expect it to be nearly as much work as it looks like...
The Cosmo is actually in very good shape. The body totally solid and aside from the bumpers, lights and front grill, the car is complete. I don't expect it to be nearly as much work as it looks like...
In case you can tell, I'm another one of your"fans"! I hope it all goes well, and plz start a thread about it or something. I need reading material!
02-10-08, 10:41 PM
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was just wondering if anyone could give me an estimate for the cost of building a s5 tII from the ground up using all brand new (or remaned) parts from the factory. (or aftermarket where applicable) NO im not planning on doing this. i just want to pipe dream and think that one day, i could dump 20k into a 100% brand new fc.
any takers?
i think i would be upwards of 20k but i honestly have no idea.
any takers?
i think i would be upwards of 20k but i honestly have no idea.
02-10-08, 10:45 PM
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8000...9000...*BUZZ*
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it would be interesting to see how much everything would cost from mazda for an fc (assuming that you don't add up all the small parts of the motor, but just order a re-man).
i'll add up all the prices over the next month as i have time and post it up.
i'll add up all the prices over the next month as i have time and post it up.
02-13-08, 09:30 PM
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I know, right? Pfft, who needs "cruise control" anyway? 
somehow, I'm very relieved to hear that the car will be a little more "original" and not a crazy all out dragster...
Those are cool and all, but I would take a nice, well restored street machine over that any day!
Those are cool and all, but I would take a nice, well restored street machine over that any day!
02-14-08, 09:03 AM
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The plan is to build a 6 port engine with working aux ports, and a small turbo to boost the low end and midrange. I want the engine to feel a lot larger then it is, be quiet, reliable and get good mileage. I'll probably even run a cat.
02-14-08, 04:50 PM
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You obviously have never seen this car. It is for all intents and purposes, brand new. Nothing is dirty, nothing is broken or scratched. It has lived its life garaged and car covered.
Consider this: It has traveled the distance of 2 oil changes in 20 years. Thats 350 miles a year, or ~7 miles a week since new. People rack up that many miles in 6 months now....
Vince
Consider this: It has traveled the distance of 2 oil changes in 20 years. Thats 350 miles a year, or ~7 miles a week since new. People rack up that many miles in 6 months now....
Vince
02-14-08, 05:02 PM
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limited run. 1986-1992. Turbos only came out 87-91. The number of them has dwindled as people kill motors or whole cars.
I'd buy an FD as a collector car (92-95 run) before an FC but eventually it will be a rotary classic like the RX100, RX2, RX3, RX4, RX5 and FB. The fact that over 700K first gens were built doesn't help with their "collector" status but it can be considered a classic car/vintage rotary car.
Depends on how you look at it. Is the RX7 the car that gets you from point A to point B? Or is the seven the car you chose because of the motor, handling and good looks (which is subjective btw)?
Plus, anyone can gather a large number of items and call it a collection. Hell, you can collect boogers and say you have the world's largest booger collection and nobody can take that away from you.
Who buys stamps as collector's items? How about rocks? Lots of people. WHY?
everyone has different reasons.
I'd buy an FD as a collector car (92-95 run) before an FC but eventually it will be a rotary classic like the RX100, RX2, RX3, RX4, RX5 and FB. The fact that over 700K first gens were built doesn't help with their "collector" status but it can be considered a classic car/vintage rotary car.
Depends on how you look at it. Is the RX7 the car that gets you from point A to point B? Or is the seven the car you chose because of the motor, handling and good looks (which is subjective btw)?
Plus, anyone can gather a large number of items and call it a collection. Hell, you can collect boogers and say you have the world's largest booger collection and nobody can take that away from you.
Who buys stamps as collector's items? How about rocks? Lots of people. WHY?
everyone has different reasons.
02-14-08, 06:32 PM
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also, One of the threads I subscribed to just popped up, might help with "why buy them as collector's items" question:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...21#post7868221
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...21#post7868221
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