FD RX7

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JDMJohn

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12 posts

109 months

Monday 19th October 2015
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Does anyone in the Cambs/Herts area have an RX7 that I can have a look at in the flesh?
i'm considering selling my S15 for one but am worried about fitting in as I have heard the interior is quite tight.

Thanks all!

probedb

824 posts

219 months

Tuesday 20th October 2015
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Head over to fduk.org or mrc and I'm sure someone will be able to help out smile

JDMJohn

Original Poster:

12 posts

109 months

Tuesday 20th October 2015
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Thanks for the reply, I've been over to MRC and I can't access the forum to be able to ask unless I pay for membership.
Now I will pay for membership if I get one as I find forums very useful. But until I know I don't want to commit.
Same with FDUK I cant post a thread in the appropriate section unless I get full membership, to do so I have to have an FD already!
Thought I would ask here as this is the most diverse forum I am a member of!

Daston

6,074 posts

203 months

Tuesday 20th October 2015
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Sadly I am not in your area (plus mine currently has most of the suspension removed).

The interior is snug but no worse than the MR2 I had years back or the TVRs I have been in/owned.

I think you can post in the new members section on FDUK without having full access.

rotarymazda

538 posts

165 months

Wednesday 21st October 2015
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JDMJohn said:
Does anyone in the Cambs/Herts area have an RX7 that I can have a look at in the flesh?
i'm considering selling my S15 for one but am worried about fitting in as I have heard the interior is quite tight.

Thanks all!
I'm close to Duxford on the Cambs/Herts border if that's of any use to you. It's an FD with 2+2 standard seating.

There don't seem to be many round this way, last one I saw was 6 years ago.

JDMJohn

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12 posts

109 months

Wednesday 21st October 2015
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rotarymazda said:
I'm close to Duxford on the Cambs/Herts border if that's of any use to you. It's an FD with 2+2 standard seating.

There don't seem to be many round this way, last one I saw was 6 years ago.
Thanks for the reply I have mailed you!

JDMJohn

Original Poster:

12 posts

109 months

Monday 26th October 2015
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Went to go see Jon (rotarymazda's) FD the other day, and it was stunning, will definitely be getting an FD RX7 when my Silvia sells.
Also got some good tips, advice and a bit of light reading.
Most importantly, I fit inside one easily, and Jon's 9 years trouble free driving sold it to me.

Will post pictures when I get one.

Close thread.

Matt p

1,039 posts

208 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2015
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rotarymazda said:
I'm close to Duxford on the Cambs/Herts border if that's of any use to you. It's an FD with 2+2 standard seating.

There don't seem to be many round this way, last one I saw was 6 years ago.
I'm over in south beds smile there's a few of us floating around now these days smile

JDMJohn

Original Poster:

12 posts

109 months

Thursday 14th January 2016
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Little bit of a thread bump!

But I have no purchased a Mazda RX7 RZ in Japan, and am just waiting on it to arrive in the UK (March time)
She's got 38000 miles on the clock and compression results averaging 8.2.

Went through Torque GT, I imported my last car through them, and couldn't be happier at the moment, despite the long wait!

Sorry about poor quality, all the tech the Japanese have and they decide to take photo's with a potato.









TommoAE86

2,665 posts

127 months

Thursday 14th January 2016
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Amazing sir! Congratulations that looks like a stunner. What grade it is/mod details etc? smile

JDMJohn

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12 posts

109 months

Thursday 14th January 2016
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Thanks Tommo!

I've been told that it is in incredible condition, it is a grade 4 with the only marks on the auction sheet being faded front lip and a couple of small parking dings.

No after-market modifications, the only change is that the R Bathurst R suspension has been bought and installed, probably because they are height adjustable.
I've got more photo's of the underside and its amazing how clean it is!

rb5er

11,657 posts

172 months

Thursday 14th January 2016
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Lovely car, congrats.

Do you mind me being a bit nosey and asking an approx how much it cost all in including importing and taxes etc?

JDMJohn

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12 posts

109 months

Thursday 14th January 2016
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rb5er said:
Lovely car, congrats.

Do you mind me being a bit nosey and asking an approx how much it cost all in including importing and taxes etc?
I don't mind, it'll only save you the time it would take to contact an importer anyway.
All in its costing me £21k imported to the UK, which is decent considering I was offered one at £25k and was told by another importer 22-24.


rb5er

11,657 posts

172 months

Thursday 14th January 2016
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Its a lot of money but a lot of low mileage rust free car for the money. Very good.

Will you get it properly rustproofed when it lands?

JDMJohn

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12 posts

109 months

Thursday 14th January 2016
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It is a lot of money, but it should hold its value being 1 of 175!

Torque GT fully under seal the car when it arrives as standard, however I think I will also be investing in some to inject into all the possible rust points and go over the car again.

Going to spend the first few months properly detailing everything!

TommoAE86

2,665 posts

127 months

Friday 15th January 2016
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They are lovely cars that Torque source from what I've seen. Mine was a grade 4 and all I've got is a faded wheel and a stone chip on the bonnet, not bad for a 22yr old Skyline. My Skyline worked out as a properly sorted UK one plus about £1k which for all the work Torque do is fantastic value, if my numbers come up I'll be back there with a massive list of 80's & 90's metal to get smile

Here was mine when it was in Japan


and here it is in August this year



Are you going to keep it standard or are you going to mod it after you detail it?

A10

633 posts

99 months

Friday 15th January 2016
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Now that is NICE! Only downside is that with that model, I'd imagine, is that it's value depends on keeping it standard. Do that, and it will only appreciate. Lovely car.

Rogue86

2,008 posts

145 months

Friday 15th January 2016
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JDMJohn said:
It is a lot of money, but it should hold its value being 1 of 175!
This. You've actually got yourself a bargain there and the price on this will only go one way!

Absolutely beautiful.

JDMJohn

Original Poster:

12 posts

109 months

Friday 15th January 2016
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It is definitely worth the money to import through them, my last car, an S15, was impossibly clean also!
I think after a lottery win I would keep them in business for a good few years!
Nothing better than seeing a car with a super clean under-body!

I would think that any modifications as you say A10 would lower the value of it.
At the moment I don't have too many plans, I've bought some RZ stickers to replace the ones that have been peeled/fallen off, and that's about it.

If anything were to break or need replacing, I think I will upgrade and go for OEM+, like poly bushing and alike.

Thanks Rogue86!

TREMAiNE

3,915 posts

149 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Absolutely lovely OP!

I'm currently trying to source a Spirit R from Japan at the moment!

Will be a lot of money but hopefully won't dip in price at all! biggrin