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Stubbled over this on insta … might be from Puerto Rico

I'm sure you've already had the thought - but what about a rougher unpainted bonnet to chop up? Or nah, send it.

Man, reading stories like this makes me feel so lucky with my importing experience. Is there a reason why you're not naming the brokers company?

Yeh I get ya, was more that you’d be able to do the assembly and porting etc yourself, using 2nd hand bits to keep costs down. Aka Doug styles with his PP and that thing hums along real well. But yep, if it goes bang through R&D then there’s not the abundance of cheap n easy to find parts

A man of your clever-ness could easily build a 13B - bridgeport or PP will give you all the high RPM's you'll want

Any factory colour that mazda's were coming out with around that time will suit it well. https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/paint_color_reference_mazda Lots in here to browse - for example ...

Good list of stuff you've done. Do you have a before and after vid of muffler change? Curious to hear the sound difference. Recommend overflow container being your favourite beer in king can variety

Agree with no flares - I don't have a good imagination so can't picture them 'looking right' if that makes sense. The work you've done so far on the front guards looks good, and if the mega dished moojays can work with no flares then that gets my vote!

Oh yeh, and do the coupe's have rear seat belts?

Awesome! 4 coupe's are boss, and even though that's got as you've said some 2000 era mods, it's nothing that can't be altered / changed to suit your taste. Agree on the wheels, that car deserves much better than some $500 advanti's. Something 14"/15" japanese would be the go IMO. Or titans of course.

West Coast Womble?

Sorry that quality is terrible, this might be better:

There'd be a little bit of repetition, mainly at the beginning and end. Purely just a quick throw together, unsure of gas stations etc.

Other old cars welcome, handy location for Tauranga and Hamilton folks. Plenty of parking around the pub. Excuse the amateur powerpoint poster!

I thought the same - this pic is from 2019 drag day. Plates don't match up on carjam though, so must be different, just same wheels?

I see you talking of rx4 sedans on FB ... Time for a new project thread???

Keen to see updates on this again once you're back into it.

Sweet wagon, have this pic of parked up at the 2017 Oldschool Drag Day with my old 929 wagon.

Look forward to seeing what you do with it. Very different and unique!

Any Tauranga people thinking of going?

Nice pics! I love your mental justification / explanations on low and ride height. I find myself going through those thoughts very often!!!

Fair enough - 2.5k is a lot for a bonnet!!!! Either way, car looks amazing. I was going through pics I've got and trying to figure out which bonnets would belong on what car. Not many of the pics I've got would have 'correct' bonnets fitted to the year.

What's the difference's in the series of RX2 bonnets? Big bulges with no vents, vs small bulges with vents?