oldrx7
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Nice, same code as my old 808 I had painted years ago. Suits the old chrome bumper mazda's well!
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Colour looks good, is that slight 'off white' that other older mazda's had? Or a colour unique to rx2?
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As I was reading I was dreading that it was going to get to, 'I sold the rotary and the datsun'. Sweet ride! Look forward to more pics
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Yeh if I find someone that I know with a set I’ll attempt a photo purely for Titan Tuesday purposes, other than that … Nope They're 4x114 which is easy and spoilt for choice now - just need to make sure the offset is right
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Cheers! And yep that's on the cards, although the compliance bill stung a bit harder than I initially thought (seat belts are expensive!!!!) So will save slowly and keep browsing. FC adjustable suspensions bolts in so I'm told by other HB owners, so will probably save up the $$ and do that once and swap in and out for wof's. Had thought of buying some new shocks and getting some springs made, but if I'm eventually going the adjustable route I may as well just make the one purchase. Wheels is a tough choice, I've seen pics of them on 14's and they look friggin sweet, but also seen pics of them on 16/17's and they look good too. Will hum and hah over it for the next few months while I save up I think.
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Thanks! Will be enjoying putting around slowly at some events.
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Thanks mate! No didn’t need anything certed which was nice, 3 x new belts 2 for the back and drivers needed replacing, and used one of the old lap belts as a middle belt, so didnt need to register it as a 4 seater in the end. Then just the brakes needed a basic overhaul and a few other smallish things like bulbs etc.
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Picked this up today - all complied, wof’d and reg’d. Very happy, about 4 months in NZ and on the road.
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Adjustable suspension / struts question - had a search but couldn't find the thread / comment I thought I'd read a long time ago. I'm looking at (in the near future) to be buying some FC rx7 adjustable suspension. From searching around various websites, there's a lot to choose from; XYZ = $1700 Lines Racing = $1100 Hakon = $1600 Yellowspeed = $1600 D2 = $1700 BC Golds = $1800 Max Pro = $2300 Plus I'm sure there's so many other more well-known Japanese brands out there for sale also. My question is - any of the above brands known to be not great/shit/not cert-able? Do I just purchase roughly based on price? Avoid the cheap one and stick with the mid-range?
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Eastcapescapade 2021 November 12th, 13th, 14th
oldrx7 replied to johnnyfive's topic in Upper North Island Region
Any developments on this? Would only be on a 50cc scoot so would 100% be dependent on the route chosen. Mainly just wanna have some socially distanced social interactions. If bikes are involved then great. -
After browsing a few online pics of cosmo/929/luce with rear 3-point belts, I went digging. Ended up being an easy / productive job - pulled out rear seat and parcel tray. Red interior an example off trademe
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That’s the ticket bro thanks, appreciate the explanation! Will register it as a 4 seater for sure then! Will pull out some of the rear trim and fingers crossed there’ll be some mounts
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Says “Replace front seat belts to R2 (if modified, LVV to cover) Replace rear outer seat belts to R2, R1 or S1, supply LVV Fit centre rear seat belt, supply LVV.” Im kinda hopeless at interpreting what Clint linked above, as I’m not sure where a 1985 import sits in the rules (I’m sure it’s in there, I’m just terrible with those type of documents). Front I’m a little confused on, as they’re ‘normal’ 3 point belts like in most cars, rear seat currently only has the outer two seats with seat belts, and they’re just lap belts - no centre belt. Which I did think was odd, but might have been an option out of Japan. All the pics I’ve seen of other cosmos/luce's look like they have 3-point belts in the rear. This being a 4 door passenger car (and one Im gonna be taking the kids out in every now n then) I’ll make sure the back belts are decent. I’m going to have a look behind the trim on the C pillars to check if there’s seat belt mounts, as that might save a bit of cost on labour, but looks like the middle rear never had a belt so will have to get one installed/certed.
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Has anyone had experience with belts and cert / compliance? I tried reading through the nzta guidance but got lost and couldn’t really find solid rules around 2 and 3 point belts.
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Had the compliance check done - small list of things to fix which is awesome, brake related mainly, rotors pads and currently not balanced right. One thing Im a bit nervous on is the seat belts, both front and rear have failed, rears are just 2 point lap belts but the front are 3 point ‘regular’ belts. They said they’re calling @cletus tomorrow to chat about the belts and book in a cert time for them. Can’t have a picture-less update so here’s two interior snaps
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Nice @Pesto Terry - get your build thread up on here. Don't worry about slow progress.
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Finally got around to doing two little jobs, oil change and flushed out the rusty old water from the radiator. Took it for a quick drive to put some petrol in and added some air to the tyres. It has a little hesitation at low revs, so will be troubleshooting that issue over the next little while, starting with ignition stuff. The extra engine bay stuff like AC, power steering, exhaust air pump etc really clutter up the engine bay and make even simple jobs take way longer than I’m used to!
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Sweeet rx2 - get a build thread up on here if you want, good place for chat and questions too
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Sharning in here, with no useful info on the decking up vs down. Parents house as a child had grooves up, as the timber ages / dries out, it splits, resulting in numerous splinters as a child from bare feet walking / running around (even gets my son now when we visit lol). I never knew that it had been a choice of someone's to lay the timber that way. Just presumed all decks were lame. Current place has grooves down, but yes when it's wet it's really slippery ... have almost bailed a few times. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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Yeh, I’m hoping it makes it a smooth(er) process, but we’ll see. Probably a silly question - but does anyone know if any of the markings on the cars windscreen need to be kept on the car? I’m guessing not, and can clean them off, but would be kicking myself if they were required come compliance time.
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I can say with (slight) confidence that it won't end up camo, with modgies, or titans sorry guys. Unless of course the opportunity comes up to borrow/test fit some for a shits n giggles kodak moment. - quick de-sprang on Titans would be good for a laugh. My budget is very tight on this, so will be getting it legal as the first thing to spend money / time on. Then lowering + wheels Then eventually manual swap, but that'll likely be years away, silly RX gearbags costing around $800-1000 will be the main reason for this. Happy that I've got a car in the shed though. Felt like a long time since selling the last car.
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Awesome - good to hear another viewpoint. I had chatted with V8pete and xsspeed on their compliance experiences, and was going to go with Penrose Compliance centre, but this place is real close to home so will be easier for drop offs and pick ups.
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@cletus - will likely take it to Cooper Tyres in Takanini - Had a friend take his impala through there and he said it was a relatively easy experience. I went in and chatted to one of the guys the other day and he said they can do a pre-check - point out any obvious repairs that will need doing. @fuel - cheers mate, ha rx7 sedan, yep its the 13b 6port motor, will keep that offer in mind!
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Don’t mind at all. Through auto hub shipping was $1550 - although as of July 1st there’s an increase they’ve said, I got in just before. But you also pay auto hub the GST bill too, so that’s 15% of the car purchase price. All things to factor in into buying something, just like the broker fee and paper work fees. This equaled roughly $1800
