oldrx7's 1985 Mazda Cosmo

[cletus]

Congrats on the new arrival!

 

Where are you taking it for compliance?

[fuel]

Ahh with that engine it's basically a RX-7 GSL-SE sedan! Let me know if you need any 13B injection parts - I have a near complete '84 GSL-SE parts car with the same 13B EGI engine.

[oldrx7]

@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!

[cletus]

Cool, was going to suggest them, they do a lot of older more interesting vehicles. Hamish who owns the place is a good sort  

[oldrx7]

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.  

[dabuzz]

sweet old cruiser that! good score, nice and original too, which will be a massive bonus in the future  

[tortron]

Snow camo vinyl to protect the OG paint plz

[Evan]

Looking forward to this making an appearance in Titan Tuesday’s 

[RUNAMUCK]

Long long ago my dad bought a turbo 12a one off @filthy one Mrs. (Long before they were together) it had been bought off her by a scumbag with a bad cheque. He was arrested somewhere in town using bad cheques. Someone stole it from where hed parked it, and it turned up on the side of the road in Blenheim or Nelson with no wheels, and minor damage.  It was a silver coupe. The old boy did a beautiful job of fixing it up. It was completely stock. Apart from a windmill sized factory fan, it was dead silent, and smooth as fuck.  Also went well too. (I'd originally looked at it with a view to put the motor in my RX3. But an auto sparky said because it was a digidash car, the wiring could be a  nightmare) 

He sold it to a guy he worked with whom hed been giving a ride to work. (I think he had no license from being a recidivist drink driver)  he must have got it back, because he bought it. Then rear ended some poor cunt down moorhouse ave, (drunk) and put them in a wheel chair. Last dad heard the guy was fixing the car. (After he got out of jail) much like Brad, this well predated digital cameras. 

/I should have bought it tbh.

//ling.

[Valiant]

1 hour ago, Evan said:

Looking forward to this making an appearance in Titan Tuesday’s 

Or modgie Monday. 

[oldrx7]

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.

[xsspeed]

On 14/07/2021 at 08:11, oldrx7 said:

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.  

wish i had known about a place like coopers at the time

[oldrx7]

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.

 

[kiwi808]

Yeah, we need to find a set of titans just for the Kodak moment.

Good score buddy!

[DB8-TypeR]

Nah dont need any of the window writing, clean it all if you want.

Theres a good list of all the documents you need to have on the NZTA website

[Pesto Terry]

Super rad buddy! Ive just recently brought a HB sedan, piston/auto but a fun daily driver. Plans are similar, low+wheels to begin with. I am going to put up a build thread but it will be slow going. Excited to see how your build goes!. 

[oldrx7]

Nice @Pesto Terry - get your build thread up on here.  Don't worry about slow progress. 

[oldrx7]

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.

[cletus]

Have a look at the seatbelts section of the wof virm, there's a section on what year vehicle must have what belt based on first registration date  

 

https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/in-service-wof-and-cof/general/vehicle-interior/seatbelts-and-seatbelt-anchorages

[piazzanoob]

On 08/10/2021 at 10:28, oldrx7 said:

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.

What have they failed the belts on?
When I complied the galaxie I had to go through seatbelt stuff which cletus ended up doing paperwork for to keep the lap belts