72 Mazda RX3

Oracles · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:40 pm

MY RX3

13B with 5 speed swap from 87 RX7, full RX7 suspension coilovers in front &
lsd rear end, racing beat exhaust, mint interior with RX7 front seats but no back seat.
13x8 revolutions on 13x50x215 on all 4 corners, only rust I can find are at the bottom of the windshield.

Plan is to get it running

more pictures to come

zionfarm · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:36 am

Man your car looks great. I wish I had me an old school.

Camshaft · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:35 am

Looks good dude! I vote to black out all the rest of the trim like the front bumper, it looks mean! :tu:

-djfizz- · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:14 am

Thumbs up for your purchase, if only mine was that clean when i acquired it :roll:

Get some more pics up, i am always interested in older mazdas still in good condition, or even rusty ones at that :lol:

Oracles · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:38 pm

zionfarm wrote:

Man your car looks great. I wish I had me an old school.

Thanks man

Camshaft wrote:

Looks good dude! I vote to black out all the rest of the trim like the front bumper, it looks mean! :tu:

Yeah it will be blacked out.

Thanks

-djfizz- wrote:

Thumbs up for your purchase, if only mine was that clean when i acquired it :roll:

Get some more pics up, i am always interested in older mazdas still in good condition, or even rusty ones at that :lol:

Yeah tell me about clean

I've had couple of RX3's over the years and they were POS and none were as clean and as complete or with good amount goodies as this one.
I just want to get it running good and see where I want to take it from there. :mrgreen:

rx2stu · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:31 am

Looks like a good project mate well done!

Camshaft · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:14 am

Oracles, buddy...we need to talk about your sig... :lol:

Oracles · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:20 pm

Turns out a friend who is working on the car for me has the back seat and the front grille emblem :tu:

rx2stu wrote:

Looks like a good project mate well done!

Thanks

Camshaft wrote:

Oracles, buddy...we need to talk about your sig... :lol:

sure lets

VintageRotaryDecals · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:01 am

Great find! Keep the pics and updates coming!!

Oracles · **Posted:** Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:52 am

Wiring was a nightmare with clifford alarm being wired into almost everything on the car, but its all been sorted out and should
be getting the car back sometime this week... cant wait

Thanks guys

maz72 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:27 am

Lovely!

13x8 wheels must be a squeeze.

I'd vote for chrome rather than blacked out trim... keep it old school.

Will go nice with a 13B :twisted:

Super X · **Posted:** Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:33 am

Congrats on the new purchase. We need to see more though! Let the pics flow.. :mrgreen:

Oracles · **Posted:** Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:10 pm

Got my car back and 13B is just awesome for this little car.. it pulls hard

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now just gotta work on getting the suspension dialed in.

zionfarm · **Posted:** Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:29 pm

Yo the pictures look great good luck with the build.

Camshaft · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:47 am

That body is super clean. :shock:

I love the blackout rear trim. The whole car just looks mean.

Oracles · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:03 pm

zionfarm wrote:

Yo the pictures look great good luck with the build.

Thanks

Camshaft wrote:

That body is super clean. :shock:

I love the blackout rear trim. The whole car just looks mean.

Yeah car was parked indoors for past 14 years.
I am very happy with how nice it drives but front coilovers
needs to be adjusted some

Camshaft · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:31 pm

Oracles wrote:

I am very happy ... it drives

Adjust the coilovers all you want, but this in and of itself is a major victory for a rotary car that sat any length of time! :lol:

Sven7 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:55 pm

maz72 wrote:

Lovely!

I'd vote for chrome rather than blacked out trim... keep it old school.

I concur... silver or chrome bumpers would look great.

The wheel/tire fitment is divine. :tu:

Oracles · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:24 pm

Camshaft wrote:

Oracles wrote:

I am very happy ... it drives

Adjust the coilovers all you want, but this in and of itself is a major victory for a rotary car that sat any length of time! :lol:

Seller told me that it sat for couple years but when I went to register the car and put it on non-op it carried the date when it was last registered.

I took it for a test drive up the street and there was a clicking noise coming from front right,
After inspecting it seems that wheel was hitting something just enough to make noise so I put washers in between the wheel.... no more noise :tu:

Oh and there seems to be no way to adjust the height of the car.. I thought the reason for having coilovers is so you can adjust the height?

I couldnt look under the car when buying it because where/how it was parked.

Oracles · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:26 pm

Sven7 wrote:

maz72 wrote:

Lovely!

I'd vote for chrome rather than blacked out trim... keep it old school.

I concur... silver or chrome bumpers would look great.

The wheel/tire fitment is divine. :tu:

I will leave it the way it is right now only because money is spread thin between projects.

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