Cam's 1979 Mazda RX7 - $1000 Budget Build

Aaron Venable · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:34 am

Camshaft wrote:

one of which had the requisite (*shudder*) smallblock chebby V8 swap. Thankfully, this wasn't one of them. It's a '79 SA22C from Texas. Currently dosen't run.

-irony

nice interior

Camshaft · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:40 am

Aaron Venable wrote:

Camshaft wrote:

one of which had the requisite (*shudder*) smallblock chebby V8 swap. Thankfully, this wasn't one of them. It's a '79 SA22C from Texas. Currently dosen't run.

-irony

nice interior

i think i just got served

Aaron Venable · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:04 pm

yes, but with a side of compliment...

Camshaft · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:20 pm

Aaron Venable wrote:

yes, but with a side of compliment...

A much appreciated one. Thanks for checking out my build thread!

Sven7 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:54 pm

I like it, but why not get a can of factory color mixed up? It couldn't be that much more expensive.

Anyway it looks like a really nice car. Hopefully it runs soon!

Camshaft · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:50 am

Sven7 wrote:

I like it, but why not get a can of factory color mixed up? It couldn't be that much more expensive.

Anyway it looks like a really nice car. Hopefully it runs soon!

Almost all the clear has peeled off. Long-term plans for the car - after all of this $1000 nonsense is sorted out - involve a full disassembly and a bare-metal respray in Mach Green.

For now, though, the goal is dimestore zokusha.

RX3 Uche · **Joined:** Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:37 pm **Posts:** 17

Curious...the 79 is red, you painted the fender replacement pink?

ewokracing · **Posted:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:53 pm

but as my dad would say, it's "nipple pink".

cheap cars are fun cars. Go for it.

RX3 Uche · **Joined:** Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:37 pm **Posts:** 17

ewokracing wrote:

but as my dad would say, it's "nipple pink".

cheap cars are fun cars. Go for it.

Pink nipples in a cheap fun car are, cool :mrgreen:

ToolZ · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:20 pm

BUMP!

OK Cam, you are back.
Is this still on the go?

Camshaft · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:05 pm

ToolZ wrote:

BUMP!

OK Cam, you are back.
Is this still on the go?

I have to sell to pay for medical bills.

But I will own another someday...I hope this one goes to a JNCer.

NSRz32 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:16 pm

Very cool car! Didn't know there were other Clevelanders on here

We'll have to get together for drinks to talk j-tin and MG's at some point. Also, any Datsuns in that salvage yard? I'd love to go check that place out.

eprx799 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:36 pm

NSRz32 wrote:

Very cool car! Didn't know there were other Clevelanders on here

We'll have to get together for drinks to talk j-tin and MG's at some point. Also, any Datsuns in that salvage yard? I'd love to go check that place out.

I'm from the Akron area, I don't post here often. I have 2 first gens RX-7's one is a '79 autox/ street car the other is an '83 Eprod car I 've been working on for a few years.

Harley · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 3:54 am

Cool build, I like the car, looks pretty cool!

Where'd you get those fender mirrors from? Got a link at all?

timmy201 · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 5:14 am

Same as the ones I bought..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-CORONA-R ... 23&vxp=mtr

Camshaft · **Posted:** Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:07 am

Car has been sold.

I'm going to miss it...but like I said, I WILL have another SA22C one day!

Jgonzo911 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:45 pm

eprx799 wrote:

NSRz32 wrote:

Very cool car! Didn't know there were other Clevelanders on here

We'll have to get together for drinks to talk j-tin and MG's at some point. Also, any Datsuns in that salvage yard? I'd love to go check that place out.

I'm from the Akron area, I don't post here often. I have 2 first gens RX-7's one is a '79 autox/ street car the other is an '83 Eprod car I 've been working on for a few years.

Also From Cleveland area now in the Dirty D!
Would also like to know any Datsun in that salvage yard?

Camshaft · **Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:47 am

Jgonzo911 wrote:

eprx799 wrote:

NSRz32 wrote:

Very cool car! Didn't know there were other Clevelanders on here

We'll have to get together for drinks to talk j-tin and MG's at some point. Also, any Datsuns in that salvage yard? I'd love to go check that place out.

I'm from the Akron area, I don't post here often. I have 2 first gens RX-7's one is a '79 autox/ street car the other is an '83 Eprod car I 've been working on for a few years.

Also From Cleveland area now in the Dirty D!
Would also like to know any Datsun in that salvage yard?

A few, but not many usable parts. Most are too rotten to save. They have GM J and F bodies as far as the eye can see, however...and a Subaru XT!

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