2-1983 Mazda Rx7 Daily Driver,race Car And 1984 Rx7 Parts Car on 2040-cars
3 RX7's for sale in a lot auction. A daily driver, a race ready car and a car for parts or a project. Two 1983 chassis and the parts car is a 9/84 chassis.
Silver 1983 daily driver was purchased from the original owner 2 years ago and has undergone a lot of work and time. New base clear professional paint job. New shocks at all 4 corners. New brakes and braided lines at all 4 corners. New front end parts and alignment. 4 new tires with about 5k on them. New exhaust from header to muffler. Professional built carburetor out of Florida . It runs great and drives like a dream. Changed the differential and transmission fluid. Changed the clutch and motor a couple of months ago. Current motor was built by Racing Beat and has about 20k on it. Strong and tight, no puffs of smoke. I installed an electric fan and aluminum alternator pulley. The starter is a couple years old. New window edge rubber and door gaskets. Alpine stereo with Fosgate amp on 8" sub mounted in storage behind passenger seat. Never wrecked and no body cancer. Has always been under a carport so the dash isn't cracked. Car has been very reliable and fun to drive. Bought it to help me learn the race car handling characteristics . Also there is a custom seat belt rear pillar support that allows for a harness. MSD blaster coils. This car is ready to go any where right now. No trailer required. 1983 race car was purchased from a local Doctor who had stopped using it. I purchased it in 2010 and have been successfully running it since and sorting it out to where it is a reliable gas and go race car. Installed a new aluminum radiator and electric fan and all three aluminum underdrive pulleys. I have won my last six events in my class. New Flowmaster muffler. Rebuilt brakes and braided lines . Two aluminim racing seats , one large and one small. Current log book and safety inspection. New Toyo Proxes tires with only one weekend on them. New paint job is only 2 years old. Great looking and performing car with spares .MSD blaster coils. This car is ready to race right now. Nothing is needed. 1984 red parts car/ project car. Body in decent shape- some minor rusting, no body damage, no engine, has transmission , drive shaft and rear end. The interior has been robbed as well as the engine wiring harness is not complete. I have no papers for this car either. It has a lot of parts in it from suspension to interior to exterior trim. Rolls fine. Now for the spares list............. 3 sets of 13 inch wheels and tires Three 5 speed transmissions Three 12A engines 2 doors 1 rear hatch glass Enough parts for 2 Nikki carbs huge spare brake and pad selection complete ignition setup complete spare LSD disk brake factory rear end. |
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