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Thread: selling my 74 repu
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Jibble22
Newbie
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posted August 13, 2008 09:03 PM |
 Edited By: Jibble22 on 13 Aug 2008 21:13 |
Selling my 74 REPU
FOR SALE is my 1974 REPU.
FOR SALE is my 1974 REPU.
The good:
Pineapple Racing street ported 13B w/ DCOE 50 WEBER carburetor (298 RWHP)
Racing Beat intake & header
Holley Red fuel pump
Electronic distributor
MSD Blaster coils
Dual Super-Trapp exhaust
RX-7 5spd Trans w/ street clutch
15 gal fuel cell (in truck bed)
Autometer Ultra-lite gauge package
Incl Tach w/shift Light, fuel level, oil pressure, H2O temp, Fuel Pressure
MOMO steering wheel
OMP Pedals & Shift Knob
Pioneer CD/MP3 w/ SONY 12 band EQ, Audiobahn 6" powered-sub, Pioneer 6" 2-Way, Pioneer 4" & 1" tweeter in custom door pods, Audiobahn 4-CH DIGITAL 200W Amp
APC Racing Seats
17� American Racing wheels with Nitto NT 555 90% tread.
Alarm w/ Power Door Locks
Air Horns
Not installed but will include a full roll cage, 5 point racing harnesses w/ Rotary logo embroidered, MSD 6 ignition module, extra front rotors, full carpet kit (black), center dash bezel, and other misc extras
Battery tray and door are in excellent shape. Body is a 7.5 out of 10. All glass is in great condition.
The bad... for some.
No heater, no heater controls, no heater/defrost fan, none of that. No factory fuel tank. Door seals are bad and as such it leaks water into the interior in heavy rain. A few dents and a little rust in the usual places.
The real bad...
The engine over-heated and will need new apex seals, and coolant seals. Rob at Pineapple Racing says bring the short block in and it'll be $600-$8000 and it's running again. It runs now, but very hard to start due to low compression and coolant in the compression chambers.
PICS available here
http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/mazdarepurotaryenginepickup/photos/browse/ada3
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Drive fast and swerve alot
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Brad
Rotorhead
Posts: 1672
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posted August 14, 2008 08:14 AM |
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296rwhp on a streetport 13b?
Has that been dyno'd or an educated guess?
SWEET TRUCK by the way, dig the dual trapps and gauges.
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-brad-
74 REPU Lawn Green
81 Rx-7 racecar. 12a J-
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Klaus45
Redlining
On two wheels
Posts: 218
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posted August 14, 2008 09:03 AM |
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That's kinda what I was thinking...
Next questions: Why did it fail? Mileage on chassis? Still running the stock open diff?
...(Good thing "MUST POST PRICES!" only applies to the 'Flea Market' section...) ;b
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Klaus45
Redlining
On two wheels
Posts: 218
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posted August 14, 2008 09:07 AM |
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Rob at Pineapple Racing says bring the short block in and it'll be $600-$8000 and it's running again.
PICS available here
http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/mazdarepurotaryenginepickup/photos/browse/ada3
I almost misread that price quote, too... yep, that range could about finish a project truck, alright...
BTW: Yahoo wants me to join in order to view those pic's -- have you considered Photobucket, or perhaps my li'l old MSN-Group, MazdaRotaryEnginePickup? You'd be more than welcome to create your own album, there... (Which reminds me, I haven't checked in over there in far too many months! D'oh!)
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Jibble22
Newbie
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posted August 14, 2008 08:42 PM |
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DYNO HP
The truck was dynoed at 298 RWHP.
Rob at Pineapple builds a nice engine
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Drive fast and swerve alot
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Jibble22
Newbie
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posted August 14, 2008 08:51 PM |
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Why it failed
I imagine there are several reasons for the failing seals. Most likely its due to the fact that the engine overheated and created too much heat for the springs, thus the low compression. Also the fact that I was using my weekend sleeper as a daily driver for work. As you well know rotary enigines create a lot of heat and when they get too hot, like most engines, they have problems.
In a perfect world I would spend the $1000 and keep on truckin', however I would like to get back to having the niceties of A/C, power steering, a bit more leg room (i'm 6' tall) and the ability to seat 4.
Life throws us curves, you either choke up and swing or duck and run. Im choking up and swinging for the fences. SO the truck goes to the next person with the time to tinker.
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Drive fast and swerve alot
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crit
Revvin Up
Finally REPUing
Posts: 90
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posted August 19, 2008 03:15 PM |
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Where are you located?
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77 REPU
84 GSL-SE
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Jibble22
Newbie
Posts: 7
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posted August 19, 2008 09:17 PM |
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Selling my 74 REPU
I am located in Seattle Washington
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