My RX-2

[Martiny]

Here is a link. Its a 71 Rx-2. Henning and I paid £175 and it passed MOT! So its taxed and running.

http://www.jaffacake.net/jaffacakemandm.nsf/RX2?OpenPage

Hope its Rotary powered soon.

Cheers for now

[Carl]

Hi Martin,
Nice to see,it does look pretty good.
I have enough parts to build a genuine RX2 engine.
regards
Carl;)

[Martiny]

I could cry now when I think of how many engine parts Ive thrown away over the years!

Carl, what about ancillaries, water pump, fan and radiator, distributors, etc.? Not to mention Gearbox, Starter, and prop shaft!

Henning and I think we will be over capitalizing by trying to restore it properly. We thought RX-7 spares, help and advice would be easier come by. Indeed, we are getting our donor car for almost nothing.

The interior is good, although its got non-Mazda front seats in it. Any RX-2 seats lying around?

[MikeLMR]

not bad for £175 ! nice find

Hi Carl,
I'll send you a PM as I'm thinking about doing somthing with the engine in my car ;)

Mike.

[Carl]

I have dizzy's,water pump and stater motor.Prop shaft can be made relatively cheaply.radiator can be either made or reconditioned.
It really depends on whether you want it original or near as or not.
Regards
Carl.

[methanol]

Looks real nice mate, good luck with it ;)

[HI RPM RX3]

nice buy dude. get rid of that ford motor asap!!!! :D

[Martiny]

Thanks for all the supportive comments, guys. We are going to look at a donor RX-7 on Monday night. It comes with 2 engines, one recently rebuilt.

It actually goes quite well at the moment with its 2.0 l ford engine. I try and use it once a week to work, just to keep it running. I have a 323 and a 3rd Gen. So, in the mornings I'm : "mm what shall I drive today?". Due to my budget, the 323 usually gets used.

I find more heads turn when I drive the RX-2, than the RX-7!!!

[methanol]

hahaha, yep Old school rotors often have that effect :p

[harry]

hi there ive also got a rx2 4dr super deluxe and its all origonal and only done 44000 miles i will be posting some pics soon. ANYBODY GOT A WINDSCREEN PLEASE........

[MikeLMR]

try auto windscreens ... you'd be suprised what they can get hold of

P.S pics please :D

Mike:wave

[harry]

AS SOON AS I CAN GET IT DONE I WILL AND MANY THANKS WILL GET THE PICS ASAP

[HI RPM RX3]

any updates on the mighty two? what happened with the motor?? :)

[Martiny]

So many posts on this thread, now, are you asking me about the motor? :-)

Well, we have collected a donor RX-7, that came with a spare good engine.

Meantime, I am working on the brakes, see:

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1171

[HI RPM RX3]

nice work. keep it up. :D

[Martiny]

Ok: ordered, received and fitted new LH brake caliper this weekend. I have now ordered the RH one, too. So, I'll replace that, and then flush the whole system with DOT 5.1