OK thanks mate

From what I remember the dark colour on the side is Tornado Silver.Top colour will be on plate.

Yeah....seem to recall being told that only a limited number were brought in and sold to allow for "homologation" of the race car without all of the frills. Whatever the case, it was a good saving of $3k+ on the "standard" car at the time.

Maybe should be on the plate but its stamped as r7 on the interior, but the rest of the plate has got old and i need that part of the info.

Tornado silver - paint code?
Top colour - not on the plate? K3 maybe??

(and thats the part i need)

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thanks for this great information. my car is a 1980 silver rx7 with maroon leather interior, a/c and a what was claimed factory sunroof. old slide style sunroof.

Did the series 2 ever get fender mirrors in any country?
Thinking about putting some on mine, not to be tryhard just because I love the look of them (seen them on JDM s1).
Cheers.

P.S no idea where i'd get them from however!

Regarding the prices, i also have the original sales invoice for my car somewhere so i will check if anyone is still interested!

Sorry for the delay guys... Been flat out with the business and modifying my race car. I'll update this thread ASAP

Gday all

I was looking at a SA22C today that i might buy it was an 79 model
the thing im curious about is that it had GT badge on the back of it and i was wondering what the difference is.

i noticed at had an aircon , no sunroof.

hey mate,
check out this recent thread:
http://www.ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=180099&p=2245368#p2245368

Wonder if anyone has any info about the '78 Savanna Convertibles? I've been told (by the previous owner) that Mazda imported 25 of them and made them into convertibles as a marketing thing for RX7s.

The plate on mine says the top was chopped off in '84. I have a letter from Phil's Rotary (dated '98) saying that this is one of 25 in Australia, and I have the original compliance report for the convertible modification, which says it's a '78 model. I'm guessing they changed over the side mirrors and rear lights to S2/3 version when they did the convertible mod, because it looks more like a S2/3 than a Savanna/S1.

Hi guy's just wanting to know iff anyone can help me with what model my 7 is .
Mazda rx7 8/79
sa22c569230
it has all the electrics same as s2 model
including electronic dissie 12a
same dash layout as a s2

Im the second owner was brought off a old lady approx 5 yrs ago

iff anyone can help out with this that would be great as i have spoken to a few rotor heads and no one can help
it did have a stickers on it when i got it that said special edition

can anyone help me out
THANKS RATRX MARK

Yours is a Series 1 buddy with Series 2 parts put in

RX7 Series 1 Build 02/79 ~ 10/80 ---- Yours is here
RX7 Series 2 Build 11/80 ~ 09/83
RX7 Series 3 Build 10/83 ~ 12/85

Hi Guys,

Who would know the Chassis # of the first few RX7's to come to Aus? They were Mazda Press cars I believe? What's the lowest Australian delivered Chassis # that has been seen?

Cheers, Chris.

i did a lot of work many years ago sorting out "windchilled and topless" back to street and sorting the E6H haltech for its then new Perth owner ( not builder )

this was a very documented and engineered and unique vehicle
( if you include the Porsche lights and body kit )
all with a veritable wad of compliance and mod permits
BUT it was NOT one of the original topless rx7 batches,, i doubt yours is too
( sounds to me that phils is pulling yet another swifty )
this one was engineered on the basis that its been done and imported before
and had substantial under-body and rear firewall modifications ( 626 coupe boot rear )
- actually added quite a bit of weight to the car,, much heavier than the standard coupe

for a while there was another ( copy ) in WA,,it went through a few panel and rotor shops hands but ultimately didnt get registered
last i knew of it custom car craft rockingham where badgering windchilleds owner for access to the mod permits
( to try and pull one over the WA scrutineers )






this thing had all the fruit,, including 35 spline 9 inch and bombed jatco and ran an 11.07, despite its weight

damn that looks nice.

what do you mean by "original topless rx7 batches"? mine is an import, and on the compliance plate is the convertible company's name so i'm guessing it was done as soon as it was imported. what is the story behind the original verts? AFAIK none were made like this from factory...

also on a side note, since you worked on it, was the roll bar compulsory for chassis strengthening?

roll cage was supplied with car but not fitted
i insisted it must be fitted,, especially since the car had already achieved a near flat 11 in sydney
( so as to be legal to drag here in WA )
the car came with 5.83:1 nine inch rear and the long studs and wide racing rims with slicks and front runners
--all but a chute and wheelie bars
as was the bar was still rather low ,, so some support blocks where fabbed to raise the bars height
( higher than the top of your head,, unlike before )
to make it more road friendly rotomotion refitted a stock fuel tank with doubled outlets
( replacing the fuel cell ) along with a LSD 4.1
me,, i troubleshot, sorted out the bug in the fuel pumps, refitted and tuned the e6 and did the general servicing

s3 auto tail shaft will fit s2 manual gearbox

what adaptor hose are you talking about when changing diff from s3 to s2,i just fitted a s3 diff in my s2 and everything fitted perfectly

Hi Guys ,

Does anyone know if S1/2/3 in Australia came dealer or factory fitted with bodykits ? I cant seem to find the answer . Some people claim to have cars with factory fitted body kits , but I cant find any evidence of this . Maybe they were a dealer option ? or just after market ?

For instance , the advertisment on the following car claims to be a "moffat special limited edition" and ive never came across such a car in the 15 years since ive owned my first RX7 .


http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/pri ... &silo=1011


Paul .

looks similar the the Greg Hansford cars that were done.They were a special order from Mazda Aust