1986 Mazda RX-7 GXL

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          The Story

      I had been interested in getting a 2nd gen RX-7 (FC) for about a year, then my dad got rid of one of

     his cars so a place in the barn opened up so I started seriously looking for a good deal on an FC.

     First one i looked at was on the other side of Ohio i took a Friday off work and drove up there with my

     dad, it just wasn't what i was looking for. It seemed pretty mechanically strong but the clutch made a

     strange noise, the body had some issues and the interior was pretty trashed, The guy was a nice guy 

     but I had to pass on it. Then a couple weeks later I found one for sale on at rx-7club.com with 68k  

     miles on her, only problem was it was in Iowa about 500 miles away.  I asked a friend if he'd

    want to go to Iowa over the  weekend  he said sure why not (thanks, Ben) so  we drove  to Iowa to

    take a look at her. I after having a couple things taken care of, loose oil cooler line and two new tires, I

    drove her the 500 miles home. (Thanks, Brian)

     Right now she's sitting in the garage in Dayton for the winter, weather permitting I'll bring her up

     to school in a few weeks. I already have a list up of what I plan on doing in to her in the  near future

     I'll also work on updating this page more with what I've had already done to her.

       Engine:  Rotary 1.3L  (naturally aspirated, 2 rotors)

                    Power: 146 Hp at 6500  RPM (new)

                    Torque: 138 ft-lb at 3500 RPM (new)

       Transmission:  5 speed manual

       Brakes: Four-piston Disk (front)

                   Single-piston Disk (rear)

      Times*: 0-60 mph 8.3 sec

                  1/4 mile 16.6 @ 88 mph (me need to work on launches)

                  1/4 mile 15.8 @ 90 mph (previous owner, actual track time)

       *Times obtained using G-tech dynamometer, so no guarantee of accuracy