and i have a book called HYPER REV and shows the history of RX-7 and I couldn't see FB...

Yea timpo is right..the fb's should all be called SA instead...


2001 type-r rx7
http://www.rx-7.mazda.co.jp/limited/bathurst/

Sorry, but why if the VIN changed from 11 digit SA22C to 17 digit JM1FB33 whould people still call them SA's. Look under the hood of an '81 and up 1st gen, you're not going to find the letters SA in the VIN. This is weird over on Rx7club most people don't know what the hell an SA is...
1979 SA22C - 500001 +
1980 SA22C - 600001 +
1981 FB33 - 500001 +
1982 FB33 - 600001 +
1983 FB33 - 700001 +
1984 FB33 - 800001 +
1985 FB33 - 856209 +

Example :
Shown below as an example is the VIN for a Mazda RX-7 (1981 model).

____ VDS (Vehicle Description Section)
|
____V____
J M 1 F B 3 3 1 4 B O 5 1 2 3 4 5
----- --- --- - - - - -----------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Production Serial Number
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |__ Assembly Plant Code (O = Hiroshima)
| | | | | |
| | | | | |__ Model Year Code (B= 1981, C = 1982...)
| | | | |
| | | | |__ Check Digit *
| | | |
| | | |__ Miscellaneous Identification Code **
| | |
| | |__ Body Style Code
| |
| |__ Car Line Code (FB = RX-7 Series)
|
|__ World Manufacturer Identifier (All Mazda Passenger Cars are
identified by JM1.)

Nanaimo RX-7,
yeah...I know its weird but I'm pretty sure that there is no FB. I have a book called Hyper Rev and it shows all of the RX-7 history from Mazda...
I don't know who is right. My book and the people who told ,e could be wrong...

Have you tried the first gen links some of them might be usefull to you.I like most of them.

holy fuck guys.. finally!! i get my headers on tomorrow!! :) w/straight pipe.. i'm hopeing for some good results :) im very excited!! anyways i'll let ya know whats going on and how it all is.. is anyone up for dinner on saturday at Boston Pizza since ill be in Vic?? let me know soon and me and my gf can meet ya there and we can go for a small cruise :) c ya guys :) !!!

tyler

your car is goig to be very loud.
i find it loud all ready man this will be sweet when you pass grave yard the liven dead will tell you to turn it down heheheheh


what whitht eh gasket thing man can't u just go to your local lorco and buy a meatl gasket and cut it you shape you liek or some thing ????

straight pipe? is that street legal?

legal.. hahahahahahahahahahah oh good one hahahahahahahhahahahah hahahaha hahahahah, no but seriously its not.

its not street legal?
then you will get pulled over.

ok all i have to say is HOLY @$#%.... headers w/pipe = goodness... i love it.. who wants dinner tomorrow??

Hey man, gimmie a ring when you get in. I want to go for a ride before the enivitable police intervention. I remember my adventures with a straight pipe, all 3 hours of it before a ticket. You might be louder than I was....we'll see

Straight pipe is legal on the island..its the sound it puts out thats not..

O yea i thought i read that awhile ago but i was wrong :(..i think this info is right though FB FC and FD are VIN codes that refer to the 1st (81-85), 2nd (86-91), and 3rd(93+) generation RX-7's (respectively). The 79-80 RX-7 is referred to as an SA22C (or just SA) because that was before the day of the gov't. mandated 17 digit VIN.

It depends...what time did you have in mind? I work until 6pm.
mmmpizzaaaaa.

hey guys, im in need of a automatic shifter for a first gen Rx. its for a friend in calgary. if anyone knows of a autowreckers or something, or has one themselves. please LMK. this's important, hes trading a shifter and some money for a tranny (which he just blew) i guess the guy hes trading with just put a 460ci engine in a 83 Rx, yes thats right.. 460ci, he raised the front end 2" and i guess it still rubs going over speed bumps. lol. thats the biggest engine ive ever heard of put in a first gen.

anyways. keep me informed. also is the 626 auto shifter the same thing?

thanks :)

Mine might as well be straight piped right now.My mufflers I'm sure will be cooked soon enough.:D Still waiting on my headers tho.:flamemad: Damn Yanks!:flamemad:

hey ED ill give your cell a call around 6:30ish and we can plan something... hopefully we can get a few more ppl... CanadianRx-7 u wanna join us on this beautiful day? anyways.. i guess since im leaveing now.. i cant check this so dinner at Boston Pizza at 7ish i'd say.. hopefully see ya there.. hey George ill call ya when i get back.. still breakin in the headers.. it needs to get deeper... dam chainsaw! :)

I often see the red FC at the tennis, skating place. I think that place is owned by UVic but I'm not sure. I'm talking about the place at Gordon Head Rd.

Hahahhahah ahahaha breaking in headers hahaha. No but seriously, it's not going to get any deeper, if there was anything left of your (air quote) muffler (end air quote) it's going to break down in a matter of weeks. Maybe days, depends how the trip to Vic goes. I kinda wish I could go back sometimes, I liked watching people 4 cars ahead rolling up their windows wondering where the hell that fucking chainsaw on crack and steroids was coming from... ahh the good old days.

RX Racer: Thanks for the links, but I think I'm going to keep my Rex N/A. I'd go for a full bridge, but I don't know how it would handle cold mornings, so it will probably end up being an un-godly street port with a RB Dell sitting on top. I figure I need about 3G's and I could finish my car paint and rebuild excluded. Check out the sweet products for first gen suspension setups this guy has. Word is, he really knows his stuff. I want some.
http://www.gforceengineering.net/products.htm

NanaimoRx-7: How much was your springs?Nice link.I've seen that site before.Are you running the Factory 12a or the 83+12a or the GSL-SE 13b like me?Curious.83+ 12a's had bigger clutches if you're wondering.I still have my old engine clutch and flywheel all in good shape if your looking for a cheap upgrade.Well the rear apexs are gone on the engine but the clutch and flywheel are good

That was a great day! too bad not more ppl couldve showed up to it... sweet driving!! and thanks Timpo for letting me drive your car for a bit! yoiu have givein new meaning to my life :)anyways awesome night. im off to work now so Ed ill pick up my hours and let you know when would be the best to come up. Ill try and find that link again for you about the torque brace so we have an idea of what we are getting ourselfs into!! anyways... c ya..!

tyler

p.s - headers are deeper now.. but my muffler is gone bye bye!.. nice flames eh? guys?

Does yours backfire at all?Mine always lets one out just a few seconds after you shut it off at idle.Mine shoots Flames at every shift thats why I take a friends car downtown to see if the cops are out.:D Don't need know tickets now!

You still shoot flames all the time? I lost my decel and shift backfires when I tanked the emissions junk and slapped on an AC&CV block off plate. Now it's only the occasional massive flame. You have any pics of your car? And where are you located? I checked with my mom and she doesn't know where you are, lol. She's waiting. I just saw that you have a 5" tip, my god if we ever get me (4.5"), bcty (massive) and white_fc3s (also huge) in some sort of common area with a video camera.....ahhahahaahhaha we have to do it !!!!! I'm back Oct 6th wohoo. I also just ran into a guy who is willing to sell me his Yaw super street carb pressure regualtor and psi gauge, which would leave me only to buy a carter 7lb pump....mmmm Yaw Power