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03-25-2004, 12:18 PM

BigTurbo74

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i think i remember seeing a vin id guide somewhere and it would come in handy at the moment but i forgot where i saw it. any help?

03-25-2004, 03:34 PM

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If you have a victoria british catalog, it has it in there.

Search on google.

03-25-2004, 04:00 PM

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jm1fc3319h050123

j = japan

m1 = mazda

fc3 = fc

31= na coupe, 32 is turbo coupe, 51 is vert, 52 is airbag vert

9 = check digit

h= model year, h=86? j = 87 etc

0 = manufacturing plant, 0 is hiroshima, 1 is hofu

5 = number of years body has been made, ie 93 fd is 2, 94 fd is 3, 95 fd is 5, doesnt work for fc too well

0123= build #

03-25-2004, 07:08 PM

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I always thought they were made at the hiroshima plant? Hmm, go figure.

03-25-2004, 07:19 PM

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His not an 86, I have an 87 and it has an H. So I think that the 86 is a J. But dont exactly know.

03-25-2004, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Mar 25 2004, 02:00 PM

0123= build #

Are those build #s for all FCs made in that plant? Or does the TIIs get their own set of #s And the GXLs, Gtus, ect.

03-25-2004, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by cps87rx7se' date='Mar 25 2004, 05:19 PM

His not an 86, I have an 87 and it has an H. So I think that the 86 is a J. But dont exactly know.

yeah i think you're right, i dont really care, so i could totally be wrong

03-25-2004, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RowTarEh?' date='Mar 25 2004, 05:08 PM

I always thought they were made at the hiroshima plant? Hmm, go figure.

the rx7's are

03-25-2004, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RONIN FC' date='Mar 25 2004, 05:19 PM

Are those build #s for all FCs made in that plant? Or does the TIIs get their own set of #s And the GXLs, Gtus, ect.

as near as i can tell this is how it works.

usa/canada get its numbering, ie jm1fc... and then its unique 501234#

japan is fc3s - 501234.

europe is jmzfc and then like ours.

i think its possible to have a particular number (501234) be 3 different cars.

one is jm1fc33???0501234 in the us

japan got fc3s-501234

and europe got jmzfc33????501234