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Old 06-14-2012, 06:50 PM
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Picked up this Mazda RX3 in Puerto Rico, bringing it up to date, change the carburator to a new Holley 650 Double pump, order new spark plug, ignition cap, rotor, Mazda RX7 1985 rear end, and a new Aluminum Radiator. Will post more picture soon. Glad to be back, I used to have one back in 1977 when I was in the military. Got the same color only this one is a 1978 last year of the RX3SP.
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Thats my other dream car bro. The first one was a turbo 13b suzuki samurai and already got it. Awesome find!!!
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Nice find
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Beautiful car!
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Old 06-26-2012, 11:28 PM
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Awesome car. I just picked up a 78 SP from GA last weekend. I am over in Daytona and would like to take a look at it sometime.

Mine is much more of a basket case than yours and would like to see what a good condition one looks like. Mine appears to have been modernized and bastardized here and there.
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Any time let me know when you would like to come down to Kissimmee, just got my new Radiator in will be installing it sometime this month. Post picture to see how it is looking now and how it would be when you finish fixing it up..

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Good deal. I still need to get tags and insurance on it. If you can believe it that picture is flattering event with the crumbled fender etc. Its pretty beat up.
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I have been searching hard for one of these! Awesome find, very jealous!
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Good deal. I still need to get tags and insurance on it. If you can believe it that picture is flattering event with the crumbled fender etc. Its pretty beat up.
Greg once you fix it up everyone will be looking at it like were did that SP came from....nice catch.
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Greg once you fix it up everyone will be looking at it like were did that SP came from....nice catch.
A Diamond in the making, dont forget to post pictures once you get it done.
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