1985 Red GSL-SE, Columbia SC $1300

wmelon137 · 09-16-2013, 09:40 AM

Year: 1985
Make: Mazda
Model: RX-7
Price: $1300
Mileage: 405000
Color: Red
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (US State/Canada/Int): SC

This is a hard post but it's finally come time for me to let go of my 7. I'm moving and don't have a place to store it or work on it.

The Good
The interior is in fantastic shape.
All carpet is clean and stain free.
The seats are in fantastic shape.
I just replaced the motor with one built with NOS rotor housings. It's got about 5 miles on it so far. Just got it started and drove around the block a few times. (I got these from the previous owner who practically bought out the parts department of an old mazda dealership.)
Boiled and recoated the inside of the gas tank last year.
Stainless steel oil cooler lines
RB Cat Delete Pipe
Fresh Transmission and Differential Fluid
GM 105A Alternator

The Bad
The Paint is faded and the clear is bubbling in a few places.
The starter just failed on it. I have several replacements and haven't had the time to get it off the ground to replace it
The driver's side window motor isn't getting power
It's leaking coolant from behind the water pump housing. Needs a new gasket.
AC Compressor locked up on it, so I bought a replacement but haven't yet had time to install it.

Also Comes with:
2 extra sets of wheels. (1 GSL-SE set and 1 4 lug FC set)
2 extra doors (white)
a set of LE seats
3 starter motors
reman AC Compressor
a large assortment of various trim pieces
assorted NOS items
various other parts that I can't recall at the moment. (My basement is full of them.)

Pictures

DerrickS · 09-17-2013, 11:18 AM

400k's. Wowsers, that's great!

What kind of shape is the suspension in?
Manual steering it looks like too, correct? Hows the slop?
Who did the engine rebuild?
Rust at all?

Thanks,
Derrick

DerrickS · 09-17-2013, 04:36 PM

Oops. Just noticed the ps setup. Not sure how I mussed that before. But still... how is the play?

wmelon137 · 09-17-2013, 05:13 PM

Yeah it's PS. Only a little bit of play, about an inch each way.

The suspension is in good shape, according to the paperwork I've got from the previous owner it was replaced at about 340,000 miles.

RotaryCrazy and I built the engine from NOS parts that the previous owner had.

There's a spot of surface rust about the size of a silver dollar just behind the driver's door. but it's still solid there. The bins are still solid.

85rx-7gsl-se · 09-18-2013, 04:10 PM

Wow. I thought mine at 300k+ was high. Great to see this one is still around. GLWS.

cjf · 11-09-2015, 02:49 PM

i bought the car....it did not look like it does in these pics....a LOT worse!!
I was annoyed that the pics did not match the car.

wmelon137 · 11-09-2015, 03:19 PM

You also paid half of what this asking price was. Way to dredge up a 2 year old post.

Pete_89T2 · 11-09-2015, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjf

i bought the car....it did not look like it does in these pics....a LOT worse!!
I was annoyed that the pics did not match the car.

If you didn't like what it looked like, then why did you buy it? If you were foolish enough to buy a car sight unseen, relying only on pictures in an internet ad, then may I suggest quietly chalking this up as a lesson learned rather than whining about it.

djmtsu · 11-09-2015, 03:25 PM

No doubt. And if you paid half ($650?) for a 30 year old 400k mile GSL-SE, what were you expecting?

t_g_farrell · 11-10-2015, 09:42 AM

Hell, the junkyard would have paid about 300 for it and you got it for 2x that. Your lucky it
runs, now STFU.

cjf · 11-11-2015, 04:34 AM

The car not match your pics and the extra parts you said you had you did not have. The mold was so bad on that car I practically had to junk it. But like you said, buyer beware. But it's all good, life is full of lessons to be learned.

09-16-2013, 09:40 AM	#1
wmelon137 The Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbia, SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	1985 Red GSL-SE, Columbia SC $1300 Year: 1985 Make: Mazda Model: RX-7 Price: $1300 Mileage: 405000 Color: Red Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing Location (US State/Canada/Int): SC This is a hard post but it's finally come time for me to let go of my 7. I'm moving and don't have a place to store it or work on it. The Good The interior is in fantastic shape. All carpet is clean and stain free. The seats are in fantastic shape. I just replaced the motor with one built with NOS rotor housings. It's got about 5 miles on it so far. Just got it started and drove around the block a few times. (I got these from the previous owner who practically bought out the parts department of an old mazda dealership.) Boiled and recoated the inside of the gas tank last year. Stainless steel oil cooler lines RB Cat Delete Pipe Fresh Transmission and Differential Fluid GM 105A Alternator The Bad The Paint is faded and the clear is bubbling in a few places. The starter just failed on it. I have several replacements and haven't had the time to get it off the ground to replace it The driver's side window motor isn't getting power It's leaking coolant from behind the water pump housing. Needs a new gasket. AC Compressor locked up on it, so I bought a replacement but haven't yet had time to install it. Also Comes with: 2 extra sets of wheels. (1 GSL-SE set and 1 4 lug FC set) 2 extra doors (white) a set of LE seats 3 starter motors reman AC Compressor a large assortment of various trim pieces assorted NOS items various other parts that I can't recall at the moment. (My basement is full of them.) Pictures

09-17-2013, 11:18 AM	#2
DerrickS Spot's Driver Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Asheville, NC iTrader: (0) Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	400k's. Wowsers, that's great! What kind of shape is the suspension in? Manual steering it looks like too, correct? Hows the slop? Who did the engine rebuild? Rust at all? Thanks, Derrick __________________ Derrick 84 RX-7 five letter "It's better to go into a corner slow, and come out fast, than to go in fast, and come out dead" - Sir Stirling Moss

09-17-2013, 04:36 PM	#3
DerrickS Spot's Driver Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Asheville, NC iTrader: (0) Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	Oops. Just noticed the ps setup. Not sure how I mussed that before. But still... how is the play? __________________ Derrick 84 RX-7 five letter "It's better to go into a corner slow, and come out fast, than to go in fast, and come out dead" - Sir Stirling Moss

11-09-2015, 03:25 PM	#9
djmtsu My minds tellin' me no... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (10) Posts: 4,043 Rep Power: 21	No doubt. And if you paid half ($650?) for a 30 year old 400k mile GSL-SE, what were you expecting? __________________ 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 2003 Toyota Tundra TRD 2015 Toyota 4Runner SR5

11-10-2015, 09:42 AM	#10
t_g_farrell Waffles - hmmm good Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huntersville, NC iTrader: (0) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 0	Hell, the junkyard would have paid about 300 for it and you got it for 2x that. Your lucky it runs, now STFU. __________________ 1980 GS stockport, Fat Nikki, RB Dual Facetfuel pumps, Holley regulator, RB Street port exhaust, 2GDFIS, MR2 MK I electric fans, 2G strut bar, relayed fans, lights and fuel pump, LEDs Project Fat Nikki Budget 12A rebuild Video setup < $30.00

09-17-2013, 05:13 PM	#4
wmelon137 The Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbia, SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Yeah it's PS. Only a little bit of play, about an inch each way. The suspension is in good shape, according to the paperwork I've got from the previous owner it was replaced at about 340,000 miles. RotaryCrazy and I built the engine from NOS parts that the previous owner had. There's a spot of surface rust about the size of a silver dollar just behind the driver's door. but it's still solid there. The bins are still solid.

11-09-2015, 02:49 PM	#6
cjf The Newbie Join Date: Nov 2015 iTrader: (0) Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	i bought the car....it did not look like it does in these pics....a LOT worse!! I was annoyed that the pics did not match the car.

11-09-2015, 03:19 PM	#7
wmelon137 The Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbia, SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	You also paid half of what this asking price was. Way to dredge up a 2 year old post.

11-11-2015, 04:34 AM	#11
cjf The Newbie Join Date: Nov 2015 iTrader: (0) Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	The car not match your pics and the extra parts you said you had you did not have. The mold was so bad on that car I practically had to junk it. But like you said, buyer beware. But it's all good, life is full of lessons to be learned.