This is classic car by all accounts; first up it, dates back to 1974 and actually looks much better now than it did when rolled off the production line in Hiroshima, Japan. The belongs to Juni Asuncion who runs the JRX Rotary in Southern California.
Originally, these care would have been called the Mazda Luce Rotary, but we now know it as the Mazda RX 4, it was powered by a 130 HP engine, but this was later reduced to 125 HP for export! Which just goes to show that not all cars 70’s were gas guzzlers with big engines and a low mpg ratio.
However in the USA, the car was launched in 1974 with a solid power plant producing just 110 HP, with a starting price of $4,295, it would have managed a 0 to 60 mph in 11.7 seconds and take 18 seconds to cover the quarter mile.
The version of the car seems to have been modified for looks rather than performance, it means that while the car looks better that it used to, when comes to performance nothing has much changed, but that is what modifications are about, creating a car that the owner wants and not the other way around.
Here are the specs and features of the Mazda RX 4:
Carburetted 13B swap
Bridge-ported rotors
Racing Beat headers
Custom exhaust featuring Magnaflow can
MSD 6-AL box
MSD Blaster-2 coil
MSD wires
5-speed gearbox swap from 1st-gen. RX-7
FC-spec front strut tower bar
1st-gen. RX-7 forward suspension swap
Gabriel Hijacker rear air shocks
1st-gen. RX-7 forward disc brake swap
15” Epsilon mesh, black face w/polished lip
Lamborghini blue colour
Fibreglass lip spoiler
Hella Comet 500 driving lamps
Fender-mounted JDM-style mirrors
Key parts re-chromed
New door panels
High back buckets featuring MAZDASPEED upholstery
Personal steering wheel
Auto meter Pro Comp gauges
Source [Mazda USA]
Porterfield R4 Rear Brake Shoes for 74-78 Mazda RX-4
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Mazda 04-07 NRG Short Hub Racing Steering Wheel Adapter (SRK-160H)
Product Description of the NRG Short Hub Racing Steering Wheel Adapter:
“NRG Innovations racing steering wheel quick release kit features many options that conventional Ball-Lock quick release systems do not offer including specially designed raised sections to prevent the hub from stretches, a self locking mechanism for ease of use and safety functions, and as always, a variety of different colours and colour combinations. Made from highest quality aircraft aluminium or powder-coated stainless steel for maximum durability, these units are meant to last, remain stylish, as well as have functional usage”
List Price: $119.99
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