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1976 re5
Sept 1, 2015 10:12:17 GMT -5
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Post by rx7dky on Sept 1, 2015 10:12:17 GMT -5
After 4 years of looking for a 1976 re5 I finally found one a mile away from my house . Conditions looked very bad . Price was not bad at all 400 dollars . By had engine seized and have not been turned on in over 5 years . According to owner it did not have spark at all. Trailered bike home . That same night I got the engine lose (took me about 30 min ) . Next day drained oils . That were mixed with water and replaced them with fresh oil. Next was the spark issue . Cleaned all connectors and got spark right away . Yesterday took the carburetor apart cleaned and mounted back on bike. On the first crank bike turned on and idle perfectly. Bike only has 4700 original miles . Just needs lots of attention before is road worthy . Will post pics tonight.
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1976 re5
Sept 1, 2015 10:44:52 GMT -5
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Post by rx7dky on Sept 1, 2015 10:44:52 GMT -5
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Post by timpa136 on Sept 1, 2015 11:49:08 GMT -5
After 4 years of looking for a 1976 re5 I finally found one a mile away from my house . Conditions looked very bad . Price was not bad at all 400 dollars . By had engine seized and have not been turned on in over 5 years . According to owner it did not have spark at all. Trailered bike home . That same night I got the engine lose (took me about 30 min ) . Next day drained oils . That were mixed with water and replaced them with fresh oil. Next was the spark issue . Cleaned all connectors and got spark right away . Yesterday took the carburetor apart cleaned and mounted back on bike. On the first crank bike turned on and idle perfectly. Bike only has 4700 original miles . Just needs lots of attention before is road worthy . Will post pics tonight. I don't know what to say except to echo Waynes comment, "You lucky Dog You!" Really great news, keep the updates coming. Timpa136
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1976 re5
Sept 1, 2015 12:14:17 GMT -5
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Post by rx7dky on Sept 1, 2015 12:14:17 GMT -5
Haha. Thank you . I will keep up the updates . I have been dealing with rotary cars for many years . My first rotary bike to match my rx7 black and gold .
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1976 re5
Sept 1, 2015 12:16:38 GMT -5
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Post by rx7dky on Sept 1, 2015 12:16:38 GMT -5
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Post by jm0406 on Sept 1, 2015 13:45:42 GMT -5
Just goes to show how tough and well built these really are.
Jeff
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Post by wayne on Sept 1, 2015 18:23:07 GMT -5
Best looking rotary production car ever made IMO. The early shape looks dated but this still looks the goods today, 13 years since the series ended ?
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1976 re5
Sept 1, 2015 19:35:49 GMT -5
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Post by rx7dky on Sept 1, 2015 19:35:49 GMT -5
1995 was the last year in the United States. Mine is 1993 with 50k miles . I have had all models and I agree with you the 3rd gen style never looks old .
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Post by goandy on Sept 2, 2015 7:55:57 GMT -5
Well done! Sounds like you got a bargain there... Nice car too- I had a red '93 which I bought as an insurance repo and fixed up. Really nice car, wish I hadn't sold it of course but babies don't fit too well in the back! Almost surprised to see an American FD that hasn't had an LS1 engine swap!   |
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1976 re5
Sept 2, 2015 8:50:34 GMT -5
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Post by rx7dky on Sept 2, 2015 8:50:34 GMT -5
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1976 re5
Sept 2, 2015 17:19:41 GMT -5
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Post by rx7dky on Sept 2, 2015 17:19:41 GMT -5
First start up vid.  |
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Post by goandy on Sept 3, 2015 6:40:50 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with that at all! Lucky sob!  Even the chrome looks pretty good. Good to see another one revived. Just one thing- don't ride a modern bike for at least a month before riding it- bikes have come a long way in 40 years! You'll still have a grin on your face though... |
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Post by wayne on Sept 3, 2015 19:26:24 GMT -5
Nice job there, by the way, Andy. Bet you regret selling it. Restoring an RE5 should be a walk in the proverbial after all that work.
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Post by timpa136 on Sept 4, 2015 16:58:22 GMT -5
Looks like beautiful restorations and up-grade fixes ,both of yous. Shirley, aren't there more members with Mazdas too? |
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Post by Jess on Sept 4, 2015 18:25:04 GMT -5
I have owned many rx cars over the years... The last one, I let go just a few years ago. Unfortunately, I got old and became a BOB... ( big ole boy). It has gotten much harder for me to get in and out of those little cars... My favorite rx7 story happened about 30 years ago. I was coming back from tx on old Route 66 in my 85 gslse. One of my dear friends built engines and chassis for the Unser race teams. He had built a monster 13B that spun well past 10k RPMs and I was doing 155 indicated when a THP officer passed me going the other way. As we were the only two cars on the road, I knew I was done for. Before he hit his lights and turned around I had already begun slowing down and preparing to pull over and wait. I have never understood running. It only makes things much worse. This time I figured I was going to jail as THP is notorious for not having any sense of humor.... Once I got stopped, the passenger side carpet burst into flames... When the trooper pulled up, I was outside the car ripping the carpet out of the passenger side as it had caught fire from the heat of the header. When the trooper got to my car I was standing on the side of the road with a pile of smouldering carpet and my passenger floorboard still glowing cherry red. Apparently when going that fast it is best to slow down over a period of time and distance to let air cool the exhaust header down to a reasonable temp. Who knew?  Thankfully he took pity on me and figured I had been punished enough... Funny now... Not so funny then. While I don't have any wankle cars, I have lawnmower engines, chainsaws, a couple of boat motors, some sled motors and a couple of bikes left... Guess I'm still a rotor head. Lol... Many fond memories. Love my machines... Best, |
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