An introduction to my 1976 Mazda RX-5 Cosmo project car. Found at a local auto wreckers and purchased just before it was about to be crushed, the car appears to be someone else's abandoned project....
An introduction to my 1976 Mazda RX-5 Cosmo project car. Found at a local auto wreckers and purchased just before it was about to be crushed, the car appears to be someone else's abandoned project. With only 70,500 miles on the odometer, the body is nearly mint with a solid floor and not a hint of rust underneath. The interior is basically complete, though dirty. Under the hood is a good condition 4 port 13B. Right now the car is in storage and will remain there until sometime next year (or possibly the year after that) at which point the body work will be completed, interior restored and an EFI based 13B (probably from a GSL-SE RX-7) swapped in.
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I've been too busy to start on the Cosmo, as I am still finishing my RX-7 project. This spring/summer, however, I will start work on the Cosmo. As soon as I have some space in my shop.
Oh man, just noticed a 944 behind the Cosmo. Should've bought that too. ^^
I think a 944 with a rotary would be pretty interesting. I've seen one with a V10 from a Viper before... The guy had to do extensive modifications to the firewall and front subframe to get it to fit.
The 944 was stored in the same lot as I was storing the Cosmo, but it belongs to someone else. Believe it or not, underneath it was like Swiss cheese. A 944 with a rotary seems odd. Just get a 2nd gen RX-7 instead and have a sleeker looking, better handling and more reliable car in the first place.
Thank you. I just pulled apart the donor engine on the weekend. The housings are junk but I will use the Cosmo housings in combination with the GSL-SE end plates to make an "old school" 6 port 13B.
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I think a 944 with a rotary would be pretty interesting. I've seen one with a V10 from a Viper before... The guy had to do extensive modifications to the firewall and front subframe to get it to fit.