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2001 Fd Rx-7 Rz Model With Brand New Engine Amazing Condition And Very Rare

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hi guys,

Basic Specs:

2001 FD Mazda RX-7, 13B Twin Turbo

RZ model (1 of only 175 ever made)

34,000kms

2,000kms on brand new motor and clutch (1,000kms on brand new Khumo Ecsta Tyres)

All factory RZ parts still fitted.

Excellent condition inside and out

NSW Rego

Owned and Garaged in Sydney CBD and only driven probably 2 weekends a month.

The RZ was a special edition RX7 built right near the end of the production of the FD RX7s. It was the premium weekend racer type special and was the lightest FD produced. It had a number of little factory options that make it desirable and the RZ is the most collectible of all JDM RX-7s. It had the latest version of the 13B and the last revision of the turbos which pushed power up over 280ps from the factory.

The RZ goodies:

Specially made Recaro Carbon kevlar bucket seats in red, which have slide AND TILT option (very rare to be able to adjust the angle/height on fixed buckets)

Nardi leather wheel

Nardi Leather Gearknob

RZ exclusive dials (nice white colour)

Different leather trim (black with red stitching)

exclusive RZ floor mats

Soft touch dash finish

No rear seats (has 2 storage bins instead)

Passenger side big alloy navigators foot rest

Drivers side alloy foot rest

RZ Alloy pedals

Drivers side left knee brace/cornering brace

Drives side right knee brace/cornering brace

RZ build plaque

BBS 17X8 and 17X9 inch forged alloy wheels

Bilstein sports suspension

Exclusive RZ Pearl White colour (only used on RZ models and all 175 RZs are in this colour)

red RZ decals on the C pillars

Silver and gold "RX-7" Scuff plates

Twin Factory oil coolers (one mounted in each side duct and they each have a drain plug for easy oil changes)

With these options and the fact that is has alloy front guards and an alloy bonnet it has excellent weight distribution and is the lightest ever FD RX-7 coming in at just 1210kg. Pretty good for a car with nearly 300hp from the factory.

This car also features:

factory option CD and MD player

factory remote central locking (remote built into key)

tint

Completely rebuilt engine, carried out after I bought the car at Pre-stage - a top Rotary tuning shop in japan. Cost over $10,000 and was kept very mild and did not remove any RZ options in order to keep the car original and collectible.

Greddy front strut brace

japanese stainless exhaust (beautiful sound - I wanted to keep the car standard, but an exhaust is a must for the sound and doesn't take away from the RZ options at all)

All receipts for the engine work and parts purchased by me (totalling over $10,000)

Photos of the engine build showing all the work and parts

All the original log books and owners manuals

Since it's time to end my rotor project and move on to something new here is the story of this car:

I bought this FD RX-7 RZ model in japan about a year ago. I had just finished an R32 GTR/N1 Nur build and was looking for something special and different. This RZ came up at auction with just 30,000kms and was in great condition apart from the engine which was a bit low on compression. This suited me perfectly as I wanted a bit of a project. With that in mind I was able to buy it for a reasonable price (RZ's can command crazy money), and then spent around $10K having a brand new engine built for it at Pre-Stage in Japan (they hold 3rd place in the street class RX-7 drag records with their FC street drag car). A highly regarded rotor specialist in Japan. They are listed as a Rotary Pro Shop and acknowledged as having built national championship winning drag cars. The build included brand new factory housings that have received a very mild "street port" port job at pre-stage. It keeps the factory nature of the engine but a little more torque and power. I also installed a brand new clutch. The engine was built, tuned and run-in at their workshop in japan and then the car was shipped here to me. Since I've had it it's done very minimal kms and has had 2 oil changes to keep it healthy. The body is in great condition as is the interior. It has all the original RZ bits, passenger footrest, RZ dials, pedals, build plate, BBS wheels, Recaro Carbon Kevlar seats and the Nardi steering wheel and factory RZ bilsteins.

It drives and handles like a new car. It's an exciting car to drive even at sane speeds.

The only modifications to the car are a Ultra turbo timer/meter which displays speed, peak speed, boost, peak boost, and revs and peak revs and of course acts as a turbo timer. It also has a japanese stainless cat back exhaust which give the car a great note. It sounds beautiful. It also has a Greddy front strut brace. Apart from those minor mods it's all factory standard, and all the original RZ parts have been left alone.

If you are after an unmolested RZ this is the one to get, as with the brand new jap built engine it should live a decent happy life. FD RX-7s have been known not to live long on their orignal engines as apparently the mazda QC was not that great. So buying a car that has a brand new 2008 built engine make a lot of sense.

The car is registered in NSW and fully insured and has brand new Khumo ecsta tyres that I fitted all round when the car arrived in aus. They measure 255/45/17 rear and 235/45/17 front and are streets ahead of the rubbish most people fit during compliance etc.

The car is available for viewing in the sydney CBD where it's garaged always.

Since owning the car I also had the front lip restored back to the original factory grey look as it was ordered colour coded as a dealer option when new.

I have loved the RX7 and found when I bought it I immediately stopped driving my R34 GTR and silvia in favour of the RZ. It's just so much fun to punt around in. The only car that got me out of it was the R35!

It's now time for me to get back to another R32 GTR (my old 32 GTR street/track car) project so I really need to sell my baby. I've spent a lot of time and money on it so hopefully it will go to a good home.

I'm asking $42,000 for it which I think compared to the other RZ models on carsales is a bargain considering the brand new engine in it and the fact that mine has ALL the factory RZ parts still intact along with photos of the build and all the supporting receipts and paperwork and the original manuals and log book. You will not find a better value or more collectible RX-7 for anywhere near this money. Some RZ models are going for over $60,000 and I've seen one that had half the RZ options missing and it was still $50,000. I have priced this for a quick sale.

I don't really have any good pics, but these will give you an idea. To see how good it looks you really need to come check it out in person. It's a stunning car to see and hear.

please contact me, Richard, via pm if you are interested.

PS, sorry the photos really are crap but it's not easy to get good photos in a carpark! I will try to get some better ones this weekend. Half of these were taken in my garage, and the others were taken literally just after it got off the boat so it was a bit dirty.

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I have lots of documentation with the car. All the import paperwork, all the receipts for the engine build, the mazda genuine parts, the tyres etc. And I have the original owners book, log book and owners manual. Plus heaps of photos of the engine build that pre-stage took for me.

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one of the bills from pre-stage

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it still has all the tool kit and spare tyre etc too.

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Engine bay is neat and clean. :banana:

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The twin oil coolers. One is mounted in each side duct. :laugh:

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Can you believe I've had it nearly a year! I was planning to sell it much sooner, but it's hard to part with. :P

someone will get a bargain. if I bought this car in japan right now and did the mods I did it would cost about $60K on road. luckily I bought when the AUD was buying 100yen so I can price it accordingly. :)

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I should have bought this... to think I was worried about the rotors reliability so I bought a full house GTR... only to have it spin a bearing the first time I tracked it!

I looked at a few late model RX7's and this is probably the best condition/price one around... free bump:)

that is a real shame you had bearing problems. :)

anyway, back on topic. :D car is still for sale. had a few interested parties but no one follow through yet. someone come check it out so we can go for a test drive, I love driving it and need an excuse to get out. :)

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WOW I never knew the RZ was so special!

What an amazing example of a rare JDM masterpiece.

yeah there are tons of cool bits on the RZ that make them much more desirable and valuable than other model FD RX-7s. if you put a price on the bits it would be scary. The carbon kevlar seats alone are $10,000 a pair as they are specialy made for that car, not the mainstream recaro buckets you can buy anywhere. the BBS wheels would be $4K or so, bilsteins, all the alloy bits, exclusive colour. it's all nice stuff. I personally think it's well worth spending the extra money over an early model or regular FD model to get a spirit R or an RZ.

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mmm love the FD...I'd say swap for a 34 GTR but you have enough :P

yes, I've had my fill of GTR for the moment. I would love to trade from cash for it though! Hopefully someone will come and take this baby off my hands. I really want to start playing with the silvia and GTR again but it's hard to get motivated when I still have the FD sitting here begging for attention.

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just added a set of nice carbon fibre covers for the little triangle at the base of the front door windows. usually that's where wing mirrors are mounted but on the FDs the mirrors are mounted to the door itself and so you are just left with a black plastic triangle. it's now carbon. :blink: pics to come.

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Can i come and test drive it even if i dont have the cash to buy it? lol

This car is neat as mate and if i win lotto i will be giving you a call :down:

yes you can. fatz certainly did! he doesn't have more than about $20 in cash and assets...

you fit in it fine fatz. what you talkin bout. sure you were on the bucket instead of in it but it was fine...

anyway guys, still for sale and pretty motivated to sell. looking to buy another property now and want to sell this car badly.

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