hi from the south island of nz

[tama]

hello to all the english chaps out there and chur to all the kiwis over in sunny england
firstly what a well run forum for first gen 7s ,awesome info and friendly vibe
im from the south island of nz ,a wee town called wanaka
ive just pulled my 79series 1, out of storage and hopefully start work on it soon
brought it a few years ago as a rolling body plans are for a 13b bridgy running a 48 ida
and to set her up for the new circuit thats getting layed as i write this ,a new track in cromwell to go play on
as i also have a fd twin turbo and an sti wrx for playing on the mountain roads(you kiwis over there will know what im on about, crown range and the west coast road from wanaka)
i spent a few years living and working in the uk so i know what you have through go to be able to have a good old cane
first car i had was a rx2 four door when i was 16 and have had a few others ,fully regret selling the two coupe tho
after spending quiet a few years out of nz and the rotor scene i cant believe the coin they are going for now!!!unfreakinbeliveable!!
even the dingos are coming over here to buy up cars now
any way im glad ive got a couple to play with ,(but would kill for a two coupe )
so yeah kia ora
tama

[RX7SA]

Big welcome dude look forward to the threads on the S1. Very jealous of the track near where you live, would love that!
I'm restoring an SA at the mo with a 13b conversion when I bought it and sounds like yours will be a lot of fun when you've finished. Is she just a shell at the mo or everything but the engine is in place?
Welcome again
Simon

[TOOL]

Welcome aboard mate.

Yeah, there's a few Kiwis on here. I know what you mean about prices. 1998 running RX2 coupe for $250 but now!

Crown range was better before they sealed it but still fun. They still do that hill climb there. The Pikes Peak type one? Rid Millen and all that.

Get some pics up bro. What block are you starting with?

[tama]

simon,she was just a rough rolling shell when i got her ,guards and doors rusted in usual spots ,the interior is pretty sweet no cracks in dash etc ,had all the original
seats in her ,attacked the shell to trace rust ,only bits are around the back wheel arch down low and a wee bit on the ass around the hatch
have managed to get a couple of rust free doors off a bloke that brought a container of parts in from the states
and a factory guard still in the mazda box!!!
also tracked down a group c spoiler for the rear end ,you either love em or hate em ,but i dig it so thats all that matters
got a buddy to whip up some fibreglass flares for all for corners
also picked up some 13x7 hotwires
still trying to work out if i wanna get it street legal so i can just drive it to the track and home
will try and get some pics up soonish ,im still on crutches at the mo ,snapped my tibia and blew my acl so three operations later staring to feel normal

the crownrange is pretty awesome ,i like it now all the bridges are two way,no more crazy japs having head ons!!
the hill climb your thinking about is the race for the sky ,up the snowfarm road ,the organisers pulled pin a couple of years ago due to funding
shame as it was a pretty loose event,but the road is still there for all the locals to cane up
it will come back when someone takes it over
thanks for the welcome
tama

[ian65]

Hi Tama,
welcome to the forum mate, we have a few Kiwis on here sharing their rotary knowledge, you'll fit right in!
Glad to have you on board.

cheers,
Ian

[Chud]

Hey welcome-make sure you get a build thread going,the more S1's the better.

[RamoNZ]

Tena brother welcome aboard!

I got no clues about the mountain roads as I've never been to the southern extension to the country but I did spend a fair few years drifting around the back streets of South AK in various hunks of **** I happened to own that were RWD.

Back on track get some pictures up of the car and let's see what the guts is - my bro has a 12a Bridge which goes pretty well so a 13b bridge will go even better

[codge]

I say old bean, welcome from me.

Codge

3000 miles to the Med for my hols is long haul for me; dunno about the distance to NZ......mind blowing.

[Lucky]

Hiya and welcome, fella. This thread is, of course, meaningless without pics

[tama]

hi guys ,managed to hobble out on the crutches and take a few pics ,but cant attach them for some reason?????