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				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:30 pm
				by marksport
				Looking at those pictures is sad. 
Glad I have spare PP housings...
Got a 13b in the shed if you want me to strip it and check it's condition If your looking. ?? 
Cheers
			 
			
					
				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:31 pm
				by richrx
				marksport wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:30 pm
Got a 13b in the shed if you want me to strip it and check it's condition If your looking. ?? 
 
I've got to say I love things like this, generosity on the forum for other members  

  and it's certainly not the first time on here...
Shame about the engine Danny, but every cloud... A 13b will liven things up  
 
 
Rich
 
			
					
				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:01 pm
				by danny
				marksport wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:30 pm
Looking at those pictures is sad. 
Glad I have spare PP housings...
Got a 13b in the shed if you want me to strip it and check it's condition If your looking. ?? 
Cheers
 
Thanks for the offer, but i have allready traced a 13B nearby. It will have a compleet rebuild by a rotary specialist in Holland. Only a one hour drive for me.
 
			
					
				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:03 pm
				by marksport
				No worries pal..
			 
			
					
				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:25 am
				by gt_james
				You can get 12A housings from atkins, they machine down 13B housings.
			 
			
					
				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:25 pm
				by richrx
				gt_james wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:25 am
You can get 12A housings from atkins, they machine down 13B housings.
 
Good shout, do you know the cost on this work? Plus importing it to the UK.? 
Rich
 
			
					
				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:41 pm
				by danny
				1147€ a piece! when they are availble... plus shipping. Expensive! and you need an rebiuldkit as well.
			 
			
					
				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:57 pm
				by richrx
				danny wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:41 pm
1147€ a piece!
 
That seems a tad prohibitive... I'll stick with the 13b option  
 
 
Rich
 
			
					
				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:02 am
				by gt_james
				danny wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:41 pm
1147€ a piece! when they are availble... plus shipping. Expensive! and you need an rebiuldkit as well.
 
yes but that's for new parts, don't compare with some old knackered 13B. If you already have a 12A, sure it would cost a lot getting new housings, but a rebuilt 13B wouldn't be much cheaper by the time you have it in the car. Any engine needing a rebuild may need new parts. Atkins lists 13B housings housings for over £900.
I went the 13B route with my car but I found a low mileage engine, any rebuilt engine ends up expensive, I'm just saying you don't have to ditch the 12As just yet.
 
			
					
				Re: Danny's RX7 FB
				Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:37 pm
				by gt_james
				is this a S2 RX7? The chrome peel on the housing looks particularly bad, I often see on these strip down threads the earlier cars suffer worse from this than the later cars. Mazda revised the housing plating process on the S3, although they're still not as good as the later engines.