Oct, 2010 B3R RCC Car of the Month
 

Congrats to Notnauto / Kristy, for being October Rotary Car of the month.
this car was selected at the Blue Ridge Rotary Run B3R October 23-24, 2010

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1289050494
1986 pre-production stock FC RX-7

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1289050506

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1289050503

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1289050945

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Q: Congratulations for being our October Ride of the Month! Tell us about how you acquired this car?
A: Thank you! I saw this car over 7 years ago at Jim Downing’s shop. I had to have it. I bugged him about selling it with no luck. Finally a year ago the car went up for sale. I had no money (of course). The buyer that was interested dragged is feet long enough that the stars aligned for me and I bought it.

Q: How did you first become interested in rotary cars? Have you had any previously?
A: Like mother, like daughter. My mom bought her first RX-7 in 89, An 88 GXL. She took me on a test ride, spun it around in a very tight parking lot and then I was hooked. I owned an 89 Vert before this.

Q: Whats the biggest reason you chose a rotary powered car to modify?
A: No modification to this car. I will be keeping it stock until something needs replaced.

Q: Is this car your daily driver? Do you participate in any form of racing? (Drag, Auto-X, etc)
A: This is my daily driver for now.

Q: What do you enjoy most about your car?
A: The looks. I’m a FC lover. I like this one even more with the finish line kit.

Q: Do you have any future plans for the car, or any car?
A: Hopefully to keep it in the garage more. Since it only has 21K on it. I want to keep that low for as long as possible.

Q: Anyone you'd like to thank?
A: Everybody in the rotary community. I was out of the loop for awhile and forgot how much I missed not only the car but the people too.

The story behind the pre-production. (As much as I know about it) This car was given to Mazda N.A. by Mazda Japan for testing, publicity, etc. When the factory was done with the car it was to be given to Dave Jolly (a factory Mazda racer) to be turned into a racecar. Dave never did race it. Since he lived in California he also was not able to put it on the street. He sat on it till 2001. He then sold it to Jim Downing with only 15,000 miles on it. Jim was able to title and tag it in GA. When I bought the car it had 17,000 miles and about 1,000 of those were from my mom who drove it to deals gap the year before. What exactly happened to it while in Mazda and Dave’s possession, I have not gotten the story yet.
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Kristy (Holly's Daughter)
86 Pre-Production
Pre-Prod pics
serial #JMZFC*******00006
B3R October 23-24, 2010

I saw this car at DGRRX. Very cool piece for sure and it's cool to hear the story behind it. Congrats!

Are you eating and smoking in that historical car? Please don't do that.

Nice ride Kristy. Loved seeing it at the B3R. Congrats!

CONGRATULATIONS, Kristy! I'm glad you ended up with the RX-7 you wanted for so long.

Holly

I have personally worked on the pre-prod for Kristy. Her and her mother are amazing people, and most likely the two most welcoming and respectful women in the Rotary community (Yes, as a whole!).

The pre-prod is an unequivocal piece of automotive history. The minor differences in detail compared with the production cars are subtle, yet interesting. Certain aspects of the interior - in my opinion - should have made it to the assembly line. Smoother A-pillar plastics, for example, would have offered a more quality ambiance to the interior. The orange clock (which actually made it into the very early cars) fits the interior more appropriately because of the lighting throughout.

Kristy and her mother Holly are firm believers in Redline synthetic fluids, and this car is no exception of those beliefs. The shift-action of this car is superb, thanks to it's TII transmission and low-miles; made even better by the equally impressive choice in gear oil.

The five-lug setup means four-pot brakes up front, and vented rears. Out of the many FC's I have owned, and driven, Kristy's pre-prod has the best pedal feel I have ever experienced. She is truly a lucky gal to have scored such a prime example of the breed, getting to enjoy such luxuries as a spotless interior, great brakes, tight steering, an un-molested high-compression engine, fantastic gearbox, and even working air-con. Almost everything I have just mentioned is rare to find in an FC, considering the hard-lives the majority of these cars have lived.

I think I speak for everyone when I say: We all envy Kristy and her car. After a lengthy Rotary hiatus, she's come back in classic style!

Congratulations on the spotlight! :coolgleamA:

Even if she were to spill a bit of tea, trust me... she is better at making it disappear than the Mafia!:bowdown:

I am not sure what makes it pre-prod. I have looked at all pictures linked to this car and to me its just one of the first European production NA's which was shipped to US and then slightly modified (hood/body kit)

VIN number JMZFC132200100006 is regular European spec FC NA VIN, just very early one, but definately production.

bumper mounted license plate lights - stock European equipment on all FC's

mirrors - stock European equipment on all FC's

side markers on fenders - stock European equipment on all FC's

rear taillights with fogs - stock European equipment on all FC's

front turn signals with parking lights - stock European equipment on all FC's

everything in engine bay , including 13B NA with distributor - stock European equipment on NA FC's - running stock EU NA N322 ECU

exhaust with extra small pipe - stock European equipment on NA FC's

black logicon - reguallary seen on European FC's

TII hood - obviously swapped

idiot lights with rear fog indicator - stock European equipment on NA FC's

rear foglight switch - stock European equipment on NA FC's

Fresh Air vents. Both drivers and passengers side have these - stock European equipment on all FC's.

Coolant bottle location on fender - stock European equipment on NA FC's

The five-lug setup means four-pot brakes up front, and vented rears - stock European equipment on NA FC's.

Bodykit is not stock, but i have seen it previously, mazdatrix probably.

I would love to see something whats not production on that car, but i have not found single thing....

Congrats Kristy!!!!!

I see an electronic distributor. instead of a crank angle sensor..

What makes it pre-production is that the US spec FC is different, and this car is HERE, and not in Europe? Perhaps something that would make more sense to you, since you're obviously mad about this for some reason, is to label it "US-Spec" pre-production?

EDIT: Pre=production can also mean that the car was out on public roads before the general population got a hold of the FC in dealerships and such? When do you ever see an average joe showing off that they got the "00001" vin ______(fill in the blank) new car? Almost never, because the fact is, they don't. A lot of early cars go to crash testing, press fleets, become mules, museum cars, etc... and most "pre-production" cars HAVE to be crushed, wrecked, or destroyed/taken off the roads somehow at some point in time. How this car survived is a miracle.

PS: Can anyone find out how you're supposed to drive a "pre-production" deemed car on the public roads if the VIN tag is all different than the production models? I cant back this up, but it would make sense that OEM's would run such cars as the very first in the VIN tag numbers.

Did the european production cars with all these euro specs get a TII tranny and an lsd?


http://www.dezmo.com/gallery/d/9401-3/finishline.jpg

This car was never titled and not street legal, until around 2002, when Jim Downing got it titled in the State of Georgia. This car was not a production car that was ever sold in a dealership. Mazda Japan sent it to Mazda N.A. back in 1985.

The Black Accent Decal

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...0&d=1289362672