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Originally Posted by kraftjason413
wow! I just looked through the first page of photos and I may have jizzed myself. Love the exhaust work. I've not seen that spoiler on an FD before.
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Look up Mazda M2 1020 this is a write up I did on it explaining the historical context.
M2 1020
RX7 SP "localy developed????*
http://www.riceracing.com.au/RiceSPGallery.htm
In a recent book I aquired it describes a special Mazda RX7 developed totaly by the M2 performance arm in Japan (est 1990 with 4 Mazda factory employees), this special was the M2 1020 (pictured above). You can see it has a striking resemblence to the "localy developed" race version ultimate RX7, the RX7 SP. Minor differences are the extra bracing for the centre wing (which do vibrate easily) and also the centre brace for the front bar (again which crack with extended use). The parts are very similar if not identical to these localy developed versions :idea: :?: :!: Also of note is the "special bonnet" which is not available anymore in original aluminium specification.
Also of note is the derived PFS Supercars RX7 special which funnily enough some of the same "special localy developed Mazda Australia bits" namely the intercooler which is 100% idential to the SP unit.
After looking at all these coincidental parts and the fact that the M2 branch was closed in April of 1995 in Japan and the model was shelved for local production, is it a bit suss that these parts may have been off loaded to Mazda Australia to make a performance model such as the SP? Or were these body parts all developed and designed here and shipped to Japan??? *highly unlikley to me* Some carbon bits such as the intake and fuel tank etc seem not to be on any other variation but I am wondering about the original concept (competition special car) did it infact have a genisis in Japan, surley that must be the case and the parts were either copied and cosmeticaly altered (+ aditional bits added). Its just striking that they are identical designs.
This one is a hard back, Author Brian Long. Pretty current showing right up to Spirit R models etc, not a bad book just thought a bit more covering the Aussie exploits would have been better given the influence it had on Mazda and its model tributes that followed.
The SP it seems through more research allot more polished hardcore better made version than the M2 ever was (least in materials used and way they were made) so lots to be proud of regardless of the originality of the concept or where its true roots may have come from.
The RX7SP is the only kind of its type in the world of Mazda and a real historical piece, Australians made and perfected what the japs were too scared to do !
Factory Supercar Killer!!!!