X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma01.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.39] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5054687 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:16:21 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.39; envelope-from=Bktrub@aol.com Received: from imo-da04.mx.aol.com (imo-da04.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.202]) by imr-ma01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p6HJFe0c016897 for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:15:40 -0400 Received: from Bktrub@aol.com by imo-da04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.f78.13b5b9ff (43957) for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:15:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-de02.mx.aol.com (smtprly-de02.mx.aol.com [205.188.249.169]) by cia-dd01.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILCIADD016-b2364e2334d6344; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:15:35 -0400 Received: from webmail-d075 (webmail-d075.sim.aol.com [205.188.181.101]) by smtprly-de02.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYDE023-b2364e2334d6344; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:15:34 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New to List - A Question to Get Started Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:15:34 -0400 X-AOL-IP: 69.84.254.253 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: bktrub@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CE12CD097D2BF8_C68_248CF_webmail-d075.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 33953-STANDARD Received: from 69.84.254.253 by webmail-d075.sysops.aol.com (205.188.181.101) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:15:34 -0400 Message-Id: <8CE12CD0973A674-C68-115A7@webmail-d075.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Bktrub@aol.com ----------MB_8CE12CD097D2BF8_C68_248CF_webmail-d075.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" William, Who do you know outside Seattle with all the wrecked RX-7s? I live in Redm= ond, and would love to be able to get some used RX-7 parts. It's not Dave= Atkins, is it? Where are you located? Thanks Brian Trubee -----Original Message----- From: William Wilson To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Sun, Jul 17, 2011 12:09 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New to List - A Question to Get Started It is still possible to buy complete engines although rebuilders don't lik= e to do it, as they have only so many of the expensive, difficult to obtai= n parts available. It's easier to get a brand new Renesis, since Mazda st= ill makes the new parts. You can even buy a factory-new crate engine of= those. If you know who you want to build your engine, then just call the= m and see if they'll sell you a whole one. If you want to build it yourself, then just do some sleuthing. Wrecked RX= -8's are fairly common. There's a guy I know outside Seattle with about= a hundred RX's of all generations in his shopyard, going all the way back= to the early 70s. There are fewer and fewer 3rd generation RX-7 wrecks= because there aren't too many of them left and the owners now tend to be= careful with them, but sometimes they turn up. rx7club.com has an active= buy/sell/trade section. For a core engine, it doesn't really matter what= its history is. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Cedric Gould wro= te: Howdy, All, New to the list and interested in knowing more about the Rotary installati= on process, I would like to know the recommended places to purchase an eng= ine core. I have been looking through a number of websites searching for= information, most of which begins after a builder has procured a core. = I would imagine local junkyards, but how about the online vendors, Ebay,= etc.? Thanks very much - I look forward to hearing what y'all have to say and le= arning more. Regards, Cedric Gould -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List= .html ----------MB_8CE12CD097D2BF8_C68_248CF_webmail-d075.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
William,
Who do you know outside Seattle with all the wrecked RX-7s? I live in= Redmond, and would love to be able to get some used RX-7 parts. It's not= Dave Atkins, is it?
 
Where are you located?
 
Thanks
Brian Trubee



-----Original Message-----
From: William Wilson <fluffysheap@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sun, Jul 17, 2011 12:09 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New to List - A Question to Get Started

It is still po= ssible to buy complete engines although rebuilders don't like to do it, as= they have only so many of the expensive, difficult to obtain parts availa= ble.  It's easier to get a brand new Renesis, since Mazda still makes= the new parts.  You can even buy a factory-new crate engine of those= .  If you know who you want to build your engine, then just call them= and see if they'll sell you a whole one.

If you want to build it yourself, then just do some sleuthing.  Wreck= ed RX-8's are fairly common.  There's a guy I know outside Seattle wi= th about a hundred RX's of all generations in his shopyard, going all the= way back to the early 70s.  There are fewer and fewer 3rd generation= RX-7 wrecks because there aren't too many of them left and the owners now= tend to be careful with them, but sometimes they turn up.  rx7club.com has an active buy= /sell/trade section.  For a core engine, it doesn't really matter wha= t its history is.

On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Cedric Gould <nghthwk@bellsou= th.net> wrote:
Howdy, All,

New to the list and interested in knowing more about the Rotary installati= on process, I would like to know the recommended places to purchase an eng= ine core.  I have been looking through a number of websites searching= for information, most of which begins after a builder has procured a core= .  I would imagine local junkyards, but how about the online vendors,= Ebay, etc.?

Thanks very much - I look forward to hearing what y'all have to say and le= arning more.

Regards,

Cedric Gould

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