X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-iw0-f180.google.com ([209.85.214.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTPS id 5054711 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:45:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.180; envelope-from=fluffysheap@gmail.com Received: by iwn9 with SMTP id 9so2323112iwn.25 for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:45:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=wUTul+0npP0t+yRSPq4zEEHij8SzSkEqa+vNq0SAt7s=; b=xIrXHDHk4Xoqm1aWHP4vq73PBj36+/DDR+5VM2ivOXd2zVCK+cvxiTt5igLEhht1AW jfrRZEiBb13kyeipR4fINOf2Tr3nFEK7HljHm3mHKyy84E9UaTv0x7nj/U+8SwA7CzCE 6nX2l+tkLc2uiQFZs6dIVq90PlLfLS3+03skw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.152.1 with SMTP id e1mr5242102ibw.53.1310931907892; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:45:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.156.82 with HTTP; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:45:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:45:07 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New to List - A Question to Get Started From: William Wilson To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001636ef0a8cb1d79e04a8491e12 --001636ef0a8cb1d79e04a8491e12 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jeff's Automotive in Puyallup (253) 537-8075 / www.mazdamanor.com (check out the old-school Cosmo along the right edge) http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3Djeff%27s+auto,+puyallup,+wa&ll=3D47.129717,= -122.357311&spn=3D0.007839,0.01929&oe=3Dutf-8&client=3Dfirefox-a&fb=3D1&gl= =3Dus&cid=3D0,0,9503843649126263915&t=3Dh&z=3D16&layer=3Dc&cbll=3D47.129523= ,-122.357308&panoid=3D5R2IFfAeGvb6LHbfowLudA&cbp=3D12,92.78,,0,-0.09 I bought two RX-4 transmissions from him (a great upgrade for any 1st generation RX-7!) He does focus more on the older cars - when I was there last year I didn't see any RX-8's. I'm in Denver now, but I lived in Seattle for five years. I also had good luck with Jerry's Little Car Shop - he tackled jobs that were too big for me. He's a mechanic only, though, not a parts source (he buys parts from Jeff, as it turns out). There's also a Jeff's Auto chain in the Seattle area. It's different. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 1:15 PM, wrote: > 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 > 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 li= ke > to do it, as they have only so many of the expensive, difficult to obtain > parts available. It's easier to get a brand new Renesis, since Mazda sti= ll > makes the new parts. You can even buy a factory-new crate engine of thos= e. > If you know who you want to build your engine, then just call them and se= e > 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 abou= t a > hundred RX's of all generations in his shopyard, going all the way back t= o > the early 70s. There are fewer and fewer 3rd generation RX-7 wrecks beca= use > 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 >> installation process, I would like to know the recommended places to >> purchase an engine core. I have been looking through a number of websit= es >> searching for information, most of which begins after a builder has proc= ured >> a core. I would imagine local junkyards, but how about the online vendo= rs, >> Ebay, etc.? >> >> Thanks very much - I look forward to hearing what y'all have to say and >> learning more. >> >> Regards, >> >> Cedric Gould >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:** >> 81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > > --001636ef0a8cb1d79e04a8491e12 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jeff's Automotive in Puyallup
(253) 537-8075 / www.mazdamanor.com
(check out the old= -school Cosmo along the right edge)
http://maps.google= .com/maps?q=3Djeff%27s+auto,+puyallup,+wa&ll=3D47.129717,-122.357311&am= p;spn=3D0.007839,0.01929&oe=3Dutf-8&client=3Dfirefox-a&fb=3D1&a= mp;gl=3Dus&cid=3D0,0,9503843649126263915&t=3Dh&z=3D16&layer= =3Dc&cbll=3D47.129523,-122.357308&panoid=3D5R2IFfAeGvb6LHbfowLudA&a= mp;cbp=3D12,92.78,,0,-0.09

I bought two RX-4 transmissions from him (a great upgrade for any 1st g= eneration RX-7!)=A0 He does focus more on the older cars - when I was there= last year I didn't see any RX-8's.

I'm in Denver now, b= ut I lived in Seattle for five years.=A0 I also had good luck with Jerry= 9;s Little Car Shop - he tackled jobs that were too big for me.=A0 He's= a mechanic only, though, not a parts source (he buys parts from Jeff, as i= t turns out).

There's also a Jeff's Auto chain in= the Seattle area.=A0 It's different.

On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 1:15 PM, <bktrub@aol.com> wrote:
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 no= t Dave Atkins, is it?
=A0
Where are you located?
=A0
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 possible to buy complete engines a= lthough rebuilders don't like to do it, as they have only so many of th= e expensive, difficult to obtain parts available.=A0 It's easier to get= a brand new Renesis, since Mazda still makes the new parts.=A0 You can eve= n buy a factory-new crate engine of those.=A0 If you know who you want to b= uild your engine, then just call them and see if they'll sell you a who= le one.

If you want to build it yourself, then just do some sleuthing.=A0 Wrecked R= X-8's are fairly common.=A0 There's a guy I know outside Seattle wi= th about a hundred RX's of all generations in his shopyard, going all t= he way back to the early 70s.=A0 There are fewer and fewer 3rd generation R= X-7 wrecks because there aren't too many of them left and the owners no= w tend to be careful with them, but sometimes they turn up.=A0 rx7club.com has an active buy/sel= l/trade section.=A0 For a core engine, it doesn't really matter what it= s history is.

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

New to the list and interested in knowing more about the Rotary installatio= n process, I would like to know the recommended places to purchase an engin= e core. =A0I have been looking through a number of websites searching for i= nformation, most of which begins after a builder has procured a core. =A0I = 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= learning more.

Regards,

Cedric Gould

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