X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5054720 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:19:39 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.40; envelope-from=Bktrub@aol.com Received: from imo-da02.mx.aol.com (imo-da02.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.200]) by imr-ma02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p6HKJ5RN007837 for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:19:05 -0400 Received: from Bktrub@aol.com by imo-da02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.ff5.749fafa (56026) for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:19:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-md03.mx.aol.com (smtprly-md03.mx.aol.com [64.12.143.156]) by cia-md07.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMD078-d4324e2343b3eb; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:19:00 -0400 Received: from webmail-d075 (webmail-d075.sim.aol.com [205.188.181.101]) by smtprly-md03.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYMD031-d4324e2343b3eb; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:18:59 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New to List - A Question to Get Started Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:18:59 -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_8CE12D5E598E9AD_C68_25490_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 16:18:59 -0400 Message-Id: <8CE12D5E56E10DB-C68-11A6A@webmail-d075.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Bktrub@aol.com ----------MB_8CE12D5E598E9AD_C68_25490_webmail-d075.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Right! I rode my motorcycle past his place about two weeks ago, He's about= 25 miles south of me.=20 Brian Trubee -----Original Message----- From: William Wilson To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Sun, Jul 17, 2011 12:45 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New to List - A Question to Get Started 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&g= l=3Dus&cid=3D0,0,9503843649126263915&t=3Dh&z=3D16&layer=3Dc&cbll=3D47.1295= 23,-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 gene= ration RX-7!) He does focus more on the older cars - when I was there las= t 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 Redm= ond, and would love to be able to get some used RX-7 parts. It's not Dave= Atkins, is it? =20 Where are you located? =20 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_8CE12D5E598E9AD_C68_25490_webmail-d075.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Right! I rode my motorcyc= le past his place about two weeks ago, He's about 25 miles south of me.
 
Brian Trubee



-----Original Message-----
From: William Wilson <fluffysheap@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sun, Jul 17, 2011 12:45 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New to List - A Question to Get Started

Jeff's Automot= ive 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 gene= ration RX-7!)  He does focus more on the older cars - when I was ther= e 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 bi= g 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, = <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 not= Dave Atkins, is it?
 
Where are you located?
 
Thanks
Brian Trubee



-----Original Message-----
From: William Wilson <fluffysh= eap@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 although rebu= ilders don't like to do it, as they have only so many of the expensive, di= fficult to obtain parts available.  It's easier to get a brand new Re= nesis, since Mazda still makes the new parts.  You can even buy a fac= tory-new crate engine of those.  If you know who you want to build yo= ur 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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