SOLD: 2001 FD RX-7 RZ model with brand new engine.

[Beer Baron]

hi guys,

Basic Specs:

2001 FD RX-7
RZ model (1 of only 175 ever made)
34,000kms
2,000kms on brand new motor and clutch
All factory RZ parts still fitted.
Special RZ Pearl White colour (limited to the RZ models)
Factory RZ Carbon Kevlar Recaro seats
Excellent condition inside and out
NSW Rego
Owned and Garaged in Sydney CBD and only driven probably 2 weekends a month.

It's time to end my rotor project and move on to something new.

I bought this FD RX-7 RZ model in japan about a year ago. I had just finished an R32 GTR build and was looking for something special. This RZ came up at auction with just 30,000kms and was in great condition apart from the engine which was low on compression. This suited me perfectly as I wanted a bit of a project. With that in mind I was able to buy it for a reasonable price, and then spent around $10K having a brand new engine built for it at Pre-Stage in Japan. A highly regarded rotor specialist in Japan. the build included brand new factory housings that have received a very mild "street port" port job at pre-stage. It keeps the factory nature of the engine but a little more torque and power. I also installed a brand new clutch. The engine was built, tuned and run-in at their workshop in japan and then the car was shipped here. Since I've had it it's done very minimarl kms and has had 2 oil changes to keep it healthy. The body is in great condition as is the interior. It has all the original RZ bits, passenger footrest, RZ dials, pedals, build plate, BBS wheels, Recaro Carbon Kevlar seats (with wear on the driver seat) and the Nardi steering wheel and factory RZ bilsteins.

It drives and handles like a new car. It's an exciting car to drive even at sane speeds.

The only modifications to the car are a Ultra turbo timer/meter which displays speed, peak speed, boost, peak boost, and revs and peak revs and of course acts as a turbo timer. It also has a japanese stainless cat back exhaust which give the car a great note. It sounds beautiful. It also has a Greddy front strut brace. Apart from those minor mods it's all factory standard, and all the original RZ parts have been left alone.

If you are after an unmolested RZ this is the one to get, as with the brand new jap built engine it should live a decent happy life.

I also bought a set of new side step garnishes for it as the original ones looked a bit average.

The car is registered in NSW and fully insured and has brand new Khumo ecsta tyres that I fitted all round when the car arrived in aus. They measure 255/45/17 rear and 235/45/17 front and are streets ahead of the rubbish most people fit during compliance etc.

The car is available for viewing in the sydney CBD where it's garaged always.

Since owning the car I also had the front lip restored back to the original factory grey look as it was ordered colour coded as a dealer option when new.

I have loved the RX7 and found when I bought it I immediately stopped driving my R34 GTR and silvia in favour of the RZ. It's just so much fun to punt around in. The only car that got me out of it was when my R35 GTR arrived!

It's now time for me to get back to another R32 GTR project so I really need to sell my baby. I've spent a lot of time and money on it so hopefully it will go to a good home. :)

I'm asking $42,000 for it which I think compared to the other RZ models on carsales is a bargain considering the brand new engine in it and the fact that mine has ALL the factory RZ parts still intact.

I don't really have any good pics, but these will give you an idea. To see how good it looks you really need to come check it out in person. It's a stunning car to see and hear. :)

please contact me, Richard, via pm if you are interested.

PS, sorry the photos really are crap but it's not easy to get good photos in a carpark! I will try to get some better ones this weekend. Half of these were taken in my garage, and the others were taken literally just after it got off the boat so it was a bit dirty. :(

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[Rotary Wolf]

Gee ......... i find myself actually liking white FDs even the RZ :D

STEVE MAYBE YOUD LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE LOL LOL

[Gomez]

Gee ......... i find myself actually liking white FDs even the RZ :D

STEVE MAYBE YOUD LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE LOL LOL

Snow White Pearl is the bomb.

Nah, this one is an old clunker.....my car is two whole days younger than the Barons ;).

[hyrola]

looks damn sweet and a new motor too! Hope you have no troubles selling it. I wish you came on here a couple of months ago i would have seriously considered.. but now i have my car and have spent all my monies on it :D

[-Rod-]

Damn this sucks. I'm a big fan of Beer Barons and now he is FD-less. :(

[BigWillieStyles]

Love it!

[kusanag1]

wow all the fd owners members are here . woot . man i juz wish i had tat rz . best 7 ever made . good luck for the sell though :nod:

[Beer Baron]

thanks guys. it wont be the same without the FD around, but I will still stay a member here and will definitely have another 7 at some point. I might even go a bit old school and try an FC, though the FDs are so much better i would probably be a bit disappointed with the FC.

I took some better pics on the weekend. Will upload and post them in a minute.

[wjp005]

Nice FD, G/L with sale.

Where's the "old" motor?

Gonna sell it as an overhaul project?

[Beer Baron]

I had all the work done on the car in japan at pre-stage. I let them keep all the old bits.

here are the pics of the engine build in japan. :) as you can see there were a lot of new parts that went into this build. over $10K worth plus the labour etc. In aus it would have been even more expensive. but they did a great job and the car runs superbly.

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[Beer Baron]

some pics I took yesterday.

tucked up at home in the garage:

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down at the carwash:

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Lots of documentation with the car. I have all the original manuals and the service history book with the servicing receipts in it. I also have all the receipts for the work I had done, the itemised bill from Pre-stage, and a bill from mazda for some extra genuine parts I bought like new scuff plates etc. and of course all the import papers.

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it has all the tool kit etc too.

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it has the twin oil coolers, one on each side. :)

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[Beer Baron]

man I just had a shock. I just had a look at some of the RZs and spirit Rs around for sale at the moment and some of them are crazy money. upwards of $50,000 even $60K and that is still with the original 7 year old 'time bomb' engine in them. hmm maybe I should put the price up! lol.

[Kin]

just wondering, you say the car was built and tuned in japan. wont it be tuned for higher octane jap fuel?

ive seen white fd in ct a few times, maybe it was u :) go down liverpool st much?

[Gomez]

man I just had a shock. I just had a look at some of the RZs and spirit Rs around for sale at the moment and some of them are crazy money. upwards of $50,000 even $60K and that is still with the original 7 year old 'time bomb' engine in them. hmm maybe I should put the price up! lol.

The RZ's will sell eventually at those prices, the Spirit R's of course won't....hahaha.

Great that you've still got all the documentation, that's a real bonus IMO.

Good luck with the sale :).

[Rotary Wolf]

$ 10,000........ REBUILD ON ENGINE

$6000 FOR IMPORTING COMPLIANCE ETC

How cheap are these cars to buy in Japan at the present moment ? $15- 20,000 .AUD

[joe]

$ 10,000........ REBUILD ON ENGINE

$6000 FOR IMPORTING COMPLIANCE ETC

How cheap are these cars to buy in Japan at the present moment ? $15- 20,000 .AUD


^^^^ i wish....

if i had the moola i would snap this RZ up right now but i dont so i have to keep dreaming and just think about race only fd.lol

[Rotary Wolf]

^^^^ i wish....

if i had the moola i would snap this RZ up right now but i dont so i have to keep dreaming and just think about race only fd.lol


IF ................................. is were most people are at all their lives :D

[Gomez]

$ 10,000........ REBUILD ON ENGINE

$6000 FOR IMPORTING COMPLIANCE ETC

How cheap are these cars to buy in Japan at the present moment ? $15- 20,000 .AUD

Top end cars with low k's still sell for upwards of 3M yen.

That's well north of $50K on the road here.

[Beer Baron]

just wondering, you say the car was built and tuned in japan. wont it be tuned for higher octane jap fuel?

ive seen white fd in ct a few times, maybe it was u :) go down liverpool st much?

contrary to popular opinion premium fuel in japan is about on par with Aus 98RON, it's a touch higher octane but not enough to cause any problems. basically their regular fuel is about on par with our 95. their premium with our 98 RON. and their top level fuel is around 100RON. but most modern cars are tuned to accomodate varying fuel quality. It's not agressively tuned either. as it's basically still standard. it was just run in on the dyno and then just a little clean up, nothing drastic. :)

could be me on liverpool st, I do go there quite a bit to eat. my place is just a few blocks from there but I do take the car a bit as an excuse to get out in it. :)


$ 10,000........ REBUILD ON ENGINE

$6000 FOR IMPORTING COMPLIANCE ETC

How cheap are these cars to buy in Japan at the present moment ? $15- 20,000 .AUD

closer to $30K-$35K or so. I'm not selling this at a profit! there is only so much you can ask for a car no matter what it cost you. with the way the current used car market is and the economy in general in most cases it's cheaper to buy a car here in aus than to import.



Top end cars with low k's still sell for upwards of 3M yen.

That's well north of $50K on the road here.

yeah that's true. but there is only so much the market will bare. for me to import another R35 GTR now it would cost around $220,000 on road, but there is no way I could sell it for that. I'll loose some $ on this RX7 but I had fun with the project and I paid for the car when the AUD was still 100yen/dollar so it's not as expensive as buying one now at 70yen/dollar. the new owner can get the benefit of my good buying. :)

in other news I just did a silly thing and bought stuff for a car I'm selling. some nice little CF bits. pics when they arrive. :)

[BigWillieStyles]

Im sorry but this car is soooo much better than any Nissan. :)

[Beer Baron]

Im sorry but this car is soooo much better than any Nissan. :)

well I dunno, I have had some pretty decent nissans. my R35 GTR was very nice :) it is more fun that a stock 32-34 GTR though. that's for sure. :)

[Beer Baron]

still for sale guys. price drop to $41K, but if you're interested come out, have a look and make your offer. you never know what I'll do when you're standing in front of me with the cheque book open....

[Beer Baron]

Car is now up on carsales. I would still rather sell it to another enthusiast on here, so I'll call it $40,500 for anyone who contacts me through the forum.

There are only two other RZs on carsales. both are 2000 models (mine is 2001)

one of them is $60,000 and is not that flash. the other is $35,000 but is missing the RZ seats (around $10,000 to replace so that's $45,000 already) and is missing the original front bar, and has other aftermarket body panels which suggests some accident history. either way lots of the stuff that makes it an RZ is gone so it's not really collectible any more. Mine on the other hand has ALL the RZ parts, also has a brand new factory engine and has only 34,000kms! so I think price wise it's pretty fair. I could not buy, and import this car now for less than about $60,000. I need to sell though as I'm currently selling an apartment too and I need to liquify as much of my assets as I can. so come and take advantage of me! lol.

[Bo0o0ost]

Sold to me!!! :D
Shes come to a very loving home :)

[BigWillieStyles]

Sold to me!!! :D
Shes come to a very loving home :)

Lucky man!

[Bo0o0ost]

I still cant figure out what the off white crap is on the left hand side of the car?

Doing my head in :(

[Rotary Wolf]

Could it be Radiator coolant fluid ? possibly coming from your overflow area thats off white in colour C, if it is get it checked out ASAP

[Bo0o0ost]

Na man, its on the whole left hand side of the car!!! :(

Covers all of the stone guard

[Parag0n]

It's normal to have a different tone of colour on the stone guard

[gotorx7]

Get some pics of this white stuff up for us..

[Bo0o0ost]

Apparently it is from a hit that the car has had once apon a time and when it was repaired, the dipshits used the wrong colour!!! :@

Ill post up picks when i get some time off uni work next week guys,

[Big Hugh Ness]

:np: Come on, man, get those pics up already!

[Bo0o0ost]

Seriously, you were waiting? :P

Ill chuck them up tomorrow for ya brother