Picked up the truck tonight with much help from TR8Todd. Truck is rough around the edges, and is missing lots of parts, so I am not sure what to do with it. But at the price I got it for it was a no-brainer.
Picked up the truck tonight with much help from TR8Todd. Truck is rough around the edges, and is missing lots of parts, so I am not sure what to do with it. But at the price I got it for it was a no-brainer.
Pick up a Chevy truck and swap in the driveline. Another no brainer. Want it to still sound like a repu? Slap a turbo on the 4.8 and install a totally ineffective muffler system.
DrBoost wrote: And...huhwha? A pickup truck with no torques?
Did you know this was rotary powered?
1.3L 13b!
more info: http://www.mazda.com/mazdaspirit/craftmanship/greatcar/p7.html
Picked up a rust free AZ hood that happens to be the same or close enough red, as well as a straight bumper, valence, air diffuser, and three piece grille today for the truck. Now I need to figure out if some of these parts are going on my green truck, what to use for a driveline, and the hole in the roof still. Best part of the deal tonight is the seller delivered them to me. Well about an hour from me, but I saved a ton on shipping especially on a large item like a hood.
I am so glad I didn't see this thread earlier.
I must see pics!!!!
Of what? The hood, or the truck? Or perhaps, both? It's in rough condition.
Pointless bit of trivia, I actually own an engine from one of these... the porting is WAY more torque biased than any other rotary I've ever run across. Made for serious fun with 48IDA carbs in an FB 
The bus used a crazy hybrid transmission, a manual with a torque converter in-line with the clutch.
fidelity101 wrote: Did you know this was rotary powered?
You have a Parkway rotary bus engine? How the hell did you get your hands on such a beast?
Years back I bought an '83 FB that had been a track rat most of its life... among (many) other modifications the original owner (I was the third total) had replaced the 12a with this particular 4-port 13b. I have the paperwork for the engine swap labor circa 1987-88 but unfortunately don't know exactly how he got it into the states 
Anyway, I eventually sold the chassis, but the motor (currently disassembled) still resides in my garage!
Mazdax605 wrote:
That does not look bad at all, yes a bunch of work but looks good so far.
Gut it, cage it, slam it, American V8 it!!! You all ready have the green one for every day use. Imagine this blowing by all those tuner cars at a track day with that V8 growling.
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