Rough Start: First Gen RX-7, Small-Block Chevrolet, Together For Well Under Budget!


Rough Start: First Gen RX-7, Small-Block Chevrolet, Together For Well Under Budget!

Do you like the idea of racing at all? Of course, you must…you’re reading a story on BangShift, so there has to be some kind of racing you’re into. Surely you like drag racing, autocross stuff or just appreciate something that hauls major ass. Right? Of course. So let me play the enabler for you today with this Rough Start-ready 1983 Mazda RX-7. If you pay $2200, you get a small-block Chevy/T-5 or automatic ready car, a 350ci mill and a TH350, ready to go…you just put the pieces together. Not bad, right? Ok, how about this: whole car, minus engine and trans for an even $1,000. Pick and choose what you want to use…a 355 and a T-56 sounds just about right here. Either way, we’d say move your ass now before the Mazda is gone. 

But wait, there’s more! If you move your hind end, you can score the RX-7 as a roller, no engine or trans, for $800. Seriously, $800? You’ve got five grand to play with for a budget…how hard is it to build up a small Chevy that’ll make this little roller skate a doorstop-shaped fear factory? Folks, I may use the Rough Start stories to just show off random project vehicles, but this is the first time I’m imploring you: somebody buy this and make it wicked. It’s almost too easy.

Craigslist Link: 1983 Mazda RX-7


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5 thoughts on “Rough Start: First Gen RX-7, Small-Block Chevrolet, Together For Well Under Budget!

  1. MGBChuck

    a 9 second rough start car is very possible here if your a little handy with basic tools—–WOW

  2. RK - no relation

    I was going to say “Together For Well Under” but is it Well Put Together”.

    But you can make sure of it yourself! Instead of getting somebody’s half assed work that needs to be taken apart and done right, start from better than scratch. I would like to drive this with a Buick 3.8 Supercharger

    FUN!

  3. Chevy Hatin' Mad Geordie

    Here we go again – some brain dead dork trying to sell yet another fine car polluted with a hunk of Chevy shit!

    1. cool

      So buy it and put a rotary back in it Geordie. Since you’re so concerned with what other people choose to do with their cars….

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