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1973 Mazda Rx-3 Savanna - Living Deviously

IT'S BLACK, FAST AND SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE

By Matt Greenop, Photography by Alastair Ritchie (ARL)
1973 Mazda Rx3 Microtech

Fast Facts
'73 Mazda RX-3 Savanna
Owner Johnny Burkhart

Hometown Down Under,New Zealand

Daily Grind Lobster fisherman

Power 470whp

Under The Hood 13B bridgeport with Series 4 housings; balanced and slotted Series 6 rotors and cross-drilled eccentric shaft; 20B stationary gears; Turbonetics Super T-76 turbocharger; TiAL 46mm wastegate; custom polished manifolds; custom front-mounted intercooler; 16-inch Davies Craig fan; Gilmer drive; Series 5 alternator; Bosch 044 fuel pump; fuel cell; Malpassi regulator; custom fuel rails with 850cc (x2) and 1680cc (x2) injectors; four-inch exhaust

Drivetrain W57 Supra gearbox; NPC twin-plate clutch and lightened flywheel;custom 3-inch driveshafts; shortened and re-splined Toyota Tacoma axles; shortened HiLux 4.5 LSD

Brains Microtech LT10 and x4 and 16v ignition booster

Stiff Stuff Front: coilovers with adjustable camber plates; Nolathane bushing upgrade; Rear: ladder bars; tramp rods; reset leaf springs

Rollers 17x8 (front) 17x9.5 (rear) FR17 Simmons; Goodyear Eagle F1s

Stoppers Front: DBA S6 RX-7 gold, cross-drilled and slotted rotors, S6 calipers; Rear: RX-7 S4 rotors and calipers

Outside Jet Black paint; modified front guards

Inside Momo seats, steering wheel and shift knob; Auto Meter Phantom gauges; white custom interior

Props Lawton Rotorsport, NZ Performance, Supreme Autofinishes, Jamie Begga and the boys

Connect autometer.com; dba.com.au; goodyear.com; microtech-efi.com; momousa.com; nzperformance.co.nz; simmonswheel.com.au; turboneticsinc.com

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By Matt Greenop
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