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Other Stuff For Sale / FS: ~29 Years of Road & Track magazine, Grassroots Motorsports, Car & Driver etc

« on: April 20, 2022, 08:10:39 PM »

I have years of back issues of Road & Track, Grassroots Motorsports, and a few Car and Driver issues (along with the odd Sport Compact and a bunch of MacWorlds/MacAddict from the mid-90s to mid-2000s, but I seriously doubt anyone cares about those). I'm moving to a bit smaller place in the Okanagan in June, and the bulk of these are not making the trip.

A lot of younger-than-Gen-X whipper-snappers might not have the same affection for print oldsters like me do, but I thought I'd see if anyone in the club is interested, before I list them on Kijiji, or more likely, end up recycling them. I'm not really that concerned to make a buck off them, although if I had the time, I probably could, like how I spent $15 or $20 on eBay for the 1969 R&T where they tested my first car 

Prices are totally negotiable, as I have no idea if I'm out to lunch, and if you own a car featured in one, I'm probably inclined to give it to you. I just don't want to throw them all away.

Road & Track: Most issues from Sept. 1993 to 2006, and 2013 to present. A few are missing, either because they tested rotary sports cars and I pulled them, or they just got lost. Most are minty. $50 for the lot, or $5 for specific issues (but I'd really like to see years at time go!).

Grassroots Motorsports: Most issues from mid-2003 to present, but definitely some breaks. Also, a bit less consistent on being in mint condition. Same deal, $50 for the lot, or $5 for specific issues.

Car and Driver: 2006 to 2012, but a lot seem to be missing, '08 to '10 especially, so its a grab bag - $15?
PM  me here, or fire a text to Four-Oh-3, 923, Seventy-two55

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Technical Talk / Anyone have an engine stand they can loan for a few days?

« on: April 16, 2022, 01:31:31 PM »

As the subject asks, does anyone have an easily portable engine stand they can loan for a few days? Maybe for beer money? Princess Auto has one for sale at a reasonable price, but I'm going to be moving in less than 2 months, and don't want more stuff to just get rid of (new place will not have as big a garage or storage).
I need to get my RX-7's keg together, and while I broke it down without a stand, the bare keg is 160lbs, and I need to flip it a couple times in the process to check the e-shaft endplay, without letting the torrington bearing at the front slide out of place, which I didn't need to worry about when taking it apart.

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Automotive Marketplace / WTB - looking for Mazda 13B irons...

« on: August 10, 2020, 10:02:14 PM »

Anybody have some leftover S5 13B engine irons, maybe leftover from a Miata rotary swap you never got around to? Asking for a friend whose autocross season may have drawn to a premature close. Pending pulling the motor and tearing it down, but it's likely the coolant seal failure on the rear rotor is really a failure due to corrosion of the groove in the rear or centre irons that holds the seal, rather than just the seal itself.
Or an S5 (89-91) 13B NA engine keg, or a healthy S5 Turbo or 13B-REW (even more unlikely than a healthy S5 13B lying around, I know).

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Automotive Marketplace / FS - 2002 Ford Focus SVT

« on: May 03, 2019, 08:40:10 PM »

An oldie but a goodie... car-club price, asking $1500 https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1431634943

'02 SVT Focus - the sporty one, with the 170HP four, lower, firmer suspension, and 6 spd manual. Car is currently on 16" rims from a regular Focus with near-new winter tires, but also includes a set of the factory SVT 17, 5 spoke rims with performance summer tires (probably good for one more summer, possibly two). PS, PW, PB, sunroof, A/C, AM/FM CD with aux and USB with iPod/iPhone control. I'd love to see someone use/abuse the car for autocross or other motorsports, or just enjoy it as a still-above average fun car.

The car is in good shape for its age, but not perfect. Those of you who've seen my ancient RX7 will know I look after cars. This has mostly served as my wife's daily driver for almost exactly 7 years, and is still a fun car to drive, but it does have some clunks & rattles, and a check engine light (downstream 02 sensor heater error, and a battery/charge light stuck on because the battery-minder/charge monitor was damaged by a bad voltage regulator allowing over-volts).

The engine and gearbox are in great condition (no oil use or leaks, shifts great, and the clutch shows no signs of weakness).
Timing belt was done 2 years/40,000 km ago, along with the water pump and all tensioners. The body is straight, no accidents.
Oil changed on schedule religiously, always synthetic, with Wix filters. Gearbox oil changed 2 years ago with the recommended Ford synthetic gear oil - spendy, but it works best with this transmission.
Alternator and battery new in the last 6 months.
All receipts for the last 7 years, ~140,000km
Most of the interior is in very good shape, but the driver's side heated seat doesn't work (we have a heated cushion on it), and there is a small tear in the leather bolster. The heated mirror also doesn't heat on the driver's side.
Front wheel bearings and brakes replaced in last 2 years.
Contact info in the Kijiji ad.