SOLD: 1996 FM For Sale w/ Spares
Car has been SOLD. Thank you ApexSpeed.
1996 FM For Sale: $18,200 w/ spares
After racing my 1996 Formula Mazda for 4 years I'm reluctantly selling it. The car is a blast and I"m still racing it, but other interests mean that it's time to go. I'm asking $18,200 obo for the car with a spares package. Using prices from www.formulamazdaparts.com the spares package is worth over $5,000.
The car was raced from 1996 to 2002 and was then put in storage until I purchased it in the fall of 2009. The car has seen about 6 race weekends per year since 2010. The car was the FM NYSRRC winner 2 years in a row. The engine was rebuilt earlier this year using standard FM 13B parts, is not Drummond-sealed, and is problem-free. To give some performance perspective on the car, national level drivers turn 1:58's in these cars on the long course at Watkins Glen. I don't have national level driver skills but I like to get out there and give it a go. I'm a few tenths of a second away from moving into the 1:59.x range. The car is definitely capable of running competitive lap times.
The car has been meticulously maintained with periodic replacement of rod-ends, wheel bearings, etc. Very clean car. I'm 6' 2'' tall, 205 lbs, easily fit in this car and I'm within spitting distance of min weight on the scales with a few gallons of fuel. Support from Moses Smith Racing (www.formulamazda.com) is second to none and you won't find formula racing class that is less expensive to maintain than an FM.
One of the most fun things about this car for me was getting seat time in a car with a gearbox design that has straight-cut gears and dog rings. I've had a lot of fun with heel/toe rev-matching on downshifts and also with left foot braking and clutchless downshifting in this car. It should be illegal to get in a car with paddle shifters without having the opportunity to learn down-shift rev-matching with a dog box :-) Obviously, the spec-racing nature of these cars makes for some great competitive racing too. These cars are a lot of fun.
A little maintenance history:
- Gearbox was blueprinted by Taylor Race Engineering (TRE) in 2010. When TRE disassembled the gearbox they called to ask some questions about it because the bearing races and other components were in such good shape.
- There are enough parts to build one complete front upright and one complete rear upright; the only thing you'll need is one more wheel/bearing spacer.
- New fuel cell 2010
- New fire bottle 2010
- New pressure plate, flywheel and clutch disc in 2011.
- Koni shocks rebuilt 2012
- Upgraded to alloy calipers in 2012
- New paint 2012. Easy to touch up. I'll give you the paint numbers.
- New integrated nut/cone wheel nuts on all 4 corners in 2012
- Replaced header and muffler in 2013
- New clutch disc and new safety harness (Schroth Formula) in 2013; good to 2018.
Stuff that comes with the car:
- Alignment bars
- FM car cover
- 2 wheel sets with used Goodyear stickers (250s and 255s)
- 1 wheel set with a set of unused Goodyear rain tires
- 1 set of wheels with non-FM centers that can be used for setup and corner balancing.
- 1 set of unmounted Goodyear (GY) 620 tires with 1 heat cycle
- 2 sets of older GY 430 tires with plenty of tread for test days
- Spare nose (see spares list)
Spares List:
In the spares list below... a new part will have a 'Y' in the 'New?' column or an 'N' if it is a used part.
Qty New? Part Description
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1 Y 020-109 : Rear Hub
1 N 000-112 : Front Hub
1 Y 000-113 : Hub Bearing Spacer
1 Y 040-050m : Brake Caliper Bolt Kit
1 N 080-116 : MSD Spark Box
1 Y 020-113 : Radius Rod
1 Y 010-105 : Front Toe Link
1 Y 000-118 : Front Lower Control Arm
2 Y 020-123m : 5/16 Tapered Spacer Kit (4 per Kit)
1 Y 020-107m : Camber Hime Spacer (2 per Kit)
1 Y 020-010m : Rear Upright Bolt Kit
1 Y 000-121m : 7/16 Tapered Spacer Kit (8 per)
6 Y Wheel bearings
6 Y 040-105 : Brake Caliper Rebuild Kit – Iron
2 Y Caliper pistons for iron calipers
6 N Used iron calipers
1 N 000-125 : Koni Single Adjustable Front Shock Absorber (rebuilt)
1 N 020-114R : REBUILT | Koni Single Adjustable Rear Shock Absorber
2 Y 010-108m : Ackerman Plate Kit
2 Y 010-107 : Ackerman Block
1 Y 060-151 : Reverse Idler
1 Y 000-137m : Wheel Nut Kit (4 per)
2 Y 000-135 : Wheel Cone
4 N Wheel cones
1 N 110-120 : Front Wing End Fence
1 Y 110-050m : End Fence Allen Bolt Kit
1 Y 200-061 : FM Clutch Alignment Tool
1 N 060-103 : Clutch Disc
2 N 080-121 : Alternator Belt
1 Y 070-117 : Fuel Pump
1 Y 040-126 : Rotor Hat
1 Y 040-128 : Rotor Nut & Bolt Kit
1 Y 110-121 : Left Front Wing Adjuster Tab
1 Y 110-122 : Right Front Wing Adj Tab
1 Y 000-111Sm : Front Upper Misalignment Spacer Kit – Steel
1 Y Carb linkage bearing
1 Y 110-103m : Captive Nut Kit
1 Y 000-145m : Wheel Center Bushing Kit (6 per)
1 Y 040-108 : Master Cylinder 3/4-GIRLING
1 Y 060-105 : Clutch Slave Cylinder
1 Y Various dzus fittings and springs
1 Y 100-121 : Thermostat Gasket
1 Y 060-128 : CV Joint
1 Y 060-129 : CV Boot
1 Y Engine/Transaxle Input shaft
1 N 040-130 : Brake Caliper – Alloy
16 Y 000-115m : Drive Pin + Nut Kit
1 Y 030-122 : #2 Shear Plate Support – Right
1 N Muffler (old style)
1 N Header (old style)
Painted nose assembly (partially assembled)
1 N 110-101 : Nose
1 N 110-118 : Left Front Wing
1 Y 110-119 : Right Front Wing
1 Y 110-102 : Nose Pole
1 N 110-103m : Captive Nut Kit
1 Y 110-137m : Nose Pole Collar Kit
2 N 110-120 : Front Wing End Fence (painted)
