Nice review Zack! As a repu owner and old school enthusiast I have to disagree a little as to why not many of these trucks were sold. It wasn’t because of their size or lack of power/torque, or tow capabilities. When this truck came it out, it shattered the hp/tq figures of all the other mini trucks at the time. (Luv, courier, 620, and Toyota pickup) hence the fender flares and rotary power badge. Also had a higher towing capacity. Mini trucks at the time we’re a good compromise for a consumer who wanted a vehicle small enough to zip around to work and back, but also do truck stuff when needed. What killed this truck, and almost the rotary, in the 70s was the oil crisis and increasingly strict emissions regulations. Hard to justify a more expensive (rotary) mini truck that consumes oil by design and gets worse gas mileage.
have to second you brian. yes they were thirsty. the engine design in general is thirsty and made worse by the emission control setup at the time wich needed to have the carburetor tuned a little fat so there would be enough unburnt fuel to make the after burn chamber work correctly. they drank as much fuel as a full size ford f100 with a 302. when the engine was stock they would have had a little more torque down low than a bridge ported engine and coupled with the steep rear end gears they would tow suprisingly well.
I remember my aunt's common-law partner having one of those little Mazda pickups, in the late '70s. I was a teen, and although I was a "car guy", I recall asking him what a rotary motor was.😂
Great video but another correction here: the REPU was not based on the Courier at all. Yes, there are similarities because Mazda built the Courier for Ford (all Couriers were imported from Japan and built in Mazda’s Hiroshima plant). The actual truck REPU’s are based off is the Mazda B1600 (second generation chassis) which started production in 1966.
Here in Britain,we call those under the daah hand brakes 'umbrella hand brakes'.. they were quite common on British & other other European cars in the 50s & 60s with bench seats.. however,some cars with bench seats(and some with bucket seats) hand the hand brake between the door & seat. Foot pedal parking brakes are VERY VERY uncommon on European cars... To the best of my knowledge,it's pretty much only cars such as Rolls Royces & Bentleys had them.
Can you make a video about the mega sport ecu and some other options? My Turbo II is completely stock and it sounds like I need it but I wanna know more first
Pretty sure the lope you hear is from the exhaust eyebrow specifically, not the intake. On a half bridge only the exhaust gets the eyebrow, and theres hardly any point to doing a half bridge. You lose the same amount of reliability and fuel economy. Always go full bridge just saying.
The Ecu is there to control the fuel and timing in the engine. A 12a is carbureted and thus is not electronically controlled, so a Megasquirt MS3X wouldn't be compatible with a stock 12a. I've heard of people converting 12as to fuel injection, but I'm not very familiar with the setups so I can't say for that.
If you want to fuel inject a 12a, most people use an IDA/IDF intake manifold for an aftermarket carburetor, and then some individual throttlebodies for fuel injection like these. www.efihardware.com/products/c97/IDA-Type-throttle-bodies . Obviously would also need a full fuel system, and modified ignition system.
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Nice review Zack! As a repu owner and old school enthusiast I have to disagree a little as to why not many of these trucks were sold. It wasn’t because of their size or lack of power/torque, or tow capabilities. When this truck came it out, it shattered the hp/tq figures of all the other mini trucks at the time. (Luv, courier, 620, and Toyota pickup) hence the fender flares and rotary power badge. Also had a higher towing capacity. Mini trucks at the time we’re a good compromise for a consumer who wanted a vehicle small enough to zip around to work and back, but also do truck stuff when needed. What killed this truck, and almost the rotary, in the 70s was the oil crisis and increasingly strict emissions regulations. Hard to justify a more expensive (rotary) mini truck that consumes oil by design and gets worse gas mileage.
have to second you brian. yes they were thirsty. the engine design in general is thirsty and made worse by the emission control setup at the time wich needed to have the carburetor tuned a little fat so there would be enough unburnt fuel to make the after burn chamber work correctly. they drank as much fuel as a full size ford f100 with a 302. when the engine was stock they would have had a little more torque down low than a bridge ported engine and coupled with the steep rear end gears they would tow suprisingly well.
You own a repo?
Holy shit how did you even get you hands on one of these? Rare as hell
im restoring one right now lol
I remember my aunt's common-law partner having one of those little Mazda pickups, in the late '70s.
I was a teen, and although I was a "car guy", I recall asking him what a rotary motor was.😂
Great video but another correction here: the REPU was not based on the Courier at all. Yes, there are similarities because Mazda built the Courier for Ford (all Couriers were imported from Japan and built in Mazda’s Hiroshima plant). The actual truck REPU’s are based off is the Mazda B1600 (second generation chassis) which started production in 1966.
Cool little truck 🚚
I owned a 72 courier for years, same color with a 1.8l 4 speed. Miss that truck. This is my next step.
you definitely need a REPU
Here in Britain,we call those under the daah hand brakes 'umbrella hand brakes'.. they were quite common on British & other other European cars in the 50s & 60s with bench seats.. however,some cars with bench seats(and some with bucket seats) hand the hand brake between the door & seat. Foot pedal parking brakes are VERY VERY uncommon on European cars... To the best of my knowledge,it's pretty much only cars such as Rolls Royces & Bentleys had them.
Sounds super cool for a truck!
All I have to say is bad ass and didn't l know that it was only for our market when they came out lol.💯👍👍👍
God I miss my Mazda b2600i 4x4 5speed😭
How do you feel about reviewing a 950whp 13b convertible?
I would love to!
I purchased a hot wheels version of this car, so now I'm here looking at how it looks in real life 😂
Pacific Northwest gang rise up, nice to know most repu's are in my area of the country lol
#pnwminitruckgang
first video I see instnt suscribe niiiice little truck.
Can you make a video about the mega sport ecu and some other options? My Turbo II is completely stock and it sounds like I need it but I wanna know more first
A modern old school experience
It sounds like someone dubbed the soundtrack of a classic RX-7 into a normal pickup.
It needs some slot mags on it bad, and a super trap muffler.
Nice video.
Pretty sure the lope you hear is from the exhaust eyebrow specifically, not the intake. On a half bridge only the exhaust gets the eyebrow, and theres hardly any point to doing a half bridge. You lose the same amount of reliability and fuel economy. Always go full bridge just saying.
Dude what kind of wheels are these?
I would love to have one with an automatic as a daily driver. I wouldn't use it for more traditional truck duties. That's what a Ford Ranger is for.
what a car
I think I'm your brother lol.
Can you put that ecu to a 12A carburated?
The Ecu is there to control the fuel and timing in the engine. A 12a is carbureted and thus is not electronically controlled, so a Megasquirt MS3X wouldn't be compatible with a stock 12a. I've heard of people converting 12as to fuel injection, but I'm not very familiar with the setups so I can't say for that.
If you want to fuel inject a 12a, most people use an IDA/IDF intake manifold for an aftermarket carburetor, and then some individual throttlebodies for fuel injection like these. www.efihardware.com/products/c97/IDA-Type-throttle-bodies . Obviously would also need a full fuel system, and modified ignition system.
with enough cubic dollars, yes of course
Not your father‘s old pick up truck
And of course the owner had to ruin it by putting on a fart can.....
yes the fart can is asenine but hey, america.
Pickup trucks with manual transmissions🤮😖☹️