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Old May 1, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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Arrow Axela Rx7 Rotary Project 2020

A few years ago I bouht an 86 rx7 and since then I tryed to make it the best......first I will post some pics to show you how i bought it and the steps I made with it ....I hope you will help me to finish this project......from the engine to body...

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Old May 1, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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the pics from the first day i bought it

some pics to show how bad it was.....it had a 78 golf I engine .......
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Old May 1, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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After Some Body Work

I removed old locks and shaved the doors
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Old May 1, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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Exclamation and now the actual body work

i want to make a complte different rx7 .,.....awayting your opinion about my work until now....i do not have a picture as an model to build after it , I only have one ideea , wish me good luck.......
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Old May 1, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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today work

I cut in the front grill and tryed to make it like the voices from my head told me.....
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Old May 1, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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wow dude thats gonna be crazy... how long do you have it til?
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Old May 1, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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uhm . . . how you going to get in
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Old May 1, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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wow? spraying expanding foam and shaving it off?

COOL!
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Old May 1, 2008 | 08:39 PM
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This gets my vote for the craziest thing I've ever seen on this site.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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ehh i think you just ruined the only good thing about your car.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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I cant enlarge teh pics.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Wow, crazy bro, good luck hopefully it turns out exactly like you want it.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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hey check out www.fiberglassforums.com for more help with the foaming and fiberglassing you will be doing soon. this site is very informative and people are nice there.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Good luck! hope you have better luck with this than i did.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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thanks for your good words,I will post the pics from today later .....now my big problem is my engine .....I do not have one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i do have one for spare parts and want to make it work but I need your help...do yu know someone good at rebuilding rotarys?
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Old May 4, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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Wow, this could be pretty sick. Good luck!
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Old May 5, 2008 | 12:29 AM
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very interesting
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Old May 6, 2008 | 03:09 AM
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Arrow some pics made yesterday

todays is another work session at my shop and will post some pics later today..
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Old May 6, 2008 | 03:20 AM
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so, you are going to take all that foam off when you fiberglass over it, then use that as the exo-skeleton to a full fiberglass widebody, RIGHT?!?!

peace
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Old May 6, 2008 | 04:06 AM
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I see some resemblance to the Mach 5 goin on here.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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poor TURBO rx7......i would traded my na for that if you really wanted to mess up a rx7.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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i'm curious how this is gonna look once done...
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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Holy **** you live in romania!

1. send over girls, I'll send over engine.
2. what's the price of gas there?
3. why in the **** did it have a golf engine!

Otherwise, keep doing it! It's gonna be different
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 1revin712488
poor TURBO rx7......i would traded my na for that if you really wanted to mess up a rx7.
I retract my previous statement about turbo.....my bad dude.

Props for being different

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Old May 7, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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lots of work made today ...........................huge progress..........but don;t have any pics made......tomorrow I;ll make some and post it to see the progress.....do you know someone how is selling a good 20b engine?
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