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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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Hey guys, I've been posting up recent pictures of my SA so I thought I'd post up some of my FB and my SA. The FB has been pretty lonely, just sitting in the backyard waiting for her motor to be rebuilt. So I thought I would show her some love today. Enjoy!





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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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Last few are of the SA. It was decently nice so I decided to put on my Kamei air dam



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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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Paint that bad boy Yeller... it will look fn sweet again. I love that Yellow SA.
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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Yeah it needs some body work and a new paint job. I'm not sure if I'll stick with the spark yellow or go a different color. It just needs some other things first. After that I'll be focusing entirely on getting the FB up and running again.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 07:23 AM
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FBslayer, looks good with that Kamei air dam. How did you attach it?

I have one I am getting painted separate with my SA and want to be able to take it on and off
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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both cars look really good! i'm a fan of the Spark Yellow SA's and agree that when funds are available, paint that car and make her shine!! what are your plans for the FB's engine?
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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Both look nice and solid, will be cool to see the FB up and running and the SA all shined up, nice air dam too, I like it.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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ourxseven, the air dam was mounted using the existing nuts and bolts that mount the fenders to the front valance. It wasn't too hard but one side gave me a bigger fit than the other. I was originally planning to do a nice Bridgeport Turbo 12A, then I was tinkering with the idea of building my own 12A 3 Rotor but now I've decided to just keep it simple since it will be my first Rotary rebuild. It will get either a nice streetport or Jeff20B's "74 Spec" port. Not sure which yet, gotta talk to Jeff about it. It'll be kept pretty simple. S1/S2 shorty rad and oil cooler, GSL rear end, SA intake port matched, Sterling carb, Direct Fire ignition, full polyeurathane bushings. It already has Eibach springs on it. Eventually I will put on Tokico Blue shocks all the way around and front and rear sway bars. I want to try and get her on the road soon but I don't want to cut corners either. Trying to keep the budget semi low since I still need to buy the rebuild kit and what not. What do you guys think about getting the Atkins Rotor kit, 12A gasket kit, and new rotor bearings? Would this be okay or would the master rebuild kit be better? Sorry for the gigantic post, I'm horrible at paragraphs LOL

EDIT: Forgot to mention I'll have the RB Road Race exhaust for her as well. Do you guys think I'll need a bigger fuel pump and an FPR?

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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:04 AM
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you have the wheels switched

fb wheels on the sa and sa wheels on the fb

lol I bet you already know that tho
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:14 AM
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Hahaha yeah. The SA wheels vibrated horribly and the tires are really dry rotted so I switched them. I'm going to try and find a decent set of wheels and tires for the FB before she's back on the road
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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they look happy. remember dont leave them alone to long you mite have little 7s around LOL.
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Old Jan 13, 2021 | 11:20 AM
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I’ll throw my latest progress pictures in here as well





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Old Jan 14, 2021 | 07:43 PM
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Still love that radio, nice old school.
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Old Jan 16, 2021 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666
Hahaha yeah. The SA wheels vibrated horribly and the tires are really dry rotted so I switched them. I'm going to try and find a decent set of wheels and tires for the FB before she's back on the road
Paul Walker and his dumb *** friend on 9 year old mismatched tires in a Porsche GT Carrera. When the magic of Hollywood ends, and reality begins.
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