Originally Posted by ray green
(Post 12068491)
Wow, those look great and exactly what you were looking for, Old School deep dish chrome.
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Perfect, as usual. We look forward to checking out the new wheels, seeing you and the car again and meeting your dad at the OGTA meeting on June 7!
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those wheels are awesome!
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Originally Posted by ray green
(Post 12068491)
Wow, those look great and exactly what you were looking for, Old School deep dish chrome.
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Originally Posted by evo_koa
(Post 12068655)
those wheels are awesome!
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Originally Posted by YELLOWGSLSE
(Post 12068698)
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by tool and die guy
(Post 12068883)
Honestly, I love those deep dishers too. Car looks fantastic !!
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Originally Posted by YELLOWGSLSE
(Post 12068888)
Thanks a lot. So does yours. Glad you got your paint situation taken care of!
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VIDEO UPDATE: Dad sees the car for the first time!
After months of keeping this secret, dad finally sees the car for the first time. He got really emotional about 5 minutes into the drive. He absolutely LOVED it.
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that's great! hopefully you guys will make it to OGTA today.
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Awesome video man! That truly makes my soul happy lol. I even explained the whole story to my wife last night and she was happy because of it! Thanks for sharing.
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And indeed, Phil, his Dad and the Spark Yellow 79 were on the OGTA scene last night, lots of fun:
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Awesome story! Love it, and hope to repeat the story myself one day.
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Thanks guys. My dad flew back home last night, after a very fun and emotional, week long visit. The Rx-7 surprise was certainly a highlight, and something that we'll cherish for a long time. About 5 minutes into the drive on the video, a song came on from one of his old mix-tapes which I'd converted to Mp3, and he was overcome with emotion. Back in the day, he made a bunch of mix-tapes, which I always referred to as the "Rx-7 Tapes", because I have such vivid memories of listening to them in the car.
As I posted a while back, this was his first visit after losing his long-time girlfriend/best friend to cancer, so he was still very much in a state of grieving. But these tears were most certainly tears of joy, as he was taken back to a much happier time in his life. It's funny how something like a car, or sound, or song can have such an impact, but this particular car certainly touched our family in a unique and special way. I'm so glad I got the opportunity to find it, and share it and our story, with you, and my dad. Attachment 611228 |
Wow.
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Originally Posted by ray green
(Post 12075481)
Wow.
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Very cool.
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Thanks for the story, and I absolutely love your car. Spark Yellow is one of my favorite colors for RX-7's. The wheels look great, and very period appropriate.
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Love those wheels plus great story.
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Rear Seats Installed!
After months of searching, I finally came across some rear seats, identical to the ones I sat in as a kid. Well, identical except for color (my dad's were beige, the ones I found were red) I found a local upholstery shop though, shared my story, found some matching material, and had the seats shipped directly to him. While I waited for the seats to arrive, I ordered some brown lap belts from ebay, installed them, and prepped the area for the seats. I think they turned out great, and the wife and kids absolutely love them! It's now the "family car" of choice for dinner out and trips to the park, etc.;)
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very nice and super clean!
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Enough to make you want to have kids.
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Creating more memories...priceless
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Thanks guys. Yeah, we're definitely creating memories, and having an absolute blast!
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