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Old 02-25-09, 10:32 PM
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FL So I got this cleannn 1979 today!!!!

So I bought this clean 1979 today to add along side to my bridgeported 83 it was about a 2 1/2 hour drive there and back from orlando FL to Jacksonville FL and back but boy was it worth it this thing is cleann and original!!!! more pics to come but here is the link to the ad

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/1049445177.html
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Pretty clean..nice car. I'm looking to buy another one next week. It's an '85 gsl same color with no motor for $300. I have 2 motors already so it's a project car.
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nice good luck man its nice to see them on the road
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Looks really clean. You should keep it mainly original. It appears to be in too good of shape to molest.
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Nice score. Even has Aus spec front corner lights in it.
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nice find

black interior FTW
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Wow... That is one super clean sa rx7!
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very good deal and very nice car!! preserving it and keeping it as original as possible would prove to be an excellent decision. what are your plans for the car?
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Very good deal indeed.
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thanks for all your replys my plans for this car are as follows: I want to keep it as original as possible because i allready have an 83 thats bridgeported and loves gas! the 79 will be my daily i love the smoothness of the stock air/fuel system,i will put ac back in it, tint the windows and try to bring the paint back a little with wetsanding and little things here and there but this car needs nothing! the suspension is really stiff for the year of the car. today i cleaned out the interior and blew out the carpets with compressed air and shined up the insides
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sounds like you have a good plan and that you have the car looking nice!
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+1 for the keeping-it-stock SA man!
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turns out this was a non a/c car what do you guys think i can do? my mechanic told me back in the 80s you can take it to mazda and they had an aftermarket system that was easier to install than the stock system
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Have the seats been recovered? Looks like the Racing Beat seat kit.
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i really dont know they might of because the passenger seat has the little red dot designs and the driver seat doesnt its just all the same the driver seat has the usual side rip haha
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Yeah, 79-80s at least, had the AC installed once the cars were either of-loaded at the docks, or by the dealer. These were "kits" really, spec'd out for the RX7, so it was not exactly "off the shelf" parts. Good chance a 81-83 AC system could be fitted, since diffs in cars is minimal... and these are more common. Shame to jam up the engine comp with it, but living in FL I can see why you'd want it
Not an issue in Alaska...!
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Assuming you removed the AC from the 83, install it in the 79. I will be a lot of work, but probably well worth it in FL. It will also help in the eventual resale value. AC was a Port of Entry/Dealer installed option on the the SAs. Avoid the 'kits' as they are overpriced and don't fit/hide as well as the oem AC units.
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thanks for the replies guys im gonna have to collect some parts
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Originally Posted by shizznizz980
thanks for all your replys my plans for this car are as follows: I want to keep it as original as possible because i allready have an 83 thats bridgeported and loves gas! the 79 will be my daily i love the smoothness of the stock air/fuel system,i will put ac back in it, tint the windows and try to bring the paint back a little with wetsanding and little things here and there but this car needs nothing! the suspension is really stiff for the year of the car. today i cleaned out the interior and blew out the carpets with compressed air and shined up the insides
I did the wet sand thing and had fantastic success. Be careful, a little at a time and keep everything wet. You'll scare yourself the first time it dries if you've never done before. Then buff it and you'll be amazed...
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