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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 03:54 AM
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13 Month project = $8,242

Hey guys,
Just finished my project.... It lasted over a year..... with a price tag of $8,242.... My wife almost divorce me. This is REX, a 1984 GSL 12A TURBO......
Go to this link and tell me if you think it was worth it?

http://www.cardomain.com/id/ssglopezvm
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 04:29 AM
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Wow. I love every bit of it.

Nice seats BTW, had the very same ones in my 1st gen.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 06:31 AM
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Very very nice! Great pictorial, I feel like I know you.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 06:40 AM
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Man you got lucky, glad it worked out in the end.

Seriously, nice car. Very well done. Hell yes it looks like it was worth it.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 08:30 AM
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I think it was worth a wife =)

I have a quick question about the headlights.
RX-7's come with 7" round headlights, with H4's, right? (I don't know for sure, I've only looked at a couple)

What did you put in yours? Is that 2 sets of fog lights?
You said you did a headlight kit, where is it from?

I am considering upgrading the headlights on my car, but it's a Porshce 944, although it does use 7" round headlights that flip up, and are really ugly. I like the look of yours.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 09:06 AM
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Looks AWESOME, I love the sleepy eye lights

I saw you had a wing on it it couple of the pics, hopefully it stays off the car. How much boost are you running?
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 09:11 AM
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NICE car... not that it was all that bad to start with!
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 09:12 AM
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What a conversion! Nice.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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I love the paint, I love the look. I like the sleepy eye kits if they can be closed like stock when not in use.


Nice Carb hat... Great minds think alike.



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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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That is really, really nice! Great work. Hell yeah worth the money!

(Wives just don't understand whats important in life....)
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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OH MY..........THAT IS A REALLY NICE CAR! WHAT DID THE DYNO SAY? REALLY NICE WORK! KEEP IT LOCKED UP AND BUY AN ALARM WORTHY OF FORT KNOX......
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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The Headlight kit came from BrainStorm. They were made for miatas. But they fit nicely on 1gen RX7. Check this site. The number to call is at the end of the last page. http://www.miata.net/garage/bsplow/
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 01:05 PM
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Beautiful job. Glad you decided to remove the wing, it looks much better without. Nice job
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 01:08 PM
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By the way guys..... Im only boosting about 4lbs(with spring control only).... the reason is because the boost controler that I got was leaking. No Dyno slips for now.... I gonna run about 10 Lbs.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 01:27 PM
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looks nice. what turbo are you running? i am also glad you took off that wing, was really ricey
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 01:56 PM
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nice carb hat. were did you get it?
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 02:13 PM
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Victor, nice!! I sent you a mail. Looking foward to meeting you in the spring.

John
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 02:28 PM
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looks like my carb hat, is it a turbonetics too?
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 04:48 PM
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Beautiful, and you took it to Skip too! I live close to KDR, maybe once I get my Turbo FB running we can meet up? I'd really love to see your car in person, it looks amazing!
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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Nice car, wish that I had $8,000 to spend on my 7. I like the taillights a lot. They look really nice. Good luck with your car and your wife.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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Wow, That is really nice! In the big picture, eight grand is pretty cheap for such a nice car that is set up just the way you want it. So how does it run? Are you happy with the performance?
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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Fantastic Work!

Where'd u get the hood scoop?
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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damn... so thats what a car looks like when done right... i envy you.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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great work .. enough said
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 10:29 PM
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Sweet *** ride, I can only hope mine comes out as nice as yours, Very very nice
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