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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 10:49 PM
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Question Another "how rare" thread...

In addtion to the "How rare are GSL-SE" thread, I'm curious how rare my car is......

83 GSL. I've seen many 84-85 but never seen another 81-83. Also, I believe I read somewhere that there was a GSL-LE????

Now if only I could get a poll started for:

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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 11:03 PM
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I have an SE. I guess they are pretty rare around here.
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 11:17 PM
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Got a gsl-se. Never heard of a gsl-le though! I think the Limited Edition was a 1983 7 in silver with pinstriping and special mesh wheels. I could be wrong though.
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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it thought it was a GSL model too.
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 08:38 AM
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The LE you are thinking about was made in 83. Its just LE. Not GSL-LE. Basically it is a limited edition 7 that has all the same parts as a GSL in 83 plus a few extras like BBS style 14" rims.

Oh yeah, I have an 82 GSL.
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 09:10 AM
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I thought the LE was based on the GS trim level?

The only things special on it were the 14" BBS wheels, and the interior/exterior color.

I think you'll find that there are a shitload of 81-83 GSL's. I don't know if their owners are on the board, but it was a very popular model.
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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I have 1 81 GS, 1 81 GSL, 1 84 GS, 1 85 GSL-SE, 1 84 GSL-SE (it's my bros).
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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I think we have a winner. Looks like the LE model just may be the rarest of the bunch??

Here are some interesting links I've found (I know some already know about them)

http://www.marx7.org/infocenter/gene...tgen_trim.html

http://www.rotorhead.ca/ref_1983.php
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 10:34 PM
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I've scrapped two '82 GSL's and drive an '83 GSL. IIRC, the '82 driveshaft and diff have a different mounting flange on them than the '83. So if I snap the driveshaft I have or a u-joint goes I can't use the '82 driveshafts I have laying around.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 12:07 AM
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84 GSl-SE here.

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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 05:44 AM
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82 GSL. I've seen quite a few GSLs and only one -SE. Which happens to live in the same apartment complex I live in.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 09:46 AM
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My parts car is an '83 GSL, so I guess that makes my soon-to-be-back-on-the-road-car an '81 GS[L]
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 09:50 AM
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I have an 83 GS w/ a GSL LSD and LE rims
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 04:37 PM
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I haven't seen a 1st G of any year in at least 6 months. Haven't seen a 3rd in a year or so.
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 04:40 PM
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82 GSL... my parts car was an 83 LE.... I'm sportin the rims and guage cluster. The previous owner got mad at it one day and beat the **** out of it with a sledge hammer. No pics, sorry... I don't like taking pics of the dead.
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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the 7 forum doesn't represent a good cross-section of the 7s out there. a lot of us are enthusiasts who have been patient while shopping for their car. a lot of us have SEs, more per capita than the rest of the world.

i had an '83 GSL before i got my '84 GSL-SE. there are lots of S2 GSLs around for sure. much more so than GSL-SEs.

the GSL-LE you're referring to is probably the '83 Limited Edition (LE). it wasn't a GSL. it actually had rear drum brakes and an open diff. they're pretty tough to come by, but aside from their dimunitive numbers there isn't really anything special about 'em mechanically. they did however come with BBS mesh style wheels and a couple unique paint jobs.
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Originally posted by Snapshot
I haven't seen a 1st G of any year in at least 6 months. Haven't seen a 3rd in a year or so.
I dont know where in Ga you are but I see em everyday
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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Originally posted by cpt_gloval
the 7 forum doesn't represent a good cross-section of the 7s out there. a lot of us are enthusiasts who have been patient while shopping for their car. a lot of us have SEs, more per capita than the rest of the world.

i had an '83 GSL before i got my '84 GSL-SE. there are lots of S2 GSLs around for sure. much more so than GSL-SEs.

the GSL-LE you're referring to is probably the '83 Limited Edition (LE). it wasn't a GSL. it actually had rear drum brakes and an open diff. they're pretty tough to come by, but aside from their dimunitive numbers there isn't really anything special about 'em mechanically. they did however come with BBS mesh style wheels and a couple unique paint jobs.

Did I mention I like those rims?

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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 05:12 PM
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me too
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 06:04 PM
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hey m-rock - wanna sell me the rb exhaust off your car? ;p
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 08:18 PM
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Originally posted by cpt_gloval
hey m-rock - wanna sell me the rb exhaust off your car? ;p

hmm... no, but I'll sell ya the whole car.
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 08:41 PM
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but i already have one i was kidding around anyhoo i figured you wouldn't want to.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 01:35 PM
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ive got an 83 gsl i never see em around here there is one that is same color and evry thing kinda scared me i was like lets go back to my house and see if its still there lol
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 01:47 PM
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Yeah, I've never seen another 81-83 GSL around E. Tenn either.

I was gonna take off the GSL emblem on the rear pillar b/c I just didn't like how it looked. Now I'm thinking that I'm gonna leave it just for people to be jealous of.........=P

Or, even better, I will (also) put my 84 GSL emblem on the rear of the car just to confuse people. Might as well since I'm using the 84 valance w/slotted holes..... I have a MUTT for a car.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 03:41 PM
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85 GSL for me.
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