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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 12:13 PM
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Diamond in the rough

I came across a great find today. One of Jays83gsl's friends called me today and said I had to come see him. Okay, whatever. I go there, and he opens the garage to a dusty old black S2. I ask him where he got it and he said that Jay was having him store it there for a while. A while turned into a year, and he was getting quite sick of it. I got in and tried starting it with the key, and it FIRED RIGHT UP. I immediately took it home, where I have room to take care of it until I can get the title from Jay.
It's apparently a GSL with a targa band, front air dam, louvers, and a whale tail spoiler. It has an MSD ignition, headers, and a straight through exhaust (haven't had the time to pull down the headers to see the brand yet. Chrome). The rotors up front are a little bigger than mine.
As I was driving it home, I opened it up a little to find - to my joy - mechanical secondaries. When I got home, I opened the hood to find a highly modified carb. It stalls out a bit at around 6000, though.
The tires are brand new Pirelli, and everything is perfectly clean.
I don't know if Jay had been building this car on the side and not telling anyone (very unlikely, he's a bragger), if he bought it on a salvage title and just hasn't been able to buy a new one, or acquired it through less legal means (again, unlikely, since the key is with the car), but it's mine now.
Any advise on the stalling at 6000 rpm?
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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DAMN!!!

You straight stole that dudes FB!!!!
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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thats fucked up. I'd go over to your house and beat your face in with a hammer...
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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if that was my car i'd be chasing u with a few guns in my hands.















no joke......










hollow tips *****!

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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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Id poop down your throat.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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how do we know he stole it? huh? im confused.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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^ He just fire it up while it was in his friends garage.. and drove it home w/o telling his friend.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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Lol!
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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Err wtf?

Half the post sounds like he got it legally, half the post sounds like he stole it.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:46 PM
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What happened is this: Person A (Jay) stored the car in person B's garage for a year. Person B showed the car to person C (the OP) and, apparently, allowed person C to drive it away. Person C is attempting to obtain the title from person A.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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sounds like theft to me

on a similar note.
I know a guy about a 1/2 mile away with a mint 93 FD (40,000 miles) that just sits in his garage. Im sure it would just start up if i try. Maybe i should just drive it home...
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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Hmmm, Apparently Jay hasn't posted since January. In jail maybe? We need more of this story for sure.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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Didn't JAys83gsl **** over gsterror and others on this forum... I remember the thread from good guys bad guys.... or am I completely wrong?
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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Truthfully depending on what type of deal Jay had with his friend they could have agreed on a certain time frame for his friend to hold the car. Maybe Jay didn't keep in touch with his friend and did not pick the car up when his friend was tired of it sitting in his garage.

So technically if that's the case its called abandonment. And after a certain amount time I'm sure the owner of the garage could do whatever he wanted with the car because the owner was not claiming responsibility for it. So the garage owner could tow it, sell it, or give it away!!!

And he seams to be able to contact Jay and knows the same people so I dont really think he stole it. Give us the rest of the story gsterror!!!
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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im sure we wont see him post anymore.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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To funny........I want to here more!!!!!!
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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I agree with some points about Jay being a bad person and ripping people off being wrong, but it doesnt do any good to drop to his level.

I think maybe trying to contact Jay BEFORE you took it home, would have been a better deal. Just becuase you look at it one way doesnt mean the Law looks at it the same.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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**** it, its to late now have fun with the car while you have it.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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In most states, there is a LEGAL way for a car to be sold for storage. I highly doubt this would qualify as following the legal requirements.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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i had someone take a 93 civic this druggie sold me for $100 for a test drive while it was in my friends shop and i got pissed off about that... so hope this guy isnt like me b/c i dont like people touching my cars, even the junky ones.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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Six four with the diamond in the back, sun roof top, digging in the scene with the gangsta lean.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 12:25 AM
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It appears he was jailed.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=JAys83gsl

Scroll to the bottom...
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 12:49 AM
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GSTerror seems to know he was arrested. Perhaps he can tell us why?
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 01:10 AM
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dont **** with anothers ride........you know what, your a douge for. i dont care how he may have ripped you off or any past history.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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^ What? douge?
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