<--- Wow, look at that! On desktop Chrome at least. It seems like 10 minutes ago that was a "5". Woo hoo!

Unfortunately I'm a bit rustier and certainly don't perform as well as I used to. :P

 

I have a couple more years, but I would also say, that a few years ago I was more knowledgeable about several things RX7 and working on the car does not always go as easily. I tend to cut my hands much more often.

 

Nice... you've helped a ton of people on here! It's great to see so many long timers on this forum.

 

Mine should say 15+, but that was many bans and hacks ago.

 

I had just moved and had no car (or job!). So I looked for an FB, I figured I'd use it as a daily driver and see how long it would last... I mean how many 'decent' 1st gens could still be around? I found one in OH that looked good in the photos, so I flew one way to go get it. It was like a time capsule (28K miles and smelled like the 80's in there) everything worked, only minor issues, the stuff that always breaks- first fix was the idler arm. My general idea to just use it like any other car quickly changed.

Then I joined this forum and was blown away with all of the enthusiasm surrounding these awesome little cars. There are so many excellent examples on this forum. It's unique in that you really get to know and appreciate individual forum members, their styles and their expertise. That you can get a part number or pointed in the right direction on a repair is great. But when somebody who worked on these gems can also tell you its history, stories of how they did it at the factory, experiments with upgrades and compatibility, well that's pretty amazing.

 

Happy Birthday!

 

Damn, I guess I'm nearing 15.. But really probably only seven or so? I went 2012-2018 without an RX-7. My last one, 89 vert, pissed me off so much when to door handle broke I got rid of it. Stupid reason to get rid of it but morale was very low after a hail storm came through. Next owner totaled it within two weeks of having it. :C

Anyway, Thank you for all your knowledge that you've shared.

 

I've gotten so much more out this group that I've put in!

I bought my first FB in '86. It was a an '83 GS in Black/Burgundy. I even remember the guy I bought it from, a dude named Rene de los Santos. He was a military guy and had taken it with him to Spain and back here. He sold it to me for $7K, he needed money to start a restaurant.

I drove that thing to 130K miles and just loved it. In those days 200 hp was astronomical so the little 12A seemed like plenty. And compared to the handling of the '78 Malibu station wagon I had before that, the RX7 was a revelation. It started backfiring and I had no idea how to address that (no RX7 Club back then) so I sold it in '93 for $700. The kid who bought it pretty much immediately wrapped it around a tree. He was okay but that was it for the car.

 

This really is an amazing forum. The people here are incredible and its my home away from home. I can always come here and find what I need or read posts that brighten my day. These are many of the reasons that I've been around here for 17 years!

 

This forum and the people here are lifesavers! congrats!

 

We are all a little rusty. Congrats!

 

Ha, just got the 15 year badge. When I first joined back in 2010 and saw all you dinosaurs with 10 or more years, I wondered how the hell that could happen. Well, now I'm quite happy to be in the T-Rex club.

And as always, thanks for all of your help these many years and that this forum is still going strong!

 

I'll hit 25 this year. Can you believe it? Still getting out there and rotoring around... Thanks for sticking with it,

 

yep we're old peoples. been here since '02.

 

I've been here since 2003. I was in active duty in the Army, sitting at a desk in an office on break and decided to see if there answers to a question I had online about my RX-7. I found this forum and posted the worst question ever and was flamed pretty bad for it. I stuck with it and kept learning and growing and here we are, 22 years later, almost 44 years old, and my oldest son is on the forum. The forum is a legacy. Its been a part of my life throughout my adult years and even when I've fallen in hard times, everyone has been here. These are part of the reasons the forum feels like home to me to.

 

Same here mazdaverx713b, I was on shore duty in Pensacola, FL and was web surfing at work to see if I could find of info on an issue I was having with my RX7 and stumbled across the RX7club.com. It's been a life-saver, and a sanity-saver for sure if you own an RX7, and the knowledge and help provided by the members here now, and the people here twenty-twenty-five years ago who may no longer be with us makes owning an RX7 special. Happy birthday Toruki!

 

Happy Anniversary!

This is one of the few forums that remains to be active!