kiker14

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Well guys, I would like to say hello to all of you first-gener's. I've had a fc since june, and have since fell in love with the rotary. However, I managed to hit a curb and bang up my suspension a bit, and I am, like a lot of you, a poor college student. So, my 87base is sitting on brand new wheels (i bought after the crash) waiting for me at home. HOWEVER... Here at school (lehigh university) I am good friends with a guy who has had 2 rx-7's (his t2 got stolen tho) and a protoge, and just got a rx-8. Anyway, his 84 gsl-se was just "taking up space in his garage" and he didn't want to go through the process of selling it for just a few hundred dollars, so, he's giving it to me the papers have been signed by his dad (who legally owns the car) so it will now be mine. I'll hopefully get it up here on sunday, and I'll take and post some pix.

Who would have thought i would be one of those lucky ******** who was in the right place in the right time?



anyway, I hope you guys are just as helpful as the 2nd gener's are and can't wait to ask a billion questions!!!

RacerX7fb

Way to go! FREE is always good
We're nicer than the 2nd gen section

Lotus00

what a score! I just bought an SE for 1700, it would have been sweet to get it for free, though!

What kind of shape is it in? lets see some pics!

kiker14

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my friend says it's in real good shape, said only thing it needs is a new front fender (somebody hit it just after a new paint job apparently), might need new brakes, and the interior isn't in very good shape, but that's ok for those of us who are going to be taking summer classes and need something to take up our free time... he is also a mechanical engineer, and designed/fabricated a custom exhaust which is essentially a header to a straightpipe. So to pass emissions i'll probably have to do the ole dry gas trick, but we'll see.

as far as pictures go, i'll get some up as soon as i see the car myself, which will hopefully be sunday

shm21284

My cousin graduated from lehigh last year. You becoming a mechanical engineer?
sidenote, im studing ME at Kettering University

mazdaverx713b

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nice. that is totally awesome!

kiker14

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i'm actually trying to get a degree in "computer science and business" - i figure with that i can make some big bucks to pay for some fun toys... but i love working on cars, i'm in the process of "pimping my ride" (my 86 maxima station wagon) and i want to fix my fc, and who knows what i'm going to have to do with my new first gen... i'm thinking custom interior stuff will be a fun project (if anybody has any sugestions for cheap interior stuff, let me know) bottom line, i love rx-7's, and can't wait for the day that i can afford a fd! (0-60 in 5.1 stock... mmmmmm...)

Cody

Crap. That beats my $50 deal.

Cody

WAit, maybe not.....Mine came with a BRAND NEW IN BOX RADIATOR!

85rotarypower

You could make the 1st gen the ultimate project car. Make the maxima a daily driver, scrap the second gen, and make the 1st gen a very fast widebody. You could go with a mariah widebody, then do a 20B swap. Make the 20B have 500hp and you have one smokin first gen.
(just kidding).

You could do a few basic mods and make it a dedicated daily driver. It will be quite reliable too.

MarkPerez

welcome aboard, yep you beat my $150.00 dollor -SE deal. i would say get yourself a book for the car.

SERIES 1 XLR8

sweet as!

Aviator 902S

It doesn't get much better than that. Congratulations--- now the least you could do is pick up his bar tab for the next week or so...

kiker14

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heh, he is definitely going to get a beer or two from me, and maybe my girlfriend will bake him a cake

i find out tonight at a party he is having if i get to get it tomorrow... keep your fingers crossed for me!!! (like i need any more luck...)

79+80+84_rx-7

you get it?

kiker14

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Yes, and it is beautiful. Only a few problems here and there... the straight pipe is AWESOME, the car is rediculously loud. Overall in great shape, but it does need a new left front fender... it's night time so the pix are dark, i'll post again tomorrow once I can get some daytime pix of her

79+80+84_rx-7

great score!!!


Looks good... does it have a header? cone filter?

pics of motor and interior?


Thats just awesome!

kiker14

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custom header that he made, no cone filter, i'll get more pix including motor, interior, and if possible, exhaust tomorrow

thricerx7

<------ so jealous. i love my car, but getting it for free would have been nice

thricerx7

[QUOTE]Originally posted by kiker14
[B]heh, he is definitely going to get a beer or two from me, and maybe my girlfriend will bake him a cake

have your girlfriend bake him "special brownies"
that might help the process!! haha.

kiker14

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first four pix...

kiker14

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...and the last 5.

as you call can see, i need a new front fender, as well as a new driver side fender. any ideas on what I should do? (repair, aftermarket, oem, etc etc etc) any info would be great!

boosted13b

i got mine free also gramps bought it brand new and after 2 years of begging and pleading he finally signed it over to me

kiker14

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anybody with fender suguestions?