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Apr 25, 2011 | 11:03 AM

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MIKE-P-28

Driven a turbo FB lately?

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Awesome job! All the moss on the car when you first pulled it out makes me laugh. It grows on anything that sits for more than about 10 minutes out here.

Oh and I followed through your post. Excellent job!

Apr 25, 2011 | 06:21 PM

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pjr

Mr May 2011

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Welcome back.... again!

Apr 25, 2011 | 06:51 PM

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diabolical1

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IM back now too

wow. talk about a blast from the past. long time, no see. welcome back, dude.

Apr 25, 2011 | 07:54 PM

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RotorMotorDriver

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Seven Is Coming

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Originally Posted by MIKE-P-28

IM back now too

Took me 2 1/2 years but I found an absolutely rust free FC vert. 1990 model...

Finding a RUST FREE FB that isnt a totally stripped car is REAL hard to find. Love the ones listed to be rust free and 2 looks and its got the same O same O.

Traitor! Get back to the 2nd gen forums

Glad to see you back in the game too!

~T.J.

May 24, 2012 | 03:56 PM

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RotorMotorDriver

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Seven Is Coming

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Well, no picture updates, but I ended up picking up a complete second Holley intake setup for this thing; this time a genuine Racing Beat unit. I got tired of trying to tune the one I had into working since it was an "off the shelf" 550 CFM and not the "Racing Beat modified" 465 CFM, and let me tell you, there is a difference. The Racing Beat unit runs SO much nicer and better, has a working choke system, etc. I can't say that an "off the shelf" 465 wouldn't run just as good, but I bought the entire intake system used for about the price of an "off the shelf" 465, so it didn't make sense to even try.

Anyway, after the carb swap, I had to address my sticking front brake caliper. I rebuilt both front brake calipers, but then the starter died when I tried to start it to take it out on a test drive. So, I got my starter warrantied and put a new one in there and was finally able to take it out for a drive again last night. Now that I have it back to "running and driving" I might address a few other things with it off and on through the summer, so this thread might keep going for a bit longer, haha

~T.J.

May 24, 2012 | 11:57 PM

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diabolical1

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good stuff on the RB Holley. glad to see you continue making progress with this amazing saga you've got going.

May 26, 2012 | 09:01 AM

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johnstan

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Good luck. It's always an adventure with a rx7.

May 27, 2012 | 02:13 AM

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RotorMotorDriver

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Tell me about it, but it's been going well. I have taken it out for a cruise the last few sunny days. It's amazing how much better it runs, I actually enjoy driving it again. It even starts right up both cold and hot with the choke that works, idles smooth, and in general runs good. Next on the list of major things is getting the clutch replaced and the transmission swapped out with another one so I can rebuild this one. Eventually I still need to get some wheels and tires for this thing, and go through the suspension. Maybe this summer. Until then, Im just going to enjoy driving it when I can!

~T.J.