zookeeper

I promised some more pics of my 84 GSL-SE and I finally got around to downsizing and compressing some for upload. I kept the size small for faster download. Hope you like them...

Interior shots...





Exterior shots...















She's pretty much stock, but then my street racing dayz have come and gone. (although, sometimes...) Guys my age are supposed to be out cruising in Ford Explorers or some such SUV lookin thing. - Never...!

I do plan to replace the ignition wiring, coils, rotor cap, etc soon. And... just might get a Bonez high flow cat system. Just might... someday!

Manntis

I see you and I had the same bright cargonet idea a great, cheap mod that helps the daily 'livability' of these cars

thorin

pic#4=bling^2

very nicecar though. veeeery nice.

RacerX7fb

Nice and clean
Is that the factory rear spolier or the Mariah version or another make?

RotorMotorDriver

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Pretty color man. I really like that. Kinda looks like a really cool laser red or something...

~T.J.

gen1mike

clean. never been a big fan of those hatch shades though.

Mazderati

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Beautiful car.

Kyle

Directfreak

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What are the seat covers? T-Shirts? Also, what is that on the back of the head-rests?

Gatorgunner

hey is that B-52 a stock option?!?!

zookeeper

You got it Manntis! U know what they say about brilliant minds Keeps those groceries where they belong during extreme deceleration! Got tired of scraping the eggs off my windshield

zookeeper

Thanks and ur rite, T.J. - it's Laser Red Metallic (2001 Ford) with 2 coats of Red Pearl overlaid before the clearcoat.

You asked about door jam painting in another thread. A quality shop will paint your door jams, preserving your decals with NO overspray on the interior. I had this photo but forgot to upload it for you...

RotorMotorDriver

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Haha, I was re-reading this thread to see what kinda stuff people had said, and I noticed they were painted in the first picture, and I was gonna comment on it. Then I got down here and you had just mentioned it. Maybe I remembered the color from your last thread..."laser red" just kinda popped into my head for some reason. It looks GREAT though. I love the color on the car, and the black wheels. Its amazing. Also, did you have the engine out when it was painted? I noticed the engine compartment is red as well. It does look damn good though .

~T.J.

PS - Im liking the background with the jets too, how suiting...Fast stuff .

EDIT: Damn, I just noticed that even the area around the hatch (drain areas) looks great. That paint job must have cost a pretty penny...

zookeeper

Very observant, DF - yes, they are T-shirts (see reply to T.J. for another pic) It was a THING in the late 80's. Keeps the seat backs clean - and you can change the design weekly.
Those are headrest speakers. Originally, there were two for each headrest and they went on either side of the headrest. Kinda like wearing headphones without wearing headphones - ya know? Sounded great, but time caught up with a couple of them and the plastic mounts gave up the ghost. These are coming off as soon as I install my Bin-door speakers.

zookeeper

That's the factory spoiler although I didn't order the car with it. I ordered it from Mazda about a week later and installed it myself.
Can you imagine the TRAUMA involved with drilling holes in the body of a brand new car you only had a week I remember it as if it were yesterday!
lol...yeah right. Carries the REX around it it's belly!

Directfreak

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Manntis, can post of picture of your cargo net, but showing where you attached the top mounting hooks/plates?

Manntis

As it states on my website, I took out the lower forward screw from each of the triangular mouldings inside the rear windows and used the longer but similar threaded screws that came with the plastic ***** for mounting the nets and screwed them in there. That way I can take 'em out and put the stock screws in to reverse the mod in the future without leaving a blemish. You'll also notice that my net is folded double, with all 4 corners going to the upper left and right and the middle of the net pinned under the metal trim bar running across the carpet. This provides a handy document pocket, though installing the net with equal tension throughout took a bit more effort.

When I first installed the net I attached them to the inside of the seatbelt anchors (as it appears Zookeeper did) but in my car it held the net vertical (looked aftermarket) and kept the belts from retracting properly, so they were always flopping around like the retractors were busted. By installing the ***** back by the rear window bases, I regained fully functional seatbelts and raked the net back at an angle mimicing the storage bins, so it looks like the car was meant to have the net there. Most people don't even know it's a mod, they just think the car was ahead of its time

zookeeper

It's been so long since I installed it, I had to go out and look! Actually, I installed it to the swival mount bolt itself using a nylon wire tie. The wire tie's hidden by the plastic cap.

That way it doesn't interfere with the belt at all and I can take it off without having to remove the swival bolt. If you pop the cap, you'll see there's plenty of room. But ur rite, they're for sure vertical. I like ur "document holder" idea - never thought of that. Be good for holding fragile items, too. Hmmm...

Manntis

I don't recommend you use it for 3-d items for very long - the net stretches, and can take hours to pop back into shape if you leave the item in there for a day or so.

timmya2

why did you guys put cargo nets in the back of your rx7s?

i have an rx7 but i dont have a cargo net on it.. is it neccesary?

zookeeper

82transam

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Sweet car dude. Louvers aren't my thing, buts its sweet for sure.

diabolical1

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who's Rx-7 is that in the background? yours? a neighbor?

zookeeper

Yo! Eagle Eyes! That belongs to the kid next door. '85 GSL. No dis... but he doesn't know a screwdriver from a hammer (and he's aware of it). Try to help him all I can, but he's constantly customizing by Capt Crunch. He's hit everything available to hit in THIS town! Last I talked to him, he was gonna junk it. (Just paid $700 for clutch and tranny work last year too) I found his exhaust held to the manifold with a coat hanger wire! Gasket gone, no bolts, nada! Don't know how long he drove it like that. He'll probably take anything offered for it. As far as parting it out, he wouldn't know how to remove the parts without damaging them. And I won't be here to help.

82transam

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before he junks it get the rear end out of it. I'm sure someone here wants it.

Ultralights

Ok, call me stupid, but, um, i know, im making myself look really stupid here, but

Where is the back seat????? or dont they have them in US delivered models?