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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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new 1st gen owner

hey today i purchased a 79 4 speed rx-7. almost 67k miles on the car. everything works. yellow with brown interior. i have 2 2nd gens, but this is my first first gen, so you guys will probably be seeing alot more of me =)
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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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i will as soon as i pic the car up. i dont have time to go get plates until monday. but i bought it from a good friend of mine, so he has taken good car of it. i will be the third owner
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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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put a 13b in it
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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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Excellent, we need more Spark Yellow SAs.
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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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Yeh great color and keep the 12A. Pictures?
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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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pics. on monday. thats when i pick up the car.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 08:02 AM
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if you need parts lst me know i have a spark yellow 79 w/ brown int.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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lets see some pics!
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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if you need parts lst me know i have a spark yellow 79 w/ brown int.
ok i may need some stuff. i'm trying to restore it so i may need jsut a few parts is all. its in great condition.
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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i have an interior and a few good body parts, the engine is no good. let me know if you ever need anything
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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Definitely stick with the 12a. Definitely restore. SA's deserve restoration. Can't wait to see some pics.
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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Sorry Whats An SA? I'm Still New To Rotery Engines
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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Sorry Whats An SA? I'm Still New To Rotery Engines
SA=79-80 its like the early 1st gen
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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Ok Thnx, Any Special Term For The 83's? ~Shrugs~ Just Wondering ^.^
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Nice purchase! The SA's are the nicest 1st gens.
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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Ok Thnx, Any Special Term For The 83's? ~Shrugs~ Just Wondering ^.^
they are fbs ,fbs are 81-85, some come gs,gsl and in 84 and 85 some came gsl-se
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Nice purchase! The SA's are the nicest 1st gens.
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Yellow '79
i have an interior and a few good body parts, the engine is no good. let me know if you ever need anything
i pick up the car tomorrow and i will check out my interior and let you know what i need. just out of curiosity, is your carpet brown of black. cus its a bit of both in my car haha
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jozay721
they are fbs ,fbs are 81-85, some come gs,gsl and in 84 and 85 some came gsl-se
i still want a gsl-se. my friend had one and it honestly handled better than my 88 gxl i think.
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