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New member w/ pics :)
Hi everyone. My names Greg and Im from Birmingham, AL. Ive been into RX-7's and rotaries for several years now, but am just now joining the forum. I have a couple of friends on the forum already (BoostedRotors and FEARED7), and thought I would sign up. A few months ago, I bought an 84 GSL-SE with around 160k on it for a cool 900 bucks. The paint isnt all that great, but the interior and drivetrain are in excellent shape. For now, I plan on making it a stiff little street car, and olso seeing how much power I can suck out of the NA 13B before it goes. I plan on doing a TII swap eventually, but time will tell on that one...anyway, heres a few pics:
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looks good,,,,may want to try some some auto paint finish restorer and alot of hard rubbing in a small spot to see whats under the oxidation,,if that dont work, rub it down with some atf, makes the paint look new for a couple of weeks,,,,congrats on your find...
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Originally posted by DONNA
looks good,,,,may want to try some some auto paint finish restorer and alot of hard rubbing in a small spot to see whats under the oxidation,,if that dont work, rub it down with some atf, makes the paint look new for a couple of weeks,,,,congrats on your find...
looks good,,,,may want to try some some auto paint finish restorer and alot of hard rubbing in a small spot to see whats under the oxidation,,if that dont work, rub it down with some atf, makes the paint look new for a couple of weeks,,,,congrats on your find...
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atf will make the paint look like new, but you will have to get as much off as u can after applying it, just think of the dust that will stick to it, but it does make the water bead up and looks good till after about 3 washings, one way i found out about rubbing the crap out of it was when i brushed on a thin coat of acrilic floor sealer (semi-gloss) on a small section and then used car paint restorer to remove it, man u would not believe how the shine came thru...but about an hour of rubbing per section.......still laid off so cant afford a real paint job,,,got lots of time to mess with stuff......
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Originally posted by 82transam
Nice car. you should try polishing it with Zymol. That stuff works wonders. My car was oxidized way worse than yours and look at it now. try it, you'll be surprised. Later
Nice car. you should try polishing it with Zymol. That stuff works wonders. My car was oxidized way worse than yours and look at it now. try it, you'll be surprised. Later
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Originally posted by BoostedRotors
where can one get there hands on this Zymol? Your car looks great, no way it was worse than Greg's car !?
where can one get there hands on this Zymol? Your car looks great, no way it was worse than Greg's car !?
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I think these pics may be a little decieving, it looks a lot more oxidized in person. There is absolutely NO clearcoat left. Was yours THAT bad 82 TransAm? I don't want to waste 5 hours of buffing!
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ATF as in Auto. Tran. Fluid?
Man, that ****'s good for everything on a 7... lets see...
1. Paint Shine Trick
2. Carbon Lock Fix
3. Power Steering Fluid Exchange
4. Auto Tranny Fluid (intended use)
5. Jim Beam and a twist of lime (great for hang overs)
Man, that ****'s good for everything on a 7... lets see...
1. Paint Shine Trick
2. Carbon Lock Fix
3. Power Steering Fluid Exchange
4. Auto Tranny Fluid (intended use)
5. Jim Beam and a twist of lime (great for hang overs)
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Get yourself some Zymol and spend a few hours, you'll be glad you did. Zymol is awesome. Peace
Get yourself some Zymol and spend a few hours, you'll be glad you did. Zymol is awesome. Peace
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Anthony,
...and you miss this car??
----Nick
Anthony,
...and you miss this car??
----Nick
(But buying it for $800 and selling it for $1400 eases the pain of it being gone)...
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Originally posted by Felix Wankel
(But buying it for $800 and selling it for $1400 eases the pain of it being gone)...
(But buying it for $800 and selling it for $1400 eases the pain of it being gone)...