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Picked up my 1st first gen (85 GSL-SE) in a decade :)

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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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Picked up my 1st first gen (85 GSL-SE) in a decade :)

Hey guys,
I picked up my first 1st Gen in many a moon...

She's Silver with burgandy leather 85 RX-7 GSL-SE with 142k miles and runs like a champ...Too bad thats about the only good thing about her, although the body is pretty good...

It did have new:
Plugs, wires, cap & rotor, Battery & Alt.

The bad:
Gas gauge doesn't work...
Puny all season 185 series tires on it...( needs VR 205's at least)
Worn shocks...
Driver side seat leather is pretty worn...
No pw steering
The A/C belt was gone...
The pw. windows work but bind up.
Sloppy steering...
It looks like it might be the orig. exhaust...
All stock no mods...

I have my Sat. full of things to do to my RX-7 now!

I hope I didn't just feel the need to save her! ha ha...
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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nice, welcome back

post some pics!!


~b.k.
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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Thanks, yes, I will get some pics...

After a good hour or 2 of washing/waxing & detailing
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Dougster
The bad:

No pw steering
Wrong column.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 06:53 AM
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Not when u live in Indy
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Dougster
The bad:

The A/C belt was gone...

The worse:

In general, when the a/C belt is left off, it's 'cause the A/C doesn't work...
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 11:47 AM
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Yes, thats always possible, but I was hoping for it to work with a belt & a charge with it getting near 90 here in Indy today.
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