Ok, a more accurate title would probably be "Should I change the color?" I have an 83 limited edition that is in some pretty sad shape paintwise. The other day I was washing mud off of it and the hose took some of the paint with it, that's how bad it's getting. Anyway, I'm just wondering if I should keep it the chatuea silver or say screw the limited edition-I'm getting some color! The silver is nice, but it has a nasty habit of becoming invisible in twilight. I plan on redoing the interior shortly so I'm trying to plan ahead color-coordination wise. If it makes a difference, I think it's been painted before (two paint jobs in 20 years...makes me wonder how the previous owner treater her...)

 

If its been painted before you're definately gonna want the shop to take it back down to bare metal,the more its been painted the easier it is to get imperfections. As for a color a friend of mine has his painted midnight blue w/black leather int. & chrome rims,this car is beautiful!! I've seen a few others in the midnite blue or colors close to it,they all looked good. The factory pearl white was another nice color on these cars,and of course black looks good on any rx-7.Also since ur doing the paint have u seen the mariah back cover for the gen.1's? Its $850 but it gives the car a 'lil somethin' extra.

HERES A LINK TO THAT PEICE~>http://www.mariahmotorsports.com/ima...1slvrbig1f.jpg

 

The only porblem with changeing the color is too do it right you have too remove the interior(at least partialy) and the engine and spray them. Otherwise looks kinda funky when you open the door or hood.

Just my $.02

 

HAHA I forgot about that!! thats bad especially since I do some minor body work!

 

Yayarx7's right. It's much easier spraying it the original colour or at least something pretty close. Having the engine bay and parts of the interior a different colour just looks cheap IMO. And before you paint it you should decide if you wanna do any mods like remove the side mouldings or whatnot. And Hondah8r, good to see someone else that likes the factory white. I think it's the best factory colour that came out. Wonder why. Just need some gold Simmons.

 

Gorgeous, Revhed!

 

NOW THATS WHAT A WELL MAINTAINED GEN.1 SHOULD LOOK LIKE!! SHE'S A BEAUTY!!

P.S.-Have u looked at the mariah back cover?? what do u think? I was eyeing it for when I get my gen.1.

 

What do you mean by back cover?

 

Personally, I don't like the mariah hatch. It's not that it is really ugly, its just that it isn't for me. I think I will be painting my car black or tornado silver, as the black ones I have seen are Beautiful

 

well not exactly a cover more of a rear window conversion. click on the link and check it out!

 

I'm beginning to wonder if I should just have my paychecks signed over to my car. Believe me, I've been eyeing those mods pretty heavy. I wish I could find a hood scoop that I liked. It's my opinion that those do more for the appearance of the car than any other part than maybe a spoiler. I guess the main thing I'm wondering is if the fact that the 83 limited editions only came in chateua silver with red striping, and if it would be wrong to change it or not...

 

Theres a guy up in canada I think that makes kits to make a gen1 look like a viper.If im not mistaken he has a hood scoop. I'll look and letcha know!!

 

Every time I see REVHED's car I wanna shave my side markers

 

I kinda like the 1 gen 300ZX turbo hood scoops. Easy to install, looks nice.

 

What do those look 300ZX(awesome car IMO) hood scoops look like? I dont think ive ever seen one...

 

I think BadAssRX-7 had one on his old car...

 

Having a closer look at ya 7.....Whers ya side Blinkers gone mate?!?!
I think Whit 1st gens r the cleanest looking thats y I got 1, looks even cleaner without the side stuff hey....but would I get dents from ******* if i removed it...hmmmz

 

Hey! does anyone know of that site I had mentioned earlier w/the guy that makes the body kits to make a gen1 look like a viper??? I cant seem to find it now,and its drivin' me nutz!!!

 

www.rx7v8.com

 

Man that's sharp. Of course, for $4300 for the body kit, it had better be. $180 for the scoop isn't too bad...Suppose I'd have to dig around and find some other pieces (spoiler, front end) so it wouldn't look so out of place.

Well, if what what I'm hearing is correct, the limited edition doesn't count for too much (seems to me it was only wheels and the paint that made it LE), so I might as well mod it (Ha! Assuming I can scrounge teh appropriate coinage...maybe this summer...). It must be nice being rich...

 

Wish i was rich!!

 

thats two of us.

 

Why would you want to turn a Japanese sportscar into an American musclecar? Everything looks gross except the fender flares which are mediocre at best.

While I'm on the subject, hood scoops that dont blend into the hood look like ****.

~~end rant~~

 

That car is a perfect example of what NOT to do to an Rx-7. ****** gross.

 

I don't see a problem with doing it to one of your 'spare' RX-7's. After all, RX-7...7 days in a week. I don't think there's a coincidence here...
Variety is the spice...

I just like scoops...make a hood look interesting. Just pipe dreams anyway...after paint and interior work, there'll be enough coin wrapped up in the car...still...there's that whole becoming rich thing...if that's what it takes to support the habit...(somebody should have warned me how enjoyable these are to work on...somebody at Mazda had an ergonomics degree or something...doing anything on my 94 Pontiac is a freakin' chore)