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BandDButton 02-10-10 12:15 PM

Sooooo..
Since CP Racing is out of business, where can I get the flush head lights now?

DivinDriver 02-10-10 03:47 PM

Start bending tin?

mikeric 02-10-10 04:42 PM

Check out the Miata forum. I uses to race those and there were lots of people doing that mod. The MR2 forum is pretty active and may have some leads.

CHiNO84gsl 02-13-10 12:17 PM

if you want to go sleepy eye search!!!!! plenty of people have done write ups of how to do this properly. ie not pulling the fuse. and imo this is not a rice mod unless you also have a park bench spoiler, a fart can, stickers,and switches/lights/guages with no work done to the motor. I did this to my seven a while back and i dont think it looks rice.
https://www.rx7club.com/picture.php?...pictureid=3140

if your just to lazy.... or cant find one :icon_no2: ! Here is the thread i used when i did it to mine.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ht=sleepy+eyes

Dan_s_young 02-13-10 01:07 PM


Originally Posted by BandDButton (Post 9795397)
Sooooo..
Since CP Racing is out of business, where can I get the flush head lights now?

Best bet is to make your own, the cp racing kit is complete garbage anyways. I have a set of them in my garage and am refusing to use them on my car. I found another option, but I think I lucked out...

mikeric 02-15-10 01:45 PM

Rice:

1) Food staple, ususally associated with asian countries but consumed worldwide.

2) A car, usually a late model of japanese origin, that has had numerous features added to it that may enhance its looks, but do nothing for its performance.

So, unless someone is arguing the questionable aerodynamic benefit of the sleepy-eye mod, it is essentually "rice". As ugly as it looks, the flushed headlights on race cars are functional as the aerodynamic properties of the car do not change at night especially since their spoilers are tuned to the amount of downforce that they need.

Big wing spoilers are ugly--yet they (can be) functional. Your average Civic DX does not usually take curves at 100+ mph speeds with 400 horses to the rear wheels, so in that case it is Rice. A 996 on the race track with the same spoiler is not rice. However, although my car sees track time and is RWD, the ricers have ruined the wing spoiler for everyone.

BlackWorksInc 02-15-10 06:37 PM

Best example to the above post is:

http://www.motifake.com/image/demoti...1216742031.jpg

CHiNO84gsl 02-15-10 07:20 PM


Originally Posted by mikeric (Post 9806064)
Rice:
So, unless someone is arguing the questionable aerodynamic benefit of the sleepy-eye mod, it is essentually "rice". As ugly as it looks, the flushed headlights on race cars are functional as the aerodynamic properties of the car do not change at night especially since their spoilers are tuned to the amount of downforce that they need.

I do agree that it's a purely aesthetic mod, and if it was completed with a big wing,fart can,neons,etc and a bone stock motor then it would be rice and u should drive a honda instead of an rx7.

But if your actualy making decent power and jus want to make your car look better then y not do it? thats the only reason i did it to my 7. I mean to each his own. I just perfer the look of flip ups over flush mounts even thought the flush mounts are actualy functional. Theres plenty of guys on this forum that have done this to there 7 and i wouldnt say thier cars are rice bcuz of it would you? ne one?

drifted 02-17-10 02:57 PM

...i started working on my sleepy look a wile ago, and it is still unfinished. On top of my rex project i started restoring 72 beetle baja.......dont see ending for either one of the projects now....maybe spring time
...But look into this write up for ideas
good luck
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/3-beam-light-sleepy-eye-hd-headlight-conversion-800210/

TurboIIFBRx7 04-13-24 03:15 AM


Originally Posted by boohame (Post 5151217)
It isn't mine. It's just a picture I have in my RX-7 picture collection. Oh how I wish it were mine, though.

it’s my car! If you have any questions shoot me a message on Instagram @Eli_Falcon69
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...21cf3fcb6b.png


TurboIIFBRx7 04-13-24 03:22 AM


Originally Posted by AcidAngel7477 (Post 5151035)
hey boohame!!!, tell us what kind of springs you have on that blue rx-7...cause that looks badd ass!!

that’s my car! That was before it was converted to 4x114.3 with a different wheel set up she sits a little different nowadays she’s also got a Series 5 TurboII now

1BADRX7 04-13-24 07:04 AM


Originally Posted by TurboIIFBRx7 (Post 12599256)
it’s my car! If you have any questions shoot me a message on Instagram @Eli_Falcon69
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...21cf3fcb6b.png

umm, you're 18 years too late for a reply


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