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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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what do ya think?

heres my first rotary!

'85 gsl-se
bridgeported 13b
holley 650 double pumper
one-off complete 3" exhaust
ceramic clutch
MSD ignition
alot of other crap

im thinking of repainting it. anyone have some ideas for a paint job? im thinking black/candy blue.
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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this is a nice car good find and welcome to the club
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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forgot to add that the color is nice i think it stands out
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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nice car. how does the BP motor run? I would paint it either back to stock or white. I would get rid of the "contemporary" wheels and get old school mesh or Watanabes.
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:34 PM
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Those rims don't look too far off of Watanabes.
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Arockrx7
nice car. how does the BP motor run? I would paint it either back to stock or white. I would get rid of the "contemporary" wheels and get old school mesh or Watanabes.
the BP motor really comes to life at 4000+ RPM. the idle is set at about 1500 rpm and is real choppy (kinda like an old big block). i think its a beautiful sound. as for the color, i dont really care for its stock color. it was that nasty brown/gold.
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 01:21 AM
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Nice 7. Did you smoke the taillights out more or did you get it that way? I want my taillights like those. Sweet
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 06:06 AM
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Nice 7. Did you smoke the taillights out more or did you get it that way? I want my taillights like those. Sweet
thats as it was the day i picked it up ( i think the previous owner cried. i drove by 10 minutes later and he was still out there! at least he still has his 3rd gen!)
i can find out more about em and how to do it if ya want.
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 06:43 AM
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Awesome. Cool looking SE, I like those wheels too. :smiley_12
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 09:56 AM
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That a boy, welcome to the SE club. Even though the paint is not my taste I still think that it looks clean. Better to have a car with a good paint job and bad color than vis-versa...IMO
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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whats in the back a bottle or subwoffer?
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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looks like a bottle
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 12:14 PM
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IMO I like the car, the rims and the color, very nice, welcome to RX7club....
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 12:29 PM
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nice find. if you dont mind me askin, whatd you pay for it? and yeah whats with the bottle? is it one of those sub-in-a-bottle things or does the car really run nitrous?
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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i like it..
BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP!! "what the hell is that?" says the pedestrians!
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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i like it..
BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP!! "what the hell is that?" says the pedestrians!
I get that all the time.

Nice clean car. Color's not my taste but still a good paint job.
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by inuissus_cendi
nice find. if you dont mind me askin, whatd you pay for it? and yeah whats with the bottle? is it one of those sub-in-a-bottle things or does the car really run nitrous?
i paid $4000 for it. as for the bottle, sub?!? the car doesnt even have a radio! its a nitrous express setup with a 75 shot spray. (any more with the tires i have on it and they break loose in 3rd gear) but hey, its enough to push me into the low 12s
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 02:58 PM
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That's a nice time for a street FB, not bad at all for $4k, congrats
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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Not too bad for the kion you paid! I think once you Rotary, you never go back!
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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thanks for the props guys! shes not quite done yet. my goal is to have her streetable (not by daily driver standards) and break into the 10 second bracket. hmm...12.3 - 1.7... i think its doable. )
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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If I were to sell my 7, I would cry. Even if I owned five 7's, and had to off the junkiest one I would still cry.

Nice 7 though. I would repaint it black myself, but I'm not a big fan of colors that draw in the attention (plus I am a huge fan of black SA's and FB's.)

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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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Hence I own 4 at this time.....lol
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 06:00 PM
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I'm down to 6, but i picked up another 300Z. Now I need to get to work and finish up a few of them
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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i can find out more about em and how to do it if ya want.[/QUOTE]

This would be greatly appreciated
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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bridgeport on N02 Yesss
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