what happened to tj???
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what happened to tj???
i havent heard from tj in a long time (rotormotordriver). im curious to hear what ever happened to the people that stole and parted out his car. anyone hear anything?
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yeah i just checked...it's been almost two weeks since he posted anything. I hope our brother is alright
yeah i just checked...it's been almost two weeks since he posted anything. I hope our brother is alright
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I think I remember him mentioning a new 4 letter word in one of his last posts.
WORK
Dooms us all. Maybe we should all have a lotto pool, strike it rich, quit work and devote all our time to Rx-7's?
WORK
Dooms us all. Maybe we should all have a lotto pool, strike it rich, quit work and devote all our time to Rx-7's?
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Originally posted by Tom
Maybe we should all have a lotto pool, strike it rich, quit work and devote all our time to Rx-7's?
Maybe we should all have a lotto pool, strike it rich, quit work and devote all our time to Rx-7's?
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Originally posted by Tom
I think I remember him mentioning a new 4 letter word in one of his last posts.
WORK
Dooms us all. Maybe we should all have a lotto pool, strike it rich, quit work and devote all our time to Rx-7's?
I think I remember him mentioning a new 4 letter word in one of his last posts.
WORK
Dooms us all. Maybe we should all have a lotto pool, strike it rich, quit work and devote all our time to Rx-7's?
Fortunatly, I got a new little toy that will be helping with gas mileage and insurance rates. I picked it up for a good price, and plan to ride it through the spring/summer while I save money for my car even more .
http://www.angelfire.com/space/rotor...r/Dsc02362.jpg
I also was building a custom HID headlight for it using a projector assembly from a BMW 3-Series I picked up at work. Progress has been slow but steady as I suddenly have no more spare time, and when I do, I have a major lack of motivation to do anything . So, if you guys are interested, there are some pictures of my hybrid light below.
I basically took the stock H4 housing, removed the glass, took out all the projector shields and bulb holders and junk, the cut a hole in the back of the headlight housing to hold the projector unit...
http://www.angelfire.com/space/rotor...t/Dsc02367.jpg
Then, using my trusty hot glue gun, I made it all stay that way temporarily until I could epoxy it ...
http://www.angelfire.com/space/rotor...t/Dsc02368.jpg
Actually, the hot glue wouldnt be so bad if the light had fit the way I originally intended it to. The projector had to go in at an angle because it was hitting the frame behind the light housing, which I hadnt planned on. You can see here how the upper edge (actually the bottom of the light) of the light is actually inside the housing, whereas the bottom is on the outside...
http://www.angelfire.com/space/rotor...t/Dsc02369.jpg
The problem this presented was the light "horizon" was now WAY too high, blinding anyone in front of the bike. I gave up at this point because I couldnt figure out a way to make the horizon come down because if I moved the projector forward in the housing to clear the frame and tilt down, it would no longer fit behind the front glass. Finally one night the solution hit me, and it was so simple I couldnt belive I missed it before. I oculd simply bend the built in light shield to move the horizon to the proper level taking into account the fact that the projector was tilted.
Anyway, after it was all said and done, here are some pictures of my working prototype...
Side view (no fairings on bike): http://www.angelfire.com/space/rotor...t/Dsc02375.jpg
Front view (still no fairings ): http://www.angelfire.com/space/rotor...t/Dsc02376.jpg
What you see as you ride, and what we all would love to see in front of us on a dark back road (no smartass, not the house ):
http://www.angelfire.com/space/rotor...t/Dsc02381.jpg
Anyway, there you have my recent "life" summed up, as well as my new project . The light has turned out well since those pictures were taken as well. Minor tweaking of the bulb holder I fabricated has placed the bulb more centered in front of the lens giving me a great spread of light and a more crisp horizon without the wavyness to it. Its getter better each time I mess with it. I should have a nice headlight on my bike for those back road twisties soon enough .
~T.J.
EDIT: Those dude that stole the car are still getting away scott free as of now, the case is still "under investigation".
Last edited by RotorMotorDriver; 12-11-03 at 12:16 AM.
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Originally posted by AdrenalifeRX7
Man I didn't post for like 2 months and no one missed me, lol. Nice to know you're alive Teej.
Man I didn't post for like 2 months and no one missed me, lol. Nice to know you're alive Teej.
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how about you just go and kill them... maybe you will get away scott free... since it will be "under investigation"
too bad you cant go undercover and catch them selling parts back to you.......
too bad you cant go undercover and catch them selling parts back to you.......
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Originally posted by 79+80+84_rx-7
how about you just go and kill them... maybe you will get away scott free... since it will be "under investigation"
too bad you cant go undercover and catch them selling parts back to you.......
how about you just go and kill them... maybe you will get away scott free... since it will be "under investigation"
too bad you cant go undercover and catch them selling parts back to you.......
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Originally posted by Wankelguy
Just leave a little crank bag full of battery scrapings where they can find 'em.
Just leave a little crank bag full of battery scrapings where they can find 'em.
=( But here we are kinda getting a little crazy.
All for a stolen Rx-7? A life, no. An appendage each, well now we're talking realistic "punishment matching the crime"!
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[i] An appendage each, well now we're talking realistic "punishment matching the crime"!
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