I you HAVE to own an Oxymoron-mobile
 

This might be a consideration. If this belongs to a forum member, of if someone knows which forum member currently belongs to this, post up. Curious what part of the country this car is located.

I have to admit, and I'll have to wash my mouth out with soap after saying, nicely done.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

i cant say the exterior fits my taste, but no doubt its well put together. Cleaner than alot of cars. The bodykit is mismatched, not a fan of those wheels.

good lord.. if even had 2 grand id make a bid on that.

Apparently there's record snowfall in hell too. Hozz, you're a sucker for a snazzy paint job. Just because Satan dresses pretty, doesn't mean he's not interested in your soul for eternity. :devil:

Maybe frijolee is rubbing off on you, I guess everyone has a price; maybe yours involves good engineering. :icon_tup: Yawn, another soulless vettex7.

LOL The soap mouthwash has made me all better now. But you have to admit, a snazzy paint job and apparently in large part same body kit won the most recent SevenStock award for my friend Eddie. So apparently I'm not the only one that is a sucker for that. ;) However, I'm not a fan of those wheels either.

As to your frijolee comment, time to use that soap again to wash those cooties off. :lol:

I am disappointed Brismo hasn't chimed in yet.:nod: I'm expecting a certain SevenStock photo to find it's way to this thread. :lol:

It will be interesting what the highest bid that car ultimately commands.

" This is the best of both worlds, Euro car mates with American muscle! MAZDAVETTE"

So umm what part of the car is Euro?

No way that car weighs 2400 lbs.

John, I'll bring a bottle of hot sauce over so you can wash your mouth out.:nono:
Now if it had a HEMI in it, now we are talking.:egrin:

Amelia body kit....


GTFO fag.

Sounds like the kind of tool who just slaps a car together all nice and shit and really doesn't care about it. It's as if it was built TO SELL on ebay, espn auction style. The fucker doesn't even know what the non-domestic parts on the car are called.

Hey asshole. RE-AMEMIYA. GET IT RIGHT.

That car's been listed repeatedly and never makes reserve price.

Here's last time: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Problem seems to be that no one wants to buy a car for top dollar when the owner doesn't seem to know what he's talking about. It just raises too many questions about the rest of the build. "BAD TO THE BONE YO!!!"

Maybe it's just the economy but this not selling is really a shame given the LS3 and some nice parts. All it needs is better wheels/tires, redoing the interior, and maybe some better body kit fitment, (plus a thorough going over) and this could be pretty solid.

Why don't you buy it John? You know, broaden your horizons a bit. The problem with the dark side is that we tend to have lots of reasons why we think the swap is superior. Where as rotary folks, well, they've still go their souls to worry about... :stickpoke

that car is still bad ass

The only way I could even bid that car is if Brismo gave me back my hat.:lol:

Not saying I would buy it mind you as I have it from reliable source that when St. Peter takes tally at the Pearly Gates, blasphemous treatment of an RX7 on your record is an automatic strike against you getting in. Wouldn't want the guilt by ownership association. ;)

I'm remain really curious of what it ever sells for. A little surprised it was a fail at $9 grand.

What do you know? We agree unequivocally for once.

LOL

There must indeed be "record snowfall in hell":lol::lol::icon_tup:

Well it does have alot of mods, paint looks good, the LS3 is nice, but not 1st place show winner. Unless the show is a local small show. The painted mustang wheels are no good, should have invested in something different, even a set of Cobra wheels would have been better. The racing stripes not my thing & I agree the body pieces don't match. The interior was not show winning either, anyone notice the cable exposed on the passenger side by the shifter. So yes a nice car, but could use some work to be better. Just my opinion.

dang. I'd buy that car in a heartbeat!!!!

Too bad I'm in dyer need of a DD :(

Racing stripes can be removed (if the are only vinyl) and wheels can prob stay for a while, otherwise not a bad looking car and super clean swap although I will admit that Frijolee has THEE best V8 (streetable) swap I've seen in person. If he wasnt married he'd surely have himself my GF as his own after the ride she went on with him LOL :icon_tup: I believe she mentioned something about changing her panties after that traction breaking stroll hahahaha

I got a legit shreik out of her twice on that drive. :D

The most fun is to sandbag it and only give your passenger 1/2 throttle for the first part of the drive so they think they know what they're in for. Then you surprise them and really drop the hammer.

Thanks for the kind words Eddie...

Joel

That does look like a clean swap and the engine sits pretty far back. As far as the intake goes, I would duct it like Brismo did (or was that Joel?) in front of the radiator. If that car was cleaned up a little I think it would be pretty decent, but if I was going to swap a Vette engine in an FC, I would want a stock body for that super sleeper look. I didn't think I would ever see an Amemiya front bumper (probably a Shine Auto replica) on a v8 swapped FC :P

I still want a ride in a v8 swapped FC just to see how it feels and how the powerband behaves in relation to the original rotary.

We talked about it last night and finally admitted to being scared LOL She's telling me not to make my FC that fast :blush:

I personally love the feeling of a built car making boost. The creep is insane...a tease if you will... kinda like when a hot chick slowly starts to take her top off... you just cant wait til its all in plain sight like MAMA MIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do it... its so much fun! You'll want SOMETHING with a V8 hahaha

I do that all the time when I drive my wifes Grand Cherokee. :)

they may as well be different vehicles, they behave totally different and you would think you were in a different car.
I sold my V8 FC in the fall but it was interesting going from one car to the other.

although its a nicely built car....im not a fan of dropping a vette motor in a 7....just for that im going to get a corvette and put a 3 rotor in it

:icon_tup::icon_tup:

Actually, I have it on reliable source that GM intended on Wankeling the Vette a long time ago. GM just couldn't figure out how to get the Wankle right so they went with second best.:lol::lol:

They built two prototypes, correct? I think one had a 4.0 liter two rotor and the other didn't have an engine, but somewhere down the line someone dropped a Mazda rotary into it. My knowledge of this is pretty fuzzy so please correct any mistakes of mine. Can you imagine if the fuel crisis of the 70's never happened and the modern Corvette had a rotary engine? There would probably have been more companies than just Mazda and Chevrolet that would have developed rotaries, each with their own unique features. The research and development of rotaries from multiple companies over the past 30 years could have produced a modern rotary capable of 30mpg and 200 hp/liter. We'll never know :\

Rotary corvette:

http://sportscarforums.com/f8/rotary...tte-15883.html

are you really going to try to compare the success of the small block chevy to the wankel?

THANK YOU!

So there were two different concepts produced, the 2 rotor and the 4 rotor versions. The 4 rotor was nearly 9.5 liters and made 370hp and was built on a Porsche 914/6 chassis. Man this story is nothing short of amazing!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/...3dc1fce4_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/...2d1d4256_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/...5c2000bb_b.jpg

(If the above link to the pictures ever die, PM me for the original pictures - I have them saved on my hard drive.)

The rotary has been tried by a few manufacturers. GM & Mercedes spent alot of money into research, but the fuel crissis killed them. As far as piston swapped RX7's I wouldn't do it any of my 7's, but there's nothing wrong with one. I have personally drove an LS1/FD, a SR20DET/FD, a 383 stroker/FC, a 347/FB & have seen run a Buick 3.8 turbo/FD, a 4G63/FD & FC. They all had their good points, but along with good there's the bad. Just my opinion I am content with my rotary, if I want to build one of those motors I'll buy the associated vehicle.

I'd only heard about the story woulda shoulda coulda Vette. Thanks for posting. And yes, I would compare to a small block V8. Please don't try and use the how many Camaros were built comparison like another Oxy-RX7 fan did.:lol::lol:

Bottom line, to borrow a pun, different strokes for different folks. :nod:

And I still want Brismo to give me back my hat. :)

One more thing (note the specific comparisons to GM products): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNQfX...aynext_from=PL

and if you boingers have any more questions (this is for OldSchoolMel):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHzeG...aynext_from=PL

what am I missing with that Corvette? That is not the wankel prototype, same body but that one was always a V8

my argument was not going to be Camaros, it was going to be how many small block engines are out there period, from trucks to cars, boats, etc.

It must have been after they took one of the Wankels out and replaced it with a V8. One of the two Corvette prototypes had several different engines in it throughout its life.

it would have been cooler to have gotten a picture of the car with its rotary engine still in it, does one exist?

I've yet to find one with the GMRCE in it

I have the 4 rotor engine that was in the vette

Post it up!

im messing with you, sorry about that, lol

Awwww haha

really? goofy wheels, crap blue interior.

its clean under the hood, but the rest of the car is like a C

new wheels that actually fit the car, clean up the interior? it would be pretty sweet.

Niiiice degree of certainty.

yes because ALL fcs have nice wheels, and lovely interiors, especially the brown interiors!

$8,300 final bid: reserve not met.

Good time to buy some toys. Terrible time to need to sell them.

Wow $8,300 for any FC in todays world is a great deal for the seller. Might be different when the worlds economics rights itself.

Until then, I hope he views marketing his Oxy-FC with his reserve as an ongoing hobby. With time, maybe his marketing skills might graduate beyond trying to kid a kidder.

Yeah really that's 500lbs, makes a big difference. I can see maybe being off by 50 to 60 lbs, but damn.

IMO to hit the reserve some things need to be changed & I agree bad time for the sale.

I wouldn't mind it but i'm positive i'd kill myself fairly easily driving something with that much low end torque in a light chassis.

Maybe in a few years.

Brown interior ftmfl.

The way the current trends are in the car scene, he'd be lucky to get $4500 for that car. It's mullet approved.

Bear in mind that the pullout alone is worth ~$8,500...

Shell minus motor/trans should be $3-4000 given the parts. If you could pick this up for $12k and put another $2-3k fixing the wheels/interior to your personal taste you'd have one hell of a ride for less than the price of a new Civic.

It's a matter of taste really. Remember that money invested doesn't mean that's what it's worth. Two things come to mind parts are now used & some parts may not be what the buyer wants & needs to be changed. At 15k I build my own car & have what I want without having to hear shit from others. I have access to an LS1 right now sitting at an old friends shop for a few hundred & a set of worked heads sitting in my garage right now. I also have a 4L60e that has been modded sitting on the floor beside a Ford 9" with 4.56 gears.

Everyone's favorite love it/ hate it FC is back up. The descriptions keep getting more absurd.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RX-7-...item35a9b35f50

No one bid anything close to reasonable the last couple times this car was listed. Still if you were looking to do a swap this would be killer place to start. Ditch the stripes, get a couple racing buckets and some decent wheels and you'd have quite the ride. If I were starting out I'd offer the owner 12k and see what happened.

My 0.02
-Joel

and so the madness starts... again...

i agree love the swap, hate the wheels, kit doesnt match at all, the stripes are ricey and alot of bs on the description. w/e i admire just because its an fc and appreciate how much work has gone into that car. there's my love it/hate it comment.

LOL there's a reason why it's for sale & a reason why it hasn't sold yet! Bring the cost down & maybe. The work can be appreciated, but it's overshadowed by some poor judgement in exterior modding.