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Old 04-17-12, 06:13 PM
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So.. It has been quite a while since I've started a thread. I sort of blew up my fifth rotary back in September... Ended up parting that fc out because it was technically totaled a few months before that.
Bought a Nissan nx1600 for a daily and it was great on gas but didn't have triangles.
Then I bought a 944 back in Jan. because it looked like a fc.
Didn't do it, no hypotrochoids. Traded it to a 240sx shell and started dreaming of a rotary swap...

Realized that none of these cars were going to replace the void in my heart that was caused by the loss of my 1st (out of 4) rx7.
So I found an s5, vert, auto about three hours away in Cincinnati and I'm picking it up Saturday. Just needs a torque converter and a fender. Can't wait to sit in another fc; depression is disappearing already...

Anyway, is it bad that I'm hoping the engine is blown so I can do a TII swap?
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Depression will come back once you sit and drive an NA auto lol
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indeed. They are leave a lot to be desired. Turbo swap her anyways. You'll be a lot happier.
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nah manual it and pp that son of a b@$&?! haha or turbo it up to you
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I briefly had a turbo auto fc. Was slower then my girlfriends civic. Good luck with that
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i've had a manual trans vert for 9 months or so, and i think out of all the Rx7's its just about my favorite, its great, enjoy!
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hope it satisfies your needs. y fc has been down for about 3 months now and will be for a few more. building a pp na motor for it, and yes it's a manual lol. good luck and hope it fills your void
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Originally Posted by slitherz90gxl
So.. It has been quite a while since I've started a thread. I sort of blew up my fifth rotary back in September... Ended up parting that fc out because it was technically totaled a few months before that.
Bought a Nissan nx1600 for a daily and it was great on gas but didn't have triangles.
Then I bought a 944 back in Jan. because it looked like a fc.
Didn't do it, no hypotrochoids. Traded it to a 240sx shell and started dreaming of a rotary swap...

Realized that none of these cars were going to replace the void in my heart that was caused by the loss of my 1st (out of 4) rx7.
So I found an s5, vert, auto about three hours away in Cincinnati and I'm picking it up Saturday. Just needs a torque converter and a fender. Can't wait to sit in another fc; depression is disappearing already...

Anyway, is it bad that I'm hoping the engine is blown so I can do a TII swap?
I wish I had known you were in the market for a vert. I've got a rust free shell from my previous turbo swap. It is a perfect project for a turbo swap.

Originally Posted by j9fd3s
i've had a manual trans vert for 9 months or so, and i think out of all the Rx7's its just about my favorite, its great, enjoy!
I've only ever owned vert rotaries. I'm on my third vert and fifth between my father and I. My manual transmission n/a was fun to drive. It's not as much fun as either of my turbo verts, but that's to be expected.

Say what you will about verts, sure they weren't fast but they have premium interior package compared to most of the coupes. Top down on a summer day or night in any sports car is something everyone should be able to enjoy at some point.
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I wish I would have waited to buy an automatic vert. It seems more likely that they weren't beaten and/or trashed as badly. You probably won't be starting with such a mess in doing so.
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Originally Posted by JustJeff
I wish I had known you were in the market for a vert. I've got a rust free shell from my previous turbo swap. It is a perfect project for a turbo swap.



I've only ever owned vert rotaries. I'm on my third vert and fifth between my father and I. My manual transmission n/a was fun to drive. It's not as much fun as either of my turbo verts, but that's to be expected.

Say what you will about verts, sure they weren't fast but they have premium interior package compared to most of the coupes. Top down on a summer day or night in any sports car is something everyone should be able to enjoy at some point.

Errr, you...
I'm still in the market because I sort of got kicked out of the house I was renting.
Moving back in with my parents in, you guessed it, waverly, ky.
Like thirty minutes from evansville.
I don't have a job or anything, but I'm sure I'll get my old one back.
If you've still got it in a month or so I'll hit you up. lol.
I am set on buying a vert.
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