Sexy.

 

Thanks guys. The tails grew on me (plus i have 3 sets) so i'm keeping them. I "grew out" of the s5 tail hype. I'm not paying $200 for them either.

 

cant believe i never posted in this thread.

 

any one successfully do s4 led tails yet??

 

that red vert was gorgeous!

 

if you dont have power steering in an s4 it drives a lot like a 67 bug

 

^ Slow? lol jk.

 

I have a S4 with a manual rack. I dont think its even slightly similar to a 67 bug. The 7 is a sports car...............a bug is a bug.

 

I have 200k. on original block. this is my first of what may be a chain of 7's

 

My 86' GXL Streetport, might just be the only S4 thats got S4 PRIDE right on their car, holla!

 

 

my love

 

That does not look like a 274k mile car!

 

trust me it is

 

Original paint / seats?

 

paint - yes expect the trunk which was bumped in a fender bender and repainted.

seals - i have no idea. i got it from little old lady who got it from some old man. however, there are things that lead me to believe it's been replaced. at 7000 feet elevation, i get 85 compression and 115 if i dont release the tester. the seats have been redone and the intake system has been replaced. also, it runs perfect. never stalls, hot and cold starts fine. idles fine. and gets 28 mpg at 90 mph still.

however - it may be original becasue the old people i got it from drive like - well - old people

so im not entirely sure.

 

28 mpg?!

 

Wow! 28mpg is sick in a rotary, if that's really what you did then that's better than what Mazda could do. I think I get 12mpg and maybe 18 freeway.

 

honestly - thats my milage on the highway...

and in town, my town has a limit of 25 mph, and the highway piece is 55 mph - and my commute to work is 22 miles at 55...

i got 26.5. just filled up today. odometer said 310 miles, and it took 11.7 gallons of gas.

I drive very slow and easy. no crazy revving, no racing. just putz along in a beautiful rare machine.

 

I'm surprised your engine hasn't carbon locked then.

 

lol. all the doomsayers. the car runs great.

and like i said, it certainly could be a replaced engine (it probably is)....

 

I traded off a 90 miata for my 1986 rx7 about three weeks ago. It is in horrible condition but I saved it from having a 350 put in it. I've always been a s5 man, but after getting 3rd degree burns from the coolant seals being completely gone and then blockwelding it and running 1/4th temp on a 95 degree highway trip; I have fallen in love with it. I'll try to post some pictures sometime.

 

How did you end up getting the third degree burns?

 

 

I love pin-striping! Your 88 GXL wheels look brand new.