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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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Body Kits?

Im Looking for a body kit for my 88 Mazda Rx7 non turbo if you guys could send me some links i would greatly appreciate it...
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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Body kits suck. do a google search if you really want to rice your car out.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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look in corksport

look in extremedimensions too...

depends how much ur willing 2 spend
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 05:35 PM
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ROFL!!!! rice my car out thats hilarious
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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want a sick body kit.. well there is a SICK front lip that i know of... pretty cheap too... it is called a HD2 SPL front lip. i think there is apost on these fourms search for it
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 11:40 PM
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It's not a freakin' front lip. It's simply a cosmetic add-on to make your car look lower.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 11:43 PM
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there is a button in the top right hand corner of the scree... it is labeled "search" use it and use it wisely you will get enough information about body kits where what kind and all the rest of that stuff to last you for quite some time.
Good Luck!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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www.erebuni.net has a pretty nice kit that came out.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:44 AM
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Originally posted by TantricScorpio
It's not a freakin' front lip. It's simply a cosmetic add-on to make your car look lower.
so when i search, i should look for "cosmetic add-on," not "front lip"? what do you consider a front lip?

some people's definition of rice may differ from others. we need a universal definition. time to research.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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I'll name some companies that have body kits for the FC. Some have just front bumpers, others full body kits.

RE-Amemiya
R-Magic
BN Sports
GP Sports
Panspeed
FEED
Bomex
Sexy Style
Knightsports
Border
Fam Speed
URAS
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 01:33 PM
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some people think body kits suck just cause they can't afford them. they're envious. good luck on your search. and corksport has the best kit for your bucks, fiberglass.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 01:51 PM
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seeing that it aint hard to spend 10K on a car in "necessary" speed mods (thats why we're here, right?), yea, we can't afford em. some people have other interests. though i still would like a nice set of wheels (15x6.5 just doesn't vut it), but i won't buy real nice wheels (ie Volk, $400/wheel) until my car is ready. now if insurance money is involved (referring to bumpers/body kits), then there's another story.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 02:28 PM
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http://www.mariahmotorsports.com/exterior_2ndgen.htm

Check out the mode 6 wide body. Thats my fave, kinda pricy tho
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 02:34 PM
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"Body kits suck. do a google search if you really want to rice your car out."


I think body kits can look quite nice and NOT ricey if done correctly. Don't forget, not everyone thinks the same as you when it comes to whats rice and whats not. :-p


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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 03:25 PM
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honestly, why do you guys dawg on people who ask a question, and you tell them to use their head and use the search button, yeah thats better 4 you guys so you dont have to say the same thing over and over, sooo why dont you do yourself a favor and dont even post in his topic or dont even bother coming in at all...just help him, thats what these forums are for
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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http://www.erebunicorp.com/groundeffects.htm

You can also try corksport, there site is down right now but it should be up soon www.corksport.com
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 03:59 PM
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sooo why dont you do yourself a favor and dont even post in his topic or dont even bother coming in at all...just help him, thats what these forums are for
Just search thanks...that's what the button is for.

What is it with the constant spoon feeding that people want/expect nowadays.

some people think body kits suck just cause they can't afford them. they're envious
Not necessarily. I can affort a kit for my cars. But, I'm more old school in my approach to RX-7's. I like their timeless styling, and feel they don't need to be modernized by a kit.

So really, envy has nothing to do with it. But I also don't feel that some of the better kits, GP, Knightsports, RE are rice.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 04:05 PM
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Originally posted by apreludem
"Body kits suck. do a google search if you really want to rice your car out."


I think body kits can look quite nice and NOT ricey if done correctly. Don't forget, not everyone thinks the same as you when it comes to whats rice and whats not. :-p


-apre =)
Generally, that theory applies to everything. People waste more time trying to convince others to think and be the same, yet the spice of life= different flavors... If you want a body kit, buy one
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 07:35 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by eViLRotor
[B]Just search thanks...that's what the button is for.

What is it with the constant spoon feeding that people want/expect nowadays.


i know what you mean but if people r just gonna not help anybody else then why let everyone make new topics, if its gonna b like that then take out the "new thread" option...since every1 probably asked the same question over and over and yall just gonna say use the search button, right?? oh and on the subject of body kits, just do whatever you wanna do, if it looks nice in your eyes then do it.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
Body kits suck.
that seems a bit ignorant. someone is looking for help to mod his car, even if it is cosmetic. Everyone on here has their own tastes, and seriously, how fun would this forum be if everyone drove the exact same car? just my opinion...
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
Body kits suck. do a google search if you really want to rice your car out.
Does this mean there are not any body kits for the FC that actually improve aerodynamics, and make the car "go" better? I'm just curious because of my recent posts concerning wind resistance at high speed.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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GP SPORTS !!! GP SPORTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 09:45 PM
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http://www.e-r-c.com/photol/fc3s006.jpg

If you're gonna rice it out...might as well go crazy with it!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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Originally posted by tie pilot
Does this mean there are not any body kits for the FC that actually improve aerodynamics, and make the car "go" better? I'm just curious because of my recent posts concerning wind resistance at high speed.
Given the money required for the kits to be installed properly and seamlessly you could gain a larger amount of performance through increasing horse power. And I have yet to see any aerodynamics numbers/improvments advertised by any comany with a body kit.
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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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higher priced bodykits are sometimes more expensive because wind tunnel tests were actually done during their design. (i.e. mugen kits).

regardless, 2nd gen rx-7's leave something to be desired as far as exterior styling...

i'm looking at the erebuni #370 kit right now, you can find one for $500 to $600.

andy's autosport

just search around if that doesn't float your boat...
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