drift13b88

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is it possible to take off rear quarters molded in?

thing is my 88 gxl was auto before the swap so its custom braced in.

and i have a rolling shell base model that was manual so it would mount in right and its just a much all around cleaner car frame wise plus i like the glass sunroof better.

can everything be swaped over, 1988 rx7 gxl, to, 1986 base model?

tuscanidream

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Absolutely, it can be removed (not easily). No matter how you remove it, you are going to wreck the part.

Molding body panels is retarded IMO. Paying for repair every time you bottom out or hit something is retarded.

drift13b88

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this is how i brought the car not a fan of the skirts or rear just picked up a bomex rear and am gunna get some re amemiya skirts, so you think i shouldnt do it? there raceonusa tri point replicas, either way i have to at least demold the rear bumper and sideskirts and advice?

SpeedOfLife

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Some of us do our own body work

drift13b88

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yeah, ima clean out alot of the crappy bondo work and use fiberglass resin and some strips here and there if needed. im just afraid to break the rear quaters, if i try to remove them anyone ever do something like this?

PvillKnight7

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I wouldn't touch that car's body. Too much work compared to swapping the drivetrain.

lastphaseofthis

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+1 or the damn sunroof...

spahn1

do not i repeat, DO NOT use fiberglass. if you do and even a piece of gravel bounces up and hits it, it will spider web and you will have to redo it. i have worked in collision repair for about 5 years now and i have worked with both kitty hair fiberglass and the resin strips. if you do any thing, sand the "crappy" bondo down smooth. and if you have any low spots, apply a thin layer of bondo where needed. let it dry for about 2 hours and sand it down level. get some black primer and spray it. i don't like bondo either but it holds up way better than fiberglass

Travis R

I've never done it, but I imagine you will ruin (or at least heavily damage) the fenders if you try to remove them.
Good luck!

drift13b88

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spahn1, what do you think of that 3m fiberglass resin green stuff wit fibers in it? then primer, then paint, then clear? pretty much my whole kit is already fiberglass fc2000 front, bomex rear i just picked up, re amemiya hood, and both front fenders and rear quaters.

drift13b88

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this jelly stuff?

drift13b88

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regardless, the rear bumper and side skirts have to come off so i appreciate your guys input, and to put the skirts im looking at, reamemiya side steps, ill need to also do something about that pound of bondo in front of the rear wheel, and door, dont know what they were thinking wit that looks like they were gunna create some flair on the doors idk.

drift13b88

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im probly just gunna keep this chassis and maybe do something wit the other, one day like maybe making a clone of this one or something, any more input like i said would be great, still have plenty to work on.

PvillKnight7

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You have no idea the horrors that lie beneath that black primer.

spahn1

lmfao! thats what im screamin!

drift13b88

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but i do seen the car after all the body work, and before paint lmfao.
all stock paint was takin off then all the body work done then whole car was primed then painted flatblack. was once a bodyshops car or omething sat in this car yard for years

drift13b88

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and screamo core sucks

drift13b88

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http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3883319/1988-mazda-rx-7

drift13b88

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thats all the last owners work, i did all motor work and touched up a few things. for the most part its a clean car besides the frame rails, probly from sitting in the grass so long.

spahn1

the fc definitely has potential.. im not saying it don't, but i know how body work goes and with what you are talking about doing, you have got your work cut out for you.

Rob XX 7

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I looked on that page- where are the "during" photos of the widebody car?

drift13b88

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that was done a while back but, wit the fc2000 front, and tripoint (338) raceonusa front fenders its all one peice molded, all made from fiberglass no metal front fenders, idk about the rear end but the side skirts and rear bumper are plastic of some sort stock skirts are clean under, i can see the stock rear quaters, behind the plastic used to fill the gap between the stock quarters and wide quarters and so on its pretty clean thats not my worries here more or less im just wondering if they can be removed or not, and whats good materials to use when i commence tackling this car like that, ive done some minor bodywork before, few fc's, 300zx's, 240's, and so on blah blah

drift13b88

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have another rear to put on too, have to demold that, got the re hood also, im goin for a different look needs a facelift looks a little too oldschool for me, wit the demon rear bumper and all, i WTB RE or Shine side steps also, then Cosmo's 13b-rew in the future, i dont even drive this baby right now, not rushing this project like others, still have many parts to do, wheels, exhaust, i run her a few times a week sometimes up and down the block, gotta do a clutch job and redo the tranny wirring still, looking for a manual tranny harness all the way to the coils and fuse box? i do what i can from here to there wit all this damm cold in ny. bodywork is planed for the spring.

Rob XX 7

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sell it and get another car

drift13b88

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