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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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Got My RX7 Finally

Hey I finaly got my RX7 for $200. I don't have any pics because I don't have a digital camera. But as sone as I get my camera back, I will post some pics. But I already committed my first illegal crime I am triking the insurance company. They think it is NA but its TURBO baby. Getting a front clip soon to take place of NA powerplant. Only reason I got a front clip is I don't want to deal with the freaking engine harness being cut.
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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Wouldn't it stil be NA if you haven't switched it yet? Or am I missing something.
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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Well yeah but not for long. Also what springs lower an FC atleast 2".
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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the VIN number will still come up as a N/A, so your not really tricking anyone. Also, if your only getting liability insurance, your rate never changes, no matter what kind of car you drive. I could drive a ferrari F40 and I would still pay $90 a month for insurance.
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by redFC3Sboy
Well yeah but not for long. Also what springs lower an FC atleast 2".
none, and if they do, you don't want em.
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:59 PM
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werd. good luck on the swap.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 02:41 AM
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I have the B&G springs from speedmachineperformance.com, they supposedly lower the car 1.5" (which is the lowest I've seen for performance springs outside of coilovers). I have not installed them, but hopefully in a few weeks I'll post up some pics with 'em on.

I've also never heard of anyone else with these springs...?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by eriksseven
I have the B&G springs from speedmachineperformance.com, they supposedly lower the car 1.5" (which is the lowest I've seen for performance springs outside of coilovers). I have not installed them, but hopefully in a few weeks I'll post up some pics with 'em on.

I've also never heard of anyone else with these springs...?
I have em...very nice springs. I think they equal or beat the RB springs.

-Joe
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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The Tanabe Sustec GF-210's will lower the car 1.5" in the front and rear.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Sir Rupert Hobo
none, and if they do, you don't want em.


yep
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cds00bsmg
Also, if your only getting liability insurance, your rate never changes, no matter what kind of car you drive. I could drive a ferrari F40 and I would still pay $90 a month for insurance.
That's not true at all. They add up extra costs for things like faster cars and age brackets and such to see if you are more likely to get pulled over (bright colored cars, fast cars etc.) or more likely to be going faster (turbo cars, faster cars, etc.).
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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why would they care if you get pulled over? Your insurance will increase because of driving points on your record, but the simple fact that your car is more likely to get pulled over doesnt give an insurance company any reason to worry.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by redFC3Sboy
But I already committed my first illegal crime I am triking the insurance company. They think it is NA but its TURBO baby.
Some insurance companies don't care on RX-7s if they are Turbo or not. Many consider them 1.3 liter sports cars no matter what.

Getting a front clip soon to take place of NA powerplant. Only reason I got a front clip is I don't want to deal with the freaking engine harness being cut.
Hope that front clip is of a Aspec, and not Jspec if the whole reason you are getting it is for the harness (since the Jspec engine harness is about 5 feet longer than a Aspec, and the wiring is slightly different).
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by cds00bsmg
Also, if your only getting liability insurance, your rate never changes, no matter what kind of car you drive. I could drive a ferrari F40 and I would still pay $90 a month for insurance.
Not true at all bro. I think someone already said it, but if you drive a fast car, you are considered more likely to cause damage to other cars because statistically you will speed more often. It isn't always true that all sports car drivers speed, but thats what the statistic says and so you pay more. I have only liability on both my 87 N/A and my 87 TII. The TII is almost $100 more per month than the NA.

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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_stampe
why would they care if you get pulled over? Your insurance will increase because of driving points on your record, but the simple fact that your car is more likely to get pulled over doesnt give an insurance company any reason to worry.

Insurance co. are the most descriminatory/racist organizations. They can raise your premiums for being a black male or a certain age group. They have studies done on who gets into more accidents or who is more dangerous are a driver(minorities come up high on that one) and increase the rates. Gender descrimination/ageism/racism all are practiced by these people.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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The only answer regarding this is "it depends." There's so many different factors to consider, not all insurance companies write their policies the same way, not all insurance companies interpret the facts of a given car the same way either.

For example: I ride with Farmer's insurance, and I've been told (after asking) by my agent that it wouldn't matter in the slightest what kind of car I drive, my rate is going to be static (could be a Pinto or a Ferrari). But I have liability insurance coverage only; if I had full coverage it would most definitely matter what I drive.

I was quoted $47X (470-something) monthly for full coverage on a 1989 TurboII RX-7 a few years ago. At the time, full coverage on a 2000 Impreza 2.5RS would've costed about $300/mo. Currently with a 1996 Probe GT with liability-only coverage, I pay about $65/mo., but that rate won't change from vehicle to vehicle. Only if my driving record changes.

So, it all really just depends. Shop around--one insurance company will be cheap for one and exorbitantly expensive for another. Multiple companies quoted me with different rates for different vehicles, even liability-only.


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Not true at all bro. I think someone already said it, but if you drive a fast car, you are considered more likely to cause damage to other cars because statistically you will speed more often. It isn't always true that all sports car drivers speed, but thats what the statistic says and so you pay more. I have only liability on both my 87 N/A and my 87 TII. The TII is almost $100 more per month than the NA.

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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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I meant 1.5 inches.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:48 PM
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What is the best exhaust for under $800. Single or Dual it doesn't matter.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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Like the Apexi N1 exhaust.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by eriksseven
I have the B&G springs from speedmachineperformance.com, they supposedly lower the car 1.5" (which is the lowest I've seen for performance springs outside of coilovers). I have not installed them, but hopefully in a few weeks I'll post up some pics with 'em on.

I've also never heard of anyone else with these springs...?
I've had them for the last 4yrs. They do In fact lower your car lower more than any other Spring I've seen out there. Drivability was minimized when I switched but handling Increased several fold (If this Is such a term).

Originally Posted by Icemark
Some insurance companies don't care on RX-7s if they are Turbo or not. Many consider them 1.3 liter sports cars no matter what.
It was like night and day with my Insurance...do you think I should tell them I did a full TII swap with heavy mods done to It?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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ice mark is right. i got a 86 base 4 seater and its still 1k a month for a 17yr old, me. insurance company consider it as a sports car
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:35 PM
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how much can you lower a vert fc3c because looks as if i lower it an inch and i'll have clearance problems with the fender wells and with speed bumps in certain areas
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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It was like night and day with my Insurance...do you think I should tell them I did a full TII swap with heavy mods done to It?
The difference between my 10th AE and Vert is only $25/year (of course I only pay $1600 a year for all 4 cars - 99 lexus SC, 99 Tacoma V6 Prerunner, 10thAE, 88 vert; and two drivers), and I know when I had Mercury they rated my old Sport as a economy car because it was only 1.3 litrs.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 1987RX7guy
Insurance co. are the most descriminatory/racist organizations. They can raise your premiums for being a black male or a certain age group. They have studies done on who gets into more accidents or who is more dangerous are a driver(minorities come up high on that one) and increase the rates. Gender descrimination/ageism/racism all are practiced by these people.
Descrimination means you are making a judgment about someone based solely on their race/gender/age. If statistics show that a certain age group or race group has more accidents than another it only makes sense that they will treat them as such. For example my 86 base registered in my name in nyc cost $8000+ from allstate, and 2 other companys wouldnt insure me at all. I have to accept that people under 25 and new yorkers in general get into more accidents and tend to drive more aggressively than others even if neither one applies to me. Just put yourself in their position for a second.
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 12:36 AM
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Wow, is insurance really this high for FCs?

I'm only paying 135 a month, full coverage, for my FB O_O
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