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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 04:30 PM
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Question How many FC's have you had?

Just curious. My fiancee was bitching about how many RX7s I've owned in the past couple years, and it got me thinking. Heres my list, sorry a couple 1st gens slipped in.
88 GXL 2+2 5spd ....sold it
90 GXL 5spd ....sold it
85 GSL-SE 5spd ( 200k+ on origianal motor! ).traded for next car
86 SE 5spd...sold it
86 GXL 5spd..sold it after I put a side draft dellorto on it
83 GSL 5spd ...sold it to another board member CHEAP!
87 TII 5spd ..sold it after it gave up
91 vert 5spd ...current
this is since 96...I've had about 12 other cars sprinkled through there as well. Just the rotor draws me back time and again
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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Should have made it into a poll.
Anyway, just one.
1987 TII 5spd
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 04:35 PM
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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Two 87 sport and 88 GXL parts car. Looking to get a 1st gen though.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 04:41 PM
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86 GXL
87 Base
90 GXL
89 GTU
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 04:44 PM
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Ive owned (not all FCs) in order:

84 GSLSE immaculate with many mods (GF totalled it)
83 GSL very nice, no mods (sold)
82 GSL that was rectored to original quality (sold)
88 GXL wrecked in the front (not by me...sold)
88 TII still own it and have spent ridiculous amounts of
money in the never ending quest for more power!

Ive owned many cars aside from these, but those are the rotaries.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 04:49 PM
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boosted, what do u think of the FB vs the FC N/A? Ive been looking at both.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 05:09 PM
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Ive had an 85 GSL sold it because oil seals went bad and car looked terrible. After that I moved to an 88 se that got totalled by a jeep. Then I got my 87 TII. Still got that. Just recently picked up a grey 86 base 2+2 for 100. Needs new engine.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 05:20 PM
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1980 GS
1987 Sport
1988 Turbo II
1991 Turbo II
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 05:21 PM
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i only have had my one t2 but i really want a first gen
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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'89 GTU (sold)
'87 Turbo II (sold) [the one I want back!]
'87 Turbo II (junked)
'91 Turbo II (purchased wrecked for parts, junked)
'89 Convertible (Turbo II conversion) (owned for like a week, sold)
'86 Base (Project PartsTrader race car) (sold, sort of)
'86 Base (just a shell.. will be next race car)
'89 GXL (waiting on rebuild)
'91 GXL (waiting on rebuild)

and somewhere in there I have owned an '82 GS, '84 GSL-SE

And believe it or not my wife will still tell me about every RX-7 that is listed for sale in the local newspaper.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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3; 88 GXL, 90 GTU, and my current *( TII (on second engine)
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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90 Vert (sold)
88 Turbo (current)
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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my bad, i meant 89 TII
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 06:09 PM
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88GTU
87SE 2+2
86 Base
and current my 87 Base


so fo' .... fo' be the ansa'
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 06:10 PM
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82 gs w/87TII engine - totalled by dullie
87 TII - totalled by big wall at 80
88 TII - sold (too much wrong)
87 TII - still with me and loven every day of it.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 06:12 PM
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86 GXL
87 T2
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 06:15 PM
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Re: boosted

Originally posted by BonsaiRX7
boosted, what do u think of the FB vs the FC N/A? Ive been looking at both.
If you can get your hands on a GSLSE, id do that anyday over anyNA FC, save for a GTUs. The fun factor is WAY higher in a GSLSE than an FC.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 06:20 PM
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1985 totalled
1991 vert, sold
1989 GTUs sold
1986 GXL low mileage, present
and looking in the near future to get an S5
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 06:32 PM
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hehe...rx7withnitrous is selling his S5..with NOS..might pm him some time
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 07:16 PM
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1988 GX
bought in 1999 from original owner
Odometer just clicked 95,500 kms last week
Carport kept entire life.
keeping it stock
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 07:32 PM
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5 FC's, 3 FB's, 1 RX-2
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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'86 base model
'another 86 base model
'87 TII
and hopefully this weekend i'll have a '90 GXL

Craig
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 07:59 PM
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87 TII w/ rebuilt engine
87 TII w/ the rebuilt engine from the one above


you can say one and a half RX-7's i owned? hehe
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 08:13 PM
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only 2
-1988 GT-it had a GT badge on the side of it, and I have never seen another RX-7 with a badge like it. Has anyone else?
-1990 GTU
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