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Old 11-23-11, 01:21 AM
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CO I found a 86, with no sunroof.

I found this red rx7, with no engine. The thing I found very interesting is that when he sent me pics, I found out it has no sunroof, I thought all fc's except for gtus came with sunroof standard

what do you guys think?
Old 11-23-11, 06:32 AM
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86 Sport also did not have a sunroof. I always keep my eyes open for them.
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i dont see what the big deal is with non-sunroof fc's.
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Originally Posted by 87 t-66
i dont see what the big deal is with non-sunroof fc's.
More headroom, you never have to clean/ maintain the sunroof mechanism, and no possibility of leaks or plugged up sunroof drains. The little bit of extra headroom is the best part
Old 11-23-11, 07:16 AM
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helmet/head room
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reduced weight lower center of gravity

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helmet/head room

Reducing the weight at the highest point in the car yields a lower center of gravity. For Racing/AutoX etc.
Old 11-23-11, 08:25 AM
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I'm 6,1" so wish I didn't have a sunroof, and I have an 86 sport with a sunroof :-/ . I barely use it. Was a pain to get working and keep working but so long as I have it I'm gonna keep it working dang it lol.
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Originally Posted by SpeedOfLife
86 Sport also did not have a sunroof. I always keep my eyes open for them.
Some of the 86 Sports did.
Old 11-23-11, 09:27 AM
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I personally love my sunroof Adds a lot to the looks of the car and is great for the summer. I'm only 5'11" so the headroom is not an issue.

I would love to have an FC without a sunroof though for racing.
Old 11-23-11, 09:46 AM
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I had an 89 GTU with no sunroof. I miss it.
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I knew about all the other benefits of not having a sunroof, but the added headroom makes it sweeter, I'm 6'4'' lol and could use a bit of clearance. this guy is selling the car for $800, I guess it's a good deal, I'm just worried about the rust, he says it has a very small spot. I paid $650 for the one I have now, it's rust free. Too bad they are getting harder to find in good shape.
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I've never been a fan of sunroofs. I wish my cars didn't have them. Fortunately they aren't verts. I can't stand verts! That's one RX-7 version that should have never existed.
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**** sunroofs. I'd much rather have the headroom, less weight, stiffer chassis etc etc etc. I use mine, but only because I might as well since it's there. I'm gonna have to modify my whole ******* seat brackets to have headroom for racing, it's not even particularly safe for street driving because my head's so close.

Did not know you could get a sport with a sunroof, but eh, it figures that it was an option. The more you know...
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Originally Posted by rotarygod
I've never been a fan of sunroofs. I wish my cars didn't have them. Fortunately they aren't verts. I can't stand verts! That's one RX-7 version that should have never existed.
i love the vert, i've had EVERY year and model of the Rx7, and the vert is my favorite. i had the top down this morning even. its a great DD.

in a coupe i don't like the sunroofs cause they never worked and now they are rusty too
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I overcame the extra weight of my sunroof by building a more powerful car
Old 11-23-11, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s
i love the vert, i've had EVERY year and model of the Rx7, and the vert is my favorite. i had the top down this morning even. its a great DD.

in a coupe i don't like the sunroofs cause they never worked and now they are rusty too
I agree the vert was my favorite.
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Originally Posted by SpeedOfLife
86 Sport also did not have a sunroof. I always keep my eyes open for them.
Also, 87's, and I believe some 88's came without them.




I like the sunroof, its not hard to get it working properly. I can see the advantages of not having one either though.

I have a sunroof less s4 and a sunroof s4, the main thing I like about the sunroof-less is its a bit rare. Otherwise I'd take the sunroof model gladly over that.


I agree about the verts though. I miss having a vert.
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I like the sunroof for a car i drive regularly, but for a race only platform I prefer to start with a chassis that didn't have the sunroof.
Old 11-25-11, 01:28 AM
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Slightly stiffer chassis! And no random drop of water you can't figure out where the heck it came from..
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I had a base model '88 that had no sunroof. It must have been an option depending on what you ordered. Here in Canada a lot of the base model fc's don't have sunroofs.
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MN

I have a Base Auto '91 without a sunroof.
Old 11-27-11, 01:02 AM
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mine is a 88 base, no options at all, and it was originally a no sun roof car... until someone put some aftermarket crap sunroof in it.... people suck...
Old 11-28-11, 09:08 PM
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Same here, my wifes 88 has no sunroof, base model.
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I'm 6'3" and the lack of headroom in a sunroof equipped car was a deciding factor in my decision to not buy it, despite the sweet end of year price back in '87. I bought my '87 used in '88 (no sunroof). I always thought the open top looked like hell anyway.


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