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New front suspension completed. (Before & After pics)

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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 07:45 PM
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New front suspension completed. (Before & After pics)

Heres some pics of the freshly completed front suspension. The rear suspension is in the works.

From this:



To this:




Im getting anxious for spring to come around and take the Rx-7 out of hibernation for the winter.
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 07:55 PM
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Looks like new....Bet you can't wait for the salt/snow to disappear.
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 07:56 PM
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Did you paint the fenderwells, or get new ones?
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 07:58 PM
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Did you paint the fenderwells, or get new ones?
Good ol' flat black paint.
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 08:42 PM
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lookin' good!

what kind of springs?
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 08:47 PM
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looks great. when do i get to see the car again?

i should say. when are you coming to englishtown
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 09:04 PM
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lookin' good!

what kind of springs?
Its the GroundControl kit.
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 09:11 PM
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looks great. when do i get to see the car again?

i should say. when are you coming to englishtown
Thanks, I promise you'll see it sometime this coming summer. I am looking into buying an enclosed trailer so I can travel around with it and not have to worry about it breaking. I should be able to go to more places with it this season. I made it nice and clear that I cant work the same amount of overtime that I worked last year.
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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i need to purchase a trailer also. get some 300M axles for that sucker. you will need them!
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 09:27 PM
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i need to purchase a trailer also. get some 300M axles for that sucker. you will need them!
I already have the gears turning towards getting some new axles. I have a guy that is going to take my axles when I get them off the rear and make me new stronger ones. He promises me they wont break. Hes also a domestic guy that doesnt like imports too much. HAHAHA. I'll see how good they hold up.
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 09:31 PM
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so thats what the AGX stickers where for..... I though if I stuck them on my back window I get like 15 plus HP...

are those new controll arms, or just cleaned up?? I hope you got bushings to go with that

why did you take off the drilled rotors?

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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 09:34 PM
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Awesome looking! I can't wait for my suspension to undergo that transformation sometime this year! I think the AGXs and GC coilovers will be my choice too. I've already got everything for the brakes except new rotors.
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 10:00 PM
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I already have the gears turning towards getting some new axles. I have a guy that is going to take my axles when I get them off the rear and make me new stronger ones. He promises me they wont break. Hes also a domestic guy that doesnt like imports too much. HAHAHA. I'll see how good they hold up.
so far my 300M have been great.... i broke the stock axles the first time i put on radials. right on the launch LOL
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 10:14 PM
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I was wondering why you went back to solid rotors also...
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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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are those new controll arms, or just cleaned up?? I hope you got bushings to go with that
I believe he said he bead blasted them in the last thread, as well as replaced every bushing he could find
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 12:53 AM
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dam, looks realy good. i have the agxs, just need all the other ****. did you get the hemijoint sway bar endlinks?
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 06:25 AM
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I believe he said he bead blasted them in the last thread, as well as replaced every bushing he could find
Thanks, thats exactly what I would have said.
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 06:29 AM
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I was wondering why you went back to solid rotors also...
I have had nothing but terrible luck with anything but solid rotors. I figure new Brembo's will perform good.

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dam, looks realy good. i have the agxs, just need all the other ****. did you get the hemijoint sway bar endlinks?
Im using the Racing Beat sway bar end links.
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 06:50 AM
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It might handle kinda strange with old stuff on the right and new stuff on the left..
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 09:15 AM
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Looks sweet! I'd like to know what type of problems you've had with the drilled rotors. I'm in that market right now.
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 09:48 AM
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wow, that looks great, you have one damn nice car

once it warms up i think ill paint my fenderwells to, there all discolord, being a nice black makes your's look great
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 10:13 AM
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Originally posted by SureShot
It might handle kinda strange with old stuff on the right and new stuff on the left..
HAR!

Great looking work. How long did it take you? I'm wondering how long that flat black will last in those wells. But then, if you're not driving it...

Cory
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 10:15 AM
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Gotta love a bead blaster
Good work.
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 10:39 AM
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Nice. Good job
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 11:57 AM
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where did you find the solid brembo rotors?
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