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Old 09-16-02, 09:41 AM
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Would you guys be interested in trophy/display rotors?

I've got a few bad engine rotors around that I'm thinking about glass bead blasting and painting. They would be great for display and demo purposes - I have a few around the house myself.

Would you guys be interested? Maybe $30 shipped for a rotor? If so, I'll start up the production line!

I'm trying to get some money together to get the car finished and start saving towards an engagement ring .

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Engagement Ring??????

I will not contribute to the dmise of a RX7 Bachlor Enclave. Egahds Sir!!! Have you lost your mind. Quit thinking with the little head and more thinking with the big head! LOL
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congrats (as much as i hate to see a brother cross into the dark side )

I'd buy one
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Heck, the girlfriend/fiancee-to-be is driving a silver '87 GXL that I built for her . She loves it, too!

OK, we've got one vote for one . I'll see if I can't clean/glass bead/paint one tonight and take a picture. I've done 'em before, and they turn out really sharp!

I might even be able to tell you the story of where the rotor came from for extra fun value .

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ive actually got a a 10a hich i ad pulled to bits and everystingle part polished to a high finish and some of the housing painted forget what the called statioary i think

and had it xhopped in half along th x axis and then say aglassthing on top
so u cna acutaly see down the internals through the table top
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hey id buy one also
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HAH, Dales getting OLD, he's gonna get married. Soon he will be selling the FC because its to hard to get in and out of.

BAHAHAHA

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engagement ring???

isent that somthing in the trans?
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Originally posted by BlackFC
HAH, Dales getting OLD, he's gonna get married. Soon he will be selling the FC because its to hard to get in and out of.

BAHAHAHA

Daniel
Nah, that's why I got the white car - the previous owner had back problems, and had to go to the chiropractor after a drive in the car!

I'm just tryin' to catch up to Jay and Richard .

Anyhow, it looks like I'll have around 4 or 5 rotors that are good for trophies - I'll get one done tonight and post some pics!

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i wanna see some pics, i may want one
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You need to save one for when I win the dyno day we are going to have early next year.



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Originally posted by dcfc3s


I'm just tryin' to catch up to Jay and Richard .

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you will never be more SOJ than me.. but catching up with richard should be easy.. haha.
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Well if most things take as long as you painting your calipers it should be the year 2058 by the time you have a big turbo.

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Well if most things take as long as you painting your calipers it should be the year 2058 by the time you have a big turbo.

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yeah.. but i will actually have the turbo on my car, and not sitting in my bedroom. you got the most hooked up bedroom in town.. hehe
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Re: Would you guys be interested in trophy/display rotors?

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I've got a few bad engine rotors around that I'm thinking about glass bead blasting and painting. They would be great for display and demo purposes - I have a few around the house myself.

Would you guys be interested? Maybe $30 shipped for a rotor? If so, I'll start up the production line!
Thanks,
Dale
Don't use any of my engine parts.. (unless the money is going to the 2058 Turbo fund) speaking of which, i need to come by and get the rest of my engine stuff..
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Re: Re: Would you guys be interested in trophy/display rotors?

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Don't use any of my engine parts.. (unless the money is going to the 2058 Turbo fund) speaking of which, i need to come by and get the rest of my engine stuff..
Nah, it's just junk rotors from Rod's motor and from Kathy's motor, and probably one or two of mine .

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i wana see pics but for 30 bucks that sounds liek i would buy another rotor

(my current one is all rusted inside of it, and the faces' bare metal rusts when its damp)

but yeah lets see what you can do with them first
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Dale,

I'd like one right here Let me know when you get everything straighten. I'm very interested.
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Here's the first prototype - it only has the first coat of paint and was still drying at the time. It's been heartily scrubbed and cleaned, glass bead blasted, primed with zinc rich primer, and sprayed with bright aluminum color enamel. Looks really sharp!

If anyone is interested, I have a few lined up for production. $30 shipped, Paypal preferred. PM me and we'll work out the details.

I'm also thinking about doing the same treatment to a rotor housing so you'd have a housing to put the rotor into. What do you think?

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looks good man

I'm interested in a rotor and housing...if I can get them for cheap (my pockets are pretty shallow right now, I'm about to replace the clutch)
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That rotor looks very nice. Id be very interested if I wasnt a broke ***.
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The first two are now spoken for - I don't know how many I've got (gotta do a count) but they're first come, first serve. PM me if you're interested!

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You've gotta love that silverrotor you have as a sample.
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OK, I've got 3 rotors spoken for now. Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I'll do a head count and find out how many I have - I know I have at *least* 5 rotors.

Tomorrow night I'm going to do a rotor housing and see how it turns out. If it turns out well, that will be an option to go with the rotor - $70 shipped for the pair (shipping is gonna be more with that much stuff - a rotor and housing is heavy!). I'll post up a pic when I get the rotor housing done.

Thanks!
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hey dale, i just sent you the payment via paypal...cant wait to get it and keep it somewhere in my room....heheh...someplace where its noticeable..


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