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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 07:03 PM
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xmas present ideas?

my little brother has an 87 FC n/a and i'm looking to buy him a present for his birthday(10th) and possibly xmas. his mods so far are basically appearance:

Paintjob(supersonic blue- pretty much purple)
Indiglo face gauges
white MR7s
Turbo II hood
Xplod system(speakers, amp, subs)

stuff wrong with the car:
exhaust- 2 different pipes, looks crappy
car is on 16's and the gap is horrible
drunk dad and friend scraped against a curb, pass side wheels scraped up badly
purple exterior(ok), ratty maroon interior(not ok)- plans for a white interior with blue highlights


i'm looking for gift ideas. i'm thinking i want to get him something for GO instead of show, but i'm open to ideas. i've been looking on ebay, but i'm leery of buying stuff without researching first, so here i am. basically, what would you want for xmas for your 7?

under 50 bucks?
under 100?
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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Time instead of $$$ is always on option. A fully detailed & cleaned car can make a world of difference.

Also a wheel shop might be able to restore the RIMS, or go with a slavaged set.

Also check out a few vendors for ideas:

www.corksport.com
www.racingbeat.com
www.mariahmotorsports.com
www.atkinsrotary.com
www.rx7store.net
www.fc3s.org
www.teamfc3s.org

Mazda still sells a moonroof windguard that's a nice cosmetic upgrade.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 10:36 PM
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yeah, i wouldn't mind working on the car for him, but he's about 300 miles away. in houston, btw. if anyone has something he might want and is in houston, feel free to chime up!

also, are there coilovers available for the FC? sorry for my newbosity, i don't own a 7, though i wouldn't mind
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 10:59 PM
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Get him a bonez midpipe from rx7.com.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 11:30 PM
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Your lil bro is 10 and has an FC??
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 11:38 PM
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yea, thats what i was wondering. does he just sit in it and rev it up, or does he drive illegaly? well, maybe in texas they dont have a age limit for driving
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 11:44 PM
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I think he meant that his brothers b'day is on the 10th of this month. Although it's funny to think of a 10 year old kid sitting on a metro phone book terrori.........no.....wait.....it's not funny.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 03:04 AM
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short shifter
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 10:58 AM
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HKS and ground control make coilovers as shown here. You might find a better price that NOPI though.

http://www.nopionline.com/index.cfm?...20Kit&vaffid=0

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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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I drove my brother's Sentra around all the time when I was eleven. I looked like a nine or eight y.o. though. Man that was stupid.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 12:03 PM
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Re: xmas present ideas?

All under $50:

Fumoto Oil Drain Valve
Special 15% discount until the end of the year using this code: SVC5
www.fumotovalve.com

Synthetic Transmission and Differential Oil ($7-9 per quart)
Manual Transmission: 3 quarts MT-90, 75W90, or 80W90
Differential: 2 quarts 75W90 or 80W90

Assuming his current parts are worn out...
Braided Stainless Steel Clutch Line
http://66.216.67.51/subcatmfgprod.asp?0=206&1=334&2=-1
and a new non-turbo clutch slave cylinder, which is available from your local generic auto parts store or various online dealers for much less than from the Mazda dealership.
http://www.nopionline.com/index.cfm?...20Cyl&vaffid=0
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 01:23 PM
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haha, no i meant his birthday is on dec 10th. he IS young though, 17. my dad bought the car for him when he was 15(i really think it was a half present for himself) and they've been working on it since then. what sucks is that he hasn't even gotten his license yet!
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