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Old 08-22-04, 04:49 PM
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Red face Drove the 7 home yesterday

After almost a year of researching the forum and 2 months sorting out payment with a very good seller, i now own my own FD. It's in overall good shape for a 10 yr old car. The suspension rides a little bumpy because the bushings are bad but the owner included a new suspension off of a 20k rx7 uninstalled. The ast, dp, and vaccum hoses still have to be done and i can't wait to start on it. Thanks to everyone for the info and i'll post pics and questions later on.

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Welcome, and sick pic on the signature.

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apex_sideway What is the mileage on your new FD
Old 08-22-04, 10:43 PM
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apex_sideway What is the mileage on your new FD
130xxx With a reman engine and a newer tranny, 93 touring auto, montego blue.
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damn your sig is big! maybe make it a little smaller?

take care of that fd
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any pics???

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welcome
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Must..get..past..Sig........Oh hey. And congrats! How much did you pay? I just got mine too not too long ago!
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Must..get..past..Sig........Oh hey. And congrats! How much did you pay? I just got mine too not too long ago!
$11,000 . . . . i'm getting a RB single tip exhaust, bomez dp, and pettit ast in a week or two from a cool guy off the forum; can't wait . . . i just need to save up for the vaccum hose job but that won't take more than a week or two.
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Congatulations.
Just remember one thing. Reliability before power.
Old 08-24-04, 11:34 AM
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Yeah, i'm still kinda kicking myself for not having the money for the vaccum job but the dp,ast, rb exhaust deal was just too good to pass up. I'll get $150 in a week or so.
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a LITTLE late but here's a picture of the car
Old 12-15-04, 06:45 PM
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Thanks!! I'm going to keep it like this for awhile until i get all the performance stuff done; i might go with a body kit but i think i'm growing out of them . . . .
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Originally Posted by apex_sideway
Thanks!! I'm going to keep it like this for awhile until i get all the performance stuff done; i might go with a body kit but i think i'm growing out of them . . . .
yeah, mine needs a paint job. I always thought i would get a GTC or 99 spec, but now that i actually *have* the car, i dont really want to. i like it stock so much
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I like the GTC as well but recently i've thought at just getting some nice rims and making it classy instead of going for a race car kind of look; who knows i might still go with a body kit but i'd have to be completely done with my suspension/engine/performance mods.
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Just get some rims you'll be surprised on how much more the car is going to stand oout.
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Nice car! Congrats!
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Originally Posted by apex_sideway
I like the GTC as well but recently i've thought at just getting some nice rims and making it classy instead of going for a race car kind of look; who knows i might still go with a body kit but i'd have to be completely done with my suspension/engine/performance mods.


It's a never ending situation. You really think you will ever be able to be actually finished with those three main areas?
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Originally Posted by iluvmy3rdgen
It's a never ending situation. You really think you will ever be able to be actually finished with those three main areas?
good point . . . actually the car is a Automatic so i'm not too serious about making it fast. I'm going to do a spring/shock/roll bar combo, repaint it the same color or rx8 pearl white, and get some rims. Later on down the road after i get a 5 speed swap i'm going to go single with v-mount from Rotary Extreme (if they still produce the kit in 7-10yrs haha). I'm only 21 and i'm a student going into the military so money doesn't grow on trees.
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thats a very clean car.... congrates and welcome to the real world~~~ hehehe.
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a LITTLE late but here's a picture of the car
Super sharp! Congrats, that car looks very clean.
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nice car...........i have a pettit ast if your interested. about 6 mo. old. pm me!
congrats on the car......and welcome
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Thanks guys I already have the reliability mods done . . . i just need to get a boost issue fixed and the car will run tip top!
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Get an R1 lip. Funny how much it makes a difference in the looks department.
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Congrats on the new acquisition. Enjoy!
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