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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 05:16 PM
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FD 4 seater Conversion! Check this out..

Check out this very unique fd conversion like ive found... in my opinion its not the greatest looking car. It looks like one of those 4 seater z3 coupes in my opinion... but they did a very nice job though. Btw, I believe its a 4 seater, you can see in the rear picture what looks to be the back of a rear bench seat, if the extended rear cab is there for another reason and you know, please correct me. I do not know if this has been posted before, but check it out.





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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 05:34 PM
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dudududamn, i cant believe somebody did that to their FD. Why waste so much money to make it so so ugly?
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 05:42 PM
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It is a VERY JDM thing to do - That style conversion hatches are available for a lot of small hatchbacks in Japan - adds a lot of luggage space
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 05:43 PM
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i think all they did was re make the rear hatch
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 05:50 PM
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I think thats the ugliest FD I've ever seen...
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 05:50 PM
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yah the got rid of the trunk/spare space and added a seat i guess.. maybe good for someone with a family that wanted to keep their fd, and be able to get use out of it
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 09:04 PM
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buy a ******* mini van to take your kids to soccer games and dont mess up a once great looking car.
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 09:19 PM
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 09:34 PM
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what the f$#$%$$% was that. my butthole looks better than that.
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 10:09 PM
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heh.. not my car but i found it and thought id show it with you all
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 10:10 PM
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i'll take your word for it fd3
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 10:11 PM
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Originally posted by paw140
I think thats the ugliest FD I've ever seen...


a very true statement.....

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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 10:45 PM
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I LIKE IT... I dont care what you think. Go ahead take your shots. I'm always ready.

I need room for stuff and I know I am not the only one. ...anyone else like? ...anyone?

I dont think it would add that much weight either, even so it puts it on the rear wheels.
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 10:46 PM
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Not much extra drag either... nice design.
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 10:46 PM
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"nopt the best looking"? dude, its fucknig hideous.


BTW, on the subject of 4 seaters, who has the JDM rear seat in their car?
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 10:51 PM
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"JDM seats?" me... They work well for kids but if I had that I could probly mod it to be comfortable. I still LIKE IT. Step outside the box!
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 10:53 PM
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Dear God. Where did we go wrong?
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 12:20 AM
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for the love of christ take that car to the ocean to end its misery, im sorry but when an rx7 starts to look like a crx, there is something wrong
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 12:26 AM
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I remember seeing that in the RE Amemiya catalog.
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 12:27 AM
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Seriously... last year pic and still sad.
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 01:09 AM
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Everytime I look at that thing, I'm speechless
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 01:13 AM
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damn I'll have nightmares tonight
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 01:44 AM
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Yucky Soccer moms need fun too.
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 02:01 AM
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I don't know man, I kind of dig it. I wouldn't do it to my car, but the first picture looks pretty cool. What do you guys hate about it so much. It stands out IMO.
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 02:53 AM
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You guys will react to anything.

The hatch is a replacement aftermarket hatch in Japan ... it's a Wangan gate. It serves to stabilize the car at extremely high straightaway speeds, though on this car it doesn't appear to serve any purpose other than added room since it appears very stock.

The back seat you are talking about is a common option on FDs in Japan ... it goes in place of our storage bin structure and B/C pillar and isn't functional for holding anything more than one of those cube-shaped watermelons they grow over there.

I think it's strange that the legendary back seat dealer Jesse Lau didn't say all of this before me. Say hi to Sean Kirby for me when you see him, Jesse.

Oh and I have a dream that one day Americans will stop refering to the car as "FD3" and start using "FD3S" as it's supposed to be. It's not the plural form, the chasis code is "FD3S" ... "Eff-Dee-Three-Ess", not "Eff-Dee-Threes." I'm not an **** person, but good lord it's everywhere and I just don't get it.
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