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Old May 18, 2006 | 01:12 AM
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Just want to introduce myself

Hello all, I have been a lover of the FD's for quite a long time and i have finally found the right one for me. Its a white 1995 touring model with a black leather interior. Im still reading up on the workings of the FD's as i am not familiar with them, i downloaded and printed the FSM and it has already proven itself to be extreamly useful.

I have a few parts in my living room that need to be installed but i am waiting for a few more to get here befor i begin any of that. The parts that are waiting to go in are, fluidyne radiator, alum AST, 180 degree thermostat, 185 degree fan switch, and a downpipe coated in header wrap. im hoping all this lowers my underhood temps drastically!

Now for my question befor i show you all some pics of my new baby, im planning on installing all this with some new gauges (coolant temp, boost/vacume gauge and an oil PSI gauge) and im having problems figuring out the best way to install the oil psi gauge. Im thinking about using an oil filter sandwich adapter, however im not sure on where i can locate one that is not cheap ebay crap and will match my autometer z series sending unit(electric model not mechanical). any help or segustions would be greatly appreciated.

also on a small side note, i just installed a very high end stereo and had some problems with the head unit, how did you all overcome the fact that there is not mounting brackets behind the stock pieces. Pics of your installs would be great if you have them. I will post pics of mine once i take some.


-once again thanks for your time and i look forward to utalizing this forums vast knowledge and resources.





here are a few pics of my husbands Z32
yes i will be making my engine bay pretty too, probably with some powdercoating and polishing!

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Old May 18, 2006 | 01:18 AM
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welcome

very nice FD

don't be surprised if the guys here ask you to post a pic of yourself within the first page of this thread
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Old May 18, 2006 | 01:20 AM
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welcome and good choice on color.....
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Old May 18, 2006 | 01:26 AM
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welcome and good choice on color.....
Everyone knows VR is better
BTW nice car
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Old May 18, 2006 | 02:45 AM
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Everyone knows VR is COMMON
BTW nice car
^ fixed

don't worry....my FD's VR

anyway...nice color, if i had a choice...i too would've picked up a chaste white FD... but oh well...the car in general is just worth having in itself

welcome aboard to the club....so sit back, relax, grab some food, plenty of drinks and the FAQs are your friend
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Old May 18, 2006 | 02:47 AM
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You may be the coolest chick ever. Awesome color. Awesome year. Awesome car. Is it manual?
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Old May 18, 2006 | 04:58 AM
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Beatiful! Take some pictures of the back too!!
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Old May 18, 2006 | 05:44 AM
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This is what you'll need for Oil Temp and Pressure. It says RX8, but it will work on the FD. I'm getting ready to order one myself.

http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtnumber=11803


Welcome to the forum, car looks great.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 07:06 AM
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Welcome!! Nice to see that the ladies are down too! There was a guy here on the forum (don't remember his sig right now. I'm sure some of the guys here know. If not, I can get it later) selling an aluminum replacement oil filter mount with the fitting for an oil temp gauge. I bought one and it's very nice, expecially after I polished it!
As far as the head unit is concerned, there should'nt have been a problem installing it. There should be a small bracket that came with the head unit that bolts to the back for support. This is because there is just an opening in the car and not a sleeve. Hope you understand what I'm trying to say (yes, I know there is a sleeve that comes with the head unit. This is not what I'm talking about).
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Old May 18, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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I like it well enough to own one just like it...!!!
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Old May 18, 2006 | 10:06 AM
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Welcome aboard

Jacksonville, FL, isn't too far away for some GTG's. I think we should all go to your dragstrip for night of RX7's . . .

:-) neil
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Old May 18, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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Could you post some pictures of yourself?
Welcome to the club!
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Old May 18, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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white RX7 is kind of a limited edition color. So you're really lucky to get that color, i think they only produce 250 cars of that color in the US right?
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Old May 18, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by A3ON7
white RX7 is kind of a limited edition color. So you're really lucky to get that color, i think they only produce 250 cars of that color in the US right?
No. http://alecto.bittwiddlers.com/vehic...-numbers.shtml



Welcome to the club, Miss_liss_a. Looks like you've got a clean 95 there...
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Old May 18, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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Welcome into the 95 club...they look the best
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Old May 18, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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Welcome aboard! It thinks it's cool that you and your husband are into cars....
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Old May 18, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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good luck with that beauty!
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Old May 18, 2006 | 03:15 PM
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awesome section 8... !!! i've been looking for one of these but wasn't sure which to go with. RB all the way
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Old May 18, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Miss_liss_a

here are a few pics of my husbands Z32
That's awesome...your car is faster than your husbands!

(better looking too)
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Old May 18, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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Welcome! Beautiful FD!

Oh and Greddy also makes an oil block adapter.

~Ramy
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Old May 18, 2006 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mibad
Could you post some pictures of yourself?
Internet perv's.....

ill post more pics of THE cars rear end!

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Old May 18, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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Welcome to the club. Not sure why you decided on an oil pressure gauge when the car already has one. An oil temp gauge might be more useful.

Nice choice on the color of your car . I wish I had a white FD!! Oh wait ..................
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Old May 18, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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I was only kidding about your pic...I just didn't want to disappoint ImprovedFD!
That IS a nice looking rear end. Way nicer than mine! My VR spoiler is faded.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by adam c
Not sure why you decided on an oil pressure gauge when the car already has one.
The stock unit is spotty and unreliable, sometimes it reads 0 psi while other times it read well over 100! Better to be safe than sorry.



honeymoon pic.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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Sometimes the sender just needs cleaning up. It is 11 years old
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