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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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rx-7.5

Im sure a bunch of you have already seen this but to this who haven't,

http://www.importtuner.com/features/...rx7/index.html

That is one cool front kit.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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Yes.. AutoCraft had a nice idea and did a great job, building this Rx 7.5 ..
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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This is what I was actually expecting when I first heard about the rx8. How awesome would that have been!
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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i love wat they did with the ac contols and the arm rest thing. i really want to see a write up of how they did that.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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honestly the car is awesome and i especially like the climate controls behind the shifter (can haz?) but the quality and they way those pics are shot pisses me off alot
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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Yuck - I don't like the RX-8 front fender lines and I don't like this for the same reason.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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its nice, but still im a purist and i like my FD unmolested. and to be totally honest, i think the 8 is UGLY xD
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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I want the steering wheel conversion for my car.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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the quality and they way those pics are shot pisses me off alot
Pretty much this.
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 08:08 AM
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very nice minus the tail lights
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 08:14 AM
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i love wat they did with the ac contols and the arm rest thing. i really want to see a write up of how they did that.
Very very very old-I say about 7years. Search.
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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If I wanted an RX-8 I would buy one and not turn the FD into one...IMHO...
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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Looks appalling.
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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He did a good job, I mean it is a clean car... But personally I think for an updated look to the front end of the RX-7 a 99 spec bumper and some RE sleek lights can't be beat.
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Interior looks awful, also.
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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i dont like the front fenders, the front in general is so/so, i like the back except would prefer 99 spec lights. the seats are nice as is the rest of the interior. I moved my a/c controls down by the shifter like that at one time but later moved them back. wasnt the most practical place IMO. This car also needs an air filter. the wheels are also nice. don't like the color of the car.
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Keepin the popups would have been smarter I think but this guy did a decent job.

How many of you could fab up something like that? I like the rx8 rear trim on the rear bumper of the 7. That at least is cool. What is wrong with the interior?
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by staticguitar313
but the quality and they way those pics are shot pisses me off alot
agreed
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Old May 21, 2012 | 02:40 AM
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has anybody successfully copied this kit in the U.S.?
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Old May 21, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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i think it looks horrible. If i wanted a rx8, i'd buy an rx8. rx7's look so much better. the lines are just not the same.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 11:51 PM
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i think it looks horrible. If i wanted a rx8, i'd buy an rx8. rx7's look so much better. the lines are just not the same.
Agreed, but to each their own.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 08:13 AM
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Wow bump from the past!
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Old May 22, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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For a car that obviously had a lot of time and money put into it, the hose clamps for the intercooler piping are sure crappy. Has Japan not heard of T clamps?
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Old May 23, 2012 | 05:37 AM
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Yep... if there is a timeless sweet car. There is some *** hole out there to ruin it. Next.....
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