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Old 04-02-03, 04:07 PM
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So your thinking of picking up a 3rdgen and fixing it up..

Welcome to my world...





What better way to use an office?




Not sure what I was thinking when I started this part...



So many things to do...so little time..



Maybe I shouldnt have sold those tokico's before my coilovers came in...



Overflow into the kitchen...My wife loves that part..







Hopefully this cheers some people up on their projects.... "At least I don't have as much to do as shawnk...."

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seems just about right
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wow..u have alot of work ahead of u but its gonna be worth it in the end...finished product will be insane..this is the best way to get the feel of a rx7 besides goin back to 93
Old 04-02-03, 10:37 PM
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holy ****, someone's gonna be busy


i have the same foxtail and dustpan
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good luck
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Now where did I put that one bolt .....
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ahh... damn
Old 04-03-03, 09:47 AM
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I'm sorry, but what exactly are you trying to do, restore the interior, or modify? What are you doing under the hood?
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Good lord!
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Originally posted by blown
I'm sorry, but what exactly are you trying to do, restore the interior, or modify? What are you doing under the hood?
I am trying to do it all...Right now the entire fuel system / injectors /rails is the project under the hood. I already did this once but decided 1300's were not enough.

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Now where did I put that one bolt .....
That is funny as hell spyfish because I am constantly doing that....

Oh and the other thing I am constantly thinking is "why didnt I take a pic of that before I took it apart"

Next on the list I am going to drop the fuel tank - I think it has a leak near the top ( I have stopped filling it up all the way) but I made myself put something back together before I take something else apart.

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Here is one tip that might help with the bolts. Try putting the bolt back in the hole where you took it from. I have taken apart just about the entire car and had the same problem. I had a spare box of nuts and bolts from a car I parted out so I cheated!
Old 04-04-03, 10:28 AM
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yeah, i like to put them back where they came from. either that or paper cups from takeout w/ labels written in grease. LMAO!!
Shawn, that underhood shot looks good... i am going to have to call you this week about that *page*. i cant get it working.
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Originally posted by shawnk

Oh and the other thing I am constantly thinking is "why didnt I take a pic of that before I took it apart"
LOL!!! I know the feeling... Hahahaa
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Good God.

At least you have space. Whenever I take something apart, I'm outdoors because I have no garage to work in.

I'll never forget one of my first projects, an intake, when I laid out all the parts on the driveway. I stepped inside for a minute and when I came back out, the wind had blown the foam filter half way across the neighbor's yard.

I must have looked like a moron running around chasing the thing.
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Wow that's alot of parts laying around. Hope you get them all back where they belong!
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my garage looks the same way, I don't feel so bad now...
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sorry double post
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Yah that looks pretty harry. I'm currently doing a motor swap on my car. I'm going to post pics when I start putting it back together. Hope I still have all my hair at the end.
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Do you have two fuel pumps?
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Nope...just one (toyopta supra high flow).....split it before the rails and have them coming back to the regulator separately. I had them in series when I had 550/1300's but we did my friend's car the way I am changing to and I liked it better.

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Damn dude, do you have a job? when are you going to find the time to do that. Worse if you have a gf, you'll never get it done.
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Some some "after" pics when it's all done
good luck with the projects
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Originally posted by blown
Some some "after" pics when it's all done
good luck with the projects
hold your breath for those.... it *may be out of the garage late today....
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good lord!l
Actually, been there, done that. its not so bad. Good Luck.
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