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Old Aug 31, 2018 | 01:04 PM
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That's so awesome! Love that your kids are in to helping out. They'll remember that forever. Can't wait to see it all painted up!
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Old Aug 31, 2018 | 02:05 PM
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That's so awesome! Love that your kids are in to helping out. They'll remember that forever. Can't wait to see it all painted up!
thanks... sadly they havent come out as much cause Dad doesnt always give them things to do because I am trying to figure it out as I go hahaha

The girl in the picture has been out a lot.. the boys.. here and there.. the youngest girl (9yrs) has helped some too... they all love to come play on it when I have things for them to do...

So a bunch of guys who have had a hand in the wiring were all able to come down on the same night on Wednesday... they got more talking done than work, but excited to say we sorted some wiring out and were able to power the ecu from ignition key and read the map that came on it... so a couple more trips down and we will be on the way to firing this girl up...

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Old Oct 1, 2018 | 12:32 PM
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finally got it to fire up... got some leaks to fix and other things to sort thru... and yes the belt is to tight.. it has been adjusted


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Old Oct 4, 2018 | 09:56 PM
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Quite the journey, and you still have some ways to go. However, great work thus far. I can't wait to see it all done.

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Brilliant. Nice touch.
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Old Oct 4, 2018 | 10:03 PM
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Thanks... by the way..

fyi.. got a little excited and drove it.. shouldnt have.. gotta finish some things as far as wiring etc and get an updated tune etc..

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Old Oct 12, 2018 | 11:28 AM
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also didnt feel like paying $140 per bracket for seat mounts.. so I designed and made my own.. still have to cut the passenger side but it has some funky mounting locations...


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Old Oct 15, 2018 | 09:13 AM
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Old Oct 15, 2018 | 04:56 PM
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Nice!!
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Old Oct 23, 2018 | 06:39 AM
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decided to go ahead and take a chance on the changes I had made to the design of the drivers mount.. tape measure measurements and guesses on the changes and voila... almost sits flat.. it is about an inch higher on the passenger side once seat is on the mount.. tonight I should finish up welding the seat to the mount...

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Old Oct 30, 2018 | 06:41 AM
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Got the power sorted out for the Drivers seat last night, welded the bracket to the passenger seat... one more step closer
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Old Nov 9, 2018 | 11:00 AM
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This car is gonna be a beast, been following the thread for a while, but never looked up where Jordan was. Come to find out it's only 40 minutes from me. When this is done, we need a rx7 cruise with people from the cities.
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Old Nov 9, 2018 | 12:02 PM
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This car is gonna be a beast, been following the thread for a while, but never looked up where Jordan was. Come to find out it's only 40 minutes from me. When this is done, we need a rx7 cruise with people from the cities.
Yeah Apple Valley isnt a bad drive... I was just up near there the other night.. got a few good local guys... (that I know of)

Welcome to swing by if you are in the area...

still tinkering with wiring hahaha.. slowly..

mostly waiting on buddies for various things.. its kinda a puzzle.. cant do this until that is done etc...

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Old Nov 20, 2018 | 12:14 PM
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decided I was tired of waiting on busy mates... so I started bodywork and prep for painting
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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 12:09 PM
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after some work being done over the last week or so I got to my doors and discovered my ds door was bent... didnt want to spend $100+ on a tool for pulling dents so I used some bolts, some heat and a vice grip haha.. minimal bondo used despite what it appears... it has to be sanded down yet

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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 12:09 PM
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How the dented door worked out

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Was lazy and didnt bother fixing the lower left front guard.. until the primer went on I didnt think it would show that much.. um yeah so
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top pic is factory untouched door... bottom pic is my repaired door
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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 12:10 PM
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rear corner was a little messy so I spent some more time and sharpened it up...
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Old Dec 4, 2018 | 07:49 AM
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Great thread. I look forward to the updates.
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Old Dec 9, 2018 | 07:15 PM
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Ending the weekend on a good note...

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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 11:26 PM
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Assembly time

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Old Jan 10, 2019 | 06:35 AM
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started the sanding and buffing process... should be done this weekend if all goes well.. then I just need to paint the light covers and gas cover.. duh... missed those when we painted.. did discover some stripes in the paint but they can be fixed easily.. probably next winter...
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Old Jan 10, 2019 | 08:23 PM
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Wow gorgeous car! I love that blue, makes the fb really look nice.
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Old Jan 11, 2019 | 05:53 PM
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Yeah, that blue looks sick.

Nice build
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Old Jan 12, 2019 | 12:03 AM
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I like that you took care of that antenna hole... hehe so did I; 2019 needs no AM/FM.
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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Connorbmx
Wow gorgeous car! I love that blue, makes the fb really look nice.
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Yeah, that blue looks sick.

Nice build
thanks.. its actually Tahiti Green if you would believe that.. but yeah it looks blue almost 95% of the time except under certain light.. waiting for a sunny day to push it outside and really see it

updated.. got it half polished


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Old Jan 17, 2019 | 11:57 AM
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designing some side marker covers

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desired effect if it works
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