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Nov 29, 2009 | 05:45 PM

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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/

oh, http://www.racingsportscars.com/driv...ville-USA.html

Nov 29, 2009 | 08:05 PM

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it says page not found when i click on the link, but im guessing its something bout roger from looking at the link adress.

Nov 29, 2009 | 08:39 PM

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try that one

Nov 29, 2009 | 08:43 PM

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the retro pictures are awsome!

Nov 29, 2009 | 08:56 PM

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Hello guys,

The yellow RX7 you have pictured seems like a kit from Selectmaz they have quite a few kits.

Nov 30, 2009 | 07:16 AM

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http://www.racingsportscars.com/driv...ville-USA.html

try that one

look at the years of activity. 2008?

Dec 16, 2009 | 10:28 PM

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food, another great pic

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Dec 17, 2009 | 06:06 AM

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ooooooohhhhhhhhhh mannnnnnnnnnn, that thing is just a flamethrower. dangggggggg.

Dec 21, 2009 | 04:00 PM

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food, another great pic

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lmao! many moons ago i went to the library and xeroxed (they didn't have copiers yet) those articles, i was just reading that.

Dec 21, 2009 | 04:56 PM

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Don Sherman still has the red 7 in his garage.

Dec 21, 2009 | 05:52 PM

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Don Sherman still has the red 7 in his garage.

really? that is very very cool.

Dec 21, 2009 | 06:06 PM

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Yeah baby!

Do you have a copy of the feature Don Sherman wrote on the RB California Roadster? I've been thinking of posting it in one of the FC threads but some of them might get bent out of shape...

Great write up

Dec 21, 2009 | 07:14 PM

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I've been wanting to build something like this for a long time. Those IMSA cars always gave me inspiration

I agree, that is why I picked up the re-speed car, and a 79 with the IMSA Mk I on it, and it looks like I am working on finalizing the deal on a FB GTO kit as well. I would love to repo the daytona car and have a couple of shells that would be perfect however I am a stickler to get the body right and althought the one in Australia is close it isn't right.

Dec 21, 2009 | 07:29 PM

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http://mariahmotorsports.com/images/...ngbodypkgs.gif

i'm not sure what they used for brakes/hubs/struts back in the day (nissan Z stuff looks promising), how ever these days, RE-Speed has a kit to put the FC hubs and brakes on the 1st gen strut, which is way easy.

gives you a 5x114.3 bolt pattern.

i dunno about the GTO cars, but C&D tested the racing beat 1980 GTU car, and it was running 16x10 and 16x12 wheels....

The use of the ampersand will not be tolerated. It's C/D! Get it right or pay the price :-D.

Good looking build. If you guys want the articles, I could make my own personal PDF's of them, as I work for Car and Driver. Let me know.