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Old 12-04-20, 05:58 PM
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I think they turned out great, nice work!! I would definitely prefer the polished look as well.
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
I think they turned out great, nice work!! I would definitely prefer the polished look as well.
not bad especially since they were only 150 bucks. Really didn’t expect them to clean up so nice
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Awesome find, congrats!
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Wulp, looks like plans might change a bit.

picking up a completely stock 39k 1987 turbo this weekend.

probably not an ideal color combo but I absolutely love it.



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Old 12-06-20, 08:23 PM
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Wow thats a rad color combination, I've never seen a red interior so clean before.
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Originally Posted by CryoSignal
Wow thats a rad color combination, I've never seen a red interior so clean before.

I’ve only seen it once before on a turbo and def didn’t look as good all beat up.

it’s actually comes with an entire spare red interior from another car he had parted out. Not exactly sure what I’ll do with that.

kinda paying up for this one but I suspect the market will stay hot especially on low mile stock examples.
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A bit of trial and error, the amp was faulty, swapped out the unit and now have all four factory speakers bumpin. Actually sounds surpassingly good
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That is the second Turbo II I've seen come out of NC in the past two months. I missed out on the last one, it was 2,500. Needed a rebuild, but mostly complete. It was half an hour away, was mildly upset about it. Though I did manage to get the one in Arizona, which is clean.

regardless though, that's a nice find you have as well.
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Old 12-18-20, 01:24 PM
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Finally getting around to replacing the hood insulation

Easier to remove than I thought, managed not to break any of the plastic fasteners.

Could only find one guy that had them from Japan, was expensive but you well.

Much better, it doesn’t fit 100% perfect but honestly can’t complain.
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Hadn’t posted much of the interior.

She’s pretty clean though
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Also just noticed that, anyone seen that before? Wondering if it’s a dealer delivery date or something??
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Ended up doing a compression test since I was changing plugs anyways.

Rear rotor test 1: 109 110 104 and test 2: 102 100 100
Front rotor test 1: 106 103 103 and test 2: 110 109 109

Very please with the results.

Installed a new battery, new plugs, and a fresh oil change.

I will be listing this car on BaT in the coming weeks as I just dont have enough time for 2 cars and 2 motorcycles at the moment.
Old 03-14-21, 07:38 AM
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Shame to hear you are selling the car. Its an incredible example and will likely do well at auction. Not sure you'll find another one this nice again any time soon for a reasonable price.
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I will miss it for sure, it’s the perfect runner. The gold one has such low miles it’s not as fun to drive because you’re always thinking about. This one is at the sweet spot.

it does look cleaner in the pictures than it really is, there are quite a few minor hail dents around that could easily be fixed, the front aero piece caused a small amount of rust on the front fender. But having said that it’ really is a gem still.

going to toss it up no reserve and hopefully find a buyer who will enjoy it. I’ll be relocating this year so the it’s just a good time to go for it.
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Favorite shot from the weekend.

BaT accepted the car and will be listed in the coming weeks.
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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-mazda-rx-7-40/


auction is LIVE
Old 04-15-21, 09:48 AM
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Sad to see her go. Auction ended at 13,500 which I think is very fair for both given the minor body condition issues. Heading off to New York.
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Seems like a good price, i paid aprox 22000 for my 88 T2 with 17k miles.
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That’s good to hear, my other one with 38k is very justified now as I had a hard time placing a fair value.

I actually got this silver one for an amazing deal so I feel good with it although was hoping to see 15.


it’s great to see the FCs becoming more and more appreciated.
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