NoDrySkin

So... uh. I guess you're another "dreamer kid" without a car?

killinit937

^this guy probably drives a protege with a home made wing 15 inch sub in a box wrapped in blue biamond pate and blue tinted headlights.

JDMRevolution

iTrader: (6)

Poor kid..Let him dream..

Either way, just remember its your car and no matter what you do, there will always be a hater in the crowd.(Most likely someone who cant afford it.)

I think the celica lights make it look demonic! Someone photoshop it in black!!!

RE-Amemiya

Oh no, please don't do this!

Sprockett

Or I drive the ******* 06 GTO in my sig...nice detective work asshat.

7_rocket

iTrader: (6)

lol... I was waiting for ricer comments.. Glad they came

cannonrider2434

Actually I'm workin on it, but that was a good guess.

NoDrySkin

So i'm correct afterall.

cannonrider2434

not quite. I'm currently in the process of getting one. I just sold my daily driver for an even cheaper daily driver (1999 ford tarus with 60k miles-should get the job done) to allow more financial room for a FD. So if you want to call me a dreamer for now, you'd be semi correct, but theres a change in the works..

Sprockett

Well, if you're just getting into FDs, you might want to store about $5000 in the bank for when you blow your engine.

cannonrider2434

Haha I'm not as idiotic or abusive as you may think. I'm pretty sure I'd be able to treat the car correctly. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt here since you know nothing about me and I'll just take a stab that your assuming I'm like every other 18yr old out there. no biggie.

vtakk eg

i dont think its that bad it looks mean in its own way but looks to much like a 350z
i wouldnt do it if i were you but its your money/

how you gonna call someone a ricer on a rx7 forum and your pushin a 06 gto ..look like d1 sold on that one huh?

TT_Rotary

iTrader: (3)

if your in the process of doing it.. why do u need our help?? hhmm...

cannonrider2434

No offense, I'm just not understanding this comment. I didn't ask for anyones help if I recall

Sprockett

because that's a ricer modification. The Rx7 looks gorgeous the way it came stock. To hack up the front end and put the headlights from a third rate FWD pile o donkey ***** on an FD is just stupid. And I have no idea what you're talking about...D1? I hate drifting. I bought this car because it's a great car to ride around in and have fun in. I used to own an FD, too...so don't go assuming things you shouldn't, especially when I've been around here almost 5 years longer than you, mmkay?

and I'm not attacking the thread starter personally, it's just a dumb ricer decision. I have no idea who this guy is, but if this is one of his first questions he's asking on here then I really have to wonder where his head is at. I'm not saying that you're going to have problems with the car because you'll be stupid with the car, I'm saying it'd be good to have that money around because the 13B-REW is a crazy *** piece of work...it's extremely tempermental and if you mess up just a little bit you'll be wishing you would have saved that money instead of spending it hacking up the front end. Trust me, these things can make you broke really quick if you're not careful

rx7goomba

NoDrySkin

Sure. Sprockett wins btw.

ariha

i like the look minus the hood.... btw there are no rx7 gods, its a ****** car!

cannonrider2434

Thanks for the advice, I'll take it. And I have done so accordingly. I plan to have 6-7k in the bank after purchase, obviously not all for the car, but besides school and food I really have nothing else to pay for (thankfully) so a lot of that money can be put towards maintaining a car, esp. one with such standards as an FD. BTW, I was not even considering this type of modication that the thread is supposed to be about. I am no where near as knowledgable as one should be on body work to do something like that, however I did think (and still do think) that it is an eye catching look. but anyway, thanks for the advice and for your opinion.

cannonrider2434

haha on this forum, I think that's the wrong thing to say my man

Sprockett

Hey, it's no problem man. See, I'll admit...I was in the same place you are in now when I was 18. I had just gotten my FD, and I honestly didn't know much about it. I did some stupid, worthless mods to it but it had a lot of miles, and the engine finally went...I had to dig deep just to be able to replace that engine, but I was dumb...I didn't know any better, and I didn't take the advice of some of the experienced members of this board - I took it to a dealership to have the work done (HUGE mistake) and they totally messed it up...twice. Went through two more engines before finally parting ways with the car. It was a shame, too, because it was a great car and I loved it - it just left a real sour taste in my mouth after 3 engines in 6 months. Then again, the one I got wasn't a shining example...it had a lot of problems to begin with.

So, you know, take it or leave it. I just hate looking around these forums seeing threads like this...threads by excited noobs who want to jump right in the cockpit of an FD without thinking first, then later seeing threads from the same person - "engine died, what do I do?" It's not that it's a bad car, or even a terribly unreliable car...it's just that it needs to be approached in a very specific way to make sure bad things don't happen. That's why it doesn't make sense when I hear about people jumping right in and wondering "where can I get this bodykit?" or "do they make clear taillights?" or "do X racing seats fit in the FD?" etc - all asked before they get their car like they are creating some sort of master shopping list. I just know those are the people who are skimming over the important stuff. Who will say, "eh, what the hell..I'll just throw on a full exhaust - it won't hurt anything" only to have their engine run lean, detonate, and be left with a $5000 bill to repair the problem. If there is one set of drawbacks with the rotary...especially the rotary in the FD...is that 1) they need a precise A/F ratio at all times or something extremely bad will happen, 2) it needs to remain as cool as possible to prevent bad things from happening, and 3) if something bad happens it generally means having to rip out the old engine, rebuild, and reinstall.

So, anyway, as a million people have said, it's (going to be) your car, and your money...do with it as you will. I can just tell you with 100% certainty, however, that in this place you will get more respect and more attention if you have a perfectly clean, stock looking FD with smart mods than if you put a big spoiler on, a bodykit, huge wheels, crazy light setups, etc...at least from the people who are worth anything.

Good luck

cannonrider2434

This is exactly why I joined back in January, and didn't just by a car right away. I'm subscribed to threads that haven't been posted in, in months, but I know when I own the car I'm going to need to reference back to them. They are all reliability stuff, like cooling, and A/F ratio and all good stuff. And my favorites for the internet, no one else can navigate it except myself lol. its all filled with proper ways to mod an FD, or reliability mods, etc. I visit the FAQ section of this forum once a week, at least. I guess this is just all behind the scenes stuff that really isn't important, but I'm sure it shows I don't follow the normal 18 year old mentality of a ricer, I try not to fit the stereotype. I really do respect the clean FD, I mean my body modifications probably won’t exceed 99 spec stuff. but only time will tell about that.

Thanks again. Cars are investments (horrible ones lol) and trust me, I'm on a budget and I wouldn't throw my money away on ridiculous modifications. sorry you took the thread the wrong way.

Sprockett

Good to hear you're planning the right way - sorry I initially mistook what you were asking. I love the '99 spec conversion...if I were to do another FD I would have that in IBM. Best of luck to you

Tyler

cannonrider2434

As do I. They are appealing to me IMO. just like the lights (no comparison to a 99 spec conversion tho). Glad were on good terms, or so I hope. I'm really not a bad guy, or a stereotypical 18yr old (as hard as that is to a lot of people lol). Once again thanks for the help.

-Nick

RISEN

Why don't you just get a Celica and convert it to RWD?