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Old May 24, 2004 | 12:00 AM
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my car...back from the shop

hey, thanks to friends at Blacktrax....i FINALLY have a car again
93 RX-7 that was originally hard to look at....after a month gettin a reman and new hoses and all that, few hours of polishing and some custom work, its done!
recently did a 99-spec taillight conversion, HKS Carbon-Ti exhaust, lowered, some gauges, and a repainted dash!








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Old May 24, 2004 | 12:03 AM
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looks sweet. do you third gen guys have/talkabout problems with fiberglass packed mufflers.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 12:37 AM
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Damn I need to lower my car! Yours looks nice, what did you use? Springs/coilovers?
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Old May 24, 2004 | 12:46 AM
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nice color on the dash, one how did you mount your head unit?

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Old May 24, 2004 | 01:20 AM
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Looks pretty low to me. Not to be bothersome or anything, but it looks like your front end is out of alignment or has a caster problem. It might just be the pics though. Either way, looking good!
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Old May 24, 2004 | 02:41 AM
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definately need to raise it up...its on springs....wheels are in the damn wheel wells.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 06:06 AM
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car USED to look like this:

that paint was in baaad condition

BLUE DASH ON A RED CAR...quickly repainted it when i bought the car


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Old May 24, 2004 | 06:20 AM
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beautious !
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Old May 24, 2004 | 06:43 AM
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Damn hoss, what suspension is that....it looks like bags!
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Old May 24, 2004 | 08:26 AM
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Holy oil pan damage batman!!! I'd be a bit careful driving that thing. Lowrider magazine should be scouting you soon.. LOL

Looks nice otherwise.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 08:30 AM
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Looking good but you need to buy the bumper guard from rotary extreme to help you from melting your bumper. Get it Im ordering one cause my bumper just melted. Looks good.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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looks good to me........
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Old May 24, 2004 | 11:12 AM
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Now all it needs is some hydrollics, a chrome grill, wire spokes and you're set !!!!

J/k'ing, that looks real nice but you have to raise it some man . . . that's just crazy low.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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^^ yea its too low, im goin back to stock for a little...dont wanna scrape/damage ANYTHING....didnt know it was goin THAT low
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Old May 24, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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Looks so damn good wingless. Yes it's way slammed but still looks good.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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^^ not bad for a first timer at doin the 99spec light conversion too
dont have the money to pay pros to do it...and they ended up as perfect circles too!
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Old May 24, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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looks real clean. def a good idea to change out that suspension though, the camber in the front looks crazy.

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Old May 24, 2004 | 10:33 PM
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Camber Ownz you!! HEHE Love it man.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 11:35 PM
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Screw the haters. It looks great that low. Once you fix your camber, it will raise up slightly. The factory camber adjustment can easily get you back into everyday driver spec.
We can see your other cars, so you're no amatuer to driving a lowered car.....so why would you want to go back to stock?!

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Old May 25, 2004 | 03:58 AM
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Originally posted by rajeevx7
Screw the haters. It looks great that low. Once you fix your camber, it will raise up slightly. The factory camber adjustment can easily get you back into everyday driver spec.
We can see your other cars, so you're no amatuer to driving a lowered car.....so why would you want to go back to stock?!

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I love the way it looks lowered like that too..
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Old May 25, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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leave it at that height, just adjust the camber.

Makes the car look so much nicer.
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Old May 25, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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Looks great but I have a few comments:

1. From personal experience, that's too low. What did you use to get it that low?

2. Your camber is ridiculously high. You need an alignment badly.
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Old May 25, 2004 | 02:43 PM
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The radar detector is almost completely ineffective where it is moutned too

And you think HIS camber is high:

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Old May 25, 2004 | 03:33 PM
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That RX7 looks so sexy without a wing and dumped to the ground. Nice car.
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Old May 25, 2004 | 04:44 PM
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luckily i havent had the car dropped that long, its only been that way since friday

but ya, i think i have to raise it cuz its rubbing on the drivers fender which ISNT good and its rubbing underneath. PLUS i can feel every crack in the ground almost

as for the radar detector...yea i know i have to move it but its worked so far, so i just havent done it. already caught a bike cop on the sidewalk
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