Coming from a family of RX-7s
04-19-11, 03:07 PM
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Coming from a family of RX-7s
Hey, I'm Zach!
For some back story, my brother's first car was a red FB(can't remember what year), then part way into high school he picked up a 1990 S5, and that car was a gem. He cleaned it up extremely well, and kept it stock for the most part, just new exhaust and some little things. The car was amazing until my other brother put it in a ditch and we had to sell it(He's the only one that would do that, oldest brother and I only go crazy on the track).
My oldest brother went through an RX-8 and a Speed 3, but soon got a broken down FC and did the unthinkable, put an LS1 in it
I'm a rotor head, he's a piston guy, so we have our differences, but share the love for the RX-7 all the same. After he sold that FC he got the car which he has now, a 1993 FD which was blown when he got it as well, but instead put an LS2 in it. He uses this one primarily for the track, but does take it out on the street every so often as well.
Finally, my first car was supposed to be an '85 FB, but when we pulled the rotary it turned out that it was going to be much more expensive to do a repair than we originally expected, so we got a 5.0 out of a '94 Mustang and had the two sitting together for about 2 years before we finally sold it about a month and a half ago.
In less than an hour, I'm going to pick up a 1990 NA S5 for a decent price, I've been searching for about a year for just the right one, and this is it. I'm very excited to finally have an FC of my own, something I've been dreaming of since my brother's first S5. I just have to sell my Jetta I've been driving for about two years before I can start daily driving the FC, so hopefully that won't stay for very long and I can put some miles on the S5.
If you read all of this, thank you! If tl;dr, then okay. haha
Pics will be posted when I get home, I can assure that!
For some back story, my brother's first car was a red FB(can't remember what year), then part way into high school he picked up a 1990 S5, and that car was a gem. He cleaned it up extremely well, and kept it stock for the most part, just new exhaust and some little things. The car was amazing until my other brother put it in a ditch and we had to sell it(He's the only one that would do that, oldest brother and I only go crazy on the track).
My oldest brother went through an RX-8 and a Speed 3, but soon got a broken down FC and did the unthinkable, put an LS1 in it
I'm a rotor head, he's a piston guy, so we have our differences, but share the love for the RX-7 all the same. After he sold that FC he got the car which he has now, a 1993 FD which was blown when he got it as well, but instead put an LS2 in it. He uses this one primarily for the track, but does take it out on the street every so often as well. Finally, my first car was supposed to be an '85 FB, but when we pulled the rotary it turned out that it was going to be much more expensive to do a repair than we originally expected, so we got a 5.0 out of a '94 Mustang and had the two sitting together for about 2 years before we finally sold it about a month and a half ago.
In less than an hour, I'm going to pick up a 1990 NA S5 for a decent price, I've been searching for about a year for just the right one, and this is it. I'm very excited to finally have an FC of my own, something I've been dreaming of since my brother's first S5. I just have to sell my Jetta I've been driving for about two years before I can start daily driving the FC, so hopefully that won't stay for very long and I can put some miles on the S5.
If you read all of this, thank you! If tl;dr, then okay. haha
Pics will be posted when I get home, I can assure that!
04-21-11, 09:56 PM
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Really bad pictures that don't even do her justice, and the area I had to work with was much too small for my lens and I was too lazy to go inside and change it.
There are a couple small things that we have to get done, these are 20 year old cars and are starting to age, but the condition is surprising. Can't wait til I can start driving it everyday
There are a couple small things that we have to get done, these are 20 year old cars and are starting to age, but the condition is surprising. Can't wait til I can start driving it everyday
04-21-11, 09:58 PM
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04-23-11, 09:46 AM
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Yeah, it's hard to find one in decent condition around here, but I saw this one and we ran over to pick it up. Seller was awesome, he's on here somewhere. Now I just need to sell the Jetta so I can drive the FC
04-23-11, 01:34 PM
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Dude it looks really nice from what I can see, I love the blue color. The price is pretty good, but I would think it would be cheaper. But nevertheless it's really nice, my first car was an 88 FC and I loved it. Yours looks a lot nicer than my FC, now I have an FD3s.
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05-29-11, 05:17 PM
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Sweet little FC man, I love the look of them. I have an 87 non turbo FC as my daily driver. Great car, haven't had any big problems with it for the two years I'v owned it.