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Hey guys and gals.

my name is Jay and my childhood dream car is the fd rx7. Finally at a place where o can possibly join the ranks.

thanks for having me

Welcome Jay.

Your in the right place!

Congratulations. Don't ruin the experience by settling for someone else's trash. Buy the car you want. Regret with buying the wrong car will stick with you indefinitely and you will always be in a state of recovery, even after you dump it off on someone else.

Welcome to forum

definitely words of wisdom 🙏🏾

I’ve been reading where parts for this car aren't the easiest to acquire, so on one hand, its great buying something built, but on other hand would love to get an “unmolested” one, and the build myself, but not too many fd’s out there that are stock.

The best general advice is to buy the best condition car you can afford. For someone entering the world of old or collector type vehicles you need to be honest with yourself. Honest in your level of appreciation for your chosen vehicle, honest in your own mechanical abilities and honest in how much you are able or willing to spend to obtain what you want.

Chances are, you will exceed at least one, if not all those estimates before you reach the end of your project. And once there, its not over as these things require maintenance to keep that hard earned investment intact. You will only get out of it what you put into it, often times less. But spending more up front on a better car will often save time, money and heartache down the road.

the most accurate summation of what buying an FD is. i will simply quote this post moving forward. very well said

Definitely agree! Fdauto…when i get mine I’m definitely coming down to Tampa to visit. Im about 30 min south of atlanta right now.

On a side note, i read the new member section and even ran it through chat gpt lol, but i don’t see any mention of how to unlock private messaging. Any guidance on that?

Thank you!

It takes a certain number of posts. I want to say '5' which you just hit with this last post.

Welcome to the forum and best of luck in your search for the perfect RX-7!

yeaaaaa, we'll be here for you