88 GXL with Chevy V8
04-16-05, 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 88IntegraLS
You could write to impress your english teacher or write to get the message across. I'm an engineering student; my argument field is other technical minded people who want data, not a novel. RX owners like data, Miata owners like novels. For example, Dr. Keil, the king of going off on tangents during lectures (which cause him to rush through the meat of the presentation for lack of time), drives a Miata. You drive one of two modded FCs, time to start writing like a man!
*edit* I just love that sig gif, that guy was countersteering like mad but it didn't save him, bwahahahahaha.
*edit* I just love that sig gif, that guy was countersteering like mad but it didn't save him, bwahahahahaha.
04-16-05, 10:52 AM
#77
Take your petty bickering off my thread
Originally Posted by zjbarra
Rx owners like data? There is entirely too much variability to be data based on this form. I like to elaborate on my point and generally when I elaborate I use more wording (the same way as I do when I talk as you've noticed Jeff). I guess I'm not so much the engineer then, More of the engineering manager? As far as tangents go, get used to them, about 1/3 the ME staff is going to, and no, they don't all drive Miatas. I do however like your stereotyping Miata drivers like that. You going to go and root the home team against your bitter enemies at the civil war game next year too while you're at it?
Go "elaborate" in another thread.
Engineering manager? I have sympathy already for your future subordinates.
04-16-05, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by zjbarra
What for? I'm actually a pretty nice/good guy when you don't do several things to **** me off that I consider unethical. 
04-16-05, 05:43 PM
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I think I give that impression on the forum because I've gotten progressively more bitter over the time. I do think I know a great deal about these cars (particularly second generations) and when I know a lot about something, I'll be arrogant based on company at times. Oh well!
04-16-05, 06:15 PM
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Hoofhearted,
How much did the shipping company charge, and where was it coming from?
I'm just curious, if I find a car for sale that is long distance, I want to know what to expect for transport costs.
Mike
How much did the shipping company charge, and where was it coming from?
I'm just curious, if I find a car for sale that is long distance, I want to know what to expect for transport costs.
Mike
04-16-05, 09:39 PM
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shipping
Originally Posted by Spoolin'
Hoofhearted,
How much did the shipping company charge, and where was it coming from?
I'm just curious, if I find a car for sale that is long distance, I want to know what to expect for transport costs.
Mike
How much did the shipping company charge, and where was it coming from?
I'm just curious, if I find a car for sale that is long distance, I want to know what to expect for transport costs.
Mike
There were several options to pick from when shipping.
Open container or closed container. I selected an open one because it was less expensive.
Then there was the "how fast do you want it" factor. Standby was the cheapest; basicly when ever there was room on a truck. This could take a month or two.
The next level up was 5-10 days. That's what I selected. I found out later that this means it may take 5-10 days to get here AFTER it is pickedup.
Then there is 1-8 days.
And finally "expedited" which is the fastest and most expensive.
Prices started for the 5-10 day one I selected at $970. And we all know about the extra $325 I eventually paid.
In all fairness, I was offered an enclosed container for an extra $300 on the day after I placed my order, but I out smarted myself on that one and declined.
I'm still mystified about the extra $200 for the "special equipment" needed to off-load the "lowered" car. That would be the two wooden 2x4's.
Oh well, live and learn.
04-17-05, 01:35 PM
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Does it matter where the car is coming from as far as mileage then? Where was your car coming from, or how many miles was it?
Ya, the 200.00 for the "lowered" car thing was a rip off. Basically a scam if you ask me. I would've bitched about it to the broker if I were you. Just tell them that the 200.00 fee paid for two lengths of 2x6's and see what they say. The thing is, the trucker knows he pretty much has you over a barrel so they try to f@ck ya.
Mike
Ya, the 200.00 for the "lowered" car thing was a rip off. Basically a scam if you ask me. I would've bitched about it to the broker if I were you. Just tell them that the 200.00 fee paid for two lengths of 2x6's and see what they say. The thing is, the trucker knows he pretty much has you over a barrel so they try to f@ck ya.
Mike
04-17-05, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by hoofhearted
Well I thought it was too good to be true...
The transporter just left a message saying that the cars suspension had been lowered and there would be an additional charge of $200 to cover the "special equipment" needed to load and unload the car.
It sure would have been nice if the seller had mentioned that the car had been lowered.
Add this to the extra $100 bucks I was hit with yesterday by the transporter. Apparently there are a bunch of snow-birds leaving Florida this time of year and there are more cars to move than there are transporters, so the supply and demand factor plus the rising fuel prices sorta forced me to fork over the extra dough to get the car scheduled with a carrier.
The $upri$e$ ju$t keep it from being $weet and $imple.
Ain't it the $hit$?
The transporter just left a message saying that the cars suspension had been lowered and there would be an additional charge of $200 to cover the "special equipment" needed to load and unload the car.
It sure would have been nice if the seller had mentioned that the car had been lowered.
Add this to the extra $100 bucks I was hit with yesterday by the transporter. Apparently there are a bunch of snow-birds leaving Florida this time of year and there are more cars to move than there are transporters, so the supply and demand factor plus the rising fuel prices sorta forced me to fork over the extra dough to get the car scheduled with a carrier.
The $upri$e$ ju$t keep it from being $weet and $imple.
Ain't it the $hit$?
It came from Florida.
I paid about two grand last September to have a '29 Ford Panel Delivery shipped from Mass. in an enclosed container. I did not go through a broker that time, I delt directly with the shipping company.
04-17-05, 07:40 PM
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how's the car running?
Originally Posted by Spoolin'
Somehow missed the Florida part in your first post, sorry about that. 
BTW, how's the car running so far?
Mike
BTW, how's the car running so far?
Mike
04-17-05, 09:04 PM
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First run
Originally Posted by hoofhearted
About 10 minutes ago I finished doing a tune up on it. New wires, plugs, cap/rotor. I'm posting this, walking out the door and giving it a test.
The B&M shifter really jerks the ole noggen back when it grabs second and third. Spun the tires going from first to second gear.
The tach isn't calibrated for the V8, so the rev-limiter was screaming at me a lot. It's an easy fix to recalibrate the tach, but it has to be pulled from the dash.
Kinda freaky not having a speedo. A couple of times the cops did a head spin but no ticky (yet).
The power steering rack really sucks without a power steering pump. Any one out there have a manual steering rack they can point me too?
I stopped at KFC and got dinner. Flipped the fuel cut off switch off while waiting in the drive thru. I forgot to switch it back on and got about two blocks when it ran out of fuel and I also forgot that I had shut it off. I thought "OH SHUT!" out of gas; coasted into a parking lot ready to figure out how to get a can of gas, etc...Then the light bulb went on in my head. dah, flip the fuel cut off switch ON, you moron. Switch on, car run.
Never ending fun.
04-19-05, 02:44 PM
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Rearend ratio
Originally Posted by hoofhearted
88 Mazda RX7 GXL with a 305 Chevy V8.
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It has the factory automatic shifter intact along with the automatic rear-end (final drive is 3.91).
It has a turbo 350 automatic tranny with a B&M shift kit (stage two). ...
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It has the factory automatic shifter intact along with the automatic rear-end (final drive is 3.91).
It has a turbo 350 automatic tranny with a B&M shift kit (stage two). ...
So the chevy tranny changes the rearend ratio from RX7's 4:10?
04-19-05, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by hoofhearted
Zach,
Go "elaborate" in another thread.
Engineering manager? I have sympathy already for your future subordinates.
Go "elaborate" in another thread.
Engineering manager? I have sympathy already for your future subordinates.
Muhahahahaaaa...
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