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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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Wet Vacc'ed

Today I discoverd about an inch of water in my spare tire area, first time I've looked at it. So, I pulled the straps off, removed the underlayment, thn took out the spare and vacc'ed out the water. Checked the two "drain tubes at the bottom of the hatch, but they are attached and clear. No tellin how long the water has been in there. Have to keep my eye on the seals now, but they look good.
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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got new camber bolts, boots for the ball joints, MazdaSpeed bushings for the rear lower arms.
more installation coming up.
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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not a rx7 but i gave it a wash finally.
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 12:53 AM
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not a rx7 but i gave it a wash finally.
Dang Chris Looks good!
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 01:23 AM
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I use to dig chevy luvs (I wanted to put a rotary in mine rather than a V8) but the repus are even cooler little trucks. but I'd never do what I was going to do to my chevy luv. I was gonna drop the **** out of it and drag it everywhere. laying sparks. I couldn't do that to a REPU though. If I ever come accoss another free chevy luv I'll still drag it around.
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 08:47 AM
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I'll tell ya what I'm about to do

I don't get at least a puff of smoke outta this bitch today I'm gonna go postal!
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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got a hole in my tire.
anyone got 2 215/45/17s for deals?
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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my Rx7 has been sitting under a car cover for the past 3 months or so since the last track day. no time to mess with it and dont have the rest of my stuff to put my hx40 on yet...

But on a side note i have been driving my evo ha ha ha
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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She runs!!!!!!!!!

Today I recharged my battery, adjusted my idle and mixture screws and VIOLA!! She fired! What a sweet sound after a year of waiting!
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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I finally got my 88 gxl running. Had a bad ignitor in the trailing coil as well as the ignition timing being WAY out. ( Bought this car from a friend of mine) She smokes like hell though. So the next step is find out if the smoke is just from exsessive oil in the exhaust due to the hours of cranking to get this damn thing to run, or if there is another issue. Baby steps, my friend baby steps. Oh key note. the compression is at 90 psi give or take one or two psi.
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by mort2002
my Rx7 has been sitting under a car cover for the past 3 months or so since the last track day. no time to mess with it and dont have the rest of my stuff to put my hx40 on yet...

But on a side note i have been driving my evo ha ha ha
Along this my FD has been sitting in the garage for going on 6 years driven off and on no money to dump into it

But I have been driving my R wagon It fits mo' bitches
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 10:51 PM
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Along this my FD has been sitting in the garage for going on 6 years driven off and on no money to dump into it

But I have been driving my R wagon It fits mo' bitches
the Evo is 4 door and AWD, much better in winter. not only that but i just got my license back from a slight suspension. the rx7 is just trouble and i dont have full coverage or my sr22 on it, so it aint going no where. lol
**** happens right lol

although when the rx7 does get attention i think the hx40 is really gonna wake it up, tweak and i are gonna do some h20 injection and go for 20 psi, hope it holds if not, guess ill go the smart route and ls1 it lol.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by installer67
Today I recharged my battery, adjusted my idle and mixture screws and VIOLA!! She fired! What a sweet sound after a year of waiting!
Awesome!!!!!
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 02:26 AM
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caught the T2 on fire, put it out with before anything important got damaged. drove away. leaving the smog pump silecer hose on the side of the freeway. good times.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by installer67
Today I recharged my battery, adjusted my idle and mixture screws and VIOLA!! She fired! What a sweet sound after a year of waiting!
NICE!!!!! Hell yeah!!! So taken for a loop yet?? Hows the engine? Ready for some SE parts,lol
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mort2002
the Evo is 4 door and AWD, much better in winter. not only that but i just got my license back from a slight suspension. the rx7 is just trouble and i dont have full coverage or my sr22 on it, so it aint going no where. lol
**** happens right lol

although when the rx7 does get attention i think the hx40 is really gonna wake it up, tweak and i are gonna do some h20 injection and go for 20 psi, hope it holds if not, guess ill go the smart route and ls1 it lol.
My R wagon is AWD turbo as well, great for winter, less noticeable when I'm driving it than when I'm driving my FD. Even other modded Volvos don't spot me lol I'm tryin to change jobs and then use my money for a 3" exhaust dual exits, 18t turbo, and boost controller for the wagon. 18 psi and 350+hp/375+tq (crank). It's currently using a 16t and 15 psi with my flash. ~285hp/293tq. Ratings are about 15hp extra per psi increase on a 16t. realistically the whp will probably be in the low-mid 200's but it will be quick none-the-less. 13 second Volvo wagon is all I want for my DD

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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by jinxed4dub
caught the T2 on fire, put it out with before anything important got damaged. drove away. leaving the smog pump silecer hose on the side of the freeway. good times.
WTH?...What happened?
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Upgrayedd
My R wagon is AWD turbo as well, great for winter, less noticeable when I'm driving it than when I'm driving my FD. Even other modded Volvos don't spot me lol I'm tryin to change jobs and then use my money for a 3" exhaust dual exits, 18t turbo, and boost controller for the wagon. 18 psi and 350+hp/375+tq (crank). It's currently using a 16t and 15 psi with my flash. ~285hp/293tq. Ratings are about 15hp extra per psi increase on a 16t. realistically the whp will probably be in the low-mid 200's but it will be quick none-the-less. 13 second Volvo wagon is all I want for my DD
ya i told myself i wasnt going to mod the evo, but when i got it, it already had exhaust, O2 housing, down pipe, 10.5 hot side, walbro fuel pump, perrin stealth FMIC, apexi intake, so i went out and bought a AEM tru boost, and im thinking i might splurge and get cams, cause they are cheap, and if i do that and take it down to english racing for a tune, it should be around 360-380 AWHP, not bad for just a few mods.. lol
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 07:00 PM
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mounted my stock coil over my two remaining high output coils for my DLIDFIS setup.(some moron *me* dropped a crecent wrench and broke off both posts on a brand new coil) Attached my temp sensor with the "correct" wire. Re-installed my hood and adjusted it, put on new headlights and bled my clutch.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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No seat time yet....

Originally Posted by joemaddox
NICE!!!!! Hell yeah!!! So taken for a loop yet?? Hows the engine? Ready for some SE parts,lol
Engine sounds good, exhaust leak sounds loud. I gotta get the legal papers and plates to take it for a spin, but I'm planning on sneaking up the back roads here this weekend.
Always ready for SE parts. lmao! Trade ya for some 510/BRE parts.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 11:53 PM
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I did something a little out of the norm...heehee!
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 12:21 AM
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clean it up?
sat again today. too lazy to work on it
someone redo my harness?
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 12:38 AM
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I did something a little out of the norm...heehee!
Oh wow! Is that a semi Periferial with a bridgey? Major Brapage dude!!!
Whats your plan for an intake, and what sort of induction are you going to use?
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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WTH?...What happened?
well when I replaced the turbo, I removed the ACV and air pump and blocked it off. I kept the hose for the sillencer intact and I guess it was just hanging to close to the turbo. I caught it fast enough. I recognized the sparks flying out the back.

anyways I installed a fire extinguisher today. so I'll be prepared if it ever happens again. and I won't have to spray sticky soda all over the engine bay.
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 02:00 AM
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started to treat the rust on mine this afternoon. Come to find out that the lower driver side fender has a larger rust whole then i anticipated which happens to be on the chassis of the car. looks like i need professional metal work?
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