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Old 11-17-11, 10:04 PM
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OR 74 Rx3 Coupe Daily Driver?
Latest barn find.

Only driven on Sunday's by a little old lady (probably to go to church), a quarter mile at a time (she must have lived close to the church).

Peace.
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Old 11-18-11, 10:04 PM
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nice
cant wait to get my hands on it
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Old 11-21-11, 11:46 AM
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little old lady driving rx3 to church is cool.
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Old 11-21-11, 07:17 PM
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cant wait to get my hands on it
Kevin burning off the old MMO.
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Old 11-21-11, 09:46 PM
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Theres still a old lady driving one around all original in sgv,She's been harassed plenty by people to sell,but no chance!!
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Looks like it was set up for there to be some twisty's along that qtr mile... Love to see these appear from their hiding places...
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Great find!!! it is amazing how many former race cars are still lurking around out there. Looks like you found one that was well taken care of...
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Old 11-22-11, 08:54 PM
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nice libra rims but too bad its only the rear.
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Man, with all these barns up in WI, you'd think I would have found as awesome as this... but no :-(
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Old 11-24-11, 01:06 PM
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Go Granny Go!
Originally Posted by REPU_74
Theres still a old lady driving one around all original in sgv,She's been harassed plenty by people to sell,but no chance!!
Valley Girl that probably moved from Pasadena.
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Old 11-27-11, 10:16 PM
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Nice find .....i look at barns when I go to the country side lots of barn but no luck.
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Old 11-27-11, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by REPU_74
Theres still a old lady driving one around all original in sgv,She's been harassed plenty by people to sell,but no chance!!
Where in SGV?!?!?!?
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Originally Posted by Sgtbaker
Where in SGV?!?!?!?
sgv=San Gabriel Valley, California

Brake Cylinders are over sized and filled with silicone.
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Originally Posted by hoofhearted
sgv=San Gabriel Valley, California

Brake Cylinders are over sized and filled with silicone.
Yea I live in the SGV. 626 area code =SGV just wondered where in the valley.
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Originally Posted by Sgtbaker
Yea I live in the SGV. 626 area code =SGV just wondered where in the valley.
I last saw her on mission just past garfield turning into a side street a couple months ago...
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Any pics of the underside?
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Originally Posted by RW-7
Any pics of the underside?
All the undercoating was laboriously removed, down to the metal and painted blue.

Cool air ducting to the brakes. Brakes have stainless steel lines.

Coilovers are adjustable.
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Wink The answer to everything
Having an RX3 has its ups and downs.

Front headlights are ducted to cool the brakes.

I'm wondering if the numbering "342" has hidden meaning.

The "3" is obviously for RX3 and "42" is the answer to everything (according to Dr. Who).
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I know the feeling with up and down, Im looking for parts and is hard to find but Im glad I have one, Nice car
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Originally Posted by chino_rx3
I know the feeling with up and down, Im looking for parts and is hard to find but Im glad I have one, Nice car
Same issue for ANY old school rotary..... Once I get my storage up, I'll put up a for sale thread for the stuff I'm willing to part with. Got a reasonable collection of miscellaneous stuff- hopefully I can connect them with those looking for them.
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FL parts
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Same issue for ANY old school rotary..... Once I get my storage up, I'll put up a for sale thread for the stuff I'm willing to part with. Got a reasonable collection of miscellaneous stuff- hopefully I can connect them with those looking for them.
Mainly I need fenders,trunk lid, hood (if I dont get a carbonfiber one) this are my main concern. hopefully you can check soon,
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