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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 03:52 AM
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Thumbs up Finally got my RX2 (Project Begins)

Well my story starts by driving from TX to Iowa 15 Hours to go c this RX2 I was going to buy. After 15 straight hours i get to the house, we open the garage and wow their she was, shes in great condition just a little bump here and their absolutely no rust, the floors are new, nothing is missing and she only has 65,007 original miles, even the cigarette lighter works.
I pay the man and load it up on my truck to drive 15 hours back home (TX).

Here's the good part, after some good research I contacted the original owner and the car was garaged from 1991 to 2005 when it was restored and painted then sold to the person who I bought it from who stored it from 2005 to 2009 installed the 13B 6 port streetport engine and gsl-se tranny and lsd and sold it to me.

The car hasn't been registered since 1991 so its like if I was the second owner.

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Garage at home safe.





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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 03:53 AM
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More updates.

Bought some Epsilon wheels (15x7.5), function and form coilovers, 13B TII engine and Tranny, atkins rebuild kit, super seals, stage 3 act clutch flywheel and counter weight, RB headrs and exhaust and more just dont remember.

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Epsilon wheels on back and coilovers already installed.



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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 03:56 AM
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Engine updates
Engine work done by FJDRX7(PR) Killeen

Well decided to take out the 6 port and install a 88TII engine and tranny, heres the bridgeport, exhaust port polish and pin process pics.



















Finished Product ready to install.


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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 09:02 AM
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sweet that is a very nice 2 congrats
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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nice car,those are the same coilovers i got for my car.keep up the good work.
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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wow nice ride you got right there. Enjoy the deuce and also that engine turned out pretty damn good
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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nice
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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Lookin' good.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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Nice, man. Saw this on Ebay a while back. Looks really minty.

Diggin' the stretched steelies on this car.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 12:40 AM
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wow im in love
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:17 AM
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very very very clean bro...i love it...
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:18 AM
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Just finished doing a whole drum brake restoration to the deuce cause she was leaking everywhere now she stops on the spot, I could'nt believe oreilly carrys parts for these cars.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:40 AM
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Looking real good, I might be going over to Francisco's this weekend.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by rotorholic
Looking real good, I might be going over to Francisco's this weekend.
Well be installing my engine this weekend cause the week after this one he's gonna be gone for 2 weeks.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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yeap ARMY life, here a few and there a lot more than a few, i will be back to be gone again, but this one will be done in time for the summer cruuuuzingg.....brap brap, LOL
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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Nice! Luv them old school rotaries. Francisco, you're the man.
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 07:12 PM
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we are not done yet.....
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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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Congrats. Brillant find. Fantastic color. Do you know if the color is a standard color from another make? Have fun.
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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rx2 coupe

Very nice 2 Coupe, go hard.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RobRX
Congrats. Brillant find. Fantastic color. Do you know if the color is a standard color from another make? Have fun.
If im not mistaken its the same color of the shinka rx8.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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sweeetttt
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Nice find and nice looking rx2, this wheels would look nice on that.

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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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Simmonds Wheels from Australia would look great on it too.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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Congrats, nice pickup. Where did you get the coilovers?
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ultimatejay
Congrats, nice pickup. Where did you get the coilovers?
I bought them straight from function and form, 1,600 shipped to my door.
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