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Old 03-07-06, 02:55 AM
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My rx3 almost done





Tell me what you think....

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i will post engine pics tomorrow
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Man, I'm jealous now...I'm gonna have to polish all my stuff too!
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REAL Nice Savant!
I can't wait till mine is done... pics like those really get me motivated. Nice job! Are those stock seats? Also, can you tell me about your camber plate set up? I've been wanting to get one in my car but don't want to cut into the towers, ya know?Thanks in advance!
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nice job SAVANT! Hoepfully we'll see you out at some of the SO-CAL RX CLUB meets soon. The car looks great. I'm starting my RX-3 project and look forward to seeing yours in person soon!

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Questions? What wheels are those, EPS? Size and offsets? Tire size? Do they rub?

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So are you building the red RX3?
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Originally Posted by Wankelguy
So are you building the red RX3?
yup, taken over the project... starting with suspension soon!

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Sweet! Glad it's getting some attention.

What do you have in mind for the suspension?
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Originally Posted by Wankelguy
Sweet! Glad it's getting some attention.

What do you have in mind for the suspension?
FB RX-7 upgrade.

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Questions? What wheels are those, EPS? Size and offsets? Tire size? Do they rub?

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they are eps 15x7 front 15x8 rear not sure on the offset it rubs in some driveways but not to much.... tires are 195 50 15 and 205 50 15

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they are eps 15x7 front 15x8 rear not sure on the offset it rubs in some driveways but not to much.... tires are 195 50 15 and 205 50 15
Thanks, the car looks clean!

Where you at in L.A.?

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Originally Posted by Bern
Thanks, the car looks clean!

Where you at in L.A.?

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Im from da hood but im living in north la/south pasadena....Did you see the other 3 i got for sale?
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Great looking car! Real nice job.
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FB RX-7 upgrade.

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You do realize that no RX3 has ever won an SCCA autocross championship with that setup, don't you?

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Nice car! I really like the position of the turbo. I would imagine that you had to make your own turbo manifold. Or is it something that you can buy and make work? What about the intake manifold? Is that an FD setup? What throttle body is that? I ony hope that my next project looks half that cool .
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Originally Posted by Wankelguy
You do realize that no RX3 has ever won an SCCA autocross championship with that setup, don't you?

do realize that's because it probably wasn't legal to do so!! Just bescause no RX-3 has won a championship with a turbo, doesn't mean it's not good!

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lol, just givin' you a hard time buddy
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Nice car! I really like the position of the turbo. I would imagine that you had to make your own turbo manifold. Or is it something that you can buy and make work? What about the intake manifold? Is that an FD setup? What throttle body is that? I ony hope that my next project looks half that cool .
I had to have the turbo manifold custom made the intake is from a 91 tt and i used 93 housings and all upgraded internals seals,rotors,ect......thanks for the compliments......
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Need bigger pics.
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Very nice! Makes me wish I still had (and had finished) my RX3 autocrossers...
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Man That Looks Really Nice
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Nice work great job....Looks like your done, what else you gotta do to it?....Now I really need to get a move on my turbo projcet. Can you post some pictures of your gauge works? I need some idea on where to my the gauges.
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Pretty Impressive...... Congratulations!.... Would like to see those pics larger....



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