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Old 05-13-12, 09:03 PM
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Windshield is in, with a "temporary fix". Driving it this summer to enjoy it instead of collecting dust
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Sweet! Enjoy having 1/3 of the population asking what the hell it is, 1/3 recognizing it for what it is, and the final 3rd wondering whats so special about it.
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Been a blast driving it! Nice driving a 39 1/2 year old rotary around!
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and we wonder why our defrosters suck! LOL
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i think its a good idea to repro these in fg.
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That's my plan Derek
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The Duece went camping last weekend, since the Turbo-Weasel blew a crank Position Sensor
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Spent the day under the Duece, at least I had it on a lift. Fabbed a new rear brake line from Cunifer tube from www.FEDHILLusa.com. The job turned out great! Bled the brakes, changed the oil and diff lube in prep for the trip to Atlanta for the Old Guys With 12A's meet next Tuesday. The Fedhill flaring tool made making flares a breeze!

Sorry for the lack of pics but my hands were too grimey to use the camera on the smart phone
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Started tthe drivers side. Rocker panel repair
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I really like how it looks with those wheels. Looking good
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Thanks Juan!

Now the bad:
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Patch Panel version 1.0 Fit and radius is close but not good enough

Back to the 3 in 1 nachine to make another
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Doing a great job with it. Looking good.
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MSN's take on the rx2 LOL. They confused their rotary engines.

The Worst Cars Ever - MSN Autos
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UGH!!!!! I just looked in the MIG welder. Has .035 wire in it instead of .023; no wonder I have been blowing holes@
Time to order in a spool of ESAB EASYGRIND
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Brake Booster Diaphragm started leaking, arg
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Brake Booster Diaphragm started leaking, arg
Power Brake Exchange can help you with that.

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hows ur restoration going?
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More of a "repair as I go" project than a proper restoration. I pulled it on the rack today to finish the rocker panel repair. Pics are over on the RX2 Facebook page
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Deuce is on the rack for rust repair on the drivers side front
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As mentioned earlier...I love the panasports on that car!!! Rust repair is an unfortunate, all too common part of life with these cars. Glad to see you got to use the car this summer though...it motivates the repair. Good luck with it.
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Need to Fab a new section today to replace this
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Ugh more rust to fix

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As mentioned earlier...I love the panasports on that car!!! Rust repair is an unfortunate, all too common part of life with these cars. Glad to see you got to use the car this summer though...it motivates the repair. Good luck with it.

Thanks! That was the logic in repairing small areas in a session
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Inner sill patch panel fanned and fitted for welding
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