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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 07:28 PM
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Fire in the hole







Weld on a few AN fittings and we'll be golden
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Old Feb 11, 2016 | 05:15 PM
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Day two of Christmas in February.










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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 10:37 AM
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I like where this is going
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 01:22 PM
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You and me both!

Christmas continued today!








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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 01:42 PM
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Did you get your outers from Ricardo?
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 04:36 PM
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Did you get your outers from Ricardo?
Yeah, very friendly guy.



And UPS lost my differential carrier...
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 04:41 PM
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Yeah, very friendly guy.



And UPS lost my differential carrier...

Yea he a good dude. I need to order another set of those just in case I ever have a problem.

FYI - if you ever need a new spindle nut for those outers, you need to get one one for a 1990 Civic. The stock NA or Turbo II spindle nuts wont work.

That sucks about the carrier.. damn.

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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 06:55 PM
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Yea he a good dude. I need to order another set of those just in case I ever have a problem.

FYI - if you ever need a new spindle nut for those outers, you need to get one one for a 1990 Civic. The stock NA or Turbo II spindle nuts wont work.

That sucks about the carrier.. damn.
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1980-2012 Honda Civic Axle Nut - Beck Arnley 103-0504 - Front - PartsGeek.com
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 07:23 PM
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That is it. Guess who had to figure that out this week

Picked up 2 from Pep Boys today for $4.99 each.
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Old Feb 13, 2016 | 01:53 AM
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A Chinese new year
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Old Feb 13, 2016 | 05:17 PM
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Found a big FC RX7 shop being dissolved. Probably 9 rolling shells and shelves covered with gear.

I walked out with an oil cooler, front control arms with spindles, a steering rack and set of new Tokico adjustable dampers for the princely sum of $100.

The shells all have drivetrains and he wants $500 each. A nearly complete GTU he wants $1000 for. Nothing looks rusty.

I may go back with a trailer...
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Old Feb 13, 2016 | 06:22 PM
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Nice, I wouldn't mind another set of s4 control arms if they have them :-)
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Old Feb 13, 2016 | 09:20 PM
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Nice, I wouldn't mind another set of s4 control arms if they have them :-)
I'll see what I can do
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Old Feb 13, 2016 | 09:50 PM
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Wow, nice.
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveEstey
Found a big FC RX7 shop being dissolved. Probably 9 rolling shells and shelves covered with gear.

I walked out with an oil cooler, front control arms with spindles, a steering rack and set of new Tokico adjustable dampers for the princely sum of $100.

The shells all have drivetrains and he wants $500 each. A nearly complete GTU he wants $1000 for. Nothing looks rusty.

I may go back with a trailer...
Hey Dave, where is this one located? You can PM me if you don't want everyone to jump on it.

I just need an R12 FC AC compressor and another set of S4 LCAs to build bronze bushings onto. My build is almost entirely custom...very few OEM bits.
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 08:26 AM
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Rx7 parts
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Old Feb 16, 2016 | 05:20 PM
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Getting the gears turning. The shop is colder than ambient and it's raining, so everything is covered in condensation despite me having fans going. Ugh. It was -30 over the weekend and today it hit 57 with rain.


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Old Feb 16, 2016 | 05:52 PM
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It is 75 here.
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Old Feb 16, 2016 | 07:40 PM
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It is 75 here.
Ya, shorts day.
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 06:29 AM
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You guys are killing me.
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 08:51 AM
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after -30*... 57* is shorts weather
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 09:54 AM
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after -30*... 57* is shorts weather
Anytime it's over 40 I have the top down in my Miata
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 10:33 AM
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I'm kind of a big deal. Apparently.
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 06:45 PM
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I had already planned on cutting up and modifying the fenders, but here's how a 30mm flare looks haha

Needs MOAR FLARE


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Old Feb 18, 2016 | 04:56 AM
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I can really recommend the cheap *** +85mm fenders that you can find both on ebay and from different companys in the us....190usd and will allow 315 tires
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