Similar yes, yet....I dunno. The gauge cluster is wierd, i dont really like its arrangement since I cant see the oil pressure or water temp without moving my head around the gawd aweful 'startrek' steering wheel. The seats sit too high for my tastes, yet are ok. The stereo surround is almost indestructable, theres seriously 20ish screws and bolts to remove before you can successfully pull the headunit out, and that includes all of the console trim and such to get it out. The stock shift **** is HEAVY, but in a good way, since the stock shifter is tall as hell. The glovebox I like more than the FC's, since nothing falls out when you open it. The backseats are useful, the hatch is actually far too small for anything besides one good sub enclosure and some groceries (my milk crate of tools actually makes the cargo cover bulge upward....
I do happen to love the switch setup, its more ideal to push one button than to turn a dial and hope it works. All the wipers work in all settings, including the intermitten that actually speeds up when the car starts going at a decent pace.

I just reallly need to get used to the interior feel and its layout. Maybe a short shifter, some gauges, and a working headunit are in order sometime down the road, though a new steering wheel and hub are first on the list since its just not working with me at all.

 

dude i so have plans for that turbo! i dont know what yet but i have plans! xD

i think all cars from the mid 80's to the early 90's looked like that xD i mean the FC was patterned after the 944, i swear you could almost swap doors with those things...

 

lol nah, these doors are a bit larger than the FC's, its actually quite a bit bigger in all dimensions, stock LSD too

 

Fatty Fatkins!

 

yeah, its got a fatass, but fatass has/will have some fatass tires too

 

Oh by the way, saw a red S5 vert on the way home from work today. Don't think the woman driving it knew what a first gen was though

 

For the Surrounding Knoxville Area!

There will be a MAZDA Meet, Cruise, and Eat on Monday, Labor Day.

Where: Circuit City Parking Lot on Peters Rd, off of Cedar Bluff. (Near Best Buy)

TIME: Anytime before 12:30.

We will leave the Parking lot @ 12:30, cruise up Parkside (Peters Road) to Pellessippi Hwy,
Pellessippi Hwy to Northshore Exit,
Northshore Dr. to Kingston Pike
to the new Sonic in front of the Rush (near Walker Springs)

There we'll grab a bite and then hwhatever!

This is an open invite to anyone who's proud of their RE or Mazdaspeed.

Thanks!

-MF

 

now see I can make this meet...sadly cant make it to the meet with the Z guys...got my s5 tails installed btw.

 

I should be there. In something. Looks like the Cheeto is in need of yet another fuel pump. I just replaced the damn thing! Soooo... why are we taking the long long long way to Sonic? It's right up the road from CC!

BTW... nice banner, Lou!

 

You can always just bum a ride Jimi, Im sure josh wont be inclined to be at a meet yet, and my passenger seat will be empty.

 

damnit i wish i was there with a running car xD

 

I think Josh wanted to go, he said for someone to call, i think...

I extended the invite to quite a few other M.O.'s forum's!

So hope to see you guys there!


-MF'er

 

Wait, which josh are we talking about here? Hellbent josh with a widebody FB josh, or the other josh that we rarely see/here from?

And just curious whats the cost of getting some race rubber in either 205/55 R16+ 225/50 R16 sizes (2 of each) OR 215/50 R16 + 235/45 R16 (2 of each again)? Looking to see if it would benefit the 'quest more to order some larger width cragars to use as auto-cross/dragon burners.

 

buy the cheapest tyres you can! xD in fact go to a junk yard! xD
i have no idea actually... and cant imagine it will be cheap but then it depends, are you looking for like full on slicks or kinda inbetween road and slicks?

i seriously want that turbo btw xD i fully intend to collect random crap like that...
speaking of which anyone got any cheap car seats? imma use them as furniture in my apartment xD

 

Well im looking at a set of Nitto 455's for street tires and thats going to run me about $400 +mount/balance so closer to 500 total just for 205/55 and 225/50 VR16's. But Im really just wanting another set of 'used' racing slicks/semi-slicks for autocross and dragon runs like I have for my FC

 

HHmmm let me get intouch with the tire guru for ya . Im pretty sure he's got some in that size .

 

Shweet, I wont need them right away, I just need to keep the number in the back of my head for when I go lookin at rims to mount them to, but chances are itll be a set of cheap cragars that I wont care about scuffing...unless they look awesome on the car then itll be a hard descision lol

 

While riding the bike today I passed a house littered with first gens! In my own neighborhood, imagine that. Looks like he had a silver one that looked pretty nice, and maybe a couple parts cars or projects. Must've been the source of the FB sightings around here. I'll see about inviting the owner to our meet.

 

Damn Jimi...maybe you should have stopped and scribed "RX7 club knows about joo" on the dirtier windows maybe. Ill be attending monday's festivities me thinks, and probably with a big ol red hood for the time being.

 

I could have done that, but I've found that every time I've left a creepy napkin note like that on someone's windshield, that person stays away from us and they either sell their car or move out of the area. Then again, someone who owns more than 1 RX-7 has to be crazy, right?

 

Awesome, the more the better!

 

ahaha xD epic!

 

87coupe-DDproject update: Interior mostly put back in, bay stripped, harness gone through, but as of right now the car needs a running condition S4 block, the spare sitting here is blown.

 

ahh sucks... they're pretty cheap tho yea?

 

yea that was the guy my buddy paul called me about the other day i thought he was talking about your house and your cars jimmy but then he said they were silver and red i think?? i still didnt quite understand what he was talkin about though.