I had fun everyone... it was nice to actually get my rotary to an event. Feels like it's been forever since I have been able to bring her out.

Cheers!

 

Good to see all you guys last night - great meet. I do think we all need to get a hood prop like David has on his Datsun. Classic.

Not sure what is going with people hanging stuff off the back of their cars, but it does seem to be catching on. I think Donnie started all this last year with the big silver *****. Ray, you must have a picuture of this you can post to remind everyone.

Collin good to hear from you. I think that VW is a perfect candidate for rotary swap.

Now let the 12A count argument begin....

 

Goat vid for Ray....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0S5z...layer_embedded

 

Mike I'm going to 2nd Ray's recording of the 12A points. We'll let the young ones fight it out. It was soooo much fun discussing the point count last night though.

 

nice wheels Jer!!! =)

 

The goat is saying "Give me a Coors Lite damn it!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0S5z...layer_embedded

Holly, thanks for the verification. I did take every point that was raised in the Great 12A Points Equivalency Debate from last night when making the final pointage assignments, everything was very carefully considered. And Mike S. also totally agrees, so it pretty much doesn't matter what the youngsters think.

The Elders Have Spoken!

1 RX-2 (Jeremy) = 2 12A's
1 SA (Andrew) = 1.5 12A's
1 12A FC (John) = 2 12A's (I mean, what better way to improve an FC?)
1 13B Datsun (David) = 2 12A's (I mean, how weird can you get?)
5 FB's (Mike, Carlton, Dean, Greg the Younger, Ray) = 5 12A's
1 PrePro (Kristy) = 1 12A (A well deserved upgrade from the earlier rating of 0.75)
1 FC (New Guy Mike from Monroe) = 0.5 12A's
1 FD = 1 12A (Can't remember his name, but that car is totally cool)
3 FE's (Holly, Tommy, Billy) = less than 1 12A (Holly I'll let you figure this one out but I'm estimating 1)
No Pistons = No 12A's (nice work OGTA's!)

Total 12A Equivalent Turn Out = 16 12A's. The hard way.

It is especially noteworthy that this is the first OGTA meeting at which every participant showed up in a rotary.

NO PISTONS!!!

 

I see you're still rocking those rubber strut covers, Ray!

 

I think Brett is busting your ***** Ray , I starting to like this guy HaHa

 

Oh, I meant to say in my previous post... Great coverage of the OGTA meeting, Ray. No one does it like you. You need to make it out EVERY month, no excuses.

Holly

 

Any fool with a camera and too much free time can do it Holly, all you need is a good story. And that June meeting certainly was an interesting one.

I just wish Brett had showed up, I wanted to ask him how you remove those damn rubber things that someone stuck on my strut towers. I asked Gene at the last meeting but he couldn't figure it out.

Richard, that new red FD you got is one fine car! I was serious about doing an even swap for the Silver One, just let me know.

 

Don't do it! Ray will just pawn that FD to the highest bidder and then go out and snap up half dozen 1st gens as commuter fodder.

Ray, those rubber strut caps are growing on me.

 

[QUOTE=ray green;10658953]
I just wish Brett had showed up, I wanted to ask him how you remove those damn rubber things that someone stuck on my strut towers. I asked Gene at the last meeting but he couldn't figure it out.

You're not fooling anybody Ray. I'm sure you are investigating how to get a set of the directional strut covers New Guy Mike had on his GXL

 

ray, i'm sure those thing just pop right off with a firm tug.

 

Thanks Michael, I'll give that a try. If I can get them off I'll bet Tim will give me a few bucks for them.

Tim, you know I've always wanted a shiny new red FD, don't worry I'll hold on to it. Replacing the Silver One will be hard, but it will let me get serious about finding that mint white SE with the red leather interior.

 

Ray, Richard has had his FD since before 2006, when I first met him. He's just taken it from stock to what it is now. And I don't think he will be trading anytime soon. I think he has it willed to me.

 

Glad to see Richard's FD running =) Sweet intercooler setup!!!

BTW...anybody has a spare SA front bumper or where I can find one? Need to get one for my buddy's car. Let me know gang!!

 

[QUOTE=GKW1957;10659013]Yeah, Those strut tower covers with the cold air induction that Mike has are probably good for an extra 10 hp.

I wish Brett was there to educate us on those strut tower covers. I've never seen FC covers like that before. Did some FC come with a selectable firmness feature for the suspesion?

 

Nope. Those little holes are there to let the smoke out. It's an upgrade on the later FC's.

 

Well... GXL (Luxury, like a GSL on a first gen) 2nd gens came with 'AAS' or auto-adjusting suspension. There are little actuators that sit ovet the struts that turn a small pin on the top of the strut mount and that changes the pressure inside of the shocks resulting in a stiffer or softer ride depending on the selected mode. My FC had this before I upgraded the suspension, there are controls in the center console for 'Normal' and 'Sport'. Those rubber covers on Mike's FC were for the AAS equipped cars, 4 wires once ran through the holes...

Good enough explination?

No Ray, that's what the holes in the turbo hoods were for...

Sorry I couldn't make it, I'm trying to save money. Actually, I'm trying not to spend money I don't have... . Buying the BMW broke me, but the .07 or .08 cents savings on every mile I choose to drive in it over the FC should hopefully add up over time. 200 miles a week equals a $728 yearly savings. In 2.197802197802198 years the BMW could pay for itself

 

Good explination and hope to see you next time Brett!

Mark (Kentetsu) has the following questions from the post on the 1st gen non technical section. They are really pretty good questions, I'd like to know myself.

Can you dudes who own the cars provide some kind of explination?

Here's his post:

Questions:

1. What's the deal with the fuel filter in the engine bay (Andrew's car)? Hard to tell in the pic, but looks to be hooked up at only one end. And I can see both of the fuel lines, and it isn't connected to either of them as far as I can tell.

2. Okay, the fd. Am I losing it? or is there this big assed intercooler mounted behind the radiator? Am I missing something? lol

3. I admit it, you've got me curious about that hose on Dean's car.


Keep up the good work guys, you're really starting to fill that parking lot up...

 

2. I don't own the car and I'm not a dude, but that is a big *** intercooler. You cannot see the radiator in this pic, he still has the stock radiator. But he's already purchased an aluminum radiator to install next.

 

filter is being used as filter for the center iron

 

Dang I wish I could have made it out there with yall. Next time ill be out there with my car fixed, my new exhaust, and of course my thing hanging of the back. Me and David had the same idea. (or he had the idea and i borrowed it). Great pictures though!

 

Thanks Gene and Holly, I've updated the thread in the non-tech section accordingly:

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-general-discussion-207/june-7-2011-ogta-report-957438/

Maybe we should make the theme for the July OGTA meeting "Things we Hang on the back of our Rotaries". That'd get Donnie out for sure.

 

Rotarypolo, here's an SA rear bumper, we'll keep looking for the front one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...SS%3AUS%3A1123