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Old Dec 9, 2015 | 02:18 PM
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No rust holes my a$$. This thing is disaster for rust:



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Old Dec 9, 2015 | 03:29 PM
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technically he is correct, i see no holes in the rust.
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Old Dec 9, 2015 | 04:48 PM
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Yeah Tim, cool your jets, that's just surface rust.

Remember, it's an SA, made from the same 10 gauge sheet metal they used on 1938 Chevy pick up trucks.
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Old Dec 9, 2015 | 05:29 PM
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people like the old vintage look now, it adds character.

you should have to pay extra for the patina.
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Old Dec 9, 2015 | 05:53 PM
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Exactly, that's what I was going to say, patina.

And it's even the same color as Tim's SA.

A complete bargain at $600, especially if you show up with $400 in green stuff.

A diamond in the rough, for sure.
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Old Dec 9, 2015 | 06:10 PM
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lol, too bad i'm not kidding. sold my REPU to a customer and he left it all original



i hadn't heard anyone refer to my truck as having a patina before he put clear over it. haha

it's an acquired taste but it grew on many of us, at the shows he sais he can't get people to keep their hands off of it. sleeperish, it's got a fully bridged turbo blowthrough holley setup with modified FC 5 speed.

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Old Dec 10, 2015 | 10:05 AM
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Hey, don't get me wrong, patina is what I have all over my car and it does have some holes.

That car has nasty rust in all the wrong places. I expect it will basically fall apart once you get
into it. I'd offer about what the junkyard would give you and go from there $300.

Take that REPU, the clear over it really finishes it nice and it all looks good to me. I hope they
treated the rust before the clear so it doesn't bubble under it.
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Old Dec 10, 2015 | 12:19 PM
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yep, it was treated. additionally half the cab has new steel, because it was a flintstones mobile on the floorboard when i sold it. being left under a tree for 23 years with the windows partially down will do that. the whole roof is covered in rust, not a speck of paint up there.

saw the truck regularly for the 2 years since until i moved and it held up well, no rust coming up and delaminating.

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Old Dec 11, 2015 | 08:20 AM
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Ray, I found you a new car. even has a turbo 12a like the one you were drooling over at the last OGTA.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111843767242?rmvSB=true
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Old Dec 11, 2015 | 09:25 AM
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I wish my repu looked as good as that red one!
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Old Dec 11, 2015 | 05:17 PM
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Dang, would be a bargain at $14,000, but the reserve hasn't been met yet

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Old Dec 11, 2015 | 06:50 PM
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The color is perfect!
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Old Dec 11, 2015 | 07:05 PM
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Yeah, but its no Nikki.


Originally Posted by project7s
I wish my repu looked as good as that red one!

Wish I had a repu. One day I'll get a ranger or B2000 and make one.

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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 10:06 AM
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Or I'll sell you my repu and you can make your dream a reality.


Wish I had a repu. One day I'll get a ranger or B2000 and make one.[/QUOTE]
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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 05:43 PM
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^^^ do you get tetanus just looking at it?

Gotta list of projects... CB550's next then the 79 RX7.... then who knows; if your repu hasn't returned to the earth I'll get it.
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Old Dec 13, 2015 | 12:47 PM
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^^^ do you get tetanus just looking at it?

Gotta list of projects... CB550's next then the 79 RX7.... then who knows; if your repu hasn't returned to the earth I'll get it.
Lol you just missed the boat, I just sold it about 30min ago, and actually it was pretty solid just needed a small patch in the drivers floor the rest was real solid.
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 12:56 PM
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anybody else have a repu they want to sell, I am looking!
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Old Dec 17, 2015 | 05:09 PM
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This one looks good, AZ truck, less rust than GA even:

Mazda Other Rotary | eBay

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Old Dec 17, 2015 | 10:26 PM
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desert rust, just a "patina" lol


i shoulda sold mine for more than $1k.
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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 03:44 PM
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I wonder what ever happened to Crit and Billy's REPU's?

Those were both good looking projects, but I guess they never got done.

Marriage will do that to you.
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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 07:01 PM
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I'd get the stink eye from everyone if I ended up with a repu.... I'd toss OB motors covered with saltwater in the bed... there would be a permeant layer of dirt and leaves in the bed. Rust holes would get plywood nailed over them. Another words, I'd treat it like a truck. Just like if I had an RX3 it would haul groceries.
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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 07:31 PM
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my plan for that repu was to pick up engines, but i just didn't wind up having the time to repair the rot inside the cab.

regardless of how it looks, the new owner uses it for the same purpose i was going to, as he has an R100 and RX4. they're all either bridged or PP, heh.

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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ray green
Marriage will do that to you.

Hey, my marriage brought me two more RX7's and one of them is a turbo.

But I guess our marriage was sanctified by the rotary gods.
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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 02:17 AM
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No leads on a REPU but I do have a close friend who is about to sell his R100 if anyone is serious about some older rotors.
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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 05:25 PM
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/...233a6ee125.jpg

"Get with the rotary experience"
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