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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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so My FD is finally home hahaha time to get to work..

soo its finally home!!!!!!!!!! wooooo hooooooooooooooo


hahah **** yea!!!

time to get to work on this bitch....

just need a few things till i can drop the motor in and get that bitch running












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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:32 AM
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sweet dude. hope everything goes well. did you ever decide on what you were gonna do to mount the engine?
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:37 AM
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sweet dude. hope everything goes well. did you ever decide on what you were gonna do to mount the engine?
thanks bro.

yea, after Banzai racing helped,

i pretty much have to get a brand new rear iron from a 93-95 13B-RE Cosmo.

by doing that i can tap the rear iron, which will allow me to use the stock REW motor mounts.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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****** jaime. id advise you to take your time with that timeless car. enough said
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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^you know it, well thankfully i got 90% of everything i need to get the car running, but im 40% from what i want it to be
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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it works 60% of the time, all the time
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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what about your new place to live? or are you parents letting you stay?
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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^ basically i worked out a deal with them..

im still paying rent, but i told them im not moving till the FD is running and i get a job as well.

should be more then 2 months tops to get the fd running hopefully lol
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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it works 60% of the time, all the time
You got it backwards breh

60% of the time it works every time.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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so THAT'S what was in your garage that you weren't showing me! Very nice looking shelf you got there with some nice toys. Hey, hit up Japan2LA for that rear iron. Uh, why's the 2nd gen still there?
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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i pretty much have to get a brand new rear iron from a 93-95 13B-RE Cosmo.

by doing that i can tap the rear iron, which will allow me to use the stock REW motor mounts.
awesome. that'll be a lot cheaper and a lot more convenient.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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part it out, i need the fenders and the driverside mirror, kthx!
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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I'm waiting for the "Selling FD, parents need driveway back" thread, so I can score myself an FD!!!

I kid I kid Jamie! Good luck with the FD, when do you think you can have it on the road???
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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so THAT'S what was in your garage that you weren't showing me! Very nice looking shelf you got there with some nice toys. Hey, hit up Japan2LA for that rear iron. Uh, why's the 2nd gen still there?

hahaha naw it wasnt lol. just brought it home yesterday hehehe


i have, he doesnt have any. im just going to buy a new rear iron from Mazdatrix.

its like $450 bucks

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awesome. that'll be a lot cheaper and a lot more convenient.
yup, im not to worried, just gotta sell some more parts lol

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part it out, i need the fenders and the driverside mirror, kthx!
naw part yours out
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Old May 6, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Rotary13B1
I'm waiting for the "Selling FD, parents need driveway back" thread, so I can score myself an FD!!!

I kid I kid Jamie! Good luck with the FD, when do you think you can have it on the road???
LMFAO!!


hahah the FD is here to stay, thats why i sold the FC's. just moving on up lol

my mom LOVES the FD, lol so she was like take your time and getting it running lol..

thanks Andy. hopefully in 2 months shell be ready to run, but shes still going to be far from done.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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Get to work!!
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Old May 6, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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oh your gonna decide in three months your too broke again and sell it. lol
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Old May 6, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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good luck mang.

met you about 3 years ago, it's time to go ***** out.

don't back out of this one mang, you got the last RX-7 so put a good name for the rotary.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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haha just don't become one of those FD dudes that when you wave at just smash on the gas, lol. now time to
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Old May 6, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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really quick, how much was the car sans motor? so i can show the wife
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Old May 6, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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Totally awesome breh!

Better slam that ***** out of that FDeezy or else I'll have kent piidb. Ride height failure is not an option breeeeh!!
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Old May 6, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by zerox7
thanks bro.

yea, after Banzai racing helped,

i pretty much have to get a brand new rear iron from a 93-95 13B-RE Cosmo.

by doing that i can tap the rear iron, which will allow me to use the stock REW motor mounts.

lol was reading that thread every1 was like why r u going to use a re over the rew, r u going to use the t70? or did u get the 35r? im sticking with the twins for now i may upgrade to the 500r in the future.. is that the base model?
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Old May 6, 2009 | 01:42 PM
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I thought it was at your house and you were working on it. Anyways it better be done by September 26th
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Old May 6, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 2cute
oh your gonna decide in three months your too broke again and sell it. lol
HAHAHAHA never that. the fd is here to stay, im never gonna get another sweet deal on a CLEAN fd like this again, lol


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good luck mang.

met you about 3 years ago, it's time to go ***** out.

don't back out of this one mang, you got the last RX-7 so put a good name for the rotary.
thanks bro, you know whats coming.... you know were my mentality is at. going to Rep the rotary scene hardcore bro.

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haha just don't become one of those FD dudes that when you wave at just smash on the gas, lol. now time to
im not, hahah cuz i am Officially a BROKE FD owner now lol so i feel the fc pain lol

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really quick, how much was the car sans motor? so i can show the wife
i got my for 5gs. clean title, 90k on the chasis.


Originally Posted by recardo
lol was reading that thread every1 was like why r u going to use a re over the rew, r u going to use the t70? or did u get the 35r? im sticking with the twins for now i may upgrade to the 500r in the future.. is that the base model?
yup RE, more torque for me lol, i still have the t70, but im going to get my GT35R, pretty soon.


niiice, just go non sequential..


yup its a 93 base model

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I thought it was at your house and you were working on it. Anyways it better be done by September 26th
naw it was at my friends house, and i would go work on it over there. lol

just finally brought it home lol...


it will be, seven stock 12 FTW
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