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Old 02-08-10 | 03:16 PM
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Talking My first FC!

Just showing you guys my first fc rx7 i ever had, and my progress that im gonna be growing through with this great car.

Got the car for $650 on craigslist, guy states hasnt driven it for over a year but bought it from a mechanic that rebuilt the engine and new clutch.. Couple hours later it TURNED ON! wooo smoke everywhere..

couple pics of the car now sorry camara phone..

week later after i got it, i test drove it on a 4 hour trip to go pick up some wheels..MB BATTLES 18x9.5



wheels in the trunk



of course the car was 4 lug so got a 5 lug conv. from a local junk yard that had turbo 2 brakes and drilled rotor got it for $80 bucks and some other stuff too..



r26 lug nuts drilled rotors



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ill take some pics of interior and engine bay nothing crazy..
Old 02-08-10 | 03:37 PM
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Not bad so far!
Old 02-08-10 | 03:55 PM
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Congrats on a great deal! Start putting those coins in the piggy bank
Old 02-08-10 | 05:34 PM
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thanks guys yea im gonna be saving some money for this thing, i have a couple idea i wanna do with this car
Old 02-08-10 | 05:38 PM
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clean fc, it goes hard with those wheels
Old 02-08-10 | 05:53 PM
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how much did you get those mb battles for? i wanna get a set but in 17s, i might be in land o lakes this weekend, picking up a power rack and olympic weights
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Nice, what are your suspension goals?
Old 02-08-10 | 06:06 PM
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woow looks really nice with those wheels =]
Old 02-09-10 | 11:17 AM
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suspension goals this company close to me 1320 engineering has some teco coilovers?? $500 bucks 32 way adjustable,camber plates couple cars got them and it rides great plus 1 year warranty might rock those till they blow..

jdm emperor- i paid $800 from this guy in orlando 1 week old
Old 02-09-10 | 11:31 AM
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couple more pics camra phone-





and my beetle that im trying to get ready for piston vs rotor this month,check out the sweet tubbed out rotary miata.

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more to come i orderd some new factory inner & outer tie rods that the car needed ill post some pics on install when i get them in..
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suspension goals this company close to me 1320 engineering has some teco coilovers?? $500 bucks 32 way adjustable,camber plates couple cars got them and it rides great plus 1 year warranty might rock those till they blow..

jdm emperor- i paid $800 from this guy in orlando 1 week old
hey are those coilovers any good? im looking for a new set, (i think one of my cuscos are on its way out) 500 sounds like a nice deal
Old 02-09-10 | 05:44 PM
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my buddy has them on his 240 and it drives nice..so when they get in ill let you know how they ride..
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i just had a talk with 1320 about those coilovers, they dont have any in stock gatta wait a month for them to come in
Old 02-09-10 | 06:14 PM
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Old 02-09-10 | 09:14 PM
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i just had a talk with 1320 about those coilovers, they dont have any in stock gatta wait a month for them to come in
i ordered mine like a month ago if they dont come in, im just gonna wait and get powered by max coils
Old 02-10-10 | 11:13 AM
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inner and outer tie rods came in today, i will take pics of them installed..

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good sh*t dude. car looks good but needs the coilovers and prob quite a roll or wider front fenders to make them work. whats the offset on those guys? +10 or 0???
Old 02-10-10 | 04:15 PM
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good sh*t dude. car looks good but needs the coilovers and prob quite a roll or wider front fenders to make them work. whats the offset on those guys? +10 or 0???
i actually wanna stick with stock fenders and tuck them under there, wheels are +15 suspension soon to come
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Old 02-10-10 | 05:16 PM
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First FC huh? I'm so sorry to hear that son.
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Is that a Racing Beat catback on it? I'm having trouble telling from the pictures you supplied. Also does anyone know if that Mazda decal on his driver side door factory?

Your car looks great with those wheels and I'm looking forward to seeing you try to tuck the front wheels under the stock fenders with those dimensions.
Old 02-10-10 | 10:29 PM
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^thats a factory exhaust, and yea i think the decal is factory but it wasnt on the fenders cause they were so faded so i dunno?
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you should have considered aftermarket tie rod ends, since your gonna lower your car. Something like the bumpsteer kit, lowers the pivot point which compensates for the ride height since it will be upwards like a W.
http://mazdatrix.com/SteeringAngle.htm



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