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Old 10-25-03, 09:49 PM
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rebuild it or shoot it?

finally got it finished, and pow there goes the rear rotor!
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Rebuild it. If you shoot it, you will have to spend as much (or more) money on a crummy replacement car that would not look any near as good as your car does now.

When you have the engine out, you may want to port the wastegate so you don't blow your engine again. Also, how about a street port while it's opened up?
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ya your right! But i'm so tired of the **** you know?
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i know how you feel man, but you got to stick with it. i say rebuild and a crazy *** port job
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Shooting it sure would be entertaining though.
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I say give it away hmmmm do i know of anyone looking for a 7

That would be me
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man i spent around a year getting this f-cker on the road but i was in a hurry, the car only has 73,500 miles i should sell my 88 se and take the money and get this back on the road!

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Burn it
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I TOTALLY feel your PAIN!!!!

Well I just bought mine about 3 weeks ago 87 TII, and earlier today the rear engine just went aswell, has about 73.500 miles to....Hmmmmmm....Interesting!

What spoiler is that on the car? I like it!
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Burn it
Don't tell him that. He might actually do it!
Old 10-26-03, 01:16 AM
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eyecandy that sucks! only three weeks and pow! sounds like a lawn mower know? I still drive mine around when i get the itch. That is a trip that your car has same miles on it. what are you going to do with it? Maybe we should find a place that will give a two for one discount! Ha Ha
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Atleast you can drive yours! Mine won't even start!

Prolly a jspec, so I can get a S5 drivetrain, better turbo, CR etc...still not definate, need to see how the turbo is since I blew 2 apex seals...I am sure its not the best now...
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Defently rebuild.... or, sell your 88se, and go nuts and drop a 20BTT :oD
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thats the way things happen, think everythings finished when POW, something else brakes!
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the thing is i'm into the car around 3,000 that icludes buying the car, so why not spend some more, if i drop a new engine in it, maybe if i sell it i can cover some of my cost?
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ha! 3,000!!!!
i am in 18,000 + and still have stuff to do to it! You are in good shape if that is all that you spent! I would say at very least buy a j-spec, put her in and then sell it but don't trash it! it looks to be in really good shape... or rebuild it do it right and then enjoy the rx-7 TII drug Personally I would do the rebuild and enjoy I mean you got all winter to do so right?
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Maybe we should find a place that will give a two for one discount! Ha Ha
I could probably work something out with the two of you...

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i need a rebuild too. how about a group rebuild and kevin can do it jk
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Well, shipping from out west is a bitch, but I would entertain anything you want to put together, all bullshit aside.
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hypntyz7, can you give me some idea of what the costs are? If i could sell my 88 se that would be cool! my wife is giving me **** for wanting to spend more money on it! Even after i bought her some ***** and a BMW vert, go figure!!!
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Damn!
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I hope your getting a whole lot of booty for the Bmw vert, and *****
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you know it man!!!!
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I say take it out, port the engine, and everything else, get a t-66 turbo, greddy BOV and wastegate, and and give it to me
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Originally posted by billyho
ya your right! But i'm so tired of the **** you know?
So you are going to shoot it and then buy another POS that requires major maintenance? If you are thinking about buying a new car with a warranty, then that's probably a good idea if you are tired of fixing broken cars, but another used car isn't going to be any better than what you have now, and maybe even worse.


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