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Old 11-22-09 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rx927
Let it be... What ever happened happened.

S14 needs work but your making the right decision in regards to time and finances.
I expect to see a thread with that s14 transformed into this.




that would be worth it.
Old 11-23-09 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by widebodyseven
The first week with the FD and the engine blew that same day
Gotta say....that's the best the car ever looked (looks alot like my car)....don't screw up a timeless beauty folks. It's a shame when young punks get their hands on this car and **** it all up.

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Old 11-23-09 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by RLaoFD


that would be worth it.
^ Does nothing for me at all. Looks like an early 90s ricer.

FD's rule
Old 11-23-09 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by no_more_rice
Gotta say....that's the best the car ever looked (looks alot like my car)....don't screw up a timeless beauty folks. It's a shame when young punks get their hands on this car and **** it all up.

Im taking this as a compliment bc im glad that my FD doesn't look like your FD anymore or any other FD as a matter of fact. Its all about being different but i do agree with you about keeping the FDs body as OEM as possible like i said before if i had another chance to own a FD it would be as stock as possible.


Here are some pics of the deal last night....

Taking off the Kinesis rims







After seeing the S14 in person and going through all the modifications and a test drive im some what happy. The car looks way better in person and needs a drop from going on the trailer.
Old 11-23-09 | 01:16 PM
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sorry to hear you let the FD go. I used to own a 1997 S14. The car is great for daily but that KA engine can't deliver much when you come to modify your car. I sold my S14 and got FD. I'm happy ever since.
Old 11-23-09 | 01:19 PM
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sorry to hear you let the FD go. I used to own a 1997 S14. The car is great for daily but that KA engine can't deliver much when you come to modify your car. I sold my S14 and got FD. I'm happy ever since.
Good to hear that...
Yah i don't like the KA motors thats why this one is a semi built sr20.
Old 11-23-09 | 01:25 PM
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getting legal on a SR20 on S14 is pretty tough though. I hope you already know that. :-D . anyway sounds like you're pretty happy with the deal. I love your FD. I think I vote for it in the calendar thread the other day.
Old 11-23-09 | 01:44 PM
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A wide-body FD for a 240........damn, what a down grade.
Old 11-23-09 | 02:09 PM
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Old 11-23-09 | 02:12 PM
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^^^
Yup i got tired of the long hair that was actually my first time having a bald head.LoL
Old 11-23-09 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by widebodyseven
Im definitely going to get another FD later on in my life but one thing i was thinking about was swapping a 13b in the S14. LoL
why would you replace a reliable K motor (or worse a bullet-proof SR20) with the 13b? Seriously!


GL with the 240! They're great rides.
Old 11-23-09 | 10:12 PM
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^^^
Thanks

Didn't you use to have a S14 if i remember correctly when we met at SS 12
Old 11-24-09 | 11:41 AM
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S14s... I actually like them. I think they look pretty good but still nowhere near as good as an FD. Performance wise I don't know jack about them so I won't comment.

I don't blame you for selling it though. IMO FD's are for people with good "disposable" income and most kids don't have that. When you're that young money should be spent in school, beer, spring break, not some broken down 15 year old car.

You made the right choice enjoy
Old 11-24-09 | 11:48 AM
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i wonder if the new owner is going to be on the forum and i wonder what he is going to do with it.. hopefully not a ls1 swap
Old 11-24-09 | 11:59 AM
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^^^
He is on the forum already but don't know how active he's going to be on here.

He told me he's going to do a single turbo weekend car bc his friend is doing a LS swap so hes getting rid of all his single parts.
Old 11-24-09 | 12:26 PM
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new owner here . This is not my first rx7 i have had about 6 but it is my first fd. The car is nice i got it as a shell but that is cool it will take some time and lots of money haha to get it on the street but no biggy. i plan to just get a rebuild with a nice single turbo and a good tune and some suspension, interior and some tires for my wheels. how it sits with my wheels on sits real high so i need some coils.



this is my front yard at the moment

And the last pic of my s14 which was a very fun car with tons of cash into it all name brand parts no ebay stuff i will miss it i just finished the car and never got to drive it. I normally like my cars clean and simple with all the money going to the most important parts of the car ie brakes,motor,suspension ect

Old 11-24-09 | 12:43 PM
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Post a build thread when you get all the parts in.

I had fun yesterday putting the S14 back together and lowering it back to where it used to be but im not done yet.

The FD looks sick though.

It looks alot cleaner with out the all the stickers

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Old 11-24-09 | 01:58 PM
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That S14 looks sick. is that a zenki or kouki ? please post pix with showing the front end. :-D
Old 11-24-09 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tnn
That S14 looks sick. is that a zenki or kouki ? please post pix with showing the front end. :-D
Its a Zenki im trying to charge my camera and get some new photos of it.
Old 11-24-09 | 02:12 PM
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^^^ I kinda guess from the tail light. also please show the engine bay, I'd like to know what semi SR20 is :-D
Old 11-24-09 | 02:16 PM
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Its a built S15 SR20 NA and was told it revs up to 9.5k but i don't think i'll take it up that far.

Most of the parts are from Greddy and Tomei.

I'll try to get some pics of everything later on today
Old 11-24-09 | 02:38 PM
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lol, you guys just need to swap sigs now and the deal's finished.
Old 11-24-09 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by widebodyseven
Its a built S15 SR20 NA and was told it revs up to 9.5k but i don't think i'll take it up that far.

Most of the parts are from Greddy and Tomei.

I'll try to get some pics of everything later on today
Wait, what? Did you say NA sr20? Why god why?
Old 11-24-09 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RLaoFD


that would be worth it.
That is a s15.
Old 11-24-09 | 07:05 PM
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Wait, what? Did you say NA sr20? Why god why?
NA SR20 aren't that bad this car revs fast all the way to 9k and it also has the strongest tranny out of all the SR trannys. This car really has a lot of money put in to it i mean like all the parts you could upgrade with the suspension, engine, interior, exterior is all done and with real name brand parts not like most 240s that has alot of fake and replica parts. It also has a good sound system too.

I basically traded him a clean FD shell for a clean well modded running S14.

That S15 is sick though i actually have that picture saved on my comp already.



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