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Old 06-27-02, 05:21 PM
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Smile My new FD!!!

Alrighty fellas, I finally got the chance to scan in some pictures of my new ride. After 9 years of a hard-on for 3rd gens, I finally worked my *** off enough and had the money and ability to aquire one. And, after almost an entire year of searching for the right one, I can finally call myself an FD owner. Hope you like the pics, give me some of your honest feedback and opinions.

I found her while I was on leave visiting some friends and family. A friend told me that he saw an FD in the area and it was almost exactly what I wanted. I called the guy up (original owner), and the rest is history.

In case you cant tell from the pics, its a '93 Black/Tan Touring with about 40k miles on it. Except for a small rub-mark in the back bumper (about the size of a nickel), she is in almost perfect shape. Completely stock and original, with the exception of the Enkei wheels.

My plans for it right now are to do just a few mods I kind of like it being stock, so I'm not going to go too overboard. I'm working on some of the reliability mods right now. After that, I plan on putting in a downpipe and probably a nice cat-back. Probably a new intake after that. Anyone have any suggestions for which ones I should use? I kind of like the look of the dual-tip exhaust. Anyone know of a dual-tip exhaust with a really nice (low-tone) sound to it? What about the intake? I was looking at the PFS and M2 one, but I'm not sure.

Also, the car will be garaged in the winter, but I'd also like a nice heavy-duty, outdoor, weather proof cover for it for the summer. Any suggestions there?


Thanks a lot for your input. I'll be around.

Rob
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looks good man, ur wheels look tight!
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Thanks man! I wasn't too sure if I was going to keep them originally, but I have definately changed my mind since then.

This is odd, it won't let me post any more pics... Everytime I do, it just edits my last post.... weird
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Welcome aboard .. great looking ride .. especially the wheels, clean and un-cluttered
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Nice looking ride man, take care of her!
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Are the wheels 17's?
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Those are the same wheels I have on my 3rd gen. My car is silver but they look good on a black car as well. They look like 17's. The are Enkie RS-E. They are 3 peice wheels made in Japan. A now disc. model. Nice car!
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Car looks very nice, esp. the interior.


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Congrats! That FD is looks GREAT! Be sure to get a boost gauge first, so you can catch boost creep after your mods.

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Nice looking car. The leather looks in good shape. You're lucky. Sometimes the leather seats can take a beating and wear out quickly. How's the Bose? Is the system working ok, or has it developed some glitches like we'ver heard from some others?

Cut out those angled shots. You're making me dizzy. :-)
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Congrats! That FD is looks GREAT! Be sure to get a boost gauge first, so you can catch boost creep after your mods.

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You only have to worry about boost creep if you run a downpipe, midpipe, and catback together.

My old man just bought a stock R1, and these are his preliminary mods that I recommended:

Greddy 60mm Water Temp gauge with Peak/Hold and Warning function

Greddy Boost Gauge, same as above

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Very nice !! what mods do you plan on doing ?!? Take care of your new toy and welcome to the DARKSIDE
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is it black or montego, i can barely tell from those pics. and your interior is so clean, how much did you pay for her?
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nice real nice u got to get a front lip asap maybe a 99 one.
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Man,

That is a really nice looking car. I know its another FD but for some reason it looks a LOT nicer than the average ones.

I think its the black/tan.

Nice ride.

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Congratulations on a great looking FD! Hope she runs as good as she looks. Welcome.
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very nice FD, if only i could be as lucky as you... i hope to find mine before the end of summer *crosses fingers*
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Lookin' good bro, reminds me of when I first got my FD (black/tan too). Good luck to ya!
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