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Old 05-09-07 | 06:13 PM
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Some of you NOVA guys and some of the maryland guys to have seen my car and have seen how much money i unloaded into a n/a rx7 and how many miles i had on my motor....On may 7th I was driving back from a friends house helping him with his brakes when a ford escort made a left turn in front of me. I was doing a good 45-50mph when he pulled no more then 30feet in front of me. I just remember seeing his car then my steering wheels and feeling the backend lift up and slam into the ground. when i looked up and i can see under my CF hood i got out as fast as i could(i had just toped off my gas tank) .when i got out of the car the first thing the other driver said was ''i didnt see you'' how can you miss a LOUD bright red RX7 you can hear me coming from 300yards away....anyhow this is the aftermath.............








Old 05-09-07 | 06:26 PM
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Wow, really sorry to see that. I know i've seen your car around at some of the meets.
Old 05-09-07 | 07:53 PM
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Terrible stuff... glad you're okay, and at least the most expensive item is still salvageable. See this as an oppurtunity to build something even better
Old 05-09-07 | 08:53 PM
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glad you're okay; but im with Matsuda on this one. get the money from it, and build another one. sorry about your loss.
Old 05-09-07 | 09:37 PM
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Old 05-09-07 | 10:22 PM
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feel ur pain

dam i feel ur pain , same **** happend to me a few weeks back but it wasent as bad as that , most important thing is ur ok . cars are replaceable your life is not
Old 05-09-07 | 10:37 PM
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Old 05-09-07 | 11:49 PM
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Wanna buy the T2 Shell?
Old 05-10-07 | 05:43 AM
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What has his insurance company said? Does not look good!
Old 05-10-07 | 07:27 AM
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Damn man I hope your alright after that. I would suggest seeking medical treatment if you have any pain otherwise once your state that you don't it is hard to get the insurance to pay for it.

Sorry to hear that. Stick the motor in in the first gen you've got laying around and sell off the rest.

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Old 05-10-07 | 07:31 AM
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sorry to hear about your loss man. looks like you had a beautiful car.
Old 05-10-07 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Lt. Dan
Wanna buy the T2 Shell?
i knew i was gonna get some comment like this from you lol...no thanks though its a s4


thanks guys...yea i walked out with a headache and a cut knee from when my key hit my knee...

i will be putting my motor in my blue 84 GS. work will be starting this weekend on that project.


Before pictures:





oh Greg i have a few questions for you ill prolly call you later or tomorow
Old 05-10-07 | 09:56 AM
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if any of you guys know where i can get a GSL-SE trans and driveshaft please let me know...thanks guys and i will try to get to some of the meets this summer still but ill probably be riding with re_matsuda instead of in my car obviously....
Old 05-10-07 | 10:12 AM
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Jim hull probably has one or two of course, but if you're putting that into a first gen, why not just use the 12a tranny?
Old 05-10-07 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Lt. Dan
Jim hull probably has one or two of course, but if you're putting that into a first gen, why not just use the 12a tranny?



yea, kyle told me to give him a call, according to kyle it wont bolt up:-\, and if i heard correctly the gsl-se has closer gear ratios or something to that affect.....
Old 05-10-07 | 03:21 PM
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WTF! Damn, that sucks big donkey kong *****. It looks like your car got punch in the face. Glad you're fine, I know a place that will cheer you up. I'll stop by to check out the carnage when I get back in town. I think AC Slater is jinxing us, people been getting into accidents ever since he got his ride.
Old 05-10-07 | 03:43 PM
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oh and to everyone i would highly recomend gettin a strut tower bar if you dont have one already....i got a cheap freedom design one and powercoated it black. if i didnt have that im sure my legs would have probably been broken.



but my setup will be transfered into this.....

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Originally Posted by 1POINT3
according to kyle it wont bolt up:-\, and if i heard correctly the gsl-se has closer gear ratios or something to that affect.....
Allow me to crack an egg of knowledge...

All rotaries from 74+ have the same bolt pattern on the bellhousing. All NA RX-7s from 83-92 (including 12A) have the same clutch diameter (225mm). Just make sure to use your 13B flywheel and counterweight so its correctly balanced. The SE trans just has a taller 5th gear than the 12A.

Edit: ...and AC Slater is definitely bad luck

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Old 05-10-07 | 04:54 PM
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Wow, thats a hit...At least youre still in one piece

good luck with the project!
Old 05-10-07 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by RE Matsuda
Allow me to crack an egg of knowledge...

All rotaries from 74+ have the same bolt pattern on the bellhousing. All NA RX-7s from 83-92 (including 12A) have the same clutch diameter (225mm). Just make sure to use your 13B flywheel and counterweight so its correctly balanced. The SE trans just has a taller 5th gear than the 12A.

Edit: ...and AC Slater is definitely bad luck

well then ill inform kyle...... and is it just my bogus eyesight or does the 1st gen look silver in the picture and blue in person?
Old 05-10-07 | 07:58 PM
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AC Slater is jinxing us, people been getting into accidents ever since he got his ride.
hahahahahaha....speaking of jinxing, some truck ran into cedric's 350Z and caused like 11k worth of damage lol.
Old 05-10-07 | 08:47 PM
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hahahahahaha....speaking of jinxing, some truck ran into cedric's 350Z and caused like 11k worth of damage lol.
slater needs to get his broken helicopter(supra) back so the nova rx7 world can get back to normal.....i think its the rx7 gods do their normal population control, no more then 5 2nd gens at a meet...slater gets his GXL then eggnog hits a deer, matts car wont idle, i smash into a car, jays oil pan starts leeking like crazy....tell that dude with the black TII at chic-fil-a to beware
Old 05-10-07 | 08:47 PM
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Sorry to see a thread like this. It sounds like you are ok though.
Old 05-10-07 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 1POINT3
and is it just my bogus eyesight or does the 1st gen look silver in the picture and blue in person?
Yeah definitely, it's one of the colors that's really sensitive to different light.

....speaking of jinxing, some truck ran into cedric's 350Z and caused like 11k worth of damage lol.
WTF? Well, at least it wasn't his beloved Z32
Old 05-10-07 | 10:04 PM
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What wheels are those?


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