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this is what happens when an rx7 and an rx8 collide

Old Aug 14, 2009 | 06:04 AM
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no im signed on all right and the updates so far are the car is still at the body shop getting fixed is all i know.

i havent heard from the body shop yet and the car has been there since monday.

but on a good note i got a freaking sweet rental!!!!!!! lmao! its a blue convertible pt loser.
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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i finally got to see the car today when i went to drop off some parts they needed to get painted along with the car, so far all the dents are knocked out and under bondo except for the back door. the back door is lacking bondo and final sanding and they said i should have the car back by the end of the week. i cant wait to get my car back.
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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good to hear!
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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and heres the finished product you would never know there was 4k worth of damage done to my car by looking at it now

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now i just need to get my new rx8club sticker for my fender and wait until they get a few parts of the appearance package i dropped off with them painted should be back to 110% by next weekend
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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So whatever happened to the FD? Did the impact cause it's turbos to fail, an apex seal to break, a coolant seal leak, or did it overheat? Sitting in traffic will cause those all to fail so I would think a minor impact would cause it to go Hindenburg!
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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^^^ ??? .....
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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no just broke his steering rack, bent his tie rod end, rashed a wheel, bent the fender, broke his headlight, bent his front bumper, and broke his side marker light. he just got his car back today and it looks flawless they repainted the entire front end and blended the paint all the way back to the rear quarter panels so it looks like a brand new 7.

oh yeah and it bent his intercooler piping but im not sure how
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 07:17 AM
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what body shop did you go to? I have a dent in my driver side fender for a year now and want to get it fixed. Any suggestions?
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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auto tech services on lonestar rd here in mansfield they do amazing work
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by WTBRotary!
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It was sarcasm based on the fact that while awesome, the FD was one of the most unreliable cars ever built.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rotarygod
It was sarcasm based on the fact that while awesome, the FD was one of the most unreliable cars ever built.
aint that the truth i know more people with fds that dont run than i do with turboII's that have blown motors or no motors lol
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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I've owned several 1st and 2nd gens and I've never had a serious issue. I'm not counting the things that I messed up!
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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ive only got my 8 and my 2nd gen but im putting a 12a in it cuz i dont want to have to fix all the wiring from where rats ate it so im gonna get the lights to work and wire up the ignition and starter on my fc and then some lights and a few electric fans.

oh yeah i forgot to mention the 12a im puttin in it is full bridge ported and running a holley 750
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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Where are the pics of the 7
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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i never got any i couldnt get around the car to get some after it happened
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