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- 1989 RX-7 GXL Blaze Red
I checked tracking but the last update was in Chi town. Hopefully they aren't stuck in customs lol
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I checked tracking but the last update was in Chi town. Hopefully they aren't stuck in customs lol
nice! I need to find me a 1.8l coil conversion now
I've got one. PM me and we can talk price.
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when i checked it said the same thing, but i also have updates on Cdn post so hoping they passed through.
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SWEEEEEET!!! I need to find a shorter punch now.
So, quick story. A few months after owning the p5 a man merged into me and crumpled my rear fender on the passenger side. I paid big (insurance) money on body and paint, plus I threw in stone poof my own money for more work and in the front. It's apparent a few years down the road that I got bad body work and bad paint. The paint started chipping and now today I realize the fender work they did is what is causing my fender rubbing. Instead of fixing it back right, that didn't raise the body out as far as it should have been, used cheap filler, welded in thick metal and used cheap paint. I can't simply roll the body out enough to fix Terr issue because everything would simply break. Instead of paying the thousand dollar rough estimate to repair everything, I think I'm going to pay $25 for camber bolts and put just enough camber on the rear to tuck under the fender.
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lol, you need a thread to keep track of all the bad things that have happened to this car.. like a build thread but more of a place for you too keep track of the random up and downs. would be a good read IMO
Sorry to thread jack, this is the easiest way to explain and show to you the issue. I keep track of every mod on my car through this site's garage. I currently have spent $8,598.00 USD on this car and most of it is getting it back to a reasonable state. I know you have too with paint, rust proofing/rust fixing, etc
Crunch
Body shop
Bad paint
Bad flare
Crunch
Body shop
Bad paint
Bad flare
bikingpro5
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well since im waiting on the results for my battery.. needed to have it tested to make sure that was the reason i could not turn over the car...
8mm spacers... ya longer studs will be installed before i run these on the car, anyone else is free to do as they wish but id feel much more comfortable with a longer stud.
without spacers.. and yes i know the car is filthy but it has been living in the garage for a long time..
testing panels in the interior before i install/clean them
8mm spacers... ya longer studs will be installed before i run these on the car, anyone else is free to do as they wish but id feel much more comfortable with a longer stud.
without spacers.. and yes i know the car is filthy but it has been living in the garage for a long time..
testing panels in the interior before i install/clean them
I don't have a build thread cause I'll a slow modder with bad luck lol
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not the only one lol, but its all good no worries
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You will need longer studs if you plan to run those spacers....
Looking good man!
Looking good man!
He is planning on it. But there are plenty of people running 8mm spacers on stock studs without problems. I can't argue with piece of mind though.
bikingpro5
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Ya i already have the longer studs, I think it depends what brakes your running as my larger rotors might have thicker hats and don't allow as much thread as some other.
Did you already swap the studs, JT? I'm hoping I can swap out my studs with the hubs still mounted on the car. Just put a used lug nut on the stud and pound them out, then pull the new one in with another lug and the impact wrench.
I've only got the 5mm spacers but maybe my wheels have more material so less threads. Better safe than sorry.
I've only got the 5mm spacers but maybe my wheels have more material so less threads. Better safe than sorry.
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I have not swapped them but I'm hoping to use the same method you are thinking about. Only downside is that i do not like the look of open ended lugs and I'm hoping i do not need to swap a set in. Ill be running the 8mm spacers, i had 5mm ones last year and had all kinds of thread left on the stud.
bikingpro5
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Clever look what showed up today..
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big sigh of relief there!
bikingpro5
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Ya all's good and i should have them cleaned and installed in no time.. thanks again Clever
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