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    How To: Paint your rusty brake rotors

    Good stuff, that looks great! thanks for taking the time for the deatailed description.
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    auto to 5spd conversion questions

    I did the swapp a month back or so and it was definetly a lot of work but it is doable. i picked up a second car tho, it was smashed in the front and i had all the parts i needed right there next to my car. it took me a good month or two to get all the parts that i needed. This was a waaaay...
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    ignition issues

    Ok so I have just finished installing the 5 speed into my 88' rx7, (swapped it for the old AT) and i went to start it and i think the saftey switches from the AT are keeping me from getting the car to turn over, i tried compleeting the circut on the inhibitor switch by just bridging the gap but...
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    What have you done to your Rotary Mazda Today?

    got the new wheels on......kick ass (breakn)
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    hey all i have a tech Q

    ok thanks guys that sounds reasonable seeing how it did sit for 5 years with petrol (paint thinner by year 2) in the tank, i just didnt realize that this part existed. now i know so thanks. and i did indeed change the filter. (2thumbs)
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    hey all i have a tech Q

    my NA 88 rx7 seems to have stumped me,(uhm) when i make a left handed turn with "Zest" (like a nut) the car falls flat on its face, in other words it dies for a moment like it lost fuel pressure or somthing, and it seems to get worse when very low on gas, it will fully die. it has a new fuel...
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    i want an MT more than i want food

    check this out http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/2ndgen/tech_auto_to_5speed.html has some good info. also imhome now so i had a chance to see the photos roy looks pretty good, but i don't know my ass from a rock at the moment so im not going to make anny committments
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    i want an MT more than i want food

    i would melicha8, but it has too many miles on it, it would be a good place to start but im sort of reconsidering the the darnd job. i wanted to do a small amount of track time but that would mean new struts and wheeles plus a tranny swapp. my mom drove the car like last week and loved it, so i...
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    i want an MT more than i want food

    hi all i have an interesting Q for you, what kind of trouble is it to do a AT(auto trans) to a MT(manual trans) conversion on an 88' rx7. obviously it's a large job but is it ultra costly or impossibly difficult?
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    My whole engine bay is up for sale

    yeah aight, fair enough(i felt obligated to give you a hard time, for the sake of wankel). how manny miles are on this tranny? 5k seems like alot for a stock camaro motor to me.
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    My whole engine bay is up for sale

    v8 + rx = poopoo, wankel power!!!!!, how much for the 5 speed? im in the sac camichael, rancho area so no shipping needed
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    88' rx7 rear brakes

    my bad i realize now that was a 7 any ways it's sweet good work.
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    My whole engine bay is up for sale

    i may be interested in the 5 speed
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    88' rx7 rear brakes

    Thanks so much! i noticed your rx8 pics in another thread.......super clean dude very nice. but about this 7 i did infact change my fuel filter so thanks for the tip, and i tried to get as much of the lines as i could( that=the line from the tank to the filter and motor to the filter) and i cant...
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    88' rx7 rear brakes

    awsome, thanks for the tips. I got them on and am going to bleed the lines with new fluid. thats the good news, the grate news is that it runs and the trans is ok. the gas i pulled out of the tank was the equvalent to varnish and smelled like paint thinner, the trans was bone dry and the pluggs...
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    88' rx7 rear brakes

    i recently looked at a service manual and it would appear that there is only a V clipp so i may have just A my own Q. but still anny additional info is great.
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    88' rx7 rear brakes

    does annyone know if the U shaped clipp on the rear brake pads are absolutly nessacery? it would appear that i am missing one, and that my brake fluid has separated.(5 years of sitting does that)(sad2)
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    88' rx7 seals and gaskets

    will do, thanks for the info its very appriciated. It will hopefully be running this weekend(11/17).....assuming everything goes smoothly.
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    88' rx7 seals and gaskets

    Hi muppet here, im new to the site and just purchased an 88' gxl, it has been sitting for 4 to 5 years and been started once or twice in that time span. its clean in and out with one dent just infront of the rear fender. My question is will it need new gaskets? ive been told that they shrink and...
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