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Army RX8 · Postby **Army RX8** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:14

Looks good. Got yourself a nice piece there

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:14

Army RX8 wrote:Looks good. Got yourself a nice piece there

Thanks. Haven't seen you in a long time. Are you in Alaska now?

Postby **Huzer** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:14

That is clean, congrats on getting that sucker on the road.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:14

Thanks. The gas tank seems to be doing well. This weekend, I will be replacing the front inner barrings and seals, bleeding the brakes, and replacing the o2 sensor. I will also pull the fuel filter again to see how it is doing. I still plan to make it to the park Meadows meet.

Army RX8 · Postby **Army RX8** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:14

Sounds like youre on your way then. Yeah im in AK, surprisingly there's a bunch of 8's up here. Havn't seen any 7's yet but hopefully that will change this summer. On the plus side the dealership up here is competant.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:14

I pulled the front rotors off yesterday and inspected the barrings. They looked like replacement barrings and were in great shape. I tightened the barrings down with the calipers off so I could get an accurate amount of tq on the barrings and that seemed to help with my front end vibration.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:14

I also replaced the O2 Sensor.

Do you think this one was shot, lol.

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:14

Army RX8 wrote:Sounds like youre on your way then. Yeah im in AK, surprisingly there's a bunch of 8's up here. Havn't seen any 7's yet but hopefully that will change this summer. On the plus side the dealership up here is competant.

There is at least one 7 that I know of up there, but he may not be in your area. It's a white one that has almost every piece in the RE Amemiya catalog. His s/n on 7club and RCC is KaiFD3S.

RX-7 Chris wrote:I also replaced the O2 Sensor.

Do you think this one was shot, lol.

Hmmm, yeah I'd say that one is toast haha.

iani1.1 · Postby **iani1.1** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:14

brake cleaner then jb weld? lol but holy crap thats is pretty bad

Postby **Huzer** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:14

Well...what's next? You had a big ol' wishlist for the black car, what's the wishlist for this one?

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:14

I plan to stick mostly with suspension parts.

I plan to keep the motor stock except for a Bönez Street Exhaust Systemand a K&N drop in filter.

-ReSpeed strut brace
-ReSpeed front sway bar
-Suspension Techniques 3 position adj. rear sway bar
-ReSpeed front coilover kit, Road Race
-ReSpeed 2.5" ID x 8" Long, coilover springs
-ReSpeed rear coilover adjuster kit
-ReSpeed camber plate kit
-TOKICO Illumina adjustable shocks
-Energy Suspension bushings
-Mazdatrix watts link bracket reinforcement
-Hawk hps pads
-SS brake lines (already have from black car)
-Powerslot rotors on all corners

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:14

Repairs I still need to do:
-unstick 6 port actuators
-have injectors cleaned and pressure tested
-replace intake gaskets because I have to pull the intake
-replace thermostat
-replace coolant line that goes under oil filter and coolant lines to intake
-finish replacing vacuum lines
-replace front struts (taking them off my 83)
-replace air filter

tsx_guy · Postby **tsx_guy** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:14

it never ends does it, chris? and then you'll get another "free" car and start all over again.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:14

Not going to start all over again. After this car is done I'll be working on the Galaxie.

Paint and body list:
-repaint the car the stock color
-leave the body stock
-hand painted pin striping matching original

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