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only the 2nd rx-7 i\'ve seen in passing (not at meets)

who r u?

thanks for lettin me kno,

i\'ll be in scotland on the fri and sat.  not sure if i\'ll be back for sunday in time for the meet.  I\'ll bear it in mind as i would like to come.

Nik

cars looking ace gurj.  look forward to seeing the new spoiler.  like the apexi decal on the bonnet and the mazda logo on the diffuser.  all pretty sweet.

on a different note, have my rx booked in at the new premises wgt this coming monday.  will let you know how it goes.

regards,
Nik

useful explanation! thanku scuttlle.

i\'ll be picking up my first FD3S on the 2nd July.  I\'ve been quietly following the forum for a while now - trying to gain as much info as possible.  When i actually collect my rex, i\'d like to change my username to mark the occasion and i\'ll activate my membership too.  I think Scoobi Si mentioned that it\'s somehow possible to change the username without re-registering as a new user.  i\'ll pm him later about that.  I\'d also like to write a report of my personal experience importing a car (via Newera) for the benefit of future Rex owners.  Soz to have gone off topic for a bit there - i\'ll shurrup now.

nik

why would you want to move the battery to the boot?  is it simply just to make more space in the engine bay area?

how long does it take to do steps 1 - 3?

Beautiful job, mate.

I\'m about to take care of a lovely silver Rx-7 myself v soon.  Can i ask you what procedure you routinely go through to get a decent finish like that?  I remember a post not long back about the different polishes that ppl use.

Am consindering getting a steam cleaner too unless this is ill advised.

and hurry up rotorstock people!  waiting to see some nice pics and video clips for the likes of those less fortunate.

Nik

matt.wild,

what\'s bad about accelerator schemes?  esp seeing as its a cheaper quote?

Regarding the 1.3 vs 2.6 issue...

its not that i\'m necessarily trying to get cheaper insurance by stating my car as being a 1.3.  Its just that in this day and age, from other forum members information it seems important that you declare all mods and your vehicle accurately.  When the guy on the phone says its important that you know the engine size - when i reply with "its definitely 1.3"  they can\'t proceed because they don\'t have that spec on their computer.

what the hell am i supposed to do - lie?!

you\'re all punks. (i\'m jealous)

i\'m havin a hard time getting insurance.

A couple of times, i\'ve nearly had arguments over the phone about the fact that its a 1.3, not a frickin 2.6 or 2.3 or whatever else you have on ur crap computer.  One guy actually said to me - "i find it hard to believe its a 1.3, but if you\'re sure this is the case then we can\'t insure you"  aaarrrggh!

do a lot of you guys ask them to go with 2.6 for arguments sake?

Also, i\'m in the unfortunate position of having 0 NCB.  This is because i\'ve been an additional driver until now.  (just to clarify - i have a totally clean record since i started driving 8years ago) Tesco were just about to give me a quote, spent about 20min on the phone and was nearly at the finish line when the guy said i needed at least 2years NCB to qualify.

As of recently, Houghtons won\'t do 25year olds any more.

AON don\'t like me because i don\'t have any exp with fast cars.

Aggravates me that some ppl will only do fully comp and not let me choose TPFT.  Why is this?

i guess i\'ll carry on trying.  Still got Bell Direct, Elephant, Tradex and a few others to try.  Not gonna bother with Anal Flux after what\'s been said of them as of late.

If any1 has any help/advice i\'d love to hear from you.  Best quote i\'ve got so far is elephant - £1343.10 TPFT but this was an online quote so is probably inaccurate.

Nik

i stumbled across this website after reading your post.  i have no idea if its of any use to you or not.  am still waiting for my rx to arrive so have no personal experience on the matter.

http://rx7.voodoobox.net/

click on the "how to" button on the left and you\'ll see 2 how tos regarding fans.

hope this helps,

Nik

I\'m planning on taking out the double din stereo that my Rx is coming with and fitting a single din into the LOWER space.

I\'ve done a search on this already and it seems that most people have used the top space.

Is there a known problem with using the lower space?  I want to use the lower space because the unit i want to get will have a motorized screen and i don\'t want it blocking the hazard lights when its up.

any thoughts appreciated.

anybody out there who wan\'t to insure a 25 year old guy with 0 accidents/convictions but with 0years NCB?  0 years ncb because i\'ve been an additional driver on my mum\'s policy up till now - its only now dawning on me how much of a big mistake that was.

i called up insurance line (0800 0522168).  They told me that i needed to know the price of every mod in my car and if applicable, by how much it raised the standard BHP!?  Is this a normal request?  Problem is I don\'t have a breakdown of the mods unless i ask Miguel and i\'m not sure he\'s gonna know either.  Do you reckon i should just give insurance line a swerve?

Nik

hmmmmmm......   the plot thickens.

I hope it wasn\'t me!  I just called them about 2 hours ago to get a quote.  They said i was too young.  I\'m 25.