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09-09-2005, 09:51 AM

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Mazda Man

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Pretty good for $300. Got the plastic wallet with 'Toyo Kogyo' on it too, but with no books in it.

09-10-2005, 04:36 AM

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Robbomaz

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Give it a wash, compound & polish today. Felt a bit weird doing that to a 'parts car' but she came up really well! I'm thinking the other car will become the parts car....

09-10-2005, 05:28 AM

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Mazda Man

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Looks great, but i'd still keep the other car and use this one as parts, The white one looks repainted.

Good job.

09-10-2005, 03:19 PM

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Jeff20B

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Very nice! What's your guys opinion on converting mine from auto to manual? I've got a nice ribcase 5 speed and a Racing Beat light steel flywheel. Oh, and a pedal assembly, clutch master and slave cylinders etc. What sort of performance can I expect?

09-10-2005, 03:23 PM

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Girlpowerrx8

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Don't know about performance, but have been told that you loose about 15% of power with auto, plus manuals more fun.

09-10-2005, 04:01 PM

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Jeff20B

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It currently feels like you're starting in 2nd gear all the time. The tall diff gearing of 3.6something is probably the main reason.

09-11-2005, 09:29 AM

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Robbomaz

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[quote name='Jeff20B' date='Sep 11 2005, 05:01 AM']It currently feels like you're starting in 2nd gear all the time. The tall diff gearing of 3.6something is probably the main reason.

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Go the manual, much more fun! My gold car was an auto, I have a Gen2 turbo box in it now, ratio spread doesn't totally suit the BP though. Light locally made billet FW and a paddle clutch Off the line & mid corner a different car

Yours has a 3.6? !!!! Something they did for the fuel consumption laws in the US maybe? My gold car had a 4.1 std, which I destroyed thru sheer stupidity

Manuals were all 3.9. A ribcase 5 speed would be a Cosmo/Rx5 or Rx4 GSII box? Strangely enough, before the arrival of the beefy Gen 2 turbo box the 'ducks guts' rotary setup was a piston 121 5 speed with the 13B bellhousing. The ratios matched the engine better in the Real World than the RE ratios...go figure!

09-11-2005, 09:32 AM

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Robbomaz

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[quote name='Mazda Man' date='Sep 10 2005, 06:28 PM']Looks great, but i'd still keep the other car and use this one as parts, The white one looks repainted.

Good job.

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They both have been painted.