The way to get a Rx-7 FB Spirit R 1984

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Passion that encourages you and me. The heart and soul that can be found in each project I do. Time cost nothing if do for yourself.Cost a lot of money if someone must do it for you. Restore Antiques house 1890,antique furniture 1890 malaguti cavalcone 1979 my familiy and I like this projects.
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Picture Rx7 spare parts storage house I built before start the Spirit R project
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Some good looking bits you have there. Nice work! Look foward to seeing more
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Tip: Fluid Film inside the cable sheating and water doesn´t have a chance. :idea:
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with a screwdriver you can demontage the high voltage contact , clean and polish it, and make rebuild
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Sorry it is not a LSD wished I had one :cry:
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very young RX-7 Fan have "fun" ??? polish the chrome aircleaner housing.
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well done Thomas the project is coming on very well cant wait to see the finnish job (very tasty work)
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Some Parts back from the painter so starting the assembling. These work I like most. Happy day. :D
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Love that colour, looks great 8-)
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to spray lot of fluid film inside and turn the roof the other day. do it again...do it again.... fluid film everywhere rust have no chance now.
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awesome work Thomas s(c)
what fluid did you use in the cavities to protect from rust?

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http://fluidfilm.de/en/
http://fluidfilm.de/en/produkte/as-r/189/
See 10 Picture on the first side of these thread.Take it before I finished with Mike Sander.
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