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Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:21 pm
by BO0557
Yeh just wanted a set more like than the below.. i guess you could trim yours up so its not covering over the arch ..

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Looking at yours are the rears more rounded??? the fronts almost look like they are stretched..

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Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 8:46 am
by Marc S
they're a bit stretched...but not as out of shape as those ones in the other pic :lol:

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:00 pm
by Marc S
Took a couple of pics at the hotel, the evening before Japfest...

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before I set off, I fitted some modified rear spats, they do the job :)

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I also noticed this today...special RX7 edition polishing pad :lol:

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Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:33 am
by Marc S
Massive thanks to Ian for spotting, and posting this...I wanted to stick it here so I keep the pics :)
ian65 wrote:praise for your car Marc....

Sticking with mazda’s, I stumbled across something else that was a bit unique and i expected to see more of, this was an original sa22c first gen RX-7. It was completely immaculate and spotless for a car thats well over 25 years old now!


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http://carsandcoolstuff.com/

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:48 pm
by KiwiDave
VYV needs an agent now :lol: I'll find Max Clifford's number for you Marc. :D Well done, you must be very proud.

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:25 am
by Marc S
Went to Shoreham Airport last night for the weekly Tuning Society meet...and Vyv was very well received - one guy said he had never seen one in the flesh!

I had given the engine bay a quick clean at the weekend, nothing too special, just wanted to lose some of the old oil that had built up from my leaking oil cooler and OMP...and I was happy to see no fresh oil anywhere after the journey, and not a drop underneath...
So, that's the front end oil tight at last - just the seeping clutch slave cylinder and diff to sort out now :lol:

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:32 am
by Lucky
What's this "tuning society meet" of which you speak, Marc? Shoreham Airport's only five miles up the road from me, and I've never heard of it :?

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:35 am
by Marc S
Lucky wrote:What's this "tuning society meet" of which you speak, Marc? Shoreham Airport's only five miles up the road from me, and I've never heard of it :?
Wednesday nights - 8-11pm - car park opposite the main airport building. Mixed bag of cars and people...most of them young, but there are a few that appreciate a good car ;) Get along one week mate, be nice to have another FB there! Are you on facebook at all - meet details are here: https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/tu ... iety.south

there is also a meet at madeira drive on Tuesday nights - JustJap (& friends) if you fancy it?

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:19 pm
by Marc S
A friend of mine has bought an RX8...and replaced his gearknob with a D1 spec one...which left his original one needing a new home :)

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Today also saw some proper work...I'd had a little bit of rubbing on the first outing with the wider wheels, so I decided to take the arch lips off, and roll the rear arches. I'll re-fit the lips next weekend :)

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Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:09 pm
by Lucky
Oooh, is that one of those lighty-uppy RX-8 gearknobs? 8-) I've actually no idea what practical use a gearknob that lights up actually is, but I'm sure they must be cooler than any other kind :lol:

Those arch rollers are excellent, I was ****ing bricks when I took one to the FD but it was so easy to use and with a bit of heat gun carefully applied I was well impressed by the result. Nice to find a tool that does exactly what it says on the tin for a change :D