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Old 02-01-2010, 04:38 PM
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Just got this dropped off today. Needs injectors and some TLC but overall in good shape.
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A few more of the inside. She does need new shoes.. wow
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Way to go! I love the colour. Are those 16" phone dials?
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lol u got the same fuzion zri tires that i got. they're crap.

car looks nice. but why does the front wheel look.....sanded down? is it just primered or something?
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15's and looks like someone tried to clean them with acid. Trying to make up my mind if I should have them refinished or just replace them all together.

Was owned by a guy, who gave it to his son. They pulled off the fuel rail and pulled out the injectors and the son lost interest. Father knows nothing about cars and it has been sitting for 6 months now.

Going to start going over her more tonight. I will get a picture up of the valve cover and intake lol going to love this.
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Not a bad starting point.

Dash swap is pretty easy if you take your time.
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lol u got the same fuzion zri tires that i got. they're crap.
Really? I thought they were rebadged Bridgestone RE-somethings. Why don't you like them?
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Really? I thought they were rebadged Bridgestone RE-somethings. Why don't you like them?
it's not specifically that i don't like them. but having driven with falken azenis rt215's and rt615's and currently on yoko ad08's, these are so not even in the same league.

yea looks like tirerack rep says it's a rebadged RE750. fuzion is owned by bridgestone/firestone. so it's a cheaper economy versions of the tires i guess. but they're not really that much cheaper for the buck. it's really like comparing performance tires from 4 years ago.

browsing thru tirerack prices,
Fuzion ZRi are $72
BFG gForce Sports are $87
Dunlop Direzza DZ101's are $77
Dunlop SP Sport 8000 are $68
Kumho Ecsta SPT are $79
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That looks like a celebration edition. not too many around,you should restore it to it's original condition.
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is it an 88? Looks like a celebration edition. IRRC Short 5th gear and higher compression :burnout;
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Originally Posted by catamax944
That looks like a celebration edition. not too many around,you should restore it to it's original condition.
+1 restore it! Those are rare! I don't recall if the seats originally had that fabric on them or not.
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What a find and a steal.. The guy did not know what he had there. My gain.I just checked and it is one of the Celeb editions. I checked the vin and it is one of the Silver one shipped to the US.

Holy crap there goes my DD, so I could sit the Turbo.
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good color combo, I would refinish your rims yourself. I just did mine and they turned out nice. Not show quality but they look nice on the street. Lots of good information to help if you just google rim or wheel refinishing. One trick I found for the center emblem was painting it with a fine tip black magic marker and then clear coat.
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NIce Looking car! Resto it back to factory and it will be a real beauty!
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Interior looks immaculate, but those wheels sure do need some attention. But wow, awesome find, not too many of those celebration editions sitting around anymore, great example, +1 restore. I'm kinda jealous, haha. Congrats and good luck.


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