Isobell, The RatRod Project

Discussion in 'Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments' started by TheModFather, May 10, 2014.

  1. R53Junkie

    R53Junkie New Member

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    The ones of the thing that I came up and looked at!
     
  2. Steve

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    Same car, eh?

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  3. TheModFather

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    Oh, my RX-7... Yeah, I'm not currently working on it, so there are no real pictures yet. Literally all that I have done with it since I towed it home, was find all the dings on the side that isn't stuffed against the wall with Erin one night. She was thought it was funny when I handed her a sharpie and told her to start circling them! 70+ Dings later (just on the driver side) it now looks like a Leopard!

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    Yep Steve, same car... Still don't like it, and seeing the front makes it worse.
     
  4. Metalman

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    Those are "Speed Dings".... They work the same way as dimples on a golf ball.....
     
  5. TheModFather

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    Its from 26 years of being used... I will probably start a project thread when the actual work starts, but don't expect much... If you thought this thread/build took forever to get where it is, you haven't seen nothin yet!
     
  6. Savvy

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    Still putting money on the RX-7 being done before Eric's Porsche... just sayin'.
     
  7. TheModFather

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    Not likely its going to be a complete disassemble resto mod project... I'm thinking at a minimum 5 years to complete...

    Then I might get a custom license plate that reads:
    20K-0B0, and wait for an offer!
     
  8. cct1

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    Maybe Dave can help.
     
  9. 00Mini

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    If nothing else he'd make things lively and interesting !!
     
  10. TheModFather

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    He can go play with his own crap... After everything he started on RMW when I posted about the 7, I'm glad Nathan permanently banned him from here! He really is a grade-A A-HOLE!
     
  11. Zillon

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    RMW stroker install in RX7?
     
  12. DneprDave

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    Oh, No no no!

    There is so much you can do with a rotary engine to get scads of horsepower out of it.
     
  13. TheModFather

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    This car once put down a little over 500... It will again!
     
  14. DneprDave

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    I've always wanted a Rotus, a Lotus Seven with a Mazda RX7 engine in it. It could have the power to weight ratio of a super bike.
     
  15. TheModFather

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    Or better... A 13-B-T is only right around 200 pounds complete... Add that to a car that weighs next to nothing, and you get... Well FAST!

    Since we are talking about the 7 in the Rat's thread, I should go and create a project thread for it... I was going to wait until after the 20th when the Rat goes back under storage insurance and gets tucked into the corner for the winter.
     
  16. TheModFather

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    Getting this thread back on track...

    I decided not to enter the Rat in the British car Conclave this year, well this weekend.

    I have too much going on to even think about it, and it's really always the same cars year after year anyway.

    So probably next weekend, I will clean it up, and put it on stands in the corner for the winter.

    This weekend, its going to be a lot of paint, and a good long day off... Taking Saturday and heading to Aspen with a special young lady... Always got to make time for that!
     
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    It's a German car anyway :devil:
     
  18. Goldsmithy

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    You got your priorities right...Aspen with a special lady beats painting anyday. :)
     
  19. TheModFather

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    Plans have changed... Paint all weekend, and Aspen on Monday!

    Was able to snag a much needed day off of the day job, when she got called into work on Saturday.
     
  20. old81

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    Much better on Monday, less traffic and you can go up to some special areas around Aspen. Enjoy, it was great today on Peak to Peak. :)
     

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