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JerryLH3 · 06-11-2010, 08:09 PM

Last July, my RX-7 went out of commission with a blown oil cooler line. It had been the daily driver for over four years at that point and RX-7s had been my only daily driver for nearly ten years. After thinking about it, I decided it needed to be my fun car, so I bought a new car for a daily.

Over the years, I hadn't abused the RX-7, but it had been seriously neglected. After not working on the car for many months, I finally replaced the oil cooler lines. After a couple more months, I decided to just dive right in, tear the whole thing apart and replace all the junk interior bits and repaint the exterior.

Here was my starting point:

06-11-2010, 08:09 PM	#1
JerryLH3 Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Jerry's RX-7 Turbo II restoration Last July, my RX-7 went out of commission with a blown oil cooler line. It had been the daily driver for over four years at that point and RX-7s had been my only daily driver for nearly ten years. After thinking about it, I decided it needed to be my fun car, so I bought a new car for a daily. Over the years, I hadn't abused the RX-7, but it had been seriously neglected. After not working on the car for many months, I finally replaced the oil cooler lines. After a couple more months, I decided to just dive right in, tear the whole thing apart and replace all the junk interior bits and repaint the exterior. Here was my starting point: __________________ Jerry 1991 Mazda RX-7 Turbo - the current project/money pit