on oct 19th, some lady decided to make a left turn from the center lane into my lane and hit me(left lane). results of that can be seen here:

http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/acc

on oct 25th, the max goes to body shop and is there until november 23rd. i get it back, but my cf hood is not here yet, so it sits in the garage for another week while i install new gauges, rev speed meter, and a direct port kit. so on dec 1st, i've got everything working and the cf hood on. pics here:

http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/sx7r1.jpg
http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/dash1.jpg
http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/gauges1.jpg
http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/rsm1.jpg
http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/brake1.jpg
http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/engine1.jpg


so... later that night i decide to go for a drive. shift from 2nd to 3rd and hear lots of grinding. i no longer have 1st,2nd, and 3rd gear. i drive back to the shop on 4th gear - oh yeah, that was fun. clutch was toast after that. i drop the tranny that night and here are those results:

http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/tranny1.jpg
http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/tranny2.jpg
http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/wheelwell1.jpg
http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/120701/sx7r2.jpg


so, now i'm waiting for another tranny to come in. it's been a fun month and a half. next week, i'll be up and running again. better pics then.

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by the way... here are the new pics:

http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/011002
http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rpics/011102

 

 

Wow! Alot of work. Good luck. Some of those gears sure look haggled!

 

Thats a long journey you went through there, eh?

 

Damn sorry to hear about all of that. I hope you get everyhting fixed soon.

 

The sx7r curse.

 

Dear god, what happened to that transmission? When I was inside mine it didnt look nearly that bad, and my oil wasnt black either....Gonna quaife it up now?

 

Good luck.

 

Good luck!

 

Damn man .. I was in the same type of situation with some dummy hitting me afew months back so I feel for ya. You'll feel a lot better when you get everything working in it Good luck bro.

 

damn, is that a dual exhaust? this is the first time i have seen pics of your car, hope you get all this settled soon, car looks awesome!

 

Call up your insurace company and tell them your transmission failed after only a few miles back on the road and you want to make a claim. After all a hit strong wnough to bend your frame could possibly damage your transmission. Its worth a few phone calls and a letter or two, what ya got to loose?

 

sorry man, sounds like youve been through he**, did u get out and yell to the lady that she just smacked the crap out of a super fast car?

 

OMG! im so sorry

i cringe looking at the first few pics, how fast was the dumb ***** traveling?

 

time for new rims.

you car is fast and sleek looking, new rims time.. even if you keep the racing style rim idea get something better.. just doesnt suit the rest of the car.. you have the nice *** hood, brakes, exhaust, interior.. blah blah..

btw- good luck with the tranny..

 

he didn't get the RX-7 rims for "looks", he got them becuase they are REALLY light and can fit 255 tires on them.

Hey..sounds kinda like my last TWO monthes. My tranny went end of September..gears looked even worse than yours...and then after only having the car back for 2 and a half weeks....the differential literally explodes. My car has now been back in the trans shop for almost a month..and I purchased a quaife ATB....I SHOULD have my car back tomorrow morning....we'll see.

 

eric: think i just missed third too many times. no money to quaife now. in a few months.

slick: yes that's a dual exhaust. thanks.

Matt: the ins company wouldn't even give me my other foglight after the initial claim inspection. i don't think they'll give me a tranny. i already ordered one anyway. hows your juiced boost coming?

RedMax95: no, the lady was glaring at me like it was my fault. she ignored me when i asked if she was ok. she was a bish.

mozy: we were all going about 20mph because we just entered the intersection after a light and she just turns into my lane.

thebigsadler: i like rx7 rims. in fact i have 10 of them 4 chrome that you see on the car, 4 regular sitting at the shop, 2 more regular with 26x11.5x16 MT slicks mounted on them. however, i'm considering getting some racing hart cp-035r's.

BriGuyMax: yup.

thanks for all the replies guys. UR flywheel comes in on monday. tranny comes in on tuesday, so hopefully i'll be running tuesday night.

 

Woohooo, you found a tranny.

I bet you your glad you got some of my $$ coming your way.

 

And jOO dont have the same gauge setup as me anymore.

 

well ... im sorry to hear about your car , but at least there is some good news , you have direct port laughing gas,,, and it looks like you have a supercharger or some sort of BOV on top of your engine, or am i wrong ?? That BiOTCH that ran into your car man, i feel your pain, but sx7r will be back with a vengance... i can tell.

 

man that sux, they did give her the ticket right?

 

Forget the ticket , i would have given her a black eye...(not really , i dont hit girl,,,but if it was a guy , i would have)

 

no you wouldnt have because then you would pay all of the work on the car, you would get fined, and probably put in jail for assualt and battery.. insurance might drop you and that lady could sue the crap out of you..

i'd probably do the same tho..

 

my sentiments exactly...

jersey

 

wow, that looks harsh!

 

not fair...i have no idea how the hell you get your car that fast... i guess my car will never be as fast and also my experience will never catch up to yours well.... why don't we go for a run after u got your car running on tuesday night after exams want to see how much that full catback added, and yeah...make sure we pick a right place this time. good luck on your car..give me a buzz if you need help on your tranny

 

Nice choice. Nice and light .
-Cyrus
BTW, how much did it cost you to bore out your throttle body?
Thanks.

 

Steve , do you want my rims or not man ? Its ok if you dont , just say so.

 

my throttle body is stock

 

Has anyone bored out their TB? I think ours is a rather efficent design.

 

how much did it cost u to repair te body damage. my cousin max is ****ed up like how yours was and need to know how much it would be to fix.

 

about 4G's

 

Ouch, that sucks! Im waiting for someone with good insurance to hit me, i need new paint Wait, i better not jinx myself, bump that last message

Whats with all those cool tube thingys on your intake thingy and how do i get that on my car? Will it be faster? j/k

 

I like your apexi rsm/ how much was it and do you think it will fit on a 1988 nissan maxima/ I like the look and its a really nice attn getter

 

Hey Thomas, how much $$$ did you have to put into it for the Direct port? I know you needed another solenoid, and the lines, how much altogher?

 

matt: i just bought a new kit and some misc fittings. about $700.

max88q: about $210. might fit, dunno for sure. if your ECU has speed sensor wire, rpm wire, power, ground, it should work.

celica: ~4G's

 

I don't see you in months and this is what happens?
hehe.
Next week i'm coming to see you at work.
You better have your camera

BTW you want to sell me an extra set of those rx7 rims?

 

A.E.K.D.B.---brother YONGJUN. Epsilon Eta chapter of Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green, Ohio. Summer 99' Graduate.

 

yuh, anyway hows the car mr. T?

 

Great choice!

Sweet *** car, bro!