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malave7567 · 01-11-2012, 07:41 PM

I'm hopefully selling my first project car in two days to a very interested buyer. I had it since 16 yrs. old til now (mid-20s). It's a 1989 Mazda RX7 Turbo II with tons of money sunk into performance parts.

Honestly, it easily outperforms my V6 Camaro in any category, 1/4 mile (low 13s, a friend of mine who drives better got one high 12 out of it on a flawless run), road course, autocross, etc. But high performance rotaries are kinda pricey to maintain and I'm getting married next month. It got hit last year (while it was parked) and while I had money to repair the damage, it's still in matte black primer. It will need a clutch soon, and a FMIC to support the turbo better. But good lord we had some seriously good times and lots of memories. And I'm still getting 5k back out of it.

So how about any of you guys?
Selling your first project is always bittersweet, isn't it?

Edit: posting this picture of all three of my cars before someone says "This thread is worthless without pics" lol.

01-11-2012, 07:41 PM	#1
malave7567 Drives: 2015 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 835	That feeling of selling your first project car I'm hopefully selling my first project car in two days to a very interested buyer. I had it since 16 yrs. old til now (mid-20s). It's a 1989 Mazda RX7 Turbo II with tons of money sunk into performance parts. Honestly, it easily outperforms my V6 Camaro in any category, 1/4 mile (low 13s, a friend of mine who drives better got one high 12 out of it on a flawless run), road course, autocross, etc. But high performance rotaries are kinda pricey to maintain and I'm getting married next month. It got hit last year (while it was parked) and while I had money to repair the damage, it's still in matte black primer. It will need a clutch soon, and a FMIC to support the turbo better. But good lord we had some seriously good times and lots of memories. And I'm still getting 5k back out of it. So how about any of you guys? Selling your first project is always bittersweet, isn't it? Edit: posting this picture of all three of my cars before someone says "This thread is worthless without pics" lol.