I started with this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/$100T2/rx7-17.jpg

and this is where I am now:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/100T2x3/PA180045.jpg

It's been a long two months, but it's nice to have it almost back together.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/100T2x3/Interior1.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/100T2x3/PA190045.jpg

Looks really good. I'd ditch that steering wheel though.

That steering wheel is vintage Pole Position hottness...

Did you end up buying that FB from va beach?

where did you get the gouge face at couse I want one too I like the way it looks just cinda blends in with everything

Holy crap, did you learn to spell in a dumpster?

Looks good, but it's still going to be slow. Where's the t2 swap?

Looks really good. I'd ditch that steering wheel though.

Hey, I love that steering wheel.

Looks good, but it's still going to be slow. Where's the t2 swap?

That's what winter is for.

Excuse me stewardess, I speak jive:

Where did you get the gauge faces, because I want one too. I like the way it looks, just kinda blends in with everything.


There is a guy in the first gen section on the other forum that makes them and sells them. One of the gauges usually has a rotor printed on it, but I wanted mine plain.

How much did he charge you for them. And what forum is he on and his user name I would appreciate your help.

scotthrbacek on the rx7club site.

nice work!

I recommend 3M high-temp adhesive.

nice work!

I recommend 3M high-temp adhesive.

I used that, and I also used a hot glue gun, which has been awesome.

Gotta watch the hot glue.

Think about it - heat softens the glue stick so you can apply the soft glue to whatever you want to bond. One hot summer day you leave your windows up, and your interior temps start to climb... that glue softens right up again and, if the fabric has any tension on it whatsoever, or is affected by gravity, it lets go.

Gotta watch the hot glue.

Think about it - heat softens the glue stick so you can apply the soft glue to whatever you want to bond. One hot summer day you leave your windows up, and your interior temps start to climb... that glue softens right up again and, if the fabric has any tension on it whatsoever, or is affected by gravity, it lets go.

The hot glue gun works at about 170 degrees. I don't think the interior of the car will get hot enough to melt the glue sticks.

It can and will. On my 1st RX-7 (an 83 GSL) I made the mistake of using hot glue. A few days into a heat wave, all the glue melted and I had to redo everything.

Here's a chart showing interior temps from an experiment performed on a 'normal' hot day. Notice the BMW maxes out the sensors at >185 degrees on the dash (exposed to sun, as are consoles, door panels, etc.)

http://www.randomuseless.info/318ti/temperature/audibmw.png

From the Florida Solar Energy Center: "We observed interior temperatures in un-shaded stationary automobiles in Cape Canaveral, Florida to commonly reach l50ºF and dashboard temperatures to rise to nearly 200ºF". Note that's on a common day, not during a heat wave.

The windows of a car act as a magnifier and the air is contained in a small, confined space.