Hi all

timbo and I fitted our kits yesterday... got some pics of it as well. Black one is mine, red one timbo's :)

Pics could be a bit slow, it's just my home server sitting on top of the fridge :)

First of all... with fronts off.. note the bucket and waterfall from the front of mine, that's the fluid for the xenon headlight washers.

http://planetearth.homeip.net/RX-8/nofronts.jpg

Close ups of the finished fitment.

http://planetearth.homeip.net/RX-8/hymee1.jpg
http://planetearth.homeip.net/RX-8/hymee2.jpg

Pics of the two side by side.

http://planetearth.homeip.net/RX-8/fronts.jpg
http://planetearth.homeip.net/RX-8/fronts2.jpg

Want to say a big thank you to Hymee for his high quality work! Judging from the amount of bugs I collected today in mine, this thing is working a treat!

Lord have mercy,

dem's two mighty fine look'in motor cars!

Nice work pepe & timbo.. I'm beside myself with pure and unadulterated envy.. the world has taken on a green tinge..

I'm hoping santy claws brings me one oh dem grill gizmo's an all!

++dez;

Have added a few more pics in the Multimedia forum..

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14251

i heard the bumper is easy to take off, but tell me, is it really as easy as it looks in those pics. you have like 2 tools missing from the kit.

The non-leather pack one is quite easy, all you need is a socket and a screwdriver... the leather pack one is a lot more tricky, there's quite a bit of plumbing in the bumper for the headlight washers and there's also the foglights... took us 2.5 hours for both of them.

What we need is a cold beer powered volounteer crew able to assist with installs [ i'd drive to Melb or Bris ] as I know I'd screw it up - the closest I come to working with nuts and bolts is rack mount installs in 19" chasis data centres and even then I'm all thumbs.

++dez;

Yeah, well, as pepe says, it was pretty simple, although I am going to suggest a few edits to Hymee for the install instructions -- nothing technically wrong at all -- indeed, I had the strong impression Hymee has the full system documentation gene -- but the process reminded me a bit of that book "Zen and the Art of Motocycle Maintenance" -- and in a few places, I felt the doco needs some Zen comments

For example, pepe mastered the art of disconnecting the indicators in a flash, but I just couldn't do it, so I am going to suggest that the doco at that point suggests you get your breathing right and think of pleasant things (like driving the 8 on uncrowded, smooth curving roads through a forest, with a gentle breeeze and Enya .... aaaagh, aagh am in a wierd zone here :eek:)

Anyway, Hymee, love ya work!:p

Glad to see it is working. Let me know the edits guys. And yes the only tools required are a few sockets, a phillips head screwdriver and a couple of small drills.

Maybe I should paint those bottom screws black? It doesn't really show on mine, but Pepe's close up showed them.

But most of all - how much did you enjoy doing such a worthwhile thing to your cars, and to be able to say you did it yourself?

Cheers,
Hymee.

Yeah, those screws would look better in black, one of the guys in the local REACT club commented on them yesterday... you can only see them if you're really close though... might get in there with a paintbrush myself :)

It was a good experience, certainly taught me a lot about the front end of the car, although some of those connectors are bloody tough to get apart, my fingertips are still sore! :)

Well done boys , yeah hymee it gave me a great feeling upon conpletion however i had a few moments of anguish , but i took a few deep breaths and persavered .

My attention span these days is not geared up for too much concentration .

Pepe &Timbo

Good job however if you place the head of the screws towards the car you dont see the head of the screws.near the grill, no need for painting .

Beautiful cars! :)

Lock & Load
... i had a few moments of anguish , but i took a few deep breaths and persevered .



Yep, L&L, that's the Zen thing to do :D

BTW, I have been outed, anonimity no more -- if you look at the top r/h corners of a couple of photos, you will see your truly holding the digital camera. Always correctly attired, you may even note the Velocity Red shirt :cool:

... and I really am going to have to get new number plates in white on red -- have usually avoided such adornments, but found myself dribbling on pepe's car, as his plates really set it off :)

Timbo

I practice in an ancient korean philosophical art known as SUN-DO this is in some ways similar to ZEN .

Timbo & Pepe - the cars look just awesome and the grills look as if the factory installed them!

I'm, however, in the same boat as Dez - give me a 19" rack and server and it's a snap. Playing with my RX8 is another story - don't think I'll have the confidence to do it myself - I'd probably end up morphing the RX8 into a Camry - arhhh.

In anycase, Hymee - let us know when you're taking orders for the next batch - definitely wanna be part of the "grill' set!:)

Pappy

Bloody hell, what a brilliant idea, turn the screws around... can ya tell we're both IT people? ;)

You could try and turn the screws around, but there is a 5mm gap between the wires, and I don't think the screw head will engage as well / things line up as well.

Black screws sound like the go if you are worried.

L&L:

is that Sun-Do as in "Mountain Taoist Breathing Meditation" ? that's deep!

I practice a 200 year old philosophical art of "CAN-DO" hee hee..

Is that a "face" I can see in that shiny little front end bumber by the way ? Ah the magic of digital camera's!

* launches photoshop to see what I can get from it in grayscale hee hee *

++dez;

hey "Pappy",

welcome - good to see I'm not the new kid on the block any longer..

where in Sydney - PM if you're paranoid.

would love to hook up.

++dez;

ps: if you're into 19" racks then I'm curious if you're looking for work too.. always looking for good people - and if you're driving an RX8 - you're good people * grin *

So are all us guys automatically get to work for you Dez in the "RX8" company. hehehe

DEZ

Looking for work drive rx8 however i am , .10 inches short of 19 inches rack whatever that is , hey but i have had no complaints from the ladies .

SUN-DO is a korean art incorporating joint & muscle manipulation , streching excersices , deep breathing , and understanding ones place within the universe .

Hiya Dez,

You'll find me Zooming around Bondi - it would be great to get our two blue ones together (gosh - maybe they could even procreate an MX5:) )

We can discuss work and those wonderful wonders of Computer Rooms (19" Racks!) while we pond how to remove the front end of our beloved 8's to install their much needed "Prophylactics a la Hymee".

Let me know when you wanna catch-up - this weekend maybe a little busy. If the Sydney meet is still on, maybe the following weekend.

Pappy

Hymee:

yea - and I'm running for president next year * chortle * - so Vote 1 for Dez!

Rest assured - you're down for Chief of Engineering or Race Event Manager or Lead Driver..

And beleive me - I've given a lot of thought to "what would you do it you were to make a living off this car? And not have to sell them??"

I can't find anything that comes close to my current day job.

Seriously though - Cradle can't employ enough staff with the right outlook on life - we can get hundreds of degree qualified monkeys, but I'll take self taught, driven and bright individuals who can make and execute a decision any day.


L&L:

is that a 19" rack or are you just pleased to see me?

As for my place in the universe.

It's right in the drivers seat of a Winning Blue Oz Leather Pack RX8 with the specific responsibility of keeping the RPM count between 7,500 and 9,500 !!

As for asian / martial arts - before I started to go grey, loose little hair, and realised that my metabolism had started to let me down, I spent a healthy amount of time practicing Wing Chun.. I can't say I ever got great at it - but I really got into a zone with it!

I'm planning to move from the ancient aussie art of CAN-DO to the new Mazda art of GO-ZOOM!

I tell you, this forum is a healthy mix of good people, from quacks, zen, sun-do, techies, software, data nuts, engineering, the list goes on.

I think it's fair to say that RX8 owners are a refined and well read bunch, where as "other" car enthusiast start and finish with Beerz Mate!

++dez;

ps: how far we've traveled from the thread of "Hymee's bar and grill pix" !!

Hey Dez,

I've got a 19 inch rack in my garage ... sorry... residential data centre... does that mean I could work for you from home?

sco

Ha, well, no 19" racks for me, I save those for work :) I have a VIA Mini-ITX server running Win2003 for my home server :)

Originally posted by Lock & Load
DEZ

however i am , .10 inches short of 19 inches
...

manipulation , streching excersices , deep breathing , and understanding ones place within the universe .

L&L - you need to concentrate more on those stretching excercises! ROFLMAO!!

sco:

> I've got a 19 inch rack in my garage ... sorry...
> residential data centre... does that mean I could work for you from home?

don't appologise for having a rack at home!

I've lived by the rule that a decent garage is for racks, not cars! not even my RX8 displaces my racks of gear - it's relegated to street parking * poor thing *

sure, if you're running a home based data centre, you probably have what it takes to work in our comercial versions * grin *


pepe:

I really lurve those little monsters.. we pop 'em into little black chasis from our good pals at AusPCmarket.com.au with slim line cdrom drives and use them for every thing from cheap think clients, through to remote sensors for SNORT et al.

The fact that you're running Win2003 on it.. well.. at least it's a computer.. I dare you to stick a FreeBSD, Darwin, or even worst case a Linux cd into the thing one day and leave the dark side..

For my money you should run Darwin.

Oh shit - Deep space nine is on! gotta go.. [ the eternal child within always wins! ]

oh..

Hymee/L&L:

I think it's the streaching manouvers that are the root of your issue's * grin *

++dez;

ps: L&L - did you say you're turning 50? that's an RX8 fly in excuse if I've ever heard one! There has to be a day trip middle zone Bris/Gold Coast/Canberra and Sydney folk can drive to for your b'day.. and no, it's not that god awful Leyland Brothers failed adventure park!

whats et al ?

i just did a job for a client that is called that. whats is abbreviate ?

And Others.

Dez - your gunna get a --post if you don't garage it! ;)

DEZ

YEAH I AM TURNING 50 IN DECEMBER . any excuse to have a party ,my rx8 was an early birthday present from the wife.

Great idea would be to have a 50th rx8 drive day party on the sunny gold coast , leave your desk , computers and taste the real world of sun surf sex and beer , heck at 50 you have to ENJOY life to the maximum .

" TOMMOROW IS PROMISED TO NO ONE ".

MICHAEL

Michael,

Can I get an invite down to the coast. Sounds like a great party. I need all the sun and surf I can get ;)

Cheers,
Hymee.

HYMEE

The more the merrier , the gold coast is not short on sand surf and many a bimbo who will put a momentory smile on your face , not an everlasting one like the rx8 , but i do compromise from time to time .

The invitation is open as long as u bring your rx8 and your wallet .

1st drink is on me .

MICHAEL

So L&L, what's the date? Is that why you prefer the 13th for the next drive?

SCO

I think i am the only mug who filled out his profile , being my 1st forum i though that this was mandatory.

Yes i am turning 50 on the 12th of december so it would be great to see 50 rx8 on the 13th of december, cruising the roads.

Imagine that would be an awesome sight.

"GROWING OLD IS MANDATORY , GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.

Originally posted by Lock & Load
[B]
I think i am the only mug who filled out his profile , being my 1st forum i though that this was mandatory.


He he.. who reads profiles?... not me :p

I'll bump the discussion and see if I can try and get some consensus on a date.

Originally posted by Lock & Load
SCO

I think i am the only mug who filled out his profile , being my 1st forum i though that this was mandatory.

Yes i am turning 50 on the 12th of december so it would be great to see 50 rx8 on the 13th of december, cruising the roads.

Imagine that would be an awesome sight.

"GROWING OLD IS MANDATORY , GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.

How would everyone keep the candles on their bonnets burning?

FIVE OH - WOW! I'm a bit behind, but I'm nailing down the same decade :)

ok,

so we have even further reason for the fly-in, like we needed one anyway..

so is the 13th the date we can all do?

I'm confirmed if it is, I'd drive up on the Friday night, get some local advice on a place to stay and we could rock on for the day driving.. then I'd sleep and drive back on Sunday!

so lock me in for the 13th - can everyone else do 13th?

++dez;

Originally posted by Kev
How would everyone keep the candles on their bonnets burning?

FIVE OH - WOW! I'm a bit behind, but I'm nailing down the same decade :)

KEV

Trust me turning 50 is no more painfull than 40 its all a state of mind , that said unfortunately when you start hearing of fellow friends and people you no getting heart attacks , cancer , stroke etc makes you realize your not immortal , so i realize that everyday has to be savoured to the best of your ability.

looking forward to seeing some of the BOYS on the drive day , hope you can make it .

Yellow kicks ass.

michael

I've locked December 13th into diary, lodged my flight plan, got a note from my wife, am juggling the trip's music accross 6 cd's, going mad trying to dream up an RX8 t-shirt idea worth printing.. what am I forgetting.... hmm..... oh yea.. where did I put that cut lunch..?

t-shirt idea #01

"Dec 13th, 2003: I came, I saw, I drove!" ??


++dez;