54 down, 36 to go.

That is all.

No, that's not all.

I cheated and drove the 8 yesterday before the rain started falling. It renewed my soul and restored my faith that spring will soon be here.

:)

55 down, 35 to go. :)

getting close...

Dude, I cheated. Friday morning before the storm blew in, I drove the 8 all over the place when running errands.

The grin stayed on my face all weekend.

Mazdatrix has a selection of wires and also have the coils for a good price. http://www.mazdatrix.com/8ignition.htm

BHR has the plugs for the best price, $80 for the set here: http://blackhaloracing.com/products-page/engine/ignition/ They also have a total ignition solution which is pretty pricey, but I love mine. If you have any questions I'll answer them as best as I can if not the owner of BHR would gladly talk to you, he's a really good guy.

Those are just a couple of places. If you search more you may be able to find better deals.

Amazon is a lot cheaper than anywhere else I've seen. $29.00 for the coils (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0033D5ONY/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=A1ATZ3MAARQNEF&v=glance).

Less than $70 for the set of 4 Spark Plugs (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AUP2VW/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) too.

That's a great tip, Leejin, thanks!

I find myself buying more and more stuff either from or through Amazon. I'm impressed.

Nice, I didn't even think about amazon, they have great prices on everything. I even got my school books through amazon, paid $55 for a $230 book.

I'll have to get my plugs through them. I have the BHR ignition, so I use the GM Yukon coils.

I bought my wife a toy on Amazon. Not that it did any good...

Wow JT.. TMI.. haha.

So, just so I'm clear and I don't order the wrong set, it's 2 of the NGK RE9BT (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AUP2VW/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) and 2 of the NGK RE7CL (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000GZEU64/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance)? It's confusing because Amazon has 2 different pictures on the site for the RE7CL.

This is my first change (30k Service). I'm changing all the plugs, wires, and trans & diff fluids. I gotta wait for another paycheck to change the coils.. They's espensive..

Also, any ideas on what else to do at 30k? I want to avoid the $#!tty dealerships around here and do as much of this by myself.

Never go by the pictures, half the time they are outdated. And I'm at the office now so can't look up the plugs for you, sorry!

63 down, 27 to go! I can almost taste spring!

Will the groundhog see his shadow tomorrow?

so this is the Utah forum eh? not alot of recent comments haha.

ha scratch that! i was looking at the "JOIN DATES" not Post Dates heh.. <-----Newb

so this is the Utah forum eh? not alot of recent comments haha.

most people in utah have the luxury of garage thier 8 during the winter... the rest of us are out washing the salt off our cars sensitive belly ha ha ha

most people in utah have the luxury of garage thier 8 during the winter... the rest of us are out washing the salt off our cars sensitive belly ha ha ha

I got mine out of hibernation and drove it to work today to celebrate Groundhog Day, lol.

I was going to drive it yesterday but woke up to a dusting of snow on the road. Not a good thing with my summer tires.

But today it's perfect and I'm taking the long way home. :)

I moved the add below - too much trouble chainging the wording every time

Let's hope the rain has stopped by then!

Let's hope the rain has stopped by then!

As the official God Father of Vegas, I say it will not rain that weekend:icon_no2::uhh:

As the official God Father of Vegas, I say it will not rain that weekend:icon_no2::uhh:

Now there's an offer that can't be refused!

I told the family we are going to Vegas this year, and didn't get any grief, so it's looking good. We'll probably drop the kid off at her cousins and those two girls can go do what they want while Mrs. Tull and I attend the meet.

Still not sure if am going to bring the 8. Can we cruise with you in a Forester? :yelrotflm

72 down, 18 to go.

That is all.

Now there's an offer that can't be refused!

I told the family we are going to Vegas this year, and didn't get any grief, so it's looking good. We'll probably drop the kid off at her cousins and those two girls can go do what they want while Mrs. Tull and I attend the meet.

Still not sure if am going to bring the 8. Can we cruise with you in a Forester? :yelrotflm

If you stick a sign up in the window that says "I wish I was a Mazda RX8 rotary" I think we could float it:)

Who drew your poster, Phil? Pretty cool. I may have to print up a big one of those.

I wanna come! guess it depends on how much money I have at that point but for now just count me in!

Who drew your poster, Phil? Pretty cool. I may have to print up a big one of those.

One of our members, Chunbelievable. He does great graphic arts.

I wanna come! guess it depends on how much money I have at that point but for now just count me in!
I'll get you on the list.

why wouldn't you take you're 8? come on! its a rotary meet :P

"What Happens in Vegas" Meet - 2010
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Announcement of the third annual Las Vegas "What Happens In Las Vegas" Meet. This event is open to all rotary vehicles

Date of the meet: June 18th and 19th, 2010

Friday evening gathering: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara

Find up dates in the main thread

If Easy is going to be there, I'm expecting wimminz too!!!

If Easy is going to be there, I'm expecting wimminz too!!!
All you have to do is get close to him......something is bound to stick

^ LOL. A walking AXE commercial.

sounds like fun lol

"What Happens in Vegas" Meet - 2010
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Announcement of the third annual Las Vegas "What Happens In Las Vegas" Meet. This event is open to all rotary vehicles (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608#)

Date of the meet: June 18th and 19th, 2010

Friday evening gathering: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara

Friday evening party: When we leave the In & Out burger, we will caravan to "Las Vegas Mini (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608#) Gran Prix (outdoor track) where we can ride the carts by the hour ($18.00 per hour) and a no host bar at Chili's restaurant bar.

Saturday drive meet point: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara 10am

Saturday evening party: Hoffbrahause , Las Vegas, 7pm

Rooms will be available at discounted rates thru @!!narotordo
For the ones that want to stay off the strip: I just confirmed I can do coned off parking!
You will not lose your spot unless another 8 takes the spot lol
How it works: Cone in spot. Remove cone and park. Place cone behind car (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608#). When you leave the spot place a cone there so no one piston takes your spot.
Our back lot is now walled in by a 10' brick wall with tons of light and the security guard is a ex RX-8http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608#) owner. PM me for room info
"WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS MEET 2010"
You heard the stories, read the threads, seen the youtube videos. You know you want some!

Nevada, Utah, Oregon & Washington contact: Phil's 8

California contact: Jedi 54

Arizona contact: Easy_E1

We are posting early so that you can set this time aside. If you know your coming, let us know so we can plan.

To those of you that have not attended a Las Vegas meet, The over view will be:

Friday June 18th, 6pm - 8pm a general meet at the In & Out burger parking lot on West Sahara for introductions.

Friday evening party: When we leave the In & Out burger, we will caravan to "Las Vegas Minihttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608#) Gran Prix (outdoor track) where we can ride the carts by the hour ($18.00 per hour) and a no host bar at Chili's restaurant bar.

Saturday June 19th at 10am we will meet at the In & Out Burger parking lot on West Sahara for a drive in the Las Vegas area. The drive is usually about two hours in length and will end at a local Hotel for lunch. There will be a several hour break for rest, recreation and sight seeing. The party group (all that wish to attend) will meet at the Hoffbrahause for beer, food and friendship from 7pm until ?

This years drive will be close in to Las Vegas and will be on all paved roads (unless the state or county do their thing again this year), some narrow roads and some twisty roads and some freeway. There will be one spot (again this year) that will require a $7 entry fee (nothing is free anymore).

The weather will again this year be very warm but not blazing hot (yet). Be sure you carry drinking water, a hat, vehicle (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608#) water and oil.

Arizona Attendees:
Easy_E1
Flashwing
Mazda Maniac
Charles R. Hill

California Attendees:
Jedi 54
Scremn8's
FastRX8
Gr8Bullet
xl2oGel2x
mike[piston eater]
Razz1
ZumnRx8
ac3mastuh
The Reverend
J03K1LLARX8

Nevada Attendees:
Phil's 8
@!!narotordo
chunbelievable
Tat2dtart
ЯX-8
anet1737

Oregon Attendees
pdxhak

Utah Attendees:
Bose
04RX8GR
rx8snowboard
Darius Demon

Washington Attendees:
05TiGr8Lady

Wyoming Attendees:
Gitfiddle

yup, im on the list. just got work off so I am officially coming to par-tay lol

82 down, 8 to go. The end is in sight.

That is all.

damn, I gotta go boarding one last time before spring hits...

83 down, 7 to go.

That is all.

summer tires here I come!

86 down, 4 to go.

That is all.

anyone looking for some summer tires with one summer left on them? selling them cheap

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. The winter is over. The driving season is here! :)

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. The winter is over. The driving season is here! :)
Don't hold your breath.......More rain and snow on the way.

Jethro: if you bring the Forester, you have to make it look like an RX-8.

just like Rotary Rasp did with his Bimmer at last year's SevenStock:


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/daboiwonder/SEVENSTOCK12/IMG_2277.jpg

Jethro: if you bring the Forester, you have to make it look like an RX-8.


Jorge, I probably won't be there again this year, due to personal circumstances. If I show-up, it will be at the last minute and unannounced.

Looks like Cobb is pulling out of Salt Lake and headed to Texas. I'm told they will be gone from here in a month or two.

Cobb moved all of their tuning resources to Austin about a month ago, maybe a little more. They are keeping an office here for R&D, and the owner of Cobb has another business in North Salt Lake. So for now word is they are staying in Utah, just not in the same capacity i.e. no more dyno tuning.

JT: you talkin' about Vegas or SevenStock?

JT: you talkin' about Vegas or SevenStock?

Vegas.

wait, when is sevenstock?

wait, when is sevenstock?

September, but I haven't seen the exact date published yet. If someone knows (Jorge?), post up!

Two things that go together:
Boobs and the RX-8.

I guess technically, that's three things.

That is all.

JT, some day you'll have to fill in the blank spots.......Storm passing thru now on it's way to you......seems to warm for snow so you may be OK.

Had a small, very very small rainstorm this morning. Supposed to snow all day but it's sunny right now.

Weather men have trouble finding their way into work every morning - how would you expect them to predict the weather......

Notice any new states and names on the Vegas meet list?

JT, some day you'll have to fill in the blank spots.......Storm passing thru now on it's way to you......seems to warm for snow so you may be OK.

You assume I know what goes in the blank spots? I'm just happy to be here. I have no clue what the hell is going on anymore.

I drove the 8 on Monday and Tuesday. Hopefully it will be dry at least one day this weekend.

It's been a remarkably snow-free winter up here. All the snow has tracked south.

Well, we got it pretty bad last night eh. I got about 6" overnight and it's still coming down. The mountians got 20" in some places.

Looks like I'm going to have a great weekend. :rock:

So I moved the rx8 out of the garage to make room for the new car.. then after one night i moved the new one out and put the 8 back in.. just felt wrong leaving it outside.

Nice cars, what's the new one? Looks like a 3 series.

Yeah its just a 2010 3 series all wheel drive. i figured i needed a better car for winter. the 8 and z4 while worked great with snow tires, werent the best for snowboarding

better pic of the garage.. with the r6 in the back and snowboards

Are we going to see you at any meets this year, kobe? BTW, I resigned as club president, bose is the main man now. I have too much going on to give the club the attention it requires, for the forseeable future.

Hey I thought i would let you guys know that tirerack is having an amazing closeout sale on the advan neova ad07 Extreme performance summer tire. $99 bucks a piece!! normally well over $200. I just bought some for my RX-8

snowboarding for 9 hours yesterday at brighton, best day or riding this season lol! hey kobe, you snowboard too? you should come up on friday with me and my bro.

Yeah i'll try to make it to a meet this year. just been busy with school, work and girl shiz...:( ugh.. Yeah i would be totally down to board. I was gonna go today but i slept in haha.

Yeah i'll try to make it to a meet this year. just been busy with school, work and girl shiz...:( ugh.. Yeah i would be totally down to board. I was gonna go today but i slept in haha.

we are having a little meet on the 19th... I might go boarding again either this friday or next...

Any one noticed that the Vegas meet list just keeps growing? Now Texas is asking about attending...........

You have a link for that vegas meet thing? my internet at work is being retarded so I dont want to search for it

Just scroll back up in this thread, kobe, or go to the Vegas Lounge thread.

Thanks, Phil. Consider this the "North Vegas Lounge" LMAO

Today I installed the Axial Flow short shifter. This thing is pretty neat! And I see how it works. If you spend less time shifting, the wheels have power to them more of the time. You accellerate faster. A faster quarter-mile without adding horsepower. Too cool.

yeah if you don't shift fast to begin with lol

Today I installed the Axial Flow short shifter. This thing is pretty neat! And I see how it works. If you spend less time shifting, the wheels have power to them more of the time. You accellerate faster. A faster quarter-mile without adding horsepower. Too cool.

Yeah man i've had mine on for about 3 weeks. You can DEFINITLY tell a difference. for some reason my reverse has started sticking this past week. About 1/3 of the time I try to stick it in reverse it either won't budge into gear at all or it goes half way in and i hear a ZzzZzZz of my gears trying to change. After the ZzzZzzZ sound i take it out of gear then put it back in and it works perfectly. Oh and I noticed if it won't go in at all if i roll back in Neutral like half a foot then it goes in fine. is my gear not lining up? I'm positive the install was perfect and it worked fine the first 2 weeks or so... i'm a post this on the Forum also.

some summer cleaning :uhh: http://pbckt.com/sU.sxI

Yeah man i've had mine on for about 3 weeks. You can DEFINITLY tell a difference. for some reason my reverse has started sticking this past week. About 1/3 of the time I try to stick it in reverse it either won't budge into gear at all or it goes half way in and i hear a ZzzZzZz of my gears trying to change. After the ZzzZzzZ sound i take it out of gear then put it back in and it works perfectly. Oh and I noticed if it won't go in at all if i roll back in Neutral like half a foot then it goes in fine. is my gear not lining up? I'm positive the install was perfect and it worked fine the first 2 weeks or so... i'm a post this on the Forum also.

Well, mine's only been in for two days, and since my 8 isn't my daily driver, it's not getting much road time. But so-far it works perfectly. Seemed a bit stiff at first but it's getting smoother every time I use it.

I did compare the machining to my stock shifter when I had them both in my hand and the AF shifter seemed to be well-matched to the stock unit.

You may want to check that none of the bolts that hold the retaining plate in place have come loose. I'd pull it and examine it closely, if I were in your position.

"What Happens in Vegas" Meet - 2010
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Announcement of the third annual Las Vegas "What Happens In Las Vegas" Meet. This event is open to all rotary vehicles (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608&page=16#)

Date of the meet: June 18th and 19th, 2010

Friday evening gathering: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara

Friday evening party: When we leave the In & Out burger, we will caravan to "Las Vegas Mini (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608&page=16#) Gran Prix (outdoor track) where we can ride the carts by the hour ($18.00 per hour) and a no host bar at Chili's restaurant bar.

Saturday drive meet point: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara 10am

Saturday evening party: Hoffbrahause , Las Vegas, 7pm

Rooms will be available at discounted rates thru @!!narotordo

For the ones that want to stay off the strip: I just confirmed I can do coned off parkinghttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608&page=16#)!
You will not lose your spot unless another 8 takes the spot lol
How it works: Cone in spot. Remove cone and park. Place cone behind car (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608&page=16#). When you leave the spot place a cone there so no one piston takes your spot.
Our back lot is now walled in by a 10' brick wall with tons of light and the security guard is a ex RX-8http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608&page=16#) owner. PM me for room info
"WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS MEET 2010"
You heard the stories, read the threads, seen the youtube videos. You know you want some!

Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington & now Wyoming contact: Phil's 8

California contact: Jedi 54

Arizona & Texas contact: Easy_E1

We are posting early so that you can set this time aside. If you know your coming, let us know so we can plan.

To those of you that have not attended a Las Vegas meet, The over view will be:

Friday June 18th, 6pm - 8pm a general meet at the In & Out burger parking lot on West Sahara for introductions.

Friday evening party: When we leave the In & Out burger, we will caravan to "Las Vegas Minihttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608&page=16#) Gran Prix (outdoor track) where we can ride the carts by the hour ($18.00 per hour) and a no host bar at Chili's restaurant bar.

Saturday June 19th at 10am we will meet at the In & Out Burger parking lot on West Sahara for a drive in the Las Vegas area. The drive is about two and one half hours in length, will cover 125 miles and will end at a local Hotel for lunch. There will be a several hour break for rest, recreation and sight seeing. The party group (all that wish to attend) will meet at the Hoffbrahause for beer, food and friendship from 7pm until ?

This years drive will be close in to Las Vegas and will be on all paved roads (unless the state or county do their thing again this year), some narrow roads and some twisty roads and some freeway. There will be one spot (again this year) that will require a $7 entry fee (nothing is free anymore).

The weather will again this year be very warm but not blazing hot (yet). Be sure you carry drinking water, a hat, vehicle (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=190608&page=16#) water and oil.

Arizona Attendees:
Easy_E1
Flashwing
Mazda Maniac
Charles R. Hill
Hot Tomale
AZLizard
bnosaj

California Attendees:
Jedi 54
Scremn8's
FastRX8
Gr8Bullet
xl2oGel2x
mike[piston eater]
Razz1
ZumnRx8
ac3mastuh
The Reverend
J03K1LLARX8
Urban Ocho
Red_Fox

Nevada Attendees:
Phil's 8
@!!narotordo
chunbelievable
Tat2dtart
ЯX-8
anet1737
fmmieres

Oregon Attendees
pdxhak

Texas Attendees
9krpmrx8
Grungepup


Utah Attendees:
Bose
04RX8GR
rx8snowboard
Darius Demon

Washington Attendees:
05TiGr8Lady

Wyoming Attendees:
Gitfiddle

That would be way tight to go to but im going to be in philadelphia those days!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!

And if you're not Irish, too damn bad. I am. :cool:

Try to have a good time, anyway. :)

I'm part irish...

Which part?

I'm part Irish as well, and a whole conglomeration of others too. Welsh, Scottish, English, Swedish.

yes, im english and sweedish too... I really have no idea what our heritage has to do with anything or why I know but oh well ...

"Whatever Happens in Vegas" meet
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Due to a change in management at the Candlewood Suites Hotel, any room deals are now off. Sorry for this inconvenience but stuff happens.

There is still plenty of time for you to find another room or contact me (phil's 8 by PM) and let me know what your rate deal was with Candlewood I will find another Hotel that will honor the rate for you and send you the information so you can register.

aw dang...

Yeah, it's the coned-off parking that I'm going to miss the most. Sniff.

so what area of vegas will we be in, im gonna book a hotel but I wanna be close to the action...

I will probably do the Hilton or Excalibur or Luxor. They have good rooms at a pretty low price. Mazda Maniac reccomends the Hilton which is close to the In and Out meeting spot, and it's easy to get to the action they have the tran right there. Phil also said The Orleans is good and clean and is near the cart track.

It depends on your budget really but the Hilton and Excalibur are only like 75 per night.

I'm thinking I might take the Subie after all. There's no way 3 of us can cram all our luggage (especially the girls) and ourselves into the 8. We're going down for at least 3 days, to visit my brother and niece, so the girls can't get by with ONE suitcase.

so what area of vegas will we be in, im gonna book a hotel but I wanna be close to the action...

I will probably do the Hilton or Excalibur or Luxor. They have good rooms at a pretty low price. Mazda Maniac reccomends the Hilton which is close to the In and Out meeting spot, and it's easy to get to the action they have the tran right there. Phil also said The Orleans is good and clean and is near the cart track.

It depends on your budget really but the Hilton and Excalibur are only like 75 per night.

There are events taking place all over the town so staying close to everything is a little hard to do..........The meeting place is on Sahara West.........the GoCarts are West of the Strip, The drive is West to the strip, The traditional Saturday beer hall meet is east of the strip (but close)

I called the Hilton and as of 3/24 they had $59.00 room. I will contact a few joints today and see what they offer.

good to know, thanks for your help guys

I still haven't gotten my vacation request approved!

My vacation request gets approved every year................as soon as I get around to signing it:rolleyes:

My vacation request gets approved every year................as soon as I get around to signing it:rolleyes:

Aren't you special. Well, you might get to by my substitute at the meet this year then. Glad you're available.

I'm drinking Irish whiskey tonight. That is all.

No, wait. That is not all. I'm mixing it with pineapple juice.

That is all.

Thank you.

Need the advice of our Utah RX8 buddies. A couple of weeks ago my wife's 2004 RX8 AT powered down while driving on I15. Motor simply stopped. Electrical system was functional. She pulled over and we had it towed to Orem Mazda. They checked it out and found that 1) it was 4 quarts low on oil! 2)30% low compression on rotor #2. There had been no oil pressure warning. They said she needed a new motor but that she would have to provide oil service receipts to qualify. She could not find her jiffy lube receipts so they said they would not cover a new motor ($7K for a Mazda rebuilt) They refilled the oil and it started and she's driving it around now (with the weak rotor). She's not a performance driver so any power loss is not an issue to her.

What are your suggestions for bringing rotor 2 up to 100% compression, finding a less expensive replacement motor, or other thoughts? (besides checking oil on every gas fillup ;-)

I've still got 3 years to go on a 6-year extended warranty, so I'd let Mazda handle issues like that. You should come to a meet and talk to the guys in the club who are do-it-yourselfers. I'm sure you'd get plenty of advice.

Next meet: Next Saturday. We are cruising out to Wendover and staying overnight. Party!

Make your hotel reservations soon. Most of us are staying at Montego Bay hotel/casino.

Need the advice of our Utah RX8 buddies. A couple of weeks ago my wife's 2004 RX8 AT powered down while driving on I15. Motor simply stopped. Electrical system was functional. She pulled over and we had it towed to Orem Mazda. They checked it out and found that 1) it was 4 quarts low on oil! 2)30% low compression on rotor #2. There had been no oil pressure warning. They said she needed a new motor but that she would have to provide oil service receipts to qualify. She could not find her jiffy lube receipts so they said they would not cover a new motor ($7K for a Mazda rebuilt) They refilled the oil and it started and she's driving it around now (with the weak rotor). She's not a performance driver so any power loss is not an issue to her.

What are your suggestions for bringing rotor 2 up to 100% compression, finding a less expensive replacement motor, or other thoughts? (besides checking oil on every gas fillup ;-)

Jiffy Lube keeps your records on the computer for 5 years.....Just go to them and get a print-out. Mazda will accept the print out - happened here in vegas also.

Phil, if I make it down, I won't have the use of a car at all. Mrs. Tull and the kid will be off seeing the sites in the Subie.

If that is the case, 05TiGr8Lady has allowed me to ride with her. She knows I'm harmless. Mostly.

Things can always change, but last time I checked, that was the plan.

And BTW, I can't get most of the locals to Wendover. Don't be surprised if some of them cancel on Vegas.

The ride for the meet worked out nicely, but from what I hear the harmless part is suspect. The thing I hear is your granddaddy is from London England and his name was Jack.:naughty::eek:

I am an optomist............My guess is that most will come.........after all it's Vegas Baby!!! :SHOCKED:

I'm still trying to talk the girls into packing ONE suitcase each. IF they can manage that, we can bring the 8. Hell, all I'm bringing is whatever fits in my duffel bag, a couple bottles of Idemitsu, and one bottle of motor oil.

That damn spare sure eats up the trunk space, doesn't it? :wallbash:

I'm still trying to talk the girls into packing ONE suitcase each. IF they can manage that, we can bring the 8. Hell, all I'm bringing is whatever fits in my duffel bag, a couple bottles of Idemitsu, and one bottle of motor oil.

That damn spare sure eats up the trunk space, doesn't it? :wallbash:
Nancy and I can make it for 5 days on what we can pack into two each 28" suit cases and both will fit into my trunk along with two ditty bags and a lap top. I considered removing the dam spare cuz it's almost useless anyway. My trunk consists of AEM meth injection system, one small tool bag, Mazda tire repair kit, emergency road kit, Mazda vehicle book, 2 quarts of idemitsu along with six 4oz bottles, one quart of Royal purple motor oil, one quart of Royal Purple 2 cycle motor oil, one quart of Royal Purple trans fluid, one gallon of distilled water and one spare tire.

Im still planning on being there! lol

Im from utah :] right here in roy bearly got my 8 on saturday in riverdale mazda! shinka it was pretty cool!

I'm still planning on Vegas, I don't know if I'll have my turbo hooked up or not though. Still time to buy goodies and save for the trip.

Good to meet you tacoman. check out slcrx8.com for the local forum.

Nancy and I can make it for 5 days on what we can pack into two each 28" suit cases and both will fit into my trunk along with two ditty bags and a lap top. I considered removing the dam spare cuz it's almost useless anyway. My trunk consists of AEM meth injection system, one small tool bag, Mazda tire repair kit, emergency road kit, Mazda vehicle book, 2 quarts of idemitsu along with six 4oz bottles, one quart of Royal purple motor oil, one quart of Royal Purple 2 cycle motor oil, one quart of Royal Purple trans fluid, one gallon of distilled water and one spare tire.

I doubt you could get luggage in there for two women plus yourself, however.

I won't have to pack the AT fluid, at least.

I'm actually still not sure about the time-off. It's the one aspect I have zero control over, other than quitting my job if I can't get those days, which of course isn't going to happen.

Im from utah :] right here in roy bearly got my 8 on saturday in riverdale mazda! shinka it was pretty cool!

I think I test drove that car a couple weeks ago. Nice car. I'm getting my rx8 on Saturday. Driving to Washington to pick up.

Im from utah :] right here in roy bearly got my 8 on saturday in riverdale mazda! shinka it was pretty cool!

I think I test drove that car a couple weeks ago. Nice car. I'm getting my rx8 on Saturday. Driving to Washington to pick up.

Alright.......two more members........Hope to see ya both in Vegas.

Your right Jethro even without the tire two women would be too much. How about I have UPS stop for a pickup:yelrotflm

lol, do it! ha ha ha

I haven't heard much from the Utah group so I just thought I would update here also. Notice that there are more peeps attending and we should be around 70 cars,

Pretty dead around here for the last few months.

I still haven't made hotel reservations!

Just came in, BHR is donating a gift certificate for $250.00 for the raffle. This is good for anything he sells

Jethro:

See your pms.

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"Whatever Happens in Vegas" Meet - 2010
"Whatever Happens In Vegas" meet
http://www.twitchdesigns.com/images/vegas_8's_scr.png
Announcement of the third annual Las Vegas "What Happens In Las Vegas" Meet. This event is open to all rotary vehicles (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3417384#)

Date of the meet: June 18th and 19th, 2010

Friday evening gathering: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara

Friday evening party: When we leave the In & Out burger, we will caravan to "Las Vegas Mini (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3417384#) Gran Prix (outdoor track) where we can ride the carts by the hour ($18.00 per hour) and a no host bar at Chili's restaurant bar.

Saturday drive (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3417384#) meet point: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara 10am

Saturday evening party: Hoffbrahause , Las Vegas, 7pm

Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington & now Wyoming contact: Phil's 8

California contact: Jedi 54

Arizona & Texas contact: Easy_E1

We are posting early so that you can set this time aside. If you know your coming, let us know so we can plan.

To those of you that have not attended a Las Vegas meet, The over view will be:

Friday June 18th, 6pm - 8pm a general meet at the In & Out burger parkinghttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3417384#) lot on West Sahara for introductions, freebies and offerings.If freebies are available, they will only be available as one to each car (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3417384#) registered on this forum posting.

Friday evening party: When we leave the In & Out burger, we will caravan to "Las Vegas Minihttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3417384#) Gran Prix (outdoor track) where we can ride the carts by the hour ($18.00 per hour) and a no host bar at Chili's restaurant bar.

Saturday June 19th at 10am we will meet at the In & Out Burger parking lot on West Sahara for a drive in the Las Vegas area. The drive is about two and one half hours in length, will cover 125 miles and will end at a local Hotel for lunch. There will be a several hour break for rest, recreation and sight seeing. The party group (all that wish to attend) will meet at the Hoffbrahause for beer, food and friendship from 7pm until ?

This years drive will be close in to Las Vegas and will be on all paved roads (unless the state or county do their thing again this year), some narrow roads and some twisty roads and some freeway. There will be vehicles within the group to offer assistance if you are in need.

The weather will again this year be very warm but not blazing hot (yet). Be sure you carry drinking water, a hat, vehicle (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3417384#) water and oil. All places that we get together will be at places that have food so those that are still under drinking age will be welcome.

Arizona Attendees:
Easy_E1........................................... ............Confirmed.........2X Combo
Flashwing & Jason Jaffe............................................. ................................Confirmed......... .3X Combo
Mazda Maniac
Charles R. Hill
Hot Tomale............................................ ..........................................Confirme d..........Large Combo
AZLizard.......................................... ................................................Co nfirmed..........Large Combo
bnosaj
JSpeed6
ElDudo
fc3freak

California Attendees:
Jedi 54 & Emilie.................................Confirmed.. ...Extra Large combo & large T shirt
Scremn8's......................................... .................................................C onfirmed.....Extra Large combo
FastRX8 and Mrs. FastRX8........................................... ......................Confirmed
Gr8Bullet......................................... .................................................. .Confirmed.....Large combo
xl2oGel2x & Guest
mike[piston eater]
Razz1
ZumnRx8
ac3mastuh
The Reverend
J03K1LLARX8 & Guest
Urban Ocho.............................................. ............................................Confir med.....Medium combo
Red_Fox
elf............................................... .................................................. ........Confirmed.....Large combo
Falen.Angel....................................... .................................................. .Confirmed.....Large Combo (with curly fires :)


Nevada Attendees:
Phil's 8 & Nancy..................................Confirmed.. ....3x combo & Medium T
@!!narotordo
chunbelievable.................................... ..........................................Confirme d.....Large Combo
Tat2dtart
Reaper
ЯX-8
anet1737
fmmieres.......................................... ..............................................Conf irmed......Medium combo
rynak0
SCBrotary
RotorKitty
Sincityrider
wickedrotary
Thrasher
BX-8
13X............................................... .................................................. Confirmed.....Ex Large Combo
66X............................................... .................................................. Confirmed.....Medium Combo
Dicedealer
Philstoot's
evilwankel
awicked74u
fd fanatic
GSL-SE4
?A'X8
olrusry81
Den18
RotaryEvolution aka Karnck on the RX7 Club
project87rx7
catalan
spr258

Oregon Attendees
pdxhak

Texas Attendees
9krpmrx8.......................................... ......Confirmed..........Large Combo
Grungepup......................................... .................................................. ..Confirmed....Exta Large Combo
jiggawha1 + Guest
Shawn + Guest

Utah Attendees:
Bose
04RX8GR
rx8snowboard
Darius Demon
Jethro Tull, his wife, his daughter, the Subi and a trailer (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3417384#) for all the luggage :yesnod:

Washington Attendees:
05TiGr8Lady....................................... ..Confirmed.....Medium combo
Bignatex & Danielle .................................................. .................Confirmed...........Medium combo & Large (combo if available) combo
Shaunv74
Dondo .................................................. ......................................Confirmed... ..Medium combo

Wyoming Attendees:
Gitfiddle

NOTICE: If you are listed on the attendees list, please post if you will have a passenger for the event or if two of the listed attendees intend to drive together (name would be nice but not mandatory). We are now up to the 60s in attendees and would like to figure the actual count of vehicles and peeps. If for any reason you do not sure of having a passenger, that's OK just let me know that it's a MAYBE.

A prominate forum vendor is going to kick in some freebies to all that attend. I am not yet sure what they will be but any freebie gift is going to be kind of them.

Vegas 8's and Sin City Rotary will be offering a T shirt/beer mug combination remembrance for sale at the meet. Try and save $20.00 to purchase one of the remembrance combinations. The shirts are being printed as I post this. The beer mugs are complete and ready. A preliminary printing pic of the Ts is some where else with in this post. In short the T will have a printing of the advertising pic and the mugs will have a print of a design made up by the designer of the main pic. I will post pics of them soon. The sets will be in limited amount of 60 sets and available on the Friday evening meet. There will be extra T shirts available beyond the first set limitation
To insure proper sizing available for each of you, a note stating your T shirts size would be nice. Right now there will be a limited amount of 3X, several 2X, several XL, few of the Large and a limited amount of medium for the ladies.


In addition some specialty vendors have donated some items for a raffle NGK donated some spark plugs for the 7s and 8s, Maguires is donating some car care products to be bundled for a raffle try, Black Halo Racing has donated a $250.00 gift certificate, there will be a limited few of the art work posters in the raffle, Pettit Racing has donated several items for both the 7s and the 8s. We are still in negotiations with several other specialty vendors for some additional raffle items.

Check your PM's Phil.

I did a rough water rafting trip down the Colorado in Moab today :) Utah is great! best off-roading and scenery ever! I would love to trailer my 8 out here so I could run these roads!

Nice! Rafting that river is a shit ton of fun. If your ever up in SLC we have a ton of goods road up here too!

Announcement of the third annual Las Vegas "What Happens In Las Vegas" Meet. This event is open to all rotary vehicles



http://www.mazdamaniac.com/images/misc/vegas_8%27s_scr.png

Date of the meet: June 18th and 19th, 2010

Friday evening gathering: a general meet at the In & Out Burgers on West Sahara (http://foursquare.com/venue/82253) parking lot on West Sahara for introductions, freebies and offerings.If freebies are available, they will only be available as one to each car registered on this forum posting.

Friday evening party: When we leave the In & Out Burger (http://foursquare.com/venue/82253), we will caravan to Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix (http://www.lvmgp.com/) (outdoor track). The cost is $19.95 and includes two slices of pizza a pitcher of soda for every 4 people and 90 minutes yup 1 and 1/2 hours of track time!! Also, there will be a no host bar (across the street from the kart track) at Boomerangs restaurant bar.

Saturday drive meet point: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara (http://foursquare.com/venue/82253) 10:00am We will meet at the In & Out Burger parking lot on West Sahara for a drive in the Las Vegas area. The drive is about two and one half hours in length, will cover 125 miles and will end at the Fiesta Hotel & Casino on Rancho Road for lunch (http://www.fiestacasino.com/). The top floor of the parking garage will be set aside for our parking use and is supposed to be roped off and have a guard. After lunch we will have a raffle for several items donated by vendors. There will be a several hour break for rest, recreation and sight seeing. The party group (all that wish to attend) will meet at the Hoffbrauhaus for beer, food and friendship from 7pm until ?

Saturday evening party: Hoffbrauhaus (http://www.hofbrauhauslasvegas.com/), Las Vegas, 7:00pm (no host) (be advised that parking is terrible at this corner) This is just a get together place, some may want to sight see or go to a show. Feel free to do as you wish. It's Vegas Baby!!!!


This years drive will be close in to Las Vegas and will be on all paved roads (unless the state or county do their thing again this year), some narrow roads and some twisty roads and some freeway. There will be vehicles within the group to offer assistance if you are in need.

The weather will again this year be very warm but not blazing hot (yet). Be sure you carry drinking water, a hat, vehicle water and oil. All places that we get together will be at places that have food so those that are still under drinking age will be welcome.

Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington & now Wyoming contact: Phil's 8 (http://www.rx8club.com/member.php?u=12315)

California contact: Jedi 54 (http://www.rx8club.com/member.php?u=8610)

Arizona & Texas contact: Easy_E1 (http://www.rx8club.com/member.php?u=20712)

Arizona Attendees:
Easy_E1 Confirmed.........2X Combo
Flashwing.....Confirmed......... .3X Combo
Mazda Maniac...Confirmed...Medium Combo
Charles R. Hill...Confirmed...XL combo
Hot Tomale Confirmed..........Large Combo
AZLizard Confirmed..........Large Combo
bnosaj...Confirmed...Large Combo
JSpeed6...Confirmed
ElDudo...Confirmed
fc3freak...Confirmed
Rotaryman25 Confirmed.....2x combo.


California Attendees:
Jedi 54 & Emilie Confirmed.. ...Extra Large combo & large T shirt
Scremn8's Confirmed.....Extra Large combo
FastRX8 and Mrs. FastRX8 Confirmed
Gr8Bullet Confirmed.....Large combo
xl2oGel2x & Guest.....Confirmed
ac3mastuh + 1 ...confirmed
The Reverend...Confirmed
J03K1LLARX8 & Nancy....Confirmed ...Large combo
Urban Ocho Confirmed.....Medium combo
Red_Fox... Confirmed
elf.....Confirmed.....Large combo
Falen.Angel..... Confirmed.....Large Combo (with curly fires


Nevada Attendees:
Phil's 8 & Nancy Confirmed.. ....3x combo & Medium T
@!!narotordo
chunbelievable Confirmed.....Large Combo
Tat2dtart.....Confirmed
Reaper.....Confirmed
ЯX-8
anet1737
fmmieres Confirmed......Medium combo
rynak0
SCBrotary
RotorKitty
Sincityrider
wickedrotary
Thrasher.....Confirmed
BX-8
13X Confirmed.....Ex Large Combo
66X Confirmed.....Medium Combo
Dicedealer......Confirmed
Philstoot's......Confirmed
evilwankel
awicked74u
fd fanatic
GSL-SE4
?A'X8
olrusry81
Den18........Confirmed
RotaryEvolution aka Karnck on the RX7 Club
project87rx7.....Confirmed
catalan
spr258.....Confirmed
Rotary News...Confirmed
91Vert......Confirmed

Oregon Attendees:
pdxhak

Texas Attendees:
9krpmrx8 Confirmed..........Large Combo
Grungepup Confirmed....Exta Large Combo
jiggawha1 & Tyler.....Large Combo and Medium
Shawn & Fernando.....Large Combo and 2X
05rx8mazda & Guest.....Confirmed...Large Combo


Utah Attendees:
Bose
04RX8GR
rx8snowboard.....Confirmed
Darius Demon
Jethro Tull, his wife, his daughter, the Subi and a trailer for all the luggage.....Confirmed.....Large Combo
Epotrich & Marci.....Confirmed
RX-Addictiion.....Confirmed

Washington Attendees:
05TiGr8Lady Confirmed.....Medium combo
Bignatex & Danielle Confirmed........Medium combo & Large (combo if available) combo
Shaunv74
Dondo Confirmed... ..Medium combo

Wyoming Attendees:
Gitfiddle...confirmed 2XL combo

NOTICE: If you are listed on the attendees list, please post if you will have a passenger for the event or if two of the listed attendees intend to drive together. We are now up to the 70s in attendees and would like to figure the actual count of vehicles and peeps.

Raffle tickets will be available Friday evening, Saturday morning and Saturday lunch up until the drawing starts

Vegas 8's and Sin City Rotary will be offering a T shirt/beer mug combination remembrance for sale at the meet. Try and save $20.00 to purchase one of the remembrance combinations. The beer mugs are complete and ready. A final printing pic of the Ts is some where else with in this post. In short the T have a printing of the advertising pic and the mugs will have a print of a design made up by the designer of the main pic. I will post pics of them soon. The sets will be in limited amount of 70 sets and available on the Friday evening meet. There will be extra T shirts available beyond the first set limitation
To insure proper sizing available for each of you, a note stating your T shirts size would be nice.

In addition some specialty vendors have donated some items for a raffle NGK donated some spark plugs for the 7s and 8s, Maguires is donating some car care products to be bundled for a raffle try, Black Halo Racing has donated a $250.00 gift certificate, there will be a limited few of the art work posters in the raffle, Pettit Racing has donated several items for both the 7s and the 8s. We are still in negotiations with several other vendors for some additional raffle items.

Nice! Rafting that river is a shit ton of fun. If your ever up in SLC we have a ton of goods road up here too!

I was up there for www.gonemoab.com. It was great, I am actually on my way back now:) Long ass drive towing a Jeep :lol: Yes, we took a Jeep to a Nissan event, haha. My dad offroaded Nissan's for years with these guys so they allow his Jeep to go.

I just booked my room for the Vegas meet- We are staying at my brother's house in Henderson, lol.

Saving several hundred bucks, thankfully.

Who else is going, as of now?

I'll be there :)

I'm bringing a few eyelid sets to Vegas, might make some sweet deals...

JT made my eyelids and I am very happy with them

anyone in vegas want to buy my car lol

im so excited :evil_laug

wow, vegas kicked my ass...

Just saying hey and it was nice meeting you guys in Vegas!! Yeah it lkicked my cars ass. I broke down in Utah towing it to salt lake city. So I gotta fond a place to crash till it's fixed

Thanks to all the Utah peeps that showed up. I hope you had a great time and will return next year for our annual Party.

We had a blast Phil, thanks to Vegas 8's and Sin City for a fun-as-hell time.

I'll be back next year, for sure!

yeah shot out to phil and easy-e for being so chill and making this meet so much fun.

Just saying hey and it was nice meeting you guys in Vegas!! Yeah it lkicked my cars ass. I broke down in Utah towing it to salt lake city. So I gotta fond a place to crash till it's fixed

where you staying? where is your car at? I am right by the murry mazda dealer if you are still around you can stop by and I will help you out with as much as I can.

Oh I'm with some friends
now and I am at that Mazda I'm
getting a new motor I have a place to stay tonight and not for sure about tomorrow

Sounds like it was a fun meet. I wanted to go but had to work all weekend. I'll be there next year though.

Oh I'm with some friends
now and I am at that Mazda I'm
getting a new motor I have a place to stay tonight and not for sure about tomorrow

well I would help you out but I can't offer my place since its not mine, I was hoping to chill and talk about the meet or go for a cruise before you take off... Mazda is taking care of the new engine on warranty then? I work till 9 tonight in park city but if you wanna chill after that or tomorrow morning just give me a text 801-7925120 Tyler

ah n o worries i got a hotel room =) thank you military discount haha nice ass room for 49. so its not a biggie. yeah we can for sure meet up . i am at studio 6 like miles from the mazda dealership on murray. and yeah its all under warranty just got to wait till its done =) ill send you a text shortly we should be able to meet up tomorrow whenever my car wont be done till late and i have to check out at noon so mayeb tonight as well depends on my lady friend and her work schedule

well I work at 3pm tomorrow... off at 9pm though...

9 pm works if you wanna grab a bite to eat ill have already eaten by then cause i try not to eat at night lol. whichever if not thursday morning works my car wont be done till noon ish

oh shit, I forgot I am leaving for colorado in the early morning...

Tomorrow?? No fukig way imnheaded there at noon when my car is done

So I guess I missed you guys, eh? Sorry! Hell!

don't worry JT, not much of a party

Any of you entering a car or going to the Cache Valley Cruise-In this weekend? I'll be there with my car (not my rx8, maybe I'll take it next year) and my motorcycle.

Hey, Roidz, sorry I missed your post. I only check in here once in a while. Check out SLCRX8.com for the local scene.

Hope to meet you!

hey roids, killer looking phantom blue! don't think I have seen one that clean in UT.

He SERIOUSLY needs some eyelids!

Thanks guys. And eyelids are next on the list. I ordered clear corners over 2 months ago from mazdaparts.com, but I haven't seen them yet. Where's a good place to get eyelids?

I got mine on eBay, direct from Japan. $59, shipped.

Only obtain your eyelids from me. If you get them elsewhere, you wil regret it. I am not lying.

I got mine on eBay, direct from Japan. $59, shipped.

Only obtain your eyelids from me. If you get them elsewhere, you wil regret it. I am not lying.

Well alright then, I'll take some. How much to get em painted? Any ideas?

Well alright then, I'll take some. How much to get em painted? Any ideas?

LOL, a misunderstanding.

I got my clear corners on eBay from Japan for $59.

The eyelids I make will cost you $80 for an unpainted set. If I paint them, it depends on your color. Some Mazda paints are single-stage and a painted set will run you $150. Colors such as silver, TiGr, and BB are single-stage paint.

If it's a 2-stage paint, like VR, it will cost you $200 for a painted set. That's because the paint alone is $75 for a half pint!

What's your color code? It's on the sticker on the inside of your door. I'll check on a paint match.

If you want to have a favorite body shop paint and install them for you, that's OK too. They all charge a different rate. Mine come with a clear topcoat, and buffed to a high gloss. You won't get that at every bodyshop.

One of the local club members came by the house and installed the eye lids that I purchased from you. They look great and I get a lot of comments on the fit and quality.

One of the local club members came by the house and installed the eye lids that I purchased from you. They look great and I get a lot of comments on the fit and quality.

Thanks, Phil, glad to have been of service. They look really sharp on black 8's, IMO.

I think it was chunbelievable who is waiting on a VR set from me. Tell him that they well be done soon. I sold-out my first batch of VR's and he is next in line. The bad news is, it's a 2-stage paint and they are $200/set, though I'm pretty sure I told him that when we were at the bar. That DOES include shipping, though.

Hey JT, I'd be happy to post the pics of my installation of the VR's if you think that will get some orders for you. :ylsuper::ylsuper::ylsuper:

Glass

Thanks, 'glass, if you don't feel like posting it all from scratch, links would certainly suffice.

:)

LOL, a misunderstanding.

I got my clear corners on eBay from Japan for $59.

The eyelids I make will cost you $80 for an unpainted set. If I paint them, it depends on your color. Some Mazda paints are single-stage and a painted set will run you $150. Colors such as silver, TiGr, and BB are single-stage paint.

If it's a 2-stage paint, like VR, it will cost you $200 for a painted set. That's because the paint alone is $75 for a half pint!

What's your color code? It's on the sticker on the inside of your door. I'll check on a paint match.

If you want to have a favorite body shop paint and install them for you, that's OK too. They all charge a different rate. Mine come with a clear topcoat, and buffed to a high gloss. You won't get that at every bodyshop.

I'll check out my color code and get back to you. Thanks Jethro.

Hey JT, I'd be happy to post the pics of my installation of the VR's if you think that will get some orders for you. :ylsuper::ylsuper::ylsuper:

Glass

If you could post pics that would be awesome.

Here's a fine example in sunlight silver.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn228/boseters/cars/GetAttachmentaspx-1-1.jpg?t=1279642924

^^ Looks great.

Thanks, Phil, glad to have been of service. They look really sharp on black 8's, IMO.

I think it was chunbelievable who is waiting on a VR set from me. Tell him that they well be done soon. I sold-out my first batch of VR's and he is next in line. The bad news is, it's a 2-stage paint and they are $200/set, though I'm pretty sure I told him that when we were at the bar. That DOES include shipping, though.

I mentioned it to Chun and he asked that I tell you that he is not in a position to purchase at this time........too many expenses right now.

I was one the "early adopters" of the VR eyelids from JT. Got them last week and installed them on Saturday. So here's a blow by blow.

Here are the eyelids as they arrived from JT. Well packed and lookin' great!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP3994.jpg

Here's a view in the bright sunlight that we had on Saturday, as well as a look at the backside.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP3995.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP3997.jpg

This is the body molding tape for mounting that JT recommended. I got it at Autozone. It was a little more expensive there, but Autozone was closer than Walmart.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP4004.jpg

Determine the length of pieces to place on the back of the eyelids and cut them in half.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP4006.jpg

Then place the sticky side of the tape on the backside of the eyelids. Clean the area where the tape will be attached with alcohol to assure any residual oils are removed that may interfere with good adhesion of the tape. This pic shows my initial trial placement of the tape. The back of the eyelids have a plateau around the edge that then drops off to a slight cavity in the interior of the eyelid. I first placed the tape close to the edge of the eyelid on the plateau. However, when I positioned the eyelid for a trial fitment, the thickness of the tape seemed to raise the eyelid up too far from the rest of the bodywork. The end of the eyelid closest to the fender seemed to be exceptionally high. I also have the added problem of a VentureShield protective coating on by headlights that raises the eyelids even more, perhaps another 1/16". So, I repositioned the tape just inside the cavity at the edge of the plateau. That way the eyelid was raised minimally while still getting enough surface area to attach. This pic is of the original placement of the tape. I moved the tape as I described but forgot to take a pic after the repositioning. I also gave the tape a shot of hot air from a hair dryer and pressed the tape down again to maybe enhance the adhesion.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP4007.jpg

Next, be sure the headlight covers are clean. I did a three step process, as JT and 7andan8 suggested. Here is a pic of the headlight before I did any work on it. It was a very bright sunny day, so every blem shows up.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP3999.jpg

Step one was to clean the headlight with Meguiar's plastic cleaner.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP4001.jpg

Next I gave it a claybar treatment with Mequiar's claybar and Quick Detailer.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP4008.jpg

Finally, I cleaned the area with alcohol to be sure any residual oils were removed.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP4011.jpg

If you remove all of the protective plastic coating on the backside of the mounting tape, you will have to position the eyelid perfectly the first time. There would be no room for error. However, I remembered a technique from when I installed the rear aero flares which called for just pulling up a small tab, about 1 inch, of the protective tape from the backside of the end of each segment of the tape. Thus, when you position the eyelid, there is only a small segment of the tape that is sticky, which will attach the eyelid, but allow you to reposition the eyelid if necessary because only a small area will be sticking. This pic shows the eyelid in position with the tabs of the molding tape sticking out, hi-lighted by the arrows.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/glassetcher/RX-8%20Pix/Eyelids/IMGP4014.jpg

Once you are sure the eyelid is positioned perfectly, hold the eyelid in position and slowly pull the tape tabs out to the side to uncover the rest of the tape and press the eyelid down all around the edges. As I said, we had a bright sunny day, so the eyelids got a chance to "bake" in the sun to hopefully improve the adhesion of the tape to the eyelid and the headlight cover. I guess only time will tell if it worked. Anyway, here are a couple pics of the finished product.

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All of you VR's out there, get an order in to JT ASAP. You'll love them!!!!!!::ylsuper::rock::ylsuper:

I will say those look good. I saw them in Vegas.
I'm sitting at the Salt Lake airport waiting to get back to Phoenix. Where's the welcome wagon. JK

Thanks for the write-up glass. They look awesome.

I will say those look good. I saw them in Vegas.
I'm sitting at the Salt Lake airport waiting to get back to Phoenix. Where's the welcome wagon. JK

Oh shoot, guess we forgot. Jk.

here are the eyelids i order from Jt. i have the KEI ones as well and these do not sit nearly as high or as noticeable off the headlight. i prefer JT's for that and they are 1/3rd the cost.

i painted mine myself though =)

HEY JT i got 2 guys wanting WWP eyelids here in MO how much would it be per set painted?

Hey Jethro, my paint code is 32C

Hey Jethro, my paint code is 32C

OK, I'll check on that paint this week. If it's single-stage, it's like $16/pint. If it's 2-stage, it's about $150/pint. :SHOCKED:

Keep your fingers crossed.

HEY JT i got 2 guys wanting WWP eyelids here in MO how much would it be per set painted?

Get me the paint code for WWP, from the door sticker. Sometimes the paint names in the book at the paint store aren't the same as the RX-8 names, so I have to go by the paint code number.

See my post above. I think WWP is 2-stage but I'm not sure. Painted 2-stage eyelids are $200 set from me. Single stage are $150, unpainted are $80.

WWP i believe is 2 stage same as WB and VR

It's a Base Coat/Clear Coat. Hence 2 stage.

JOK, I'll check on that paint this week. If it's single-stage, it's like $16/pint. If it's 2-stage, it's about $150/pint. :SHOCKED:

Keep your fingers crossed.

Cool....fingers crossed.

It's a Base Coat/Clear Coat. Hence 2 stage.

Technically, 2-stage paints are termed "ground coat" and "mid coat", with the clear being a top coat and not part of the 2-stage color itself. If you count the clear, it's a 3-stage, but most paint sellers don't include the clear when talking about the color itself.

With my mom in the hospital still, I haven't had a chance to do any paint research or eyelid work, sorry folks. I'll get to it when I can.

No worries Jethro. Hope your mom gets better.

Hey everyone, new member here. I don't actually own the RX-8, it's for a friend of mine, I'm just doing some research.

He has been having issues with his '04 pretty much since he bought it. Long story short, the car had been through a lot more than the previous owner had led on and it's starting to come apart.

Transmission has been rebuilt twice in the last 9 months and has been having a lot of loss of power/no start or run issues the past month. This last week after dying on I-15 South in Farmington, he had it towed to Bountiful Mazda where the service guys determined that the motor was blown after they found it had no compression.

Selling or parting it out isn't an option because of the amount still owed on the loan, so I thought I would start looking around to see how difficult and feasible it would be to either rebuild the motor or find a used takeout replacement to get it running again.

Does anyone know any resources locally to find help with replacing the engine or finding replacement parts?

Is your friends RX8 over 100,000 miles? These engines have 8yr/100,000 mile warranty on them.

Why was the trans rebuilt originally, or the second time? Rebuilding should only be done by someone who is skilled in the area, not generally a good first project.

Just doing a swap would be much easier and is doable, finding it is the more difficult part. Start calling junkyards around the state and maybe even boardering state as some will ship the engine.

Another option, budget depending, is Mazmart. They sell rebuilt engines for 2700 ish.

I believe it is still under 60k miles BUT... and this is where the long story comes in... after the first time the transmission failed he took it to Freeway Mazda in Riverdale and tried to have it repaired under warranty. The dealer researched the VIN and discovered that the car had been totaled and repaired by one of the previous 4 owners so it had a branded title. No warranty coverage what-so-ever.

If I remember correctly, the first was something internally that wouldn't allow the transmission to go into gear. The second was something with the input shaft within weeks of the first repair. Freeway Mazda did the repairs both times.

I have been looking around online for used engines with low miles to swap out. There are a few on EBay and other sites, I just have to fill my friend in on what i'm finding and see what he wants to do. Bountiful Mazda advised that other components were toast and needed to be replaced as well, I just don't remember which ones.

Salvaged vehicles can be rough, I've have one or two. And sometimes you end up chasing little gremlins. It sounds like the dealer isn't the best at doing tranny work. I would keep looking around at ebay, and the junkyards too. That's the cheapest you'll find, hell maybe find one with the trans as well.

I have a few leads on some replacement short blocks and takeout motors, I just have to talk to him to see what he is planning to do with it. Looking through some of the How-To's by RotaryResurrection on removing the engine and tearing it down to a short block doesn't look too complicated and I think between me and some friends we can get it done.

No love in this thread in nearly a month!

The Utah club is alive and well. Rest assured.

We missed you......anyone from Utah going to 7stock?

I can't make it due to mom's deteriorating condition. Gotta stick around.

Sorry to hear JT. And I would love to go, but I'll be in Arizona for the weekend.

next year I will have the money to go I promise ... really ....

Sundy night dinner meet & greet for the Salt Lake club (SLCRX8.com).

Location: Wingers at Valley Fair Mall, 3671 South 2700 West, West Valley, UT.
Time: 7:00 PM Dinner, but get there a few minutes early if you want your car to be in the photo lineup.

There will be a free raffle for several automotive-themed door prizes!

Hope to see you there!

So, how about that Babylonian Tupperware? ;)

lol geees u utah guys thread is dead

'What Happens in Vegas' Meet - 2011
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NEW DATES FOR THE EVENT: MAY 20, 21 & 22 of 2011
THERE WILL BE AN OFFICIAL RESORT HOTEL THIS YEAR WITH SPECIAL RATES FOR OUR GROUP.
ORLEANS HOTEL & CASINO
4500 WEST TROPICANA
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. 89103
(702) 365-705
Friday and Saturday Rates will be: $85.00 per day and weekday rates at $38.00 per day for those who want to come early or stay late. There is also a room tax of 11% and a Resort fee of $5.00 so those that wish to stay/arrive a day early/late will pay $247.96. There are suites and penthouse suites available at this time with a reduced rate so if you wish to upgrade contact me for pricing. Since the room rate is based upon double occupancy, you have your choice of a king size bed or two queen size beds. I would suggest that you visit their site on line to see the amenities offered.

Your area heads will be: Utah: Jethro Tull, California: Jedi54, Arizona, Texas & New Mexico: Easy E_1, Wyoming Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada: 13X.
In the coming weeks we will update the art work and post some additional information on the meet

lol geees u utah guys thread is dead

LOL not dead, just sleeping!

Our local website is pretty active.

Phil, next May 21st can't get here fast enough. I'm buying you a drink, buddy. Great party, count me in again!

I'll try to get the missouri guys to go so I can bum a ride haha

I'll try to get the missouri guys to go so I can bum a ride haha

That's a helluva detour!

I'll try to get the missouri guys to go so I can bum a ride haha

Missouri????? WTF are you doing in Missouri? I thought you were in Washington???

I am
No longer in the navy so I moved back home for a bit, I plan to return to Washington after this school year

Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you have problems starting your 8 when its fully warmed up? It usually takes a half hour for it to cool down before it turns over right away. If so where did you take it to get it fixed? I live in logan and there isnt a dealer nearby so I would like to know a good place to take it in and have it looked at. Thanks

check the starter motor recall?

How many miles are on it?

I had the same problem, it ended up being the engine had low compression. If your under 100,000 miles the engine is still covered by warranty.

Your best bet is probably Freeway Mazda in Ogden, otherwise you'd have to travel to Bountiful Mazda.

Well I'm still alive. Mrs. Tull is gone, and took all the furniture, but I'm still in the house.

Sorry to hear about you and mrs. tull. Hopefully you're doin alright. At least she didn't take the 8.

glad to hear your survivin' JT

Well I'm still alive. Mrs. Tull is gone, and took all the furniture, but I'm still in the house.


:smiley309

bummer Jethro, but now you have room in the garage for the first gen :sad:

Thanks, everyone.

We haven't gone to court yet so the final tally has yet to be made. She swore to me that she wouldn't go after the 8, but it may take $$$ to get her to keep that promise.

I'm in a good place mentally, however. Really, it's the best thing for both of us. She'll find her wings and her own happiness, as will I.

Sorry to hear J.T. I hope everything turns out alright!

Thanks. And hey, I can get in the bathroom anytime I want now!

Thanks. And hey, I can get in the bathroom anytime I want now!

Ahh...the little joys of life.

Well, we got 5 inches of heavy, wet snow. The sand and salt trucks are running so my 8 is officially in the garage for winter.

:(

Weather is crazy out there right now. Anyone out in there rx8 in the bad weather?

10" last night, and another 4" this morning. My 8 is garaged for winter, officially. The road salt and sand will not touch my car, ever.

It's the Explorer for the next 13 weeks or so!

Not nearly the fun that the 8 is, but then I'm not sweating bullets driving it in snow, wondering which of those fools is going to lose control and plow into me!

10" last night, and another 4" this morning. My 8 is garaged for winter, officially. The road salt and sand will not touch my car, ever.

It's the Explorer for the next 13 weeks or so!

Not nearly the fun that the 8 is, but then I'm not sweating bullets driving it in snow, wondering which of those fools is going to lose control and plow into me!


Come on, JT, Man up! I've driven my '04 every winter in the frozen tundra and she still shines...

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You can do it!!!!!

Ohhh...someone's getting called out. Why drive it if you don't have to though?

most don't have the luxury ha ha... plus I would have to change my screen name if I didn't drive my 8 in the winter :-)

Took mine up to Powder Mountain in a storm last week :)
It's not bad if you keep your momentum up and try not to let your tires spin.

Come on, JT, Man up! I've driven my '04 every winter in the frozen tundra and she still shines...

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You can do it!!!!!

I can, but I won't.

I bought an '80 RX-7 BN in late '79. Driving it through one winter here started a terminal rust process and just pitted the nose something fierce.

I won't do that again. I can drive the Explorer for 12 or 13 weeks a year and not get my shorts twisted one bit. :cool:

my shorts have always been twisted then... wait, what are we talking about ha ha

my shorts have always been twisted then... wait, what are we talking about ha ha

Are you putting them on backwards?

kris Kross is gonna make you jump jump!

I actually drove the 8 Tuesday afternoon since the roads were dry.

I love my 8

Hey me too. I haven't driven mine for 2 months and I'm missin it.

yeah mine is kinda dirty from driving up to PC 4 times a week :-(

Only 4 more weeks in the "official" hibernation season! Woot!

I can't wait to start driving my 8 again. Too bad this week is going to be FREEZING out.

yeah my mpg has gone down a couple from letting my 8 warm up before I drive in this cold a$$ weather...

ive been driving my 8 around roy and the ogden area :] seems fine to me!!!

I saw a Phantom Blue in brigham city this week, that wasnt you was it Roidz24?

Took mine up to Powder Mountain in a storm last week :)
It's not bad if you keep your momentum up and try not to let your tires spin.

Im kinda scared to take my car up to powder haha for some reason. I guess its when you have to drive up hill and you get tight squeezes when another car comes at you :/

I saw a Phantom Blue in brigham city this week, that wasnt you was it Roidz24?

Nope, not me. Mine hasn't moved for about 2 months now. Just waitin for better weather.

Took mine up to Powder Mountain in a storm last week :)
It's not bad if you keep your momentum up and try not to let your tires spin.

You're brave. Isn't the road to Powder Mountain one of the steepest/longest inclines in the state?

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If you wish to be a confirmed attendee to this event and receive free rememberances, you must preregister for the hotel room or purchase a T shirt prior to the day of the event. All those preregistering or becoming confirmed prior to the event will receive additional free items the day of the event, including the traditional beer mug. See page one post one for additional information, contact your area leader or just PM "Phil's 8"

For those rotary owners that do not wish to use the Orleans Hotel or do not wish to purchase a T, you are still WELCOME.

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Be sure to let me know when you reserve your room so that I can add your name to the confirmed list. Those that buy Ts in advance will be added automatically. There is a cut off day on the room special rate so you may wish to register now!!!! If you have already registered let me know as it is not easy getting a list out of the Orleans.
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do i need to buy a t in advance or what?

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Phil: I'll order my shirt in advance because I imagine pre-buying all of these shirts in advance can get expensive and I don't want you stuck with a bunch of shirts if people fall off or forget to pay, etc.

Thank you kind sir. All money collected from the sale of Ts and raffle tickets is spent to reimburse for purchases, expenses and for the betterment of the event.

If you register for a room at Orleans then no, you do not need to buy a T in advance. If you are using other lodging then I would appreciate the purchase of the T in advance. Purchase of the T is not a prerequisite to attendance but it does help defray the costs for all the other little things that make this event happen every year. If we figure everyone who posts is coming then only half show up we are stuck with costs based upon the projected attendance. If you purchase the T in advance then the majority of those costs are covered. If you purchase a T shirt or use Orleans for your lodging then we can figure that you are really coming and can plan accordingly. We do not receive any income or kick backs on the Hotel rooms but if you register for a room then chances are you are really going to attend and then hopefully buy a T and/or raffle tickets. The Hotel rooms are for our convenience and are what makes Orleans want to have us at their Hotel so the more we get to stay there insures that we get discount rates next year and maybe more.

Thank you to those that are PMing me with their names for the list. Please include your real first name, the real fist name of your passenger and the rotary you are going to bring (RX8 or 1st Gen 7, etc).

You will have a good time
you may not remember it :beerchug:, but you will have a good time.

slcrx8.com is holding the February meet this Saturday:

Where: Texas Roadhouse

When: February 19th at 7pm.

Location: 5418 S. 1900 W. Taylorsville, UT 84118

PM Snowboard or myself in advance if you plan on attending. We need a headcount for reservations. Hope to see you there.

Next month we cruise! :)

I'm out, sorry guys...

Out? You sell the 8?

I'm out, sorry guys...

What happened?

yeah the 8 is gone, had to trade it in for a subi...

What happened?

I'll be bringing some new faces with me this year, Phil. Snowboard has been talking about a Subaru for years, it's just been a matter of time.

I'll be bringing some new faces with me this year, Phil. Snowboard has been talking about a Subaru for years, it's just been a matter of time.

Too bad we will loose Snowboard......Bring them all with you.....We need Utah to have a good bunch attending.

Hey guys I know kinda off topic and i know i havent been on for while. Sold the 8. :(
But i just ran across my spare tire i had for it and wondering if any of you guys need one? Its brand new just sitting in my garage, let me know.

Cole

Hey guys I know kinda off topic and i know i havent been on for while. Sold the 8. :(
But i just ran across my spare tire i had for it and wondering if any of you guys need one? Its brand new just sitting in my garage, let me know.

Cole

The little emergency-only spare on the yellow rim? How much? I have one, but someone in the club might have a need.

Sorry you sold your 8. On the other hand, the more used ones that get bought and wrecked by kids, the more mine is worth. ;)

The little emergency-only spare on the yellow rim? How much? I have one, but someone in the club might have a need.

Sorry you sold your 8. On the other hand, the more used ones that get bought and wrecked by kids, the more mine is worth. ;)

Yep thats the one! Has the yellow rim and the black little covering case on it. I dont really know how much, what do you think its worth?

Yeah mine got bought by a guy out in Cali so that one is outta here.

Yep thats the one! Has the yellow rim and the black little covering case on it. I dont really know how much, what do you think its worth?


I bought mine, plus the whole mounting kit, used from a totaled 8 (though the spare had never been used). Paid $120 for everything.

$50 for the tire then? i have the bar as well.

here are the latest pics and probably one of my last posts here ...

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$50 for the tire then? i have the bar as well.

PM your contact info to me and we'll talk. I'll probably take the spare off your hands. Would make a good raffle prize for this year's Christmas party!

Thanks!

Nice ride Tyler, you'll have to come to a car'n'coffee and meet some of the local Subie drivers.

I will probably be there this saturday if I can make it

You are now behind the wheel of a Subie, my friend, but I know that your rotary love-affair will never die.

You'll be back. ;)

You are now behind the wheel of a Subie, my friend, but I know that your rotary love-affair will never die.

You'll be back. ;)

right you are Ken :yesnod:

It's beginning to look like the weather gods are going to smile on us for our first cruise of the year. Come on out and have some fun with SLCRX8.com!

Meet up at the Valley Fair Mall, east-side parking lot (next to I-215) at 10:00 AM on Sunday, March 27th. Desert cruise and lunch at the turn-around point.

See you there!

What a great breakfast and cruise! Thanks to all who didn't sleep-in on Sunday morning. The storm moved out early, leaving sunny skies and reasonably dry roads.

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sweet pics, looks like it was fun

Yes, another Lakers fan!!

Yes, another Lakers fan!!

Roidz, you are dead to me. (J/K!)