Well I recently tried to redo my car to get a new look. My friends were getting tired of seeing my front lip and so I decided to get something new.

I picked up the new bumper for a really good price. It will do for now until I get enough funds to get my dream kit :fingersx:. I had my painter paint the insides of the bumper to get a nice little contrast.

I picked up the Autopower 4pt race bar and painted it silver with Holographic flakes. They are a little bit hard to see in the pictures but up in person they shine like crazy!

Picked up a Bride Zeta III seat with rails. I freaking love this seat!

I also wrapped the interior door panels with bride fabric and they were no fun and took a lot of time. But it accents the interior very well.

My friend Sumthaiguy with a MS3 on the Mazda247/3 forums took these pictures. We attempted to mess around with lighting and flashes since he is trying to master them.

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damnnnn that seat is sickkkk. and how do you really go over speed bumps?

Wow, fantastic 8. Two thumbs up!

looks awesome

damnnnn that seat is sickkkk. and how do you really go over speed bumps?

He doesn't.





Car looks great man, that bumper hangs really low. Since the use of flashes I would have thought he could have cut down those exposures to reveal nice background depth.

NICE!! its clean

let's get a grill on that bad boy, paint it black. The bride door insert looks cool :icon_tup:

Looks good man. The black in the bumper looks great!.

damn sifu the car is looking awesome love the new look!

that is just pure sex.

How much lower do you seat with that seat\rail combo?

+1 on pure sex.

imo - flawless.

There's nothing i don't like or even boredline dislike. One of the most well put together cars i've seen in a while...

major props.

damn that looks impressive, Love your stance

Wow man. Good work it looks awesome. I love the front kit.

Looks sick man, where did you get the fabric for the doors? I would love to shoot your car.

clean

car looks great... I always loved the autobahn front....

now you need a BBK :D:

Sifu your car looks great! Love the small details :)

Lovin' it

looks awesome man! so what made wrapping the door panels so tough?

Sifu where did you get the window deflectors?

wow! That look ssweeeeeet!

Very nice, yeah I would imagine you would scrape alot driving around town. It's the only thing holding me back from getting the Mazdaspeed full kit.

I love it. your ride is extremely low, lol. i used to have a different car with a bodykit and a drop and I could not take her on the freeway out here in CA, i would scrape every 15 seconds.

I hat you so much right now...... LOL


I'm loving the fucking interior bro.

He doesn't.

Car looks great man, that bumper hangs really low. Since the use of flashes I would have thought he could have cut down those exposures to reveal nice background depth.

Thanks man. It is pretty fun driving around parking lots swerving speed bumps and finding an exit. Yeah he is still learning. I am pretty sure he is taking this in right now.

How much lower do you seat with that seat\rail combo?

Not that much lower. I adjusted the height of the seat angle not to be fully down.

+1 on pure sex.

imo - flawless.

There's nothing i don't like or even boredline dislike. One of the most well put together cars i've seen in a while...

major props.

Tank yew :D:

Looks sick man, where did you get the fabric for the doors? I would love to shoot your car.

I got them through S2CarbonWorks. We do live pretty close eh? I will be probably making a trip up to Austin in the next two weeks. Maybe I will swing by your side of town :)

car looks great... I always loved the autobahn front....

now you need a BBK :D:

I definitely agree with you on the BBK.

looks awesome man! so what made wrapping the door panels so tough?

Thanks. The time it took and making sure the adhesive sticks to the door and fabric. Other than that...it took some hardcore precision not to mess up the cut.

Sifu where did you get the window deflectors?

Weathertech :icon_tup:

I hat you so much right now...... LOL


I'm loving the fucking interior bro.

Haha thanks :grouphug:

nice sifu!! loving the bride! Go Bride club!!

Thank you for the reply Sifu!
Another quick question though... how lower would the seat be when set to full low on the bracket?
I have problems finding a bucket seats that lowers the seat position enough so that I don't hit the roof with my helmet :)
Thank you!

Hottness.. Loving every bit of it..

Thank you for the reply Sifu!
Another quick question though... how lower would the seat be when set to full low on the bracket?
I have problems finding a bucket seats that lowers the seat position enough so that I don't hit the roof with my helmet :)
Thank you!

Hmmm with my current settings. I am about 1.25 inches lower than my passenger side. If I lower the back area more I could probably squeeze out another 1.5 inches more. I hope this helps :)

LMK if you need anything else.

Looks sick bro! Hope to see this beast next week.

Hi. What tire/wheel/offset you have? Any rubbing? Tks.

Hmmm with my current settings. I am about 1.25 inches lower than my passenger side. If I lower the back area more I could probably squeeze out another 1.5 inches more. I hope this helps :)

LMK if you need anything else.

This is more than enough :)
Thank you!

Looking good! Wish I could have my car that low. As it is I scrape with my height.

nice settings! great job!

Looks sick bro! Hope to see this beast next week.

See you on Friday! But I am not too sure if I will bring out my car. It might be getting some worked done for Project 512 :rock:

Hi. What tire/wheel/offset you have? Any rubbing? Tks.

Herro!

19x9 +20 (spaced out). 245/35/19 FK452 tires. My fenders are pulled front and rear with the tabs being shaved and cut. I am also camberd at -2.8. LMK if you need anything else :)

Looking good! Wish I could have my car that low. As it is I scrape with my height.

Do it! I still scrape every now and then, but I just stiffen up my coilovers and angle like crazy :rofl:

man i have a hard time around town i wonder how you do it lol

Found your update. Looks great... can't wait to see the finish product with your interior.

one of the best RX-8s in Houston.

one of the best RX-8s in Houston.


One of? I have yet to see better really. He just needs some pow and it will be legit. Of course I am excited to see what he has coming next.

sifu do u have tien flex's? i cant remember what you got

Just got my 1st look at this great car. Thanks for reviving this thread.

Found your update. Looks great... can't wait to see the finish product with your interior.

Hopefully I have enough time to even attempt it haha.

one of the best RX-8s in Houston.

Thanks :)

One of? I have yet to see better really. He just needs some pow and it will be legit. Of course I am excited to see what he has coming next.

Thanks man...in terms of power I do have something planned. I just don't know which route I am taking yet.

sifu do u have tien flex's? i cant remember what you got

Stance coilovers. I freaking love them :rock:

Just got my 1st look at this great car. Thanks for reviving this thread.

Thanks man!

i should have guessed stance seeing how you only get the best of the best :)

i should have guessed stance seeing how you only get the best of the best :)

... :lol:

sweet 8! love the stance, wheels, and window deflectors
more info on the bumper? always loved the autoban front...still got the burnout replica lip right now though...sound familiar lol

Man all you southern peeps get to do so much with your cars. Between the snow and the nyc potholed roads i cant keep my 8 looking decent and its stock! Im jealous

looks good sifu....mine is not near as dropped as yours but man i dont know how you drive in these streets anymore...they are just horrible.

Man all you southern peeps get to do so much with your cars. Between the snow and the nyc potholed roads i cant keep my 8 looking decent and its stock! Im jealous

looks good sifu....mine is not near as dropped as yours but man i dont know how you drive in these streets anymore...they are just horrible.

Thanks!

Hector- You will just have to be cautious and have a crap load of patience driving in Houston. I daily my car everywhere in town with no problem. I know all the locations/road conditions when I drive. Occasionally there will be some nasty scraping :)

Thanks!

You will just have to be cautious and have a crap load of patience driving in Houston. I daily my car everywhere in town with no problem. I know all the locations/road conditions when I drive. Occasionally there will be some nasty scraping :)


That's how i do it with cut springs :D: