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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotr8
So the next thing after mirrors are complete, is a hood,,,
The design will be inspired by the Gemballa Carrera GT Mirage,,,,



The Carrera GT hood looks a lot like the Stage21 hood for the RX-8..

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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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yes but Im gonna be getting rid of the rotary accent/indent, much like the R8 GT3 hood with a large venturi coming off the back of the Rad,,,





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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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havent made too much progress in the last couple days been sick,,,

















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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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Mirrors look cool

You should take a pic of them next to a stock mirror for comparison.

I want to see them on the car!
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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man that hood is sick ...
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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Lip spoiler complete

Sorry for the grainy pics it was getting dark out and my ISO doesnt go to low,,,

It looks alot better in person...
One unexpected pro is that while driving at night it is an excellent headlight dimmer/blocker that extra inch is ideally positioned for this..
Its not perfect buts its a really unique piece for the car,,,



















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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by chickenwafer
Mirrors look cool

You should take a pic of them next to a stock mirror for comparison.

I want to see them on the car!
Not on the car yet, not gonna go through the troble yet I know they'll fit,, but heres the comparo,,,







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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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wow the mirrors look a lot better. Are you going to have to custom cut mirror glass for them or will the OEM mirror glass fit?
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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those mirrors look so sexy if you sell your cf covers let me know
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by chickenwafer
wow the mirrors look a lot better. Are you going to have to custom cut mirror glass for them or will the OEM mirror glass fit?
I will have to scribe the glass on my set, I have the tools at work, just not sure how thats gonna work when I go to make them for all you guys,,,
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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hey whats the time frame on these mirrors going into sellable models??... honestly I would buy a set today if you had any prototypes for sale. Very very nice.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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those mirrors are AMAZING!!!
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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roto8 wanna hook me up with those mirrors, i currently have one fcked up
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by shakeyourbrakes
hey whats the time frame on these mirrors going into sellable models??... honestly I would buy a set today if you had any prototypes for sale. Very very nice.
I have no idea,,, Wasnt working of a release schedule, but with the interest that its generated I will try my best to get these out,,, the easy part is done, the hard part is that last 10% of bringing all the components together,,,
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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heres my PS concept for the hood,,,

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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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I'm thinking the hood will look good bro. Sideskirts look nice BTW.
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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man that hood looks sexy
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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You got the new clear corners too. Those look good.
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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rotr if/when you sell any of these im gonna go broke, the mirrors looks sharp and very agressive, that hood is exactly what ive been looking for for the past year or so, and well the last one isnt you but i think your pic just sold me on those racing beat clear corners.
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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Got any pics of the lip spoiler form a little farther away?
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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wow this is really coming together. nice work man.
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by perks11
rotr if/when you sell any of these im gonna go broke, the mirrors looks sharp and very agressive, that hood is exactly what ive been looking for for the past year or so, and well the last one isnt you but i think your pic just sold me on those racing beat clear corners.
The clear corners are RX8Strakes clear corners,,
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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the mirrors are nice and the hood has a nice flow with the rest of the body
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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bonnet looks win
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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sorry i meant to say rx8strakes...anyway keep up the amazing work!!
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