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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Revolver
Mogley, Trish, Len and I had a fair little blat back down the Northern Road in fits and starts but eventually we hit heavier traffic and I got tired of shutting my eyes whenever Trish tried to match some of Mogley's, ahem, more interesting overtaking moves.
dave, i was shutting my eyes and hoping for the best most of the time too! lol nothing gets the adrenalin pumping like a, "oh sh*t, i almost died back there!!" ahahah
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 06:13 AM
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Thanks to Dave and Tuan for organising and to all of you for going earlier so I could make it.Loved seeing all the cars and meeting the avatars in person. Hope to see you all at the next cruise(or track day).Drive safely in the meantime..
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 06:15 AM
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haha, that was my first cruise, and DEFINATELY not my last.
had the best cruise in my life. omgosh, all that adrenaline down that mountain was bloody to die for!.
cant wait for the next one, ill be there no matter what! cant miss these cruises.
thanks to tuan and dave for organising and takin us around, and thanks to tuan for escorting me back home :P.
cheers to the krew for being all friendly and inviting.
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Miss.Trish
dave, i was shutting my eyes and hoping for the best most of the time too! lol nothing gets the adrenalin pumping like a, "oh sh*t, i almost died back there!!" ahahah
You definitely need a MT if you're gonna play those games, hahaha!!!

Good luck with your exam today...
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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would love to make the nextcruise, just give a bit more notice so i can make sure i have the day off lol!!!
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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Yeah, this came together quite quickly, which is why the route planning was a bit average, lol.

Hopefully give everyone two weeks notice of the next effort. However, doubt much will happen between now and the Nats.
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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Hi revolver. Was on the cruise with you yesterday. Anyway,I forgot to ask where you got your shortshifter kit from and how much it cost(i want to get one)? And also,you were talking to Tuan about fitting his car in somewhere.Do you have some affiliation with a workshop or something? Thanks again for organising the cruise.Ps-I was scared to that someone might die on those semi-slick roads and overtaking moves with the sunday drivers etc.Track days are always good for going for going all out(as I'm sure you know!).Was good to give it a little blip here and there for a cleanout(even with a vw there that seemed to have all the rx8's covered!)
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by mattdrift
Hi revolver. Was on the cruise with you yesterday. Anyway,I forgot to ask where you got your shortshifter kit from and how much it cost(i want to get one)? And also,you were talking to Tuan about fitting his car in somewhere.Do you have some affiliation with a workshop or something? Thanks again for organising the cruise.Ps-I was scared to that someone might die on those semi-slick roads and overtaking moves with the sunday drivers etc.Track days are always good for going for going all out(as I'm sure you know!).Was good to give it a little blip here and there for a cleanout(even with a vw there that seemed to have all the rx8's covered!)
I got my short shifter kit thru Hymee. Was about $400 from memory. PM him and he'll fill you in.

I was talking to Tuan about whether there were still spots at the Nationals - not to get work done. I'm not affiliated with anyone for that purpose, or at all for that matter.

Everyone has their own comfort level on how hard they drive during cruises. I agree the track is where you should go if you really want to push hard but the odd bit of well-judged exhuberance is okay in my book.

And yes, you'll find it hard to get too far in front of a certain red VW.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 07:02 AM
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hey e5cape, i saw ur car on john st the other day! did u do something to it? it sounds mean. did you turbo charge it??

and back on topic, im on the verge of givin' up on study and coming cruisies with you guys!
Lol, what i did to the car? i cracked the exhaust by lowering the car too much.

damn exhaust, took 3 months to finally find some1 that can weld Titan

I just installed Tein Superstreet coilover on the car on Friday and was hoping to take the car out for a cruise.

but my friend came down from QLD and i took him to Transmission, didn't get home until 6am Sunday morning,

next cruise i turn up fo sure
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 08:27 AM
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i realised that most of u guys on the cruise had the rx8 logo on ur third brake light, i asked around but i still dont really get what is needed and how its done..
can somebody please PM me instructions on how to install it?
would be greatly apreciated.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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hey wong!
heres the link for thread on how to do it
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=21092.html
its pretty detailed and its got photos to simplify things
and if ur still confused, maybe u can hassle mogley to help u out further (he did mine for me haha thanks moggers =P)
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Revolver
You definitely need a MT if you're gonna play those games, hahaha!!!

Good luck with your exam today...
thank you! i turned up 20 minutes late.. but its ok, i ended up leaving 20 minutes early anyway.. 'cause im a genius! =P
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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yeah its all in that thread.
its pretty simple just make sure u black out the stencil pretty good. i had to use texta to colour it in cause the overhead copy wasnt dark enough.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mogley
yeah its all in that thread.
its pretty simple just make sure u black out the stencil pretty good. i had to use texta to colour it in cause the overhead copy wasnt dark enough.
Otherwise you can double or triple the transparencies used to get that darker effect.

I still notice people behind me at traffic lights pointing it out to their friends.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Miss.Trish
thank you! i turned up 20 minutes late.. but its ok, i ended up leaving 20 minutes early anyway.. 'cause im a genius! =P
Hahaha! Well done!

I was scary fast at exams too - hey you either know it or you don't. It was pretty rare for me to still be there for the last hour.

And the shocked looks on your friends' faces when you get up to go early is always fun, hahaha...
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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hey where are the piccies????
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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thanks alot trish. ill give it a go today, hopefully i dont **** anything up like i usually do..
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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I've got a few pics, not the best but they'll have to do. Will post later tonight.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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Ok,thanks for that revovler.Hope to see you on another cruise soon..
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 02:33 AM
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haha!. just installed the rx8 logo onto my break light!. ROFL
easier then i expected, all i did was trace it onto the overhead projector paper, colour in the outside, then shuv it in.
although, i did think that it wouldnt show if the brakes wernt activated.. ahh wells, guess it'll do
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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theres different ways to install it, one so it shows all the time and the other to make it show only when you use the brakes. I think you need to put it on the other side of the red reflector or something like that (i havnt done this myself)
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