toxin440

squeeee!!!! im excited


oh yes -- one possible addition, I have my Hawk Ceramic brake pads sitting for me back home waiting to be installed, i was reading a few of the DIY's on this topic and am slightly confused, as to all the metal shims that people are talking about? I'd love to have my new pads on this weekend but don't feel confident from what i've seen that I'd be able to do it, anyone happen to have some good pictures or tips on the matter?

dazygirl415

Did you just say "squee"?!?!

toxin440

yes -- its just a funny sounding umm "word"? that to me signifies excitement

dazygirl415

LOL, I was just giving you a hard time. It looks funny on paper too!

Creto

with all the exclamation points afterwards, it looked like "Squeel" at first, and suddenly i was thinking Deliverance... heheh

jenkins-crew

So what time are yall starting the shindig? My garage will be open by 8 and I should be back around 10 or 11.

Creto

Well, as for me, I guess that depends on what time I pick Harry up, cause it'll take at least another hour for me to get over to your place. So, I guess I'll shoot Harry a PM.

dazygirl415

I'll be there whenever Amber wants me there.

jenkins-crew

Was that a retoricle statement?

kalidor's8

I told sigtao8 I would pick him up around 9ish so I figure 10-1030 depending on traffic and such.

dazygirl415

LOL, no I was being serious! If she wants me there early to help with anything, I'll be there early! I'm just offering my services!

Creto

Offering to be there early to help her out.... yeah, I'm not touchin that with a 30' pole.

8 is enough

I will try to get in early first and get the strakes done. So 9 ish

kalidor's8

Also I just found out that I will be bringing the wife and son along. Wife wants to help out with the cooking and son wants to see what we do, is starting to get interested in this stuff. I hope that is ok.

jenkins-crew

Of course, I have a wife and son as well.

dazygirl415

I have a husband. He's hoping to get off work early and come by.

jenkins-crew

he works on Sat?

dazygirl415

Yeah, they're required to work one weekend day. He's usually off aroud 10 or 11am and he get Fridays off.

Ajax

So this is in like, 2 weeks from yesterday?
Hrmm, that still gives me time to buy stuff other than puddle lamps :b

And no, I will not buy clear corners.

Hmmm, what else could I get....... I really need to finish my ash tray mod and my trunk one of these days...

dazygirl415

What are you doing to your ash tray and truck?

toxin440

my toys came in!!! pictures here:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...07#post1447407

so in preperation for the install party, I know I will need to go rent a spring compressor for someplace... is there ANYTHING else that I will need? I dont know how many of you there have already done your suspension, so any tips will be reccommended. I just wanna make sure when I show up with my springs, shocks, and bars and of course the spring compressor, I can rock and roll and not find out later i needed to have some little tiny part or tool I didnt know I needed.

Like someone said earlier I eager to do as much as I can on my own, but I will seriously need someone to kinda guide me step by step on pretty much everything after "taking the tires off" hah

jenkins-crew

I have done mine twice so I think we are ok.

toxin440

awesome - what kinda time frame would it take to finish all 4 wheels/shocks? I dont wanna hog up too much of your time/tools b/c I know there will be others waiting. Whats the general procedure too, to do it one wheel at a time? or put the whole thing up at once and take all wheels off at once? sorry with the questions, i might have a lot more once we actually start :-D but learning is fun!

Creto

Added to my list (hopefully) will be parking light replacements (finally getting rid of those dim things).

Creto

BTW, I will be bringing my ramps, stands and jacks. Gonna hit up the local autozone for a torque wrench and see about a spring compressor.