200s memorial day party/meet/bbq
 

well its that time again but at my new house. hope to see some familiar faces and maybe so new ones. get those 8s waxed up, come hungry and put on your drinking shoes. as always if ya get hammered your staying the night. if ya want bring a tent and set it up by the fire pit or just crash where ever.


lots of food and drinking. im hoping to have my patio done and horse shoe pits done before but we will see how it goes.

new addy

301 craig st
elmhurst twp pa 18444

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I was looking forward to an event close by as I have been browsing the forums. Unfortunatly Im tryin to get my 8 back on the road after torque converter failure a couple days ago but i doubt ill have it fixed by then since this will be my first dropping of the tranny learning as i go. I hope to make it to the next meet.

well its two weeks out red. i have get togethers all summer long but if you can make cool

where are you located red?

Im in mountaintop between wilkesbarre and hazelton.
Well i just got paid and put some money to the side and ill have the rest for the torque converter hopefully on the 23rd. Then I got some more research to do. I'll need to pick up the sst to remove the driveshaft too probably. Dont have a ton of tools so its either gonna be apart for a while or sent to a shop in pieces.
Either way I look forward to meeting you guys in the near future.

I'll be there. Got that stripper pole up yet??

I'll have a case of Kona Longboard lager aboard for the ride. Along with ...............? :suspect:

^hahaha

red your not far at all.

Yeah well next time Im deff in hah! I used google maps and saw its only like 40 minutes. Got the 8 all naked at the moment sanding and repairing the cracks in my kit while its down. Its gonna look so ghetto All primered but i have to fix the cracks and such.

so what is the arrival time?

red you can still come and meet some 8club guys even tho your car is down

usual sonic, anound 1-2

btw guys if you smoke dont throw butts in my yard. ashtray, or fire pit and no smoking in the house. also if anyone fucks with my dag you may get shot

I would come if it was possible I had to sell my jeep, so I am left without transportation. In the process of moving in the next month too so everything is all messed up. Wish i had time for a 5 speed swap XD. I'm gonna try my hardest to make it next time.

5 speed? do you have an auto?

no problem man. there will be more shit going on through the summer

just cleared it with the mrs.... should be able to make it up there Saturday.... she asked me if I was staying over and I lied and told her I likely wouldn't be drinking much... will follow up in a couple days letting her know that I think that it was a really good suggestion on her part.

hopefully I read your txt right and mentioned the right day.

:suspect: I may come afterall on the way back from CNY..I presume this is on the actual Memorial day (Monday) and not just over the weekend (Saturday)?

2nd this, toss me one of your arms and we'll do double duty.

yep shell, i was starting to think you didnt get the txt. maybe i should have txted your car. hit me up when you get a minute. hope you can make it buddy

awesome squatch hope ya can make it man. lmk. if you show up there will be two white evos at my place

Depends on how late I take off, tis a 2.5 hour drive from my take off point so may not get there til 3-4...I'll be a late party crasher likely

vlaze we will be up all weekend man. theres no set time when a party goes till the next day lol

seriously anyone that wants to get shitty, bring a tent or crash on a couch or the floor

And Saturday the 24th?

yep into sunday lol. hope your gf can make it too sonic

I get the weekend thing but the actual date you plan on having most come over for the get together itself was on the actual Memorial Day (Monday) I presumed correct?

no vlaze its saturday. i have to work tuesday and need recovery time. saturday works best for me and my friends/family

Ah, gotcha. Yea I won't be making it unfortunately then, sorry mate.

no worries buddy. feel free to drop by on monday if your passing by. we can have a beer and bs. im sure ill still be cleaning up the carnage lol

Could bring by venison jerky I make that weekend....no promises it will survive a 2.5 hr ride though before I devour it :uhh:

lock it in your trunk. dont tease me with venison jerkey. im gonna smoke another turkey for the party and we will have my friends smoker going along with my grill

Yeah its an auto. Actually I went to the dealership for an mr2 but ended up leaving with an auto 8. Haha it was an a choice for a subprime loan though. It was intended to be a project anyway so I made an exception on the auto. I like 5 speeds best anyway.
Haha if we go for a cruise is everyone gonna pass me pointing and laughing?

the 5spd wasnt offered in the states, we have a 6spd. there is a 5spd 8 in europe and i think in japan in the early autos

You can get 5speeds already imported for cheap. The pcm is available too. Seems decently striaght forward. They are both 4ports after all. Anyway it would be nice.

5spd Tran works fine with the 4 port ecu. You just need to suppress the TCM cel.

Hey shelldude in the future could I perhaps ask you some questions about the swap? Im pretty serious about doin a swap once the car is paid off. Cant find any rock solid details just bits and pieces like in brettus's thread. I miss having a clutch :/.
Im trying not to thread jack, I'm just so curious!

I'll post a link to the definitive 4AT to 5MT swap thread tonight. Everything you need to know is in there.

This thread is full of win: https://www.rx8club.com/gulf-rx-8-fo...n-long-241712/

Thanks so much dude! Makes me wanna say screw a torque converter and buy the swap materials. I need to pay off my car asap!

shell wtf man this isnt a tech thread lol you crazy bastard

whats that shells going to help with tuning while he's at it :suspect:







:lol:

Zoom zoom boom

shell is wifey gonna let you hang out?

sonic shell only tunes while hes driving lol

Yeah dude... I'm good to go. Will suggest staying overnight midweek.

Any word from riwwp?

he is going to the track

sonic, keck, habs and a member from wilks barre will be there and most of my friends along with some family

You should have gotten the MR2!! Well as long as it was a 93-95 turbo and not the chick spyder. Lol And I am one of the few 8 owners that could talk your ear off on owning MR2s if you are ever bored.

I am going but unfortunately not bringing my 8. I have to cart a dog up there and I don't want my trailer queen leather interior all scratched up.

That and I'm a wuss....:)

Next he'll be quoting shitty gas mileage...

What's generally the age range of these I'm 21 just wondering would really like to come by

depends... how cute is your girlfriend? ;)

Haha easy shelldude but she's my age and cute doesn't know shit about cars though

i'm just getting a jump on the questionnaire. Jesse may require pictures up front.

so.... I can still follow you up then ? :lol: