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Old 06-14-2009, 11:36 AM
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UK the 8 so far.... ready this week:)

Been a while since ive been on but here is pics of the 8 so far:
First on the list was a HKS Legamax exhaust and Veilside carbon bonnet.
Started like this
10.5j Volks on rear and 9.5j on the front.
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Then we managed to get hold of an original Veilside D1 GT skirts and rear bumper and so the work began.
Debadge the whole car and a one off paint scheme was on the cards, so off to KN solutions was in order.
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Then we managed to get hold of the front bumper.......but it was the worst fitting bumper we had ever seen
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Stripping began
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Coilovers were ordered and put on and dropped 110mm
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Side skirts were trial fitted and all i can say is the fit was perfect and no work was needed on themwhich was a great result
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Because of the wide wheels the arches needed to be stretched by 2 inches
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me being blonde and liking girly things I wanted a colour that isnt common and will let people know she is coming. So some House of Kolor Hot pink pearl was ordered. The colour in real life is amazing and is so bright and deep everyone including all the blokes who have seen it have commented how nice the colour is. It gives of a blue/purple flick under a light.
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The car is going two tone pink and black.

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the wheels have been refurbed and colour changed and the car is pained now.
Only thing to do is paint the bumpers and put everything back together.
Maz xx
Old 06-14-2009, 01:44 PM
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wow a pink rx8

btw nice mods
Old 06-14-2009, 08:10 PM
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Awesome! That's going to look bloody fantastic. Be sure to get some some really nice photos when it's all done.
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That will be one crazy looking 8, that's for sure.
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this change is chrism approved!
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One of a kind! The females are
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More Failside Failure. I like the Color though.
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Cool. Let's see the final product.
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show us more pics
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The front bumper didnt bit as its a copy as I couldnt get an original

pics from today not much as interior is a mission to getback in
Attached Thumbnails the 8 so far.... ready this week:)-img00049-20090615-2144.jpg   the 8 so far.... ready this week:)-img00050-20090615-2145.jpg  
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Nice !
your 8 is gonna look good !!
I like that pink/violet color, looks hot
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Its house of Kolor hot pink pearl with a white base, its pink but it has lots of blue and purple tones, it still needs to be flatened and polished in those pics
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I love that color, cant wait to see it done.
I love the Vielside body kit too
Mazdaspeed is my first choice, and vielside is my second choice
Vielside+GT wing....FTW
It's gonna look so hot like you
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Sorry you had the displeasure of working with a KNOCKOFF bumper.
I've heard FAR too many horror stories from body shops about the fake parts.
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If the shop is good, it shouldn't be a problem
But for bad and no experience shop..... =__=
The good one's, they know how to melt the bumper and make it perfect fit
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It'll certainly be one of a kind. Good luck and keep us updated.
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don't you need a dustless room for the paint?
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Originally Posted by ecsw
don't you need a dustless room for the paint?
I think they close the gate for painting, (from the pic on top)
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nice, that'll look sweet when it's done. gl
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nice, love the clean look the debadged trunk gives looking forward to doing mine soon
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Yeah I didnt want to go with a fake VS front as the skirts, rear and bonnet are real but I couldbt get hold of one, took two days to make fit.

unfortunatle the headlamp washers are took big to fit in bumper.

dabating whether a set of feed side steps will be cool or ott as the ones for the 7 look the **** on the 8
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:36 AM
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wow! that pink actually looks really good. should have tried getting the Vertex Lang kit though.
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I really like it with the two tone look. Post hi res pics when it's all done!
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dumb question but what are those black nubs on the trunk and why didn't you lose them when you stripped things down?


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