^ Thanks!

There's a lot of idea you can find around the forum for modding... Search hard and buy smart.
Any questions you have just send me a pm

Welcome to the Board!

 

pico your car is amazing

 

Reviving a dead thread kinda..

2010 R3. Photo taken at the beginning of the summer.



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Lookin good
Great pic for a bump

 

Hello, Love the MetroGrey R3 !

Just to post some new pics I took this Fall...

 

This thread needs a bump...this is my new baby

Crappy iPhone 3G pic, but as it happens the only time the sun showed it's face today


It was overcast all day and looking like rain, thankfully it never showed, got a wash, clay, wax, and interior detail done.

 

Getting sick of posting this pic but it's the best I have. Rain has. Not. Stopped up here.

 

Looks like we could use a Bump..

I'm seeing a lot of new members buying the AE. Post some pics, I want to see some of these new 8's

 

Nice pico !!! Specs ??

 

Thanks
18x9.5 et +38

 

Hello !
It's been a while since I posted some pics here.
So, here is my 2011 version of Evinrude, my 2009 RX-8 40th anniversary.








She's not very heavily modified, just some good upgrades :
- Front and Rear Strut Bar : Mazdapeed
- 19" R3 Rimswith Yokohama AdvanSport V103 225/40/19
- BottomLine Carbon Fiber Kit Chargespeed
- "Carbon" Fenders RotaryFX
- R-Magic Air Filter
- K&N Oil FIlter
- Zenky Racing gauges
- Sebring CatBack
- Custom Rotor Air Intake.

Hope you like her ! ;-)

 

The R3 wheels match up fairly well
A nice drop is all you need now

 

Hey henrythe8, you said 2009 40th anniversary edition. You meant 2008. They only had the 40th Anniversary edition in 2008, even though there are a few still left at dealers being sold now.

 

Well, yes, made in 2008 and bought new in April of 2009.
As for the drop, I 'll stay away from it, the RX8 is my daily drive and I transport my two kids everyday, so I'll keep some comfort. (and some budget for my 2005 MX-5 Splash Green Roadster... )

The standard setup with the Bilsteins are already good enough for me.
BTW, here's a couple of pics taken on may 23rd at the SPA track in Belgium.

Feel the pressure...


Le Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge


And one of my first laps :
(yes, I'n no pilot whatsoever, and it shows ! )

 

 

bought mine new in july of 08, lovin it ever since.
question, any one have any luck with touch-up? i cant find it listed for an rx8 and i searched by the paint code and got a match for an older mazda3 but it doesnt match very well.
heres some pics of my baby...

 

Dr. color chip

google them

 

will do! thanks

 

Mazda Metropolitan Grey Mica touch-up paint, available on order from any Mazda dealer. Mazda's Paint code is 36C. I got a bottle when I bought my 40th Anniversary edition in May 2008.

 

Dr Color Chip will do a much better job then the Mazda crap..
36C is the correct code and the Mazda 3 did come in the color in 08 as well

 

PICO such animosity against a touch-up paint ?? Where is that coming from? Its Mazda's own paint. Use what paint supplier you prefer, but don't knock the source.

 

pico is just saying you will get better results with the dr colour chip. The mazda touch up paint is only the paint .. with the clear coat (if its the pen type) but dr colour chip comes with other things that help make the chip even less noticeable. He wasnt saying the mazda paint is no good lol.

 

Relax GUY.............

I've used the Mazda ****, and it's just that... **** The color may match well, but doesn't blend well with the surrounding like it should

Color Chip uses the SAME Mazda paint code (36C) when making their paint blend. Do your research before you go busting my nuts

 

Didnt know it was so easy to bust your nuts guy. You can dish it out but cant take it it seems.

I have lived and breathe and driven over a million miles in seven rotaries since 1973 (street and track) and have done more research and know more about these cars and their care than you ever will, in spite of all your posts here. It is just infantile to make such a big deal about touch-up paint. If you know how to apply it and apply the clear coat properly it will blend perfectly and look professional. It just takes some car finishing know-how. I have done touch-up and painted wholes cars over the decades and that is where you get your experience. Long before Color Chip ever existed, cars got properly prepared and painted correctly.

 

^ Your post is filled with a bunch of very bold statements, you don't know a thing about me.

I know for a fact that the few simple steps involved with the CC process avoids all the time and other headaches that you incorporated in your post. Who's to say whats right, wrong, up, down, left, or right. This is the point that I was getting across to mrl84.

The fact that you have owned 7 rotaries over the years really nothing to do with anything. Quite frankly, who cares they all were just cars--- with no true bearing on life. If it makes you feel more like a man to question my knowledge then that's fine, but like I said you know really nothing about me and my background. If you feel the need to take this discussion further you are more then welcomed to PM me. Where this topic is going borderline juvenile and doesn't belong in the media area of this forum.

mrl84- its your decision which technique you go with. Nevertheless, I hope you get the results that your looking for in the end.

Good day all...........