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Calling all Velocity Reds

Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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Man i've been pretty good, finally got some new wheels and tires. As well as my hood finally arrived, and will be painted soon. My coilovers should be here sometime next week, and probably an MS wing sometime after that. Everything is finally comming together right before DGRR.
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:52 PM
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Awesome... Good Luck... our clubs event fell on the same day as DGRR... www.indyrx8club.com/mazdafest.htm SOoo... we wont be there..
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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Flyboyindy your car looks great. I like the wheels, they seem to match the strikes. I also have the full MS body kit and painted TS hood. Its coming back from the body shop on wednesday and I have a few things to do (KW Variant 3 coilovers, MS side skirts, MS under spoiler, clear bra, rear brakes with 2 piece open slotted rotors) then I will get some pictures posted.

My wheels are the Enkei RPM2 that I got used. They are not perfect so I am thinking about having them repaired and 2 tone powder coated similar to the chrome blue picture except VR in place of blue and mettalic grey to match the grey on the MS kit. Thoughts?
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Highway8
Flyboyindy your car looks great. I like the wheels, they seem to match the strikes. I also have the full MS body kit and painted TS hood. Its coming back from the body shop on wednesday and I have a few things to do (KW Variant 3 coilovers, MS side skirts, MS under spoiler, clear bra, rear brakes with 2 piece open slotted rotors) then I will get some pictures posted.

My wheels are the Enkei RPM2 that I got used. They are not perfect so I am thinking about having them repaired and 2 tone powder coated similar to the chrome blue picture except VR in place of blue and mettalic grey to match the grey on the MS kit. Thoughts?
Thanks for the kind words bro... =) Color matching rims always scares me. I suppose if its done right it could look good... but its all about what YOU like right? =) Post up those pics when you get it back! Would love to see them!
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by flyboyindy
Thanks for the kind words bro... =) Color matching rims always scares me. I suppose if its done right it could look good... but its all about what YOU like right? =) Post up those pics when you get it back! Would love to see them!
I agree that color matching is a risk but unlike those blue chrome/blue wheels, mine dont have have a large lip so the red wont stand out as much, i might only do the inside of the wheel and then the mettalic grey will be subtle because it only matches the bottem edges and the rear underspoiler. I think they would look nice. The grey on the MS kit looks great with the VR so I thought I should go for it.

I will get the pictures up ASAP, oh, I also had the rear badges removed.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 09:00 AM
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I like that blue/chrome wheel! The VR would look hot! Let's see pics when you get er done.

Frank! I still might see you guys in April....?
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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flyboy that pic is awsome. Cars are lookin good guys, and the weather is about to get nice here so hopefully i will have the new wheels on shortly and have some new pics up after that, got a few other smaller mods in mind as well.

Highway 8, i actually thought about doing this for the longest time. I actually have a ton of pictures with the color matched lip saved on my laptop, unfortunatelly none of them are on an rx8. But post some pics after your done.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by envyno1
new wheels just put on!

your car is perfect! If money was no object this is exaclty what i would do to my VR. willing to share specs on the wheels and what are they? what suspension are you on?
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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that 8 is fresh. its really unfortunate the roads around me dont let me slam my car that far.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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linea corse lemans wheels, 19x8.5 +38 235/35/19, 19x10 +43 285/35/19 (too meaty, i need skinnier tires) lowered on megan coilovers! fronts need a 10mm spacer, maybe a 15mm with a roll, but the rears are flush.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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Lots of nice pictures in the last couple of pages.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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those rims look way nice, never seen them on a rx8 those are the first

I think you should get mazdaspeed wing it would be nice
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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not the best RX8, but just trying to hang out with all VR RX8
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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agreed, congratulations Leesha!
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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mine

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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by halimsteven
not the best RX8, but just trying to hang out with all VR RX8
BANGKOK!!!11!!!111!11!

when are you getting the mazdaspeed rear?
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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no2rx8, you pic isn't working
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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mine
You have upload your picture using the managed attachments button. You will see when replying with Go Advanced.

Or you need to upload your picture to a hosting site and then post it here using the img tag.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by halimsteven
not the best RX8, but just trying to hang out with all VR RX8

damn thats way nice

i want mine to look like that
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by HockeyRX-8
BANGKOK!!!11!!!111!11!

when are you getting the mazdaspeed rear?
i don't know when i will get it, and i don't know if i will get the replica one which i might because no body knows it, unlike the MS front bumper. i will see, i will need to retune my car first with all new upgrades , i will give you a ride with methanol injection
steven
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by halimsteven
i don't know when i will get it, and i don't know if i will get the replica one which i might because no body knows it, unlike the MS front bumper. i will see, i will need to retune my car first with all new upgrades , i will give you a ride with methanol injection
steven
sweet!
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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Post #50!!
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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where's your bumper?
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 01:35 AM
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weight savings :P
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