finally after almost a year
 

finally after having her in pieces for almost a year she's almost back together :mdrmed:

it's an 07 sport with 23k on it, no mods except for k&n intake

awsum! why was it in pieces?

Looks like a stock black mazda rx8 lol

got it off a wrecked car auction for ~4k and since i'm still in high school it was hard finding the cash to fix her

nice, seems like you got her fixed up. we're hosting a meet later this month and the next so you should come out! ;)

I'll try my best but she still needs the back window put back in and air bags and all the inspection things

by the way credits to

pksan and gr3ddy for helping out with parts

how much have you dumped with parts?

~4k for the car towing was free (cousin did it) and parts were about 2500, but still needs things look closely at pix and you'll notice

i still have the stock brackets for the front license plate if you need it :hahano:
although it looks better without it! :fingersx:

it does and i don't think i'll be needing those if anything i'll pm you before the meet or something

buying new airbags has gatta be pricy

the drivers side of hood and bumper don't fit well. you should adjust that

nicely done sanyok!

the brackets will be free of course :D:
im guessing you still need the undertray as well? seems like youre missing that piece. well, hope to see you at the meet! :ylsuper:

yup currently it's held on with a zip tie on each end, since i don't have the hardware and dealer prices are monstrous

amazingly the ones i needed came out to 300 :rock:

yeah i'm almost at the point of either making my own, or shelling out the cash for it

300, nice find!!!

^ lol gr3ddy had the seat one and a local junk yard pulled one off a shinka

ah, nice

thank you, also if anyone is interested heres before pictures...

what did he hit?

truthfully i have no idea I'm guessing it was a dealer car since it still has the plastic film on the floor, and came with some dealer check lists in it. Yet when i got the papers all it said was that an insurance company sold it to me. It wasn't all that bad new door bumper and quarter ~1k in parts and labor


if anyone has access to carfax and wouldn't mind checking for me just shoot a pm

how many miles?

23k and best part is its 6 spd :)

sweetness!! Have fun with her!

^ :lol: i was expecting a "don't wrap her around a tree" comment, but yeah definitely will.

btw heres a story of what happened today on the way back home

me, mom and brother went to pick her up so i jumped in and started driving home, halfway there was a little traffic jam. Well as I was pulling up to the car in front I overheard a guy in a prelude scream out "look at that 8", once I looked over I noticed him pointing to me :lol:

looking good enjoy and welcome

looking good congrats

thanks

Nicely done your getting there, congratz!

That's my favorite feeling! :yesnod:

^ :lol: i guess it's something i'm going to have to get used to seeing how my dad's car barely attracts attention even from cops

^ haha, def!!! But the second part is the part that blows :icon_no2:

true i'm going to be missing my speeding days :tear:

Get your self a radar detector, it has saved me numerous times. Just don't go cheap, you get what you pay for

^ nah i'm fine with my personal record staying at 90 mph in an escort, last thing i want is to mess up "rexi"

^ Yea, that would not be fun

^ still it's funny how people are stereotypical about the appearance of cars eg. it looks fast, it must be super fast

^ Yup, sports cars are easy targets and get targeted. Damn profilin!!!!!!!!!!

bastards.....
We can pwn them in teh twistiez!!!!!!!
lol I hate that line.

Yea, unless they get your tag number first. :icon_no2:

well my car still has the temporary number so i guess i can try it :suspect:

Yeah I am missing mine too. I was also thinking about making one, but.....idk? If you do let me know what you come up with.

thx
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^^touche salesman..... but they are still registered. :p:


Just gatta take a sharpe and do a lil adjusting..... :suspect:

hahaha.

i was thinking of maybe cutting out a sheet of plexi glass or maybe aluminum to overlap onto the fender liners on each side and the front bumper mounting points.

i'm not too sure on the back mounts maybe attach to the two bolts that hold the protective screen in front of condenser?

feel free to give me more ideas

if anyone is interested I ran into another problem....the suspension :wallbash: seems like the fork lift that got the car onto trailer damaged both rear control arms, additionally the front left hub had a shattered bearing, and bent knuckle :SHOCKED:

wow dude im in highschool and i want an 8
how much did it cost to fix her up?

^ bout 8k but thats cause i got seriously lucky and waited almost a year to source all the parts at cheap prices

is that 8k including the car?

yeah i got really lucky and bought the car for 4k and then about 4k for parts, labor, and paint.

also don't forget the insurance, gas etc.

along with no warranty support for it what so ever you would be taking a huge gamble

i guess you could go under your parent's insurance like me but gas would be a different story