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Old 02-12-2023, 12:30 AM
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me and my rx8

Hi. I wanted to share this with you. I have had my RX-8 for about 12 years. It's a little rusty, but not past the base metal. Over the past few months I have done my own oil change, coolant flush, spark plugs, spark plug wires, ignition coils, transmission fluid, differential fluid, brake pads and rotors, and brake bleed and clutch bleed with a good dot 3 brake fluid. Right now it is running great, much better than it was before I did all the changes. I took this pic on self timer at the local lake. Here is my 8.

-Chad


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Originally Posted by cmaderia10
Hi. I wanted to share this with you. I have had my RX-8 for about 12 years. It's a little rusty, but not past the base metal. Over the past few months I have done my own oil change, coolant flush, spark plugs, spark plug wires, ignition coils, transmission fluid, differential fluid, brake pads and rotors, and brake bleed and clutch bleed with a good dot 3 brake fluid. Right now it is running great, much better than it was before I did all the changes. I took this pic on self timer at the local lake. Here is my 8.

-Chad

looks like you’re loving your rx8… have fun with it
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What exhaust do you have on there Chad?
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It's similar to a Magnaflow. I had it done at a custom exhaust shop.
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Took this after my final maintenance work, painting brake calipers.

The sun was to the left, just shining down. Taken this morning
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Your 8 looks nice! Get that rust taken care of and it will be absolutely stunning once again!
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Originally Posted by cmaderia10
Hi. I wanted to share this with you. I have had my RX-8 for about 12 years. It's a little rusty, but not past the base metal. Over the past few months I have done my own oil change, coolant flush, spark plugs, spark plug wires, ignition coils, transmission fluid, differential fluid, brake pads and rotors, and brake bleed and clutch bleed with a good dot 3 brake fluid. Right now it is running great, much better than it was before I did all the changes. I took this pic on self timer at the local lake. Here is my 8.

-Chad

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Nice, I love it.

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Sand that rust down and spray some POR15 over the bare spots. I’ve seen this done on a Camaro and the owner liked the “patched” look so much he kept it. You can do this yourself and it will keep that rust from spreading and causing more damage.
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