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Old 09-29-2008, 11:11 AM
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My SGM 04' Rx8

Well its been a few months since the new paint job and i finally have it all wetsanded and the first wax job. There are a few little details i need to touch up and a new rear bumper from the big *** exhaust tips :P

Here are the mods that i can think of:

Exterior:

Lexus Smokey Granite mica Paint
Accolade c-spec fenders
Autobahn Front bumper
R-magic Rear bumper
R-magic sideskirts
Seibon CF TSII hood
Evo-r Lip spoiler
Autobahn Mirrors w/ lights filled over
Smoked Clear corners
Shinka B-pillars
Shaved trunk with cut mazda emblem
Door handle accents
Billet gas cap flat black
chrome turn signal bulbs front and rear
hyper white led parking lights
hyper white 5000k xenon bulbs
RX-8 3rd brake light decal
5% tint all four windows
15% tint rear windshield


Driveline/Engine bay:

BHR ignition upgrade
UR pulley set
Greddy oil catch can
Fluid MS Coolant Tank polished
Mazdaspeed CAI
JVT racing alluminum radiator
OBX header
Mazsport Dual Res. midpipe
Exoticspeed R1-t catback
Unorthodox oil cap
RP shortshifter
Exedy stage 2 clutch
ACT prolite flywheel
chrome powdercoated alternator
chrome powdercoated water pump
chrome powdercoated thermostat housing
Chrome powdercoated front engine cover
Autobahn silicon radiator hoses (blue)
Odyssey PC680 Drycell battery
Greddy oil filter relocation kit
greddy high cap. oil pan
HEAD tennis bracelet brake fluid cooler



Suspension:

JIC 4pt front strut bar
Eibach sway bars
Racing beat front endlinks
Eibach lowering springs
Billstein HD shocks
Stern ST2 18" wheels (8.5 front, 9.5 rear)
Falken 452 tires front (225/40)
Toyo Proxes T1R rear (265/35)
Crossdrilled and slotted rotors from R1 concepts
Painted Front and rear calipers w/ MS decal
Hawk HPS ceramic brake pads front and rear
Agency power stainless steel brake lines
Fluid MS clutch pedal reinforcement

Interior:

Mazdaspeed 3 front seats
Mazdaspeed shift ****
Engine start button
Painted Ashtray in piano black
Shiftstyle shift boot and console covers
Mazda alluminum rotary sill plates
Painted A and C pillars in SGM
Painted center console strips black
White footwell, dome, door, and map lights
Zenclosures 2x 10" sub box
2x 10" infinity kappa subs
Infinity 1600a Amplifier
Infinity reference 6x9 rear
Custom AMD carpc under amp in cargo tray
Front top dash custom screen mount
Xenarc TSV705 7" touchscreen

Fluids:

RP 5w20 engine oil
Redline MT90 Trans oil
ATE superblue brake fluid
Stock diffirential fluid














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Old 09-29-2008, 11:22 AM
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lookin' good! First time I've seen accolade fenders that don't look like ***.
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hah thanks! that means a lot you most likely have no idea the *** quality of them!

i need some good zaino jedi.. make it happen! pm me
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Old 09-29-2008, 11:40 AM
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HOLY SH*T! ur car is f*cken sexy
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Old 09-29-2008, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by G3tR3DDY2GR3DDY
hah thanks! that means a lot you most likely have no idea the *** quality of them!

i need some good zaino jedi.. make it happen! pm me
haha, I've read the horror stories.
Gotta put a little Z5 zaino on there and you'll be stylin!
what made you decide on the lexus paint? Inspired by Lazi?
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Looks really good Patrick! Good job!
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Here's some more of the sexy car:






Photos by us129photos.com
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Old 09-29-2008, 12:25 PM
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HOLY SH*T! ur car is f*cken sexy
lol thanks bro

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haha, I've read the horror stories.
Gotta put a little Z5 zaino on there and you'll be stylin!
what made you decide on the lexus paint? Inspired by Lazi?
yea, actually, i really liked his setup and wanted something non-stock. Its a beautiful color!

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Looks really good Patrick! Good job!
Thanks man

Ill get some more pics of the interior and front engine bay shot soon. Thanks guys! and thanks toad for the drivin shots on the Dragon!
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i really like the color, it looks purple in the second pic
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yea messing with the hue and sat.... look at the windows on the other car too :P
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i've always wanted my car to be black metallic
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Looks really great - I'm liking the fenders.
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car looks great dude; but I don't think the chrome goes well with the theme

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psh jealous... :P
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What lip spoiler is that? Good stuff btw.
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What lip spoiler is that? Good stuff btw.

first post
Evo-r Lip spoiler
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car is lookin good man. that drive looks fun as well.
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Car looks awesome, nice!
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Car looks good Patrick.... and the chrome looks great in person.
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got some more pics of your dragon run, check my photobucket
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looks nice! Did you notice any cooling difference with the more vented fenders? Also how much work did it take to make those fit well?
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goregous, nice work man!


Great choice on the paintjob color, i love it!
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goregous, nice work man!


Great choice on the paintjob color, i love it!
thanks man!

the vents are non functional with the fender liners still in.
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bump.

Im still sexy
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Push start? Pics plz !?
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