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Old 08-15-2009, 10:14 PM
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So the next thing after mirrors are complete, is a hood,,,
The design will be inspired by the Gemballa Carrera GT Mirage,,,,



The Carrera GT hood looks a lot like the Stage21 hood for the RX-8..

Old 08-15-2009, 10:35 PM
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yes but Im gonna be getting rid of the rotary accent/indent, much like the R8 GT3 hood with a large venturi coming off the back of the Rad,,,





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havent made too much progress in the last couple days been sick,,,

















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Mirrors look cool

You should take a pic of them next to a stock mirror for comparison.

I want to see them on the car!
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man that hood is sick ...
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Lip spoiler complete

Sorry for the grainy pics it was getting dark out and my ISO doesnt go to low,,,

It looks alot better in person...
One unexpected pro is that while driving at night it is an excellent headlight dimmer/blocker that extra inch is ideally positioned for this..
Its not perfect buts its a really unique piece for the car,,,



















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Originally Posted by chickenwafer
Mirrors look cool

You should take a pic of them next to a stock mirror for comparison.

I want to see them on the car!
Not on the car yet, not gonna go through the troble yet I know they'll fit,, but heres the comparo,,,







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wow the mirrors look a lot better. Are you going to have to custom cut mirror glass for them or will the OEM mirror glass fit?
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those mirrors look so sexy if you sell your cf covers let me know
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Originally Posted by chickenwafer
wow the mirrors look a lot better. Are you going to have to custom cut mirror glass for them or will the OEM mirror glass fit?
I will have to scribe the glass on my set, I have the tools at work, just not sure how thats gonna work when I go to make them for all you guys,,,
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hey whats the time frame on these mirrors going into sellable models??... honestly I would buy a set today if you had any prototypes for sale. Very very nice.
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those mirrors are AMAZING!!!
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roto8 wanna hook me up with those mirrors, i currently have one fcked up
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Originally Posted by shakeyourbrakes
hey whats the time frame on these mirrors going into sellable models??... honestly I would buy a set today if you had any prototypes for sale. Very very nice.
I have no idea,,, Wasnt working of a release schedule, but with the interest that its generated I will try my best to get these out,,, the easy part is done, the hard part is that last 10% of bringing all the components together,,,
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heres my PS concept for the hood,,,

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I'm thinking the hood will look good bro. Sideskirts look nice BTW.
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man that hood looks sexy
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You got the new clear corners too. Those look good.
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rotr if/when you sell any of these im gonna go broke, the mirrors looks sharp and very agressive, that hood is exactly what ive been looking for for the past year or so, and well the last one isnt you but i think your pic just sold me on those racing beat clear corners.
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Got any pics of the lip spoiler form a little farther away?
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wow this is really coming together. nice work man.
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Originally Posted by perks11
rotr if/when you sell any of these im gonna go broke, the mirrors looks sharp and very agressive, that hood is exactly what ive been looking for for the past year or so, and well the last one isnt you but i think your pic just sold me on those racing beat clear corners.
The clear corners are RX8Strakes clear corners,,
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the mirrors are nice and the hood has a nice flow with the rest of the body
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bonnet looks win
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sorry i meant to say rx8strakes...anyway keep up the amazing work!!


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