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tubingchamp 11-18-2008 08:52 PM

Stock till now.
 
Hey all,

Thought I'd start a timeline with my car and modding, it will be updated regularly.

Enjoy, and comments!

Bone stock, the day I got her.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...62865_8560.jpg

About a month later, strakes came into play.

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...81598_6384.jpg

Once the Mazdaspeed wheels came in, I popped them on (they were a freebie with the car)

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/2ad23788.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/fbae63a0.jpg

Agency Power catback exhaust shipped out and I got the stealership to install it for me :D(nice and loud)

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/401d736c.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/7a28a287.jpg

Clear corners for the win!

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/069761d6.jpg

My Seibon TS style hood came in and me and a buddy popped it on in about 30minutes.

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/9aa2ed5a.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/939a0409.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/d00fc943.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/d7d8d7aa.jpg
<3 my RX-8
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/c30f5463.jpg

Interior red LED set.

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/9ce443a8.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/1cf5f0a7.jpg

Dropped it ultra low with my HKS Hipermax RS coilovers installed care of Dales Alignment (great guys). Not to mention a little show n shine workshop on that last picture, thanks Gyro_Bot!

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/c9c8457a.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/701ef5f0.jpg

My new Sportmax XXR 006 18X9.5 wheels with Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position 960AS 275/35R18s.. DROOL :D

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/75d7ee67.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/08fc2180.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/a8feeed2.jpg
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...p/4f8db43e.jpg


Racing beat front and rear swaybars with end links :D

More to come!

greg985 11-18-2008 08:58 PM

car looks great, I hope there is more to come

tubingchamp 11-18-2008 09:01 PM

For sure :)

Thanks

TopGear8 11-18-2008 09:05 PM

The hood looked a little out of place with the MS wheels because it was the only dark color on the car. Now with the black wheels they go great together. Nice lookin car!

rotarygreg 11-18-2008 09:06 PM

wow, you've done alot to it. just something i noticed, the first two pics...you said stock the day your brought it home pic 1 has strakes, pic two does not...weried.

anyways, i love the wheels. great offset, perfect ride height for the size/width/offset. not huge into carbon fiber hoods, but it doesnt look completely out of place because of the way the car is (black and red wheels really helps it work IMO). keep up the good work and keep us posted. I like these threads, hopefully ill be able to start my own work on my 8 after the winter.

Greg

tubingchamp 11-18-2008 09:10 PM

Yeah, strakes actually came in December, I bought it in November, those are the first two pictures I took of it (before I got my Nikon camera)

Didn't notice they were on there :)

Will edit, thanks :D

05rex8 11-18-2008 09:23 PM

I want that hood.

tubingchamp 11-18-2008 09:28 PM

Trade you for your turbo!

RedefineRX8 11-18-2008 09:29 PM

cool looks good bro, congrats!

05rex8 11-18-2008 09:31 PM


Originally Posted by tubingchamp (Post 2732309)
Trade you for your turbo!

hahahaha

no.

TopGear8 11-18-2008 09:31 PM

^I got that hood, But when it arrived last week(after waiting 3 months) it was cracked, so they are sending me another one now :(

tubingchamp 11-18-2008 09:32 PM

Dude, that sucks..

Yeah, Seibon took their sweet time with my hood too.. But it fits pretty damn good, and is in perfect condition :D

Ross_Dawg 11-18-2008 09:48 PM

looking great bro... car would look dope with the factory AP

imput1234 11-18-2008 09:56 PM

needs to go lower. looks good

tubingchamp 11-18-2008 09:57 PM

Lower?? Are you kidding!!

I had two people in my car the other day, suspension on full stiffness and it rubbed the rears around every corner.

If you stick your finger along the top of the fender there's less than a finger width of space there!

Also, I scrape my mud guards on my driveway EVERY day. Lower is no option ATM :)

05rex8 11-18-2008 10:00 PM


Originally Posted by topgear8 (Post 2732317)
^I got that hood, But when it arrived last week(after waiting 3 months) it was cracked, so they are sending me another one now :(

oh man! that sucks!

05rex8 11-18-2008 10:01 PM


Originally Posted by tubingchamp (Post 2732381)
Lower?? Are you kidding!!

I had two people in my car the other day, suspension on full stiffness and it rubbed the rears around every corner.

If you stick your finger along the top of the fender there's less than a finger width of space there!

Also, I scrape my mud guards on my driveway EVERY day. Lower is no option ATM :)

just take the mud guards off! :)

tubingchamp 11-18-2008 10:02 PM

Lmfao, I don't want to have to touch up paint my fenders every time I get two people in the car ;). Actually I modded my mud guards with a "repeated concrete shave" method, and it works really well :D

imput1234 11-18-2008 10:02 PM


Originally Posted by tubingchamp (Post 2732381)
Lower?? Are you kidding!!

I had two people in my car the other day, suspension on full stiffness and it rubbed the rears around every corner.

If you stick your finger along the top of the fender there's less than a finger width of space there!

Also, I scrape my mud guards on my driveway EVERY day. Lower is no option ATM :)

get rolled, and then lower. lol I want coilovers

tubingchamp 11-18-2008 10:06 PM

My fenders ARE rolled. :D

Before I got them rolled, they were slicing pieces of my tire off.

The car is low enough :D

Thanks for your "imput" :D

imput1234 11-18-2008 10:10 PM


Originally Posted by tubingchamp (Post 2732402)
My fenders ARE rolled. :D

Before I got them rolled, they were slicing pieces of my tire off.

The car is low enough :D

Thanks for your "imput" :D

lol car looks great,.

tubingchamp 11-18-2008 10:14 PM

Same to you.

Get a mid pipe yet? :O

abui01 11-18-2008 10:35 PM

maybe a lip kit or something and that'll look sweet!

tubingchamp 11-18-2008 11:05 PM

One is on order :)

Will post pics when here/installed.

Race Roots 11-18-2008 11:13 PM

On that note they are shipping your side skirts and front lip tomorrow morning!

We are still waiting on the Rear though :(

Glad to be apart of this project!

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