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RX8 track car build at Sneed's Speed Shop

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Old 11-12-2013, 09:58 AM
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RX8 track car build at Sneed's Speed Shop

We are building a Rx8 track car for a customer and I thought you all might enjoy pics of the build. I'm a little behind with posting pics because of SEMA. Here are a few of the cage we build for it. I'll update with seats and interior pics later this week. You can also follow all our builds on our FB page https://www.facebook.com/sneedspeedshop?ref=hl


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sweet! look forward to more pics!

looks like this was a sunroofed car at one point. What did you use to fill the opening?
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now THATs a roll cage.
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Nice.
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Cool! Looks good and excited to see the progress
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Nice! How did you cover the sunroof hole?
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Here are the interior pics and also the pure carbon fiber sunroof delete panel. If you want one, we sell them here - Rx-8 Carbon Fiber Sunroof Replacement Panel








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It looks really good, anymore photos?

I'm quite interested to see where that cold air feed go in the rear windows.
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Really like that sunroof panel but dang it's pricey! Any chance for a group buy discount?!? I'd be up for one for sure with a group buy!
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Waiting for engine pics, also I believe you can get a plain fiberglass panel much cheaper. IMO the CF looks way better, first time seeing one installed tho and fitment seems slightly off
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I've add 2 more sunroof panels to our site. One is all fiber glass (lots cheaper) and one is fiber glass with carbon fiber over lay on the outside (mid priced) . You can check them out here - Mazda - RX-8 - Sneed's Speed Shop

The window intake is for a foot blower to keep the drivers legs and feet cool.
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Originally Posted by SneedSpeed
I've add 2 more sunroof panels to our site. One is all fiber glass (lots cheaper) and one is fiber glass with carbon fiber over lay on the outside (mid priced) . You can check them out here - Mazda - RX-8 - Sneed's Speed Shop
Dude thats awesome! You just made a sale. Only affordable sunroof panel insert ive seen! Thanks!
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Looks good
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Originally Posted by SneedSpeed

The window intake is for a foot blower to keep the drivers legs and feet cool.
That's a really cool idea, I'll have to look into doing that myself.
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