if you knew me, youd know i make crappy decisions when buying cars. today is no exception, i just bought a rx8 with a suspect engine :lol:

it has 2 spare alloys and tyres, a rough as rats front bumper, a coolant leak and it doesnt start.

oh and the last project car i bought, i blew up,...

I'm really sorry for the title, I couldn't resist.

Well, here I go. I picked up my first RX8 last Monday and am loving every minute of owning it so far. Other than it obviously having something up with the front suspension, on inspection it seemed in good mechanical condition and for the price I...

V8 Power suggested I start a thread to chart my progress with the car so here is the first post.

Thought i'd share some photo's as people have been asking to see the car.

Some random assorted pics for you. i'll update again later.

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you all may well be familiar with the sad story behind my new project rx8

imacken has had the car from new and it has definitely been loved, but the cornish climate has taken its toll, and corrosion has taken hold.

poor guy was really sad to see it go, and showed genuine interest in it, so now...

Project thread for my new 8 that is picking up where the old one left off after I ran that into a wall at Fuji Speedway 2013/10/30 (more on that trusty vehicle in my old project thread here:

At first I was a bit at loss to what car to get, especially seeing that prices on late RX-8s had...

Well since people have been posting a lot of stuff here I thought it would be a bit different if I posted a few of the iterations my car has been through in the last few years.

Here she is the day I bought her.

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Within a few days I'd taken her to...

Hi guys,
Just making a little project thread for my Rex so I can document what s been happening with it. Feel free to have a read etc but I won't be offended if you get bored and give up :thumleft:

After months of searching, found an rx8 for sale in Scunthorpe that was exactly what I wanted,...

So, I have been meaning to begin my write up on here for months now, but a manner of things has stopped me doing it. Mostly obsessing over the forum and internet, learning as much as I can and reading everybody else stories and feeling like mine would be uninteresting! But I actually want to start...

good morning all,i thought i would start my own thread here, as i can keep track of my ownership of these truly gorgeous cars.
i am fortunate enough to own 2 of these wonderful kuro's ,and just as importantly ,covered space to both work on them and keep them dry.
the one in the pics is kuro 1...

Well ive joined been lurking on tapatalk for quite sometime keeping an eye on exploits.

dont currently have an 8 at mo but had 7 over the years and have a 231 in my Westfield that was originally built by a member on here far few years ago but rest assured its been rebuilt from chassis up by me,...

So today I bought blackie
As my red one is going on parts
So blackie is stock 192 with 44k miles on the cloak.
Blackie is rust free shell and stock apart from exhaust
• Japspeed exhaust
• toyo decat
• neon underneath and inside all remote control

We was to lc rotary today and done compression...

Right, so, as I seem to be collecting RX8s and amalgamating them in to one super-red-beasty, I figured I may as well start a project thread... Bit late and all that, but hey ho.

I'll put in some details and basics today and will try to update bits and pieces as and when they happen.

So, some of...

Quite a few know by now what I will be building for next season's Nippon Challenge Super GT class so I took delivery of an RX-8 rolling shell from Steve D that’s gone straight into the paint shop I thought we would get a build thread up n running.

Many know I raced various tin tops for many years...

This has been a long time in the making and god know where to begin so il just type away as it comes to me and hopefully it will make sense.

I wanted a proper place to keep my cars and to fully kit out to cover any and every task possible that is car and bike related as well as a cool place to...

Lots of you will know this car and its previous owner, however now its with me it will be taking a slightly different direction!
I paid a deposit without seeing the car or hearing it run. Bad know but ive been waiting to pounce on the right one for a long time and I just couldn't pass this up.
I...

Yes, some of you read it right, I began looking for a replacement, and yesterday I found her. And drove her home. :mrgreen:

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I've not taken any pics of my own yet, they will follow. There are a few minor things to work on, and now that I have a new start, I can finally have the...

Hello
I went and bought a 2007 Mazda rx8 192 in black with a bad engine. I trailered it home on Wednesday evening and rolled it in to the garage,Friday evening I did a compression test and not good,compression ok on the front rotor and none on the rear,so I pulled the engine and there is 2mm of end...

I've been meaning to post something up about this project for a while but have been far too busy working on the car. The first few posts will be somewhat retrospective.

I started circuit racing in 2004 after getting heavily into track days with my Lotus Elise. For the last 10 years I've raced a...

Some thing a little different for you guys and girls who may be interested.

Quick catch up to speed, I have five cars and a super bike, my R3 isn’t the only car I tinker with as your see over time.

News in brief, I’ve had five of these ep3 Type R’s over the last twelve years, all in different...

Thought I'd get a few pictures and details up about the new set of wheels. I got myself a 93 RX-7 FD imported from Japan Android unregistered on the road from BigPete. He got it through an MOT and got most of the paperwork together for me.

I've been waiting some time now for the DVLA to send the...

I've finally decided to take the plunge, and turn my 2005 RX-8 into a track car. I've given it a lot of thought (I've had the car for about 6 years!), and I've decided to have a bash at Time Attack in 2016. This is primarily because I'm a wimp, and don't fancy real racing against real people. I'm...

I have really got the taste for trackdays having now completed 6 or so in my stripped out Rex.
The more I do the greater my confidence to explore the cars limits.
Probably the biggest weakness in my set up is my driving ability and skill level. These I am addressing through practice and instruction...

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Hi All,

About time I started a thread on my RX-8. :P

So after having been to the Essex RX8OC meet prior to buying mine, and spending ages researching everything and many failed attempts at viewing cars, I thought I was getting good at reading the correct adverts and asking all the right...

Well its about time i did my personal thread so here it begins!

All mods have been done in a gradual process, through my ownership.

Car is a very late (1 day off 2005) 2004 Velocity Red 192ps, with red/black leather tribute interior.

Car was bought in March 2009 in standard form, with 27k on the...

Welcome to the latest chapter in my increasingly chaotic rotary chronicles. Here's a quick recap of how I got to this point:
April 2009: Bought my first RX-8, fell in love with it
June 2013: Get rear ended by numptie in a 5 series touring and car gets written off and then exported to find life...

Hi,

Looking to start a new project and hopefully run a blog of my rebuild for a 2007 PZ. Following a compression test by Luke Murdock the diagnosis was a blown side seal on my rear compression chamber.

Engine lifted and stripped and yes he was right, missing one half of a side seal and some...

I have been meaning to do a project thread since day one of ownership but have never gotten around to it so here it goes.

I bought the car February 2015, read all the guides on here and for some reason ignored lots of it, it was the first RX8 I have driven, it was dark and a bit wet but it was...

Hi folks,

So I’ve finally got something worthy of a project thread, and a reason to achieve two very long ambitions: one of completely stripping & rebuilding an engine, and another of oodles of power :)

Phil compression tested my car for me a year or two ago and compression was mid/low 6’s - so...

Afternoon all,

I'm a returning member, having owned a VR 231 several years ago (still going somewhere, apparently, if anyone here owns SN53 SLZ?!).

Anyway, after a couple of years competing my Westfield in the Javelin sprint series alongside a friend of mine, we've decided to go in together and...

My RX8 number two has been a Kuro model, bought with a questionable engine (turned out to be junk) and a suspicion of other things. Fast forward 11 short weeks and I'm pretty much done with the work, obtained a shiny new clean MOT and the car is running great!

The question is, do I move it on by...

Hello everyone,

Now that I have finally become a fully paid up member I guess I had better tell you about my car.

I’ve got a 231ps 2004 Mazda Rx8 Series One in Velocity Red, and a Noble M12, but I’ll come to that later. (Edit its got its own thread HERE )

I used to be into track days back in...

Hi all, thought it was about time to share my project, I have owed my rx8 from new and started getting the modifying bug about 4 years ago I first started off with new rota torque alloys then added INGS boot spoiler with INGS rear bumper spats and lowered springs.
I then had a Pettit Racing...

So ,i've been looking for a bit more BHP for my track car ,I have taken the plunge and bought a greedy turbo kit and engine form a fellow club member , Ian dale ( wildman 10 ) After this weekend the garage will be empty so its time to start the installation . I have two options , 1, stick it...

Car is off the road again and back in the garage again :? supercharger has sprung a small leak :( and is in need of a rebuild before it goes back on the car so that is to be sent off hopefully next week!

For anyone who hasnt seen the progress so far the project can be found here: but just wanted...

Hey there,
As far as I'm aware, I'm one of, if not, the youngest RX8 owners on the forums at just 18 years old (well, as of the end of this month I'll be 19, but beside the point). I'm probably paying 3x or 4x what everyone else is a year on insurance, and given that Punchy, he's my RX8 by the way...

Well I driven a total 454 miles to Wakefield West Yorksire & back today & bought my New Toy :P

All you need to know - Paid Cash,Keeping MPS,Collecting the R3 on Monday 9th January 2012 :twisted:

Meet the **** RED BEAST ****...