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,...

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...

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This will be somewhat of a backwards track car build over the next few weeks
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Ever since getting back into RX-8 ownership with the purchase of my panic buy shed RX-8, I have fancied the idea of getting a great condition, lower mileage, ideally special edition car, which I could take a bit more pride in. Don’t get me wrong, the last car was brilliant, and having got the track...

So I figured after a year of ownership it was finally time to make one of these. Although my car was only on the road from April until November last year it was thoroughly enjoyed during that time. (And the reason why its been off the road since november will become very apparent.) Purchased with...

Hi all,

Thought I'd introduce myself and kick off a bit of a project thread. This is a collaboration between me and my brother's to build a resonably low cost track car at first and then potentially into something we can take to some competitive events, sprints, track day trophy and maybe a series...

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...

Well I finally gave into temptation Today and bought this. It belonged to Andy Barker ( former member aka Bigguns ). I don’t think I will have any problems finding it in a packed car park. Some pics taken today 912321E0-4C05-49DF-B18C-EA0F596E854B.jpeg 61214E69-69AF-40FF-9E4E-B678CD926E63.jpeg...

In the early hours of Sunday 1st March Nigel and I were exchanging texts with Ranjan in New York about his troubled car and the outcome was that he generously gave the car to me!

RR54 is standard aside from a rebuilt bridgeported engine with possible issues, full Safety devices cage, Racing Beat...

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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Welcome to my personal car thread!

I have posted a few of the images below in a couple of other threads but I think the time has come to create a thread especially for this car.

In late 2018 LC05VRY appeared on eBay, being sold by LC Rotary. It was their show car for sometime, with appearances at...

Hi everyone :thumleft:

So here's the back story....... back in March I discovered that both my rear springs had snapped on my R3. I had always planned, when it was time to replace them, i would upgrade them for Tein monosport.

My R3 is the only car I own and is only really used on weekends or...

Hi Guys,

Here goes, my original intention was to only fix the broken things on my Rex, followed by any essential maintenance, absolutely no mods. Then I joined this owners club, and that was that, next thing you know I'm sporting Eibach lowered springs, and buying RR coils :roll: . So the new plan...

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...

Well that escalated quickly!

Car Spec List. (Not all Currently Fitted.)

Engine:
Tegiwa M Carbon Fibre Intake.
Tegiwa Red Silicone Intake Hose.
Skunk2 70mm Billet Throttle Body.
Hondata 70mm Throttle Body Thermal Gasket.
Tegiwa 70mm RRC Throttle Body To Inlet Manifold Adaptor.
Honda RRC Inlet...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi guys,

Thought it was about time I put together a little thread of my own, to keep track of the cars progress through my ownership and see how it changes as I become better acquainted with it. My aim is to improve the reliability, get her running and driving better and make a few modifications...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...