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 think to say that chucking myself in the deep end here is an understatement, but with the help from this forum and the specialists, and even my mates, I think I have a fighting chance of making this car even more special. :mrgreen:

I have just bought a 2003 231psi rx-8 in velocity red. Just...

So………..I’ve had the car for a few weeks and have poked around it enough to have a fairly good idea of what it’s about and thought it would be good fun to document the journey of discovery here.

I’d like to say I purchased it because of the excellent compression test results and extensive...

so i might now be the porud owner of a 2008 iveco eurocargo.... race lorry anyone?

only one slight issue, its 350 miles away! going to pick it up saturday, first idea was to fly up but although cheap it looked like being a pain in the arris, so im driving up. slight issue, cant drive 2 vehicles at...

im going to use this thread to showcase some of the more interesting work completed by Kernow Rotary Specialist..

my first customer arrived today after sadly having his car fail its mot. the computer showed a apv solanoid circuit fault and a bank 2 o2 sensor circuit fault. the apv was not...

so its time my other car had its own project thread...

picked my new car up today. a 2013 astra j 1.7 with stop start (allegedly, not seen any evidence of SS yet... only driven it 100 yds though!)

got the tools out this evening as i wanted to see how bad the metal under the skin was going to...

all this talk of pits, and lifts in various threads on here has prompted me to get on with something ive been putting off for 5 years...

starting soon, pit time :D

Well, as some of you may know - i've gone and got myself a banana RX-8! :yeah: :beers:

Today was the day of the pickup so nipped down to Stafford to sort a few bits out beforehand, and the transporter brought it back up! Got my work cut out for me over winter, it's in need of a full interior,...

So 5 months in and had my first worrying moment at the weekend.
Short drive engine not quite up to temperature, but still warm when I stopped. Came back about an hour later and took an unusually long crank to get her to start.
Probably 10 to 15 seconds.

Usually starts within 3 seconds I would...

Thought I'd pop up a build thread for my 40th Anniversary seeing as the V5 paperwork landed on the doormat this morning :D

I bought this a few weeks ago from another Club member, number 068 in Metropolitan Grey.

I previously had an RX8 in 2015/16, a Winning Blue 231 with Mazdaspeed kit,...

Well here we go. A new project that's a bit out of my JDM comfort zone 🤣

For various reasons I've decided to come out of my company car

So the aim - find a cheap to run, reliable, practical run around

The purchase - 2002 Audi TT 225 Quattro coupe in Mauritius Blue with a full Denim Blue interior...

Welp.... Title says it all, I've outdone myself. There's a top secret project on the horizon :twisted: stay tuned =D>

But for now:

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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Evening all :)
Finally have my 8 running with no issues so no more mechanical bits (for now) and I can focus on the bodywork. Currently Velocity Red but with a bit of surface rust on the rear arches and a pretty chippy bonnet. The rust should be good once sanded down and treated but the problem...

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...

Following on from my disassembly of a few engines here & here , I thought I might aswell make an actual thread for all my engine disassembly-ness, and hey - maybe in future i'll make one for when I decide to do the reverse and actually assemble one for a change :lol:

I know i've got a few that...

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...

i got a pm from a member about a week ago, telling me that due to circumstances beyond his control he was never going to be able to drive his rx8 again. it has at this point been sitting for over 3 years and he expects he will never be able to drive a manual again. he then offered me the car for...

WINTER THE RX8

After 10 months of ownership I think it's about time I started a thread to help me keep track of the work done, better late than never!
I finally think I decided on the name Winter for my 8

So I had an interest in the RX8 for about 3 years after seeing an aurora blue one parked...

Just thought I’d put together a thread on the progress of my Mx5 to document the progress so far.

I bought this as a cheap project to see me by when the Rx8 is broken every other few months
So straight away I welded new front chassis rails in and some other small bits of welding that was...

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Time to let go of our beloved Rx8. It has sat in my garden to long and I am not going to do anything to get it back on the road.

I was the original owner from new and then when I stopped work I passed it onto my son, who no longer drives it. Hopefully of interest to someone on...

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...

So, you wanna know what an Android unit in your dash is like, eh? well make a brew and buckle up for a long read with (sadly) not too many pictures in it - this is in progress :)

This is a full in-depth review of my unit and not an installation guide - I will be doing a DIY for the installation...

After approaching 13 years of ownership my 40th is being delivered to Josh @ Black Star Motorsport tomorrow for an engine rebuild.

I had previously approached Rotary Revs and Ryan Rotary Performance regarding a rebuild. Revs didn’t seem bothered & Ryan Rotary were booked up for about 8 months. I...

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...

My last train journey was probably back in 2006 and boy have trains changed since then. Quiet running with no clackety clacking wheels, electronic information signs and red lights for reserved seats or green lights for free. Plus it also ran on time, well it was 5 minutes late!
The reason for the...

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So after a lot of to ing and fro ing we have found the best low tax body shell we could find. Firstly, we would like to thank the seller for a seemless transaction, and Paul AV for giving it the once over before buying.
Rust?,what rust? ,...

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...

So, after having settled on keeping the 192 then discovering sorting the bodywork out properly would be prohibitively expensive, an '09 R3 came up at a bargain price of 3.5k.

After driving it home tonight I've discovered that there are definitely some rough edges to smooth out, unsurprisingly:

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I'll start with how I came to own the car and then update the thread as I work my way through the car to bring it back to life.

A friend bought a nice looking one-owner RX8 192 about 7 years ago and I'd always quite liked the look of it. When I caught up with him recently he mentioned it hadn't...

Thanks to the Massive help from everyone on here … I’m now the proud owner of Rex46. A 2007 limited edition Kuro 46/500. ( I was definitely excited to have Rossi’s number. )
My hubby bought me membership for Mother’s Day but the cat slipped out the bag, so I get to share pics of Rex46 with you guys...

i 'might' have just bought another one..

going to look at this tomorrow.

i actually happen to know a bit more about this car than the advert shows, so i already know its a total scrapper.

when i mot'd the nemesis we got chatting about rx8's and he told me about a car he had tested (and...

I suppose it's about time I made this post as I've owned my PZ for over seven months now 😁. Regular attendees of the Northants/Beds/Bucks meet will know me by now otherwise you may have seen my PZ on the timeline at Combe a couple of weeks back: PXL_20220709_081520998.jpg

To start off the...

So, having had a long standing rotary itch and a wish to start hillclimbing this year, last summer I got hold of my 1st RX8 and so far it's been great. Fresh engine build just before I got it and tatty enough not to be too upset if/when it has an argument with something solid.

It's relatively...

As I've removed the engine yesterday, I thought this would be a good time to make a project thread.

Here's it on a gloomy day:

Cold start was always a bit rough and smokey since I bought it, however one day it looked like this:

Sooooo I bought a replacement engine which I'll be collecting...

Afternoon all!

Myself and a few mates are participating in the TBR700 banger rally this April/May:

We have chosen CPSL Mind as the charity to support so any donations/social media shares would be greatly appreciated:

Onto the car itself ...

I have been looking around for a good month or so...