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shroom wrote:
Sun May 05, 2019 6:54 pm
Got the RX-8 compression tested great results for a £600 quid car and gave Alex some jib for selling his... Well he does still have it so that all good. Had a great day at Silverstone and the car performed admirably around the track.

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Did you ask him if the rx8 feat on the channel actually sell? Still nothing over two months on.
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Goobie wrote:
shroom wrote:
Sun May 05, 2019 6:54 pm
Got the RX-8 compression tested great results for a £600 quid car and gave Alex some jib for selling his... Well he does still have it so that all good. Had a great day at Silverstone and the car performed admirably around the track.

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Did you ask him if the rx8 feat on the channel actually sell? Still nothing over two months on.
No it didn't after the Messer's on eBay he has it in storage at the minute.

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Not actually bought this yet but wanted to get peoples opinion? And should it fit a UK car....?
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No idea if it fits but personally I wouldn't choose to use it in place of the standard car's shape.
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Luke the look of it, but that looks like an R3 judging by the wings
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PaulAV wrote:
Mon May 06, 2019 10:30 am
Luke the look of it, but that looks like an R3 judging by the wings
Yeah it’s an R3 I have which is why I’m happy as hard the find much kit for the R3 shape, but I imagine the import tax will be a killer (it’s about £640 for the bumper)
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Alexpb2401 wrote:
Mon May 06, 2019 8:09 am
Not actually bought this yet but wanted to get peoples opinion? And should it fit a UK car....?
Will fit 100% all authentic JP bumpers fits great to all RX8s
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Finished fitting PZ Suspension after one or to false starts.

Couple of points regarding putting the units together:
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Old rear unit taken apart and laid out in order they came apart.
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New rear unit note only the old bump stop and nut not resued. Also the Spring stop goes on flat side down, the shoulder helps center the Spring.
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Same for front unit, however no bush that goes on first after the bump stop, also removed the black rubber that came fitted to mine.
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Again new unit all part used apart from bump stop and top nut.
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Another tip is to loosen the unit top nuts while still on the car as can be a real pain when off.
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Last peal of wisdom, to create the best access for the rear, detach the top arms and swing the rear one out of the way. The with a little weight on the hub you can make the space to remove the unit.
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Plenty of videos on You Tube on how to replace the units. The above would have save me a lot of time and fitting and re-fitting.
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Started breaking it. :(

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Decided to respray my wheels due to someone attempting to do it on top of rust one done 3 wheels to go picture of the one finished Image

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Excellent finish to those wheels.
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Why thank you

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Lors of rust 7 layers of paint lots of prep lol other 3 are just as bad got to get them done as in body shop for bumpers need doing in on the 20th back on the 31cutting it close lolImage

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Removed the stripes as they had water drop stains !! re'attached number plate till new one arrives lol
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She looks naked :shock:
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My car will be naked like yours next week Steve :thumright:
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warpc0il wrote:She looks naked :shock:
But for how long Image

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Bigblueknight3k wrote:
Mon May 06, 2019 7:18 pm
Decided to respray my wheels due to someone attempting to do it on top of rust one done 3 wheels to go picture of the one finished
Looks great!
What primer and paint are you using?
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I had my battery tested at the local garage.
Switched off the voltage was 12.2
Under heavy load to simulate starting the voltage was 10.8
With engine ticking over it read 14.3 volts.
So all good; which leaves me confused as to why on occasions recently I've gone to the car and the battery has been flat as a pancake and won't even light up the dashboard.
The car has been shut and locked up and the boot lid was not left open.
Weird.
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Try disabling the internal alarm when you park.
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Drove for 3 hours toward Oxford in start/stop (mostly stop) traffic due to the M40 closure. Then decided it was better to just head home, which took 30 minutes
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Book a hotel if its front ball joints!!
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