What have you done to your RX-8 today????

[Goobie]

DIY flock kits apparently aren't much good.

I've had products from Ron at The Flock Shop who does it all electrostatically or some Nikola Tesla magic way. Really well rated.

Lucky for me I actually have a pro electrostatic machine! Check me out, haha.

Like you said, those diy kits are useless. Without charging the fibres, your wasting your time.

[13Black]

Ah, of course you do nice!

[akhan48]

2 screws in a nearly new tyre

[Humane-Hobgoblin]

Currently sat in the local Mazda dealership waiting to have the fuel tank and airbag recalled sorted!

It’s good to see Mazda still showcase the rotary engine, massive poster of the Cosmo 110s and part of the 13B next to the coffee machine.


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[Bex]

Today's plan was make a flyer for my work. But that seemed hard.
As I have caught up on customer orders it meant i then got bored, found the old door cards from my 8 and ended up seeing if I could make the leather on them a different a colour.

My car had black to start with, I bought some black/red ones which I like but loads of people have them. So as I'm indecisive and wondered if maybe going blue would look different.

I still cant decided.

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[ChrisHolmes]

Currently sat in the local Mazda dealership waiting to have the fuel tank and airbag recalled sorted!

It’s good to see Mazda still showcase the rotary engine, massive poster of the Cosmo 110s and part of the 13B next to the coffee machine.


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If your waiting I presume you have rations and a sleeping bag!

[ChrisHolmes]

Today's plan was make a flyer for my work. But that seemed hard.
As I have caught up on customer orders it meant i then got bored, found the old door cards from my 8 and ended up seeing if I could make the leather on them a different a colour.

My car had black to start with, I bought some black/red ones which I like but loads of people have them. So as I'm indecisive and wondered if maybe going blue would look different.

I still cant decided.
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Sod the door, that engine cover look fantastic

[Humane-Hobgoblin]

Currently sat in the local Mazda dealership waiting to have the fuel tank and airbag recalled sorted!

It’s good to see Mazda still showcase the rotary engine, massive poster of the Cosmo 110s and part of the 13B next to the coffee machine.


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If your waiting I presume you have rations and a sleeping bag!

Nope! They had done everything in an hour! They quoted me they would finish at 6, but they worked hard as I spoke to the technician before he started working on my car, he was happy to get it done as soon as possible.


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[Bex]

Today's plan was make a flyer for my work. But that seemed hard.
As I have caught up on customer orders it meant i then got bored, found the old door cards from my 8 and ended up seeing if I could make the leather on them a different a colour.

My car had black to start with, I bought some black/red ones which I like but loads of people have them. So as I'm indecisive and wondered if maybe going blue would look different.

I still cant decided.
IMG_20180411_164303.jpg

Sod the door, that engine cover look fantastic

I decided if i keep my engine cover stood upright there i know its safe. i can't put it on the car permanently as i put an oil catch can in and it now won't fit as i moved stuff around, but have a plan to still use it for shows, i'm gonna lay it in place if the bonnet is up.my other option is move the catch can but there is not much room at all.

I really can't decide on the door or interior colours.

[Bex]

Currently sat in the local Mazda dealership waiting to have the fuel tank and airbag recalled sorted!

It’s good to see Mazda still showcase the rotary engine, massive poster of the Cosmo 110s and part of the 13B next to the coffee machine.


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If your waiting I presume you have rations and a sleeping bag!

Nope! They had done everything in an hour! They quoted me they would finish at 6, but they worked hard as I spoke to the technician before he started working on my car, he was happy to get it done as soon as possible.


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wow thats really quick! i have been hearing horror stories of them taking forever. but thats really refreshing to hear some positive news on recalls.

[Humane-Hobgoblin]

No bad thing to say about my experience, got free coffee as well!


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[feedthegoatxi]

finished refurbing wheel 3 of 4, not sure yet whether the darker colour suits but at least it helped me decide to go for yellow calipers...wheel refurbishment is difficult to get perfect

[Neilparry]

Walked past the 8 about 50 times as I was fitting a new exhaust to the wife’s mini.
What a pig of a job.

Had to remove all the brace bars, centre support bracket and undo the front flange whist laying on my back with just the rear of the car on axle stands. Good job I had my three wheatabix this morning. Mind you if I only had two I may not have got stuck under the sill
Last years mot advisory


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[untakenname]

Hopefully this will fix the 3rd to 4th cruch at high revs I've been experiencing using Redline MT90, drained the old fluid normally then poured 2 litres in which means its slightly overfilled.

I don’t think you’ll cure the crunching if it’s started , maybe ease it slightly but the damage will already be done from experience , just hold the clutch in a little longer when changing .


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Have put around 300 miles on the gearbox over the past couple of days, just been on a prolonged drive to Norfolk hitting the beep in 3rd multiple times shifting to 4th with no crunch
Tbh I'm not sure if it's the different oil that's cured it or overfilling the box, on the rx8club.com forum people have found that overfilling the box seems to help as well.

I'm also using my stock shifter now as when I was refitting the shortshifter I noticed that it isn't properly aligned with the tabs on the gearbox, gonna have to get out the dremel

[Twistedmonkey]

Found broken bits in the gearbox 🤬





So will be on the look out for a gearbox soon

Changed the oil over to fresh ready for carlimits day tomorrow

Also got round to changing my broken engine mount bracket today

Checked her over filled up all fluids and then actually cleaned her

Probably rain all day tomorrow now






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[wiggles]

Walked past the 8 about 50 times as I was fitting a new exhaust to the wife’s mini.
What a pig of a job.

Had to remove all the brace bars, centre support bracket and undo the front flange whist laying on my back with just the rear of the car on axle stands. Good job I had my three wheatabix this morning. Mind you if I only had two I may not have got stuck under the sill
Last years mot advisory


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My mum's mini has had advisories for rusty exhaust for about 5 years... Still hasn't actually rusted through yet

[Neilparry]

Walked past the 8 about 50 times as I was fitting a new exhaust to the wife’s mini.
What a pig of a job.

Had to remove all the brace bars, centre support bracket and undo the front flange whist laying on my back with just the rear of the car on axle stands. Good job I had my three wheatabix this morning. Mind you if I only had two I may not have got stuck under the sill
Last years mot advisory


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My mum's mini has had advisories for rusty exhaust for about 5 years... Still hasn't actually rusted through yet

Yeah this was an original one with a rusty silencer outer skin but nothing wrong with the inner. I only changed it as the hanger had corroded and came away from the mount.
Do it once do it rite


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[kopite72]

New boots, I'll get them on in a few weeks, might aswell get the very last out of the current set...

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Can anyone tell me why some photos like the one above turn out sideways?

[PaulAV]

When you lose grip from your tyres you end up side ways of course.

[PaulAV]

Swapped my old engine mounts for polyurethane refurbished ones that I made, took an hour to swap both sides and remove sound deadening from inner wings. The old ones had sagged, drivers side was bottomed out passenger side nearly bottomed out. Just need to go for a spin to see how it feels.

[Phil Bate]

Can anyone tell me why some photos like the one above turn out sideways?

It's usually an I-device thing, not seen it occur with an android before Do you use the rotation lock?

[kopite72]

No Phil,never had this problem with IOS but not to worry,it's not a big deal really

[Rotary Potato]

New boots, I'll get them on in a few weeks, might aswell get the very last out of the current set...

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Can anyone tell me why some photos like the one above turn out sideways?

You bought special Drift Tyres.

[ChrisHolmes]

Are those the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s?

[MARKTHOMASBRAND]

Look like 245/35/19 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti to me

Pic is ok on ipad

Regards,Mark.