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Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:16 pm
The garage floor will be interesting... I've still got marks on the road from drips the first time he did it on mine, and subsequent marks/dark spots from every time I've topped it up myself (amusingly enough, all in different places Infront of the house where I jacked it up - whoops :lol: :lol:) it'll be fiiiiiine ;) it does come up with some effort and a pressure washer. I just haven't done all the spots I've created yet :^o
If id of painted the floor with the garage paint still in its tin by the side of rex then prob would of just wiped up......doh
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You guys are so tidy. My garage floor looks like a Jackson Pollock painting from various things that have dripped/spilled out of cars.

Embrace the spots and smears! ;)
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Just booked the 8 in for an A/C recharge at ATS using the groupon thingymajig. Under £40 for it, will be going in this saturday :D hopefully the sweaty long journey like going to combe this year will be a thing of the past! Cold, ice cold! :lol: can't wait haha
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HarSc wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:23 pm
Just booked the 8 in for an A/C recharge at ATS using the groupon thingymajig. Under £40 for it, will be going in this saturday :D hopefully the sweaty long journey like going to combe this year will be a thing of the past! Cold, ice cold! :lol: can't wait haha
This is a thing I need to do once I’m driving is blowing cold but when I’m in traffic and crowing is a bit warm
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HarSc wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:23 pm
Just booked the 8 in for an A/C recharge at ATS using the groupon thingymajig. Under £40 for it, will be going in this saturday :D hopefully the sweaty long journey like going to combe this year will be a thing of the past! Cold, ice cold! :lol: can't wait haha
Mines so cold it basically froze my phone and killed battery off even though it said 15% still left. Wasnt very helpful when i was using it as a sat nav......
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DrewR3 wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:55 pm
Mines so cold it basically froze my phone and killed battery off even though it said 15% still left. Wasnt very helpful when i was using it as a sat nav......
I have the reverse issue - mine goes in the centre console with a USB cable attached for Android auto to my head unit. Even with the console lid open, it absolutely cooks it in there :lol: I've had my phone shut off a few times doing that trick #-o will have to look into more insulation or just moving where I put it haha
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Been busy polishing up the aluminium fuel door and protecting it with a ceramic coating
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I see you kept the towing business card from combe eh? ;) :lol: :lol:
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HarSc wrote:
Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:31 pm
I see you kept the towing business card from combe eh? ;) :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol: lmao apparently so, I didn't even realise it was there xD
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Nanotrox wrote:
Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:37 pm
HarSc wrote:
Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:31 pm
I see you kept the towing business card from combe eh? ;) :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol: lmao apparently so, I didn't even realise it was there xD
It lurks awaiting use....😂😂😂
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Attempting to rattle can a front wing progress today was stripping, sanding and priming

Tomorrow if the weather stays fine will hopefully just need to wet sand the primer then start on the white coat I don't expect it to look good but even if I can get 70% looking good I'd be happy
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Finally got around to changing the oil, about 200 miles over the 2000 interval but hey ho.
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Spoke with Ben at Rotary Revs today to get an update - they've got side seals, builds will be back on track in earnest from Monday and I should get regular updates from then. Sounds like things really went to sh*t there before Ben got wind of it, a shame, but here's hoping they're through it and I'll be getting the stellar build I've come to expect from them.
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Spoke with Ben at Rotary Revs today to get an update - they've got side seals, builds will be back on track in earnest from Monday and I should get regular updates from then. Sounds like things really went to sh*t there before Ben got wind of it, a shame, but here's hoping they're through it and I'll be getting the stellar build I've come to expect from them.
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MOT passed this morning with no advisories 🥳🥳🥳
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Carried on spraying the wing today

Wet sanded the primer, got the main coat on and ready for clear coat in a few hours now

It's not a bad colour match so far if I do say so myself, petrol cap I took off the other day for comparison
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bit late but.

never wet sand primer, it absorbs water.

luckily in this weather you can fix it, leave it in the full sun for 3-4 hrs and you'll be fine.
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qwakers wrote:
Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:57 pm
bit late but.

never wet sand primer, it absorbs water.

luckily in this weather you can fix it, leave it in the full sun for 3-4 hrs and you'll be fine.
I can safely say I didn't know that, good to know for next time!
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qwakers wrote:
Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:57 pm
bit late but.

never wet sand primer, it absorbs water.

luckily in this weather you can fix it, leave it in the full sun for 3-4 hrs and you'll be fine.
Sun? It's been raining here for 10 minutes every hour, all day... :roll:
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ah yes but you live in the witches cauldron :D
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Well for the last few days I’ve been rustproofing the front subframe and making things look a bit nicer under there.

I do have a question though - the 4 long ‘bolts’ (pointed at the end) that are attached to the chassis that the subframe bolts onto - that torque setting are they?? I seem to have every other torque setting apart from them. All the diagrams don’t seem to reference them.

Thanks in advance :)
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New oil in the rx8 today old oil was dirty this time after fun on track but apart from that all is good ready for Sunday car show

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I would suggest using the same torque setting as used for the k member as the size/pitch is the same from memory
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Bought some new toys. Eibach Pro Kit from poland after demon tweeks were throbbers..... See what fun i have with the import now at customs.
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