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

Neilparry · Post by **Neilparry** » Tue May 15, 2018 10:37 am

Eddie_r32 wrote:
Neilparry wrote: ↑
Mon May 14, 2018 4:50 pm

13Black wrote:I see you reused the OEM gasket instead of using the provided perforated junk. Good boy/10.
Eyes like an hawk Nick

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Nick usually gives boops out for such things

I did get a 10

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13Black · Post by **13Black** » Tue May 15, 2018 10:41 am

I think you'll find that was out of ten.

Goobie · Post by **Goobie** » Tue May 15, 2018 10:46 am

Pretty FLY................

Rusty Nightspring · Post by **Rusty Nightspring** » Tue May 15, 2018 1:25 pm

Car clipped again on nearside rear, this time whilst i had stopped.

Picture 1 you can see that they caught the tyre (I had moved the car by the time i took the picture)
Picture 2 after trying to polish out scuffs, unfortunately chips dont polish out.

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ChrisHolmes · Post by **ChrisHolmes** » Tue May 15, 2018 2:00 pm

Cleaned and sparkling VR ready for Pembrey at the weekend.

13Black · Post by **13Black** » Wed May 16, 2018 6:08 pm

This engine I'm taking apart.

Front rotor put in the rear.

Snapped/seized side seal spring.

192 bearings front and rear, in 231 engine.

Silicone everywhere.

Including on the LIM gasket.

Rear iron very tight on the lower dowel.

Some little dings in the ports where it's trapped something.

What a joy.

NedKelly · Post by **NedKelly** » Wed May 16, 2018 6:16 pm

after this:- https://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/v ... 35&t=77180
did this:- https://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/v ... 25&t=36391 .
Many thanks to warpc0il and peteH.

$\:D/$

Neilparry · Post by **Neilparry** » Wed May 16, 2018 8:57 pm

Busy day today
Finally fitted the roll cage in my track car. Bit of a job on your own but got there 5 hours on

Really happy with the result.

Also fitted my slicks on ready for sunny Pembrey on Saturday

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Neilparry · Post by **Neilparry** » Wed May 16, 2018 9:00 pm

13Black wrote:I think you'll find that was out of ten.

I’m always a ten. Ask Wayne

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Bex · Post by **Bex** » Thu May 17, 2018 11:37 am

Put more dinosaurs under the bonnet and brightened up the strut bar so it looks a lot better.

wiggles · Post by **wiggles** » Thu May 17, 2018 2:58 pm

New wheels

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Scartlead · Post by **Scartlead** » Thu May 17, 2018 4:53 pm

That looks superb

johnbb99 · Post by **johnbb99** » Thu May 17, 2018 5:19 pm

That's probably how the designers wanted it before the production team and the accountants had their say.

wiggles · Post by **wiggles** » Thu May 17, 2018 5:30 pm

Thanks, treated her to some brand new tyres for the new wheels as well so everything very new any shiney!

The wheels are 9j with a ET20 offset so quite wide and look good! but keeping the old wheels with a lower offset for winter/trackdays as first impressions are widening the track this much isnt the best thing for turn-in/handling

exiled--viking · Post by **exiled--viking** » Thu May 17, 2018 6:06 pm

well its that time so she's off the Road new Mods For the Rear End New bumper to be fitted and some small upgrades hope to have her back on the road for end of july

and then made get to a show or two..........which I did not expect this year

Twistedmonkey · Post by **Twistedmonkey** » Thu May 17, 2018 6:50 pm

Treated her to a new carbon gearknob

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Dove66 · Post by **Dove66** » Thu May 17, 2018 7:20 pm

wiggles wrote: ↑
Thu May 17, 2018 2:58 pm
New wheels

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Those wheels look stunning on your car.

GreySilver Beast · Post by **GreySilver Beast** » Thu May 17, 2018 7:33 pm

What a lovely New Knob you have there Paul

Yie · Post by **Yie** » Fri May 18, 2018 12:14 am

Probably not to everyone’s taste but started the de chroming with gloss black wrap

DB2626983C · Post by **DB2626983C** » Fri May 18, 2018 5:50 pm

Refurbed my wheels after a shocking winters driving.

Eddie_r32 · Post by **Eddie_r32** » Fri May 18, 2018 7:32 pm

Collected my car from RRP yesterday after full bridge and today fitted the rest of the new wheels (18x8.5 ET35) with 245/35/18 rsr tyres

Twistedmonkey · Post by **Twistedmonkey** » Sat May 19, 2018 2:12 am

Wash day

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jondkent · Post by **jondkent** » Sat May 19, 2018 2:58 pm

Thought I'd replace the rear light gaskets with the ones I got from Essex Rotary. Well that didn't go well.

Looks like previous owner has replaced (or bodged) the rear light gasket before. Thing is its impossible to remove the rear light now, so God knows what they did, wild guess it involved superglue. Whenever they did they also lost the passenger side metal cover somehow, which must have taken skill

Not about to try force to remove the lights, so I just tightened the nuts up and put back together. Misting not too bad so I hope that that'll stop it.

Of course, I could use it as an excuse to change the rear light to R3 style ones

Oh well,

Jon

Scartlead · Post by **Scartlead** » Sat May 19, 2018 3:01 pm

The new lights I fitted really mordenise the back end of a S1. Well with doing.

jondkent · Post by **jondkent** » Sat May 19, 2018 3:06 pm

Very tempted, though how the hell I'm gonna get the old ones out without extreme violence I don't know

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