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GREEN Rx8 01-18-14 08:22 PM

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Well I got the best mod for every rx7 ever avaliable on the market

















A proper support vehicle.

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also sold the rx8 today. bitter sweet moment but Im glad its gone since it was causing me a lot of issues latley. I sadly have not been able to do hardly anything to the 7 since my last post. starting to look like the cage will be postponed for a little while longer as I save up some more from the truck purchase. gonna tinker with it sometime this week and maybe start pulling the carpet, dash, rats nest, etc etc since drift season is creaping back upon us quickly!

in memory of what was a pretty cool rx8 heres a few pics from when it looked good.

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GREEN Rx8 04-14-14 02:00 AM

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still very little updates on this car. its basically sat in the garage all off season. I recently brought it out knocked the dust off, and fixed some small electrical issues, and put some new beefier tires on it for this year. funds are being saved for the roll cage which if all goes to plan should be going in this july. in the mean time, theres a big season opener coming up this friday and im sooo ready to really drive this car again! pics/vids/shameless plugging will come shortly after!

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GREEN Rx8 04-21-14 07:28 PM

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got some seat time this weekend! we had a grassroots style drift competition and I qualified 5th and got knocked out in my top 8 battle. im pretty happy with that seeing as this was my first ever "competiton".

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$amuel inc 04-25-14 02:38 PM

great job,, nice shots...

sbeers 04-30-14 02:27 AM

Did u drift the 8 with the Reni?

GREEN Rx8 04-30-14 01:48 PM


Originally Posted by sbeers (Post 11727821)
Did u drift the 8 with the Reni?

yep, the last year I drove it I had finally gotten the car dialed in juuuust right and it felt amazing even with the lack of power. I think that the fact it was so slow helped me become a much better driver quicker than I would have with more. it forced me to drive the shit out of it every time I hit the track. certainly a fun car, but it gave me a lot of troubles towards the end of me owing it.

m@nu 05-13-14 07:58 AM

what are the rear spares on the last picture ?

GREEN Rx8 05-13-14 02:51 PM

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STR 606's. they are the old style "flat lip" though. they are now only avaliable with a step lip, and not in the same specs as mine. the ones I have are 17x9 +22

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I think they look pretty good for drift spares. much better than the junky maxima wheels Ive been using for the past few years haha

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m@nu 05-14-14 10:52 AM

wow sweet wheels

GREEN Rx8 05-28-14 08:04 PM

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this is why you always double check your hood pins... so fucking stupid. D max hood and obviously, windshield are done for. anyone know where I could find another D max replica hood?

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10thslydur 05-28-14 08:14 PM

I got one I'm actually sellin lol

GREEN Rx8 05-28-14 08:22 PM

^ clear your inbox! I cant pm you but I want it

10thslydur 05-29-14 11:03 AM

All clear

GREEN Rx8 07-31-14 07:24 PM

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cricket cricket... long time no update. I have been pretty busy with the car lately, fixing a lot of small issues, to get the thing to 100%. also added some aesthetic upgrades as well, and took it out for another event last weekend!

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but the REAL update is that I finally got off my ass and started the tedious process of gutting the interior in prep for the roll cage! im about 80% ready for it to go to the fab shop now, just gotta clean up some wires, and go to town with the dry ice! if all goes well it should be caged in the next week or so! really excited to get the ball rolling on this long overdue project!

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while its getting the cage, im also getting an exhaust made, as well as some other small fab stuff. will update when all that get done in the next few weeks!

bonus video featuring a gopro on a stick.

https://vimeo.com/101815222

ItzQue 08-01-14 12:13 AM

good shit, nice pictures and drifting

10thslydur 08-02-14 01:15 PM

Still got that hood I'll try to get you some pics I had a somewhat of a serious injury a few days ago so it a few days

GREEN Rx8 08-02-14 04:42 PM

no worries man! my buddy was actually able to fix mine for free.99 and I should be getting it back in a couple of weeks, but if it ends up not being right then Ill let you know and get that hood from you. hope you arent too banged up!

10thslydur 08-02-14 07:48 PM

Alright coo like I said my bad. But as far as my foot concerned it's done for awhile basically severed 3 toes and they sew'd them back on

GREEN Rx8 08-25-14 12:58 PM

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Ill post more photos once its done, but for now, here's a little tease

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GREEN Rx8 08-29-14 12:58 AM

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well shes all done and ready for an event this weekend! picked up the car with nothing inside except the cage and have been jamming on it all day to get it done and take it on a test drive! SOOO happy with how this cage came out! I dont have any pics of the finished product with the top down, but im sure there will be many after this event saturday.

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only issues at the moment are that I am getting the warning buzzer for the tach not being installed, even though it is and its working fine, my oil pressure gauge is not working, and I have no power to the passenger door. pretty confused on that one, but at least the window is stuck up (again) rather than down.

ItzQue 08-29-14 01:39 AM

damn that cage looks baller

joshuaput 08-29-14 08:09 AM

whats up with your halo being super low? you super short or something?

archaphil 08-29-14 08:52 AM


Originally Posted by joshuaput (Post 11793819)
whats up with your halo being super low? you super short or something?

If I had to guess, it would be to maintain functionality of the top.

GREEN Rx8 08-31-14 08:32 PM

^ that. I gotta figure out a way to mount my seat lower because it is right by my head with a helmet on.

GREEN Rx8 08-31-14 09:21 PM

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had a little fender bender during practice.

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its only cosmetic thankfully, but still pretty lame. oh well, this is VERY minor compared to what ive seen happen in situations like the one that caused this, so im not that worried about it. drove the rest of the event just fine with the fender and bumper removed. had an awesome time and qualified 7th out of 15 drivers! got knocked out in my first battle sadly to the 2nd place winner. motivated to make at least the final 4 for the next round in memphis!

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also as you can see I need to get my seat to mount a bit lower so my head is not right next to the halo bar. should be a fun one to figure out. lol


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