Santa Barbra is about 2 1/2 hours away

 

How was the cruise guys? Did I miss anything exciting?
Damon

 

hell yes! let's see Will crashed into a car at the end of the run, and that guy with the integra got pulled over and got a ticket at the same time will crashed.

other than that it was crazy fun! I was really scared in the back of Jesse's EVO for like two parts of the run.

 

Hello, I'd like to check out the rotary meet. Does the rotary club still meet at Pirate City Tatoo, 2nd saturday of the month? I'm about an hour away.

 

yeah we had it today! There was some kid there today that had a Rx-8 from your area.

 

yeah, re drifter pretty much said it... we had a wreck, a ref ticket, and an awesome run... that pretty much sums it up

 

I got right to work on my seven when I got home. Took bumper off straightened all the bent metal removed the big fiberglass peace right behind bumper. it broke in half. Will remake a new one out of metal tonight. Also fixed headlights and installed an air horn since I am working in the area. Now just shopping around for a hood headlight body panel and bumper. Anybody want to reccomend a aftermarket bumper or should I just stay S5. Will also install a lip/spoiler again. If anybody wants to sell anything I am ready to buy. Thanks, had a great run and I dont regret it. Will post pics soon.

 

It was definitely a great run, sorry if i slowed you down or almost killed you

(also IMO S4 bumpers look best =D and they are CHEAP so you could find one in white super quick)

 

What was the ticket for? Glad your OK Will. The junk-yards should have most of what your looking for.
Damon

 

will..... gp sport g-four knock off front bumper is the cleanest imo..... its what was on my car.... id say around $200 for that front end..... i have a t2 hood w/ an authentic mazdaspeed scoop ill sell... i wanted $400 but under the circumstances ill sell it for $360 if you want it... i paid 350 for just the scoop

 

Yeah I will buy the hood from you and appreciate the offer.

 

Jussie FTW

 

 

^^is this the only pic or do I have to go to the rx8 forum for more pic's

 

theres more on the 8 forums

 

rglbegl, what do u drive, since i live n canyon lake, i wonder if i have seen your 7 around

 

hey everyone, wanna go on a beach trip? It'd be fun.

https://www.rx7club.com/west-rx-7-forum-193/so-cal-beach-bbq-660962/

 

I dont know what I want to do
My car could be fixed for 300 tII hood and s5 bumper plus paint cost. lives in redlands so I could pick it up

Or I could upgrade to jessies hood and a auto shine bumper for 660 plus paint costs. also local pick up.

will this bumper connect right up, no cutting or anything right, also is there a picture of the hood. what should I do guys. anybody have a estimate on paint costs.

 

Well, if it were me I wouldn't care much for body panel style and I'd get the cheaper one. As for paint costs, it depends on the quality of the paint. Earl Scheib could do a lousy job on your entire car for only $200-$400. You could also get rattle cans and sand it smooth for another lousy looking paint job. Or you could pay a good quality shop a bit of money to do it. That'd probably be several hundred just for the hood and bumper though.

Or you could order paint that matches the factory paint, setup a place to paint INDOORS, and do it yourself. I think that would cost about $500, mostly for the hood. Check first to see if a high quality paint shop will do it for the same or cheaper. I did my fenders with paint from www.paintscratch.com. The primer really sucked; I should have made it thicker and then sanded it down super-smooth. The basecoat (color coat) was really nice. The clearcoat sucked. I should have just paid a shop to do it or bought extra clearcoat to put it on thick. If I put it on thick I'd then be able to smooth it out with 2000-grit sand paper, rubbing compound and swirl-mark-remover. Paintscratch.com only makes the basecoat themselves. Their spray cans have special nozzles that put out an amazing ultra-fine mist. The primer and clearcoat are the same stuff you get at Pep Boys. When I paid a shop to fix my lousy clearcoat they said, "Stay away from the rattle cans." If you look really close you can still see some runny clearcoat and uneven spots (from not sanding the primer to 100% smooth). But otherwise the fenders look like brand new.

The hood should be really easy to paint since it's relatively flat, but it would take a lot of paint. You could hunt down a store that sells a PreVal sprayer (replaceable compressed air-cartridge), or borrow a good quality air compressor and gun to save on paint costs. Or maybe you'll find a cheaper source of factory color paint than me. The bumper would be a royal pain to paint and it'll get chewed up in a few years anyway. You might want to get a car bra instead.

 

i'd go for plan A ($300). (I dont mean to kill a sale Jessie) I know Jessie could and should sell that hood/ bumper/ vent cover for way more, and i dont think they would even look that great on your car.

OR get the bumper and hood from redlands then use the difference you would have payed Jessie for a some-what "better" paint job.

OR rattle can the new hood and bumper white untill you can save up for a good paint job and end up with a SWEET looking TurboII

(I dont mean to kill a sale Jessie, but you could sell those for ALOT more, and will doesn't really need them, ya know?)

idk

 

Yeah that was what I wanted to do matt because I also want to get some new wheels, so I dont have that drift look going on.

 

haha yeah.

speaking of wheels, does anyone know how much my GXL wheels weigh? I might use them for canyon runs if they are lighter (with some better tires)

 

I drive the white 8. With the new MagnaFlow exhaust

You should stop by the little friday night gig in Temecula

 

Good info Eric.


Nice avatar reagle beagle.

 

+1 on the $300.00 option, save your money for future repairs/ rebuilds/ upgrades. I love the stock look of S5's plus a front lip.
+1 on rglbgl's avatar!