:WaveByehiya guys
Well names Ben \'n\' ive just sighned up! paid my memebership 2 ;)
ive been a memeber on the rx8 owners club for quite a while and kept the same name so as to prevent confusion .... i know ive already seen another couple of members that on here that i recognise :bandit
Cool club by the way :Thumbsup! im loving the 7\'s :InLove:yes and infact this is the very reason i decided to sign up here (well that and Clive has helped me out a few times 2 :rolleyes:) Im on the lookout for 1!!!! but before i get any hard sales on the 1s in the FSS im actually looking for 1 thats not running - a project if you like :D mainly because i cannot foil shelling out the fantastic amount of money that you guys draw for them these days - just for a \'well i fancy it\' whim 10k is a bit out of my budget :Giggle
currantly bidding on this 1 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-MAZDA-RX7-RED-/270805108168?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3f0d3e05c8 so if any of you were planning on bidding against me to break it DONT ill see here back on the road with a pretty lick of paint if i get her :cool - but by the looks of things im gonna need an engine for it so you can help there if you like :god
might as well show you what shannanigans i get up to with 8s so heres a few pics of my car and a couple ive bought/fixed/sold - ive got my own compression tester you see :cool so particully busy on the 8\'s forum (and permanantly drunk too)
mines the black 1 the vr my next door naigbour bought when i put a fresh engine in her :yes
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and these smilies are ace :Thumbs-upi carnt wait to be able to use these :flamed:burnout
Welcome to MRC Ben :wave
Good luck with the project and hope you find the car your are looking for.
You will find many RX-8 OC members are also on this forum as well.
cheers lisa :rolleyes: who do i have to hassle to get me into the members sections by the way :wiggle
just a quik 1 and i dont know if its a bit of a taboo but do any of you guys on here know anything about importing jap cars yourself? idea of costs, how to find them, arragne everything etc etc .... i ask becuase if i canrt find the right 3rd gen 7 over here i might just get 1 from japan myself
any help would be greatly appreciated :guinness:yes
Hello Ben! I fear we\'ve met before! :)
:chat i think id recognise those flames anywhere Will! spode id best fetch my avatar over here 2
fancy seeing you here ey (dont tell anyone on the oc im getting a 7 - ive always liked them but blygton sealed the deal :cool and of corse im keeping the 8 - orded coilovers yesterday :Laugh)
Welcome to the club. :wave
Good luck getting the 7 and doing it up. I\'m sure you\'ll love it and be hooked within no time :D
Adam
I dont doubt that for a min :yes my only issue is i want 1 right now!!!! i just know there will be loads scattered about out there that people have given up on that i could save .... :mmmm but where?????? :reallymad
:cool Nice car by the way too adam
you dont fancy blowing it up and selling me it cheap do you :2Confused:rollin.... guess not :Hammer
also noticed you use turtle wax colour magic - i too have found it unbelievably good tho i refuse to believe its so cheap :eek:
welcome to the club
Quote from: Benedunn;785098:cool Nice car by the way too adam
you dont fancy blowing it up and selling me it cheap do you :2Confused:rollin.... guess not :Hammer
also noticed you use turtle wax colour magic - i too have found it unbelievably good tho i refuse to believe its so cheap :eek:
Thanks, and no, i dont fancy blowing it up really. Been there done that. :2Confused :cool
Plus with all the stuff on mine now it would still be worth more with a blown engine than a lot of older standard ones with a good engine
I\'m sure there\'s one out there for you just waiting to be saved. Pistonheads, Autotrader, FDUK sales section... to name a few places to look
Turle wax is very good to get all those minor scratches covered, i\'ve also put on top of that some Purple Haze Dodo juice wax in the past with good results
Adam
ye ive kinda got that with the 7! it seems to be the only car that you can charge more for with aftermarket parts on! everything else it seems to be the other way round - you add bits and no matter how classy you buy noone will buy it because they think a \'young uns\' adit :(
I know what you mean but i also think its what parts you put on. Even some 7s look like they\'ve been driven through a brach of Halfords and look a bit tacky.
Luckily though, most are saved from a life of being laughed at by the likes of us and given their dignaty(?) back and look great again.
Adam
i really like jamisons car too ... where did you say parked it a night :evillaugh
tried autotrader, ebay, pistonheads, FDUK - keep seeing this 1 and i think its calling me http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2887029.htm £3.5k is cheap compared to the rest! buts its already done and the thing is i kinda wanna start from scratch and do it all my way so i wanna blank canvas really which is why a blown 1 would be ideal!
i wish id seen this 1 1st :(
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3047574.htm
if im honest i dont really know whsat im after - or even what im looking at with them - i know rotaries like the back of my hand so the under the bonnet im fine but as far as the actual car is concerned i have no idea i mean whats the difference between ages? did they have face lifts? i know they did and efini 1 and im sure mazdaspeed probably had tehre own version etc etc but thats as far i get :xconfused which is why im here i guess :Tongue1
Dont worry to much about all the different models of FD (except manuel and autos), but yes they did have a face lift. Most call them pre and post 99 models as thats when most of the changes came into place (redesigned front bumper etc)
Adam
so theres not a lot init then??? i sappose if i stick to my \'8 to fix guidlines\' i should be alright
-reasonable miles
-blown engine - prefferably just low confression
-looks reasonably clean (but if its cheap enough it doesnt matter)
that ok? or is there more ..... i guess i should read through the FAQ\'s sorry
If your not after one thats had anything modified on it then yeh i\'d stick with those points.
Nearly all of the ones you\'ll look at will be imported (there was only about 126 UK FDs) and so shouldnt have rust issues (although do check anyway)
All i\'ll say is but the best you can afford to do what you want with. Dont just get it cos its got lots of shiney bits or the owner reals off a load of JDM names at you
Adam
mmmm im not sure id have a modded 1 i guess - only if it was to my taste tho - im just gonna have to keep my eyes peeled
cheers for the help adam - im sure ill get to meet you at some event somewhere 1 day either in my 8 or hopefully a 7 ... or both if i can figure a way of driving 2 cars at once but unlikly :Giggle
Ben, don\'t tell anyone on the RX8OC but I\'ve got a long term plan for an FC/FD too!
i just found out the red 1 i linked earlier is jamisons old car :2eek im having it - god i hope the price stays low ;)
Hi Ben & welcome to the MRC Club & Forum :WaveBye
Been on here quite a long time :rollin & must say you like your cars :cool
Very nice RX8 you have ben!
hope you win that red FD :Thumbsup!
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make out the stealth go fatser stripes (http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k594/x3ens/011-5.jpg)
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best cool off a little ey :Ladys-man
Greetings and welcome! :D