RX8 number 6 finally here 111k......and drove me home!

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Ive gone through ever reciept and theres a gap between 75k and when sold to last owner at 80k miles. Is it possible for a renny todo 112k. ?  Mazda service history to 75k. Receipts there after. Wouldnt mind a comp test...could do both engines...

[re japi]

Just kidding I would love to get that car. But I really dont know if its possible at this point... But I´m really considering it though...

[adamgaltress]

It's possible, DanBass on the RX8OC sold his first 8 which had over 100K on it. I think it had a compression reading in the high 7's

[exiled-viking]

Called Chris over at wicked coatings to find the info you need on how to remove the coating still waiting for a reply might not get it till Monday let you know as soon as I find out 

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Thanks Tony.

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Omg its too loud....embarrised to drive it. Revs out clean enough but defo lost some horses atmo. No kick at 7500.

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Im gonna have to offer prev owner his car back....after smacking his hand.....he thought it was going low comp as performance had dropped off....rear rotor leads on wrong . It flys now.

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Phew...hes happy its fixed and moved on. Its also got goodridge braided brake hoses fitted... seems like i got very lucky indeed. Just need a quiet standard exhaust.

[C J R]

OMG Jon you lucky bugger 

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Had to take  to local tyre place today...3 locking wheels off last 1 complete  bugger. 4 sockets cracked including my high impact 1...and i hit my thumb . They got it off in a jiffy. He said his impact sockets are 30 years old and they dont make em like they use to.

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Soaking wet through planet rock blaring...playing rotary outside the garage. Awesome.

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Well great day on the budget 8. basically sorting bodges. properly installed aftermarket oil coolers. kit came with 4 sandwich plate adaptors and miles of braided hose and fittings so swapped out the damaged hose that was pointing down stopping the under tray going on with new hose and 2 90's. reflushed the rad as still murky brown and found another leak due to stripped jubilee on bottom hose so duly replaced that. drained the oil as seem to make sense as coolers had been drained. mounted said cooler properly as hung in place with wire wrap around end of chassis leg.
new sump washer fresh filter and 10w 40 semi oil. fun and games with under tray penny washer and self tappers did the trick.
satined blacked the front plastic trim to get rid of skull hydro dipping, got rained on and my cat Nismo walked over it but still looks better than skulls spent so far £540.... :icon_music:

jobs todo feels like a warped disc on front ....but runout good so will strip the brakes down and see whats what!

hunt for some 17s alloys with good tyres. its got 4 very new three A's p606 fitted....there actually rather good.

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oh and cut open oil filter and inspected oil......not a hint of swarf atall......i appreciate oil pressure gauge is more of a switch but im showing very good oil pressure more like 2pm on the gauge all my others 8 have been 11.30.....maybe its been rebuilt with uprated oil press reg ...or maybe after market coolers......

[exiled-viking]

sorry its taken so long to get back to you but been speaking to Chris at wicked coatings. Bad news I am afraid you can remove the majority of the hydro dip but some of it will adhere to the plastic he says that if you use a paint stripper then be-careful on getting it to close to the plastic as I am sure  you know it will melt the surface. 
Wipe little and often washing off after each stage you can crack off the lacquer with fine gauge grit paper but he says it will still leave marks the only way to get rid of those is to spray back up in black. For me I would get second hand ones off eBay and clean up I am going to get mine redone in Carbon Fibre effect or Flame effect for Next year I got most of the covers just prepping them sorry carn,t be any more help 

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Thanks for asking think your right spares or satin black them. Ta Jon.