Back from the Dead..... Well almost

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:14

Pick from the back side. U G L Y

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:14

Looks like a Honda Accord Crosstour. Ugh.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:14

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:14

Exactly. Ugh.

Renesis Rx · Postby **Renesis Rx** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:14

They'll sell a shit ton of em just cause they're BMWs. Ugly...but they have the badge to sell.

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:14

I got the Side-Curtain Air Bag in on Thursday and just had time to install it today. Everything is pretty much done interior wise. I have everything back together. The scary part is still to come though. The battery is completely dead and I didn't take jumper cables with me. So I have not started it yet. I'm just hoping that everything is in good and all the sensors and control moduel I bought are good. I don't need the airbags deploying once power gets to them.

I'm still looking for the Control Arms/Links for the Driver-Side Rear. There are a total of 5. If this guy on RX-8 club decides to sell me his I'll be good to go in no time. Then get an alignment and take the car to Mazda to reset/re-configure the control moduel or whatever they have to do to get the prego light off.

And why are there fighter jets flying so low in Denver?

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:14

The car looks like it's coming along pretty well.
Pardon my ignorance, but what happened to this RX-8? I know I saw the sig of the user whose car you're talking about and how it said R.I.P., but what happened to the car?

As for the fighter jets, I would say a sporting event of some sort (I remember them at most of the Broncos games this year, probably 5 or 6 of our 8 home games). Or perhaps training exercises? I don't think it would have anything to do with the Congresswoman being shot, which is the only other thing I could think of. But I doubt it.

Army RX8 · Postby **Army RX8** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:14

Well ya see what had happened was... I came out of a turn into gate 2 of Ft Carson, actually behaving, when the rear came out from behind it, I corrected on gravel and it came back around right before I side impacted the concrete abutment holding the guard rail on the over pass. The irritating part is a week prior I was talking to Chris at the club meet about how I needed new tires since the car sat in lockdown for deployment.

Jimmy sounds like you've done an awesome job gettiing it going. I figured you would have stripped it.

Learjet45 wrote:The car looks like it's coming along pretty well.
Pardon my ignorance, but what happened to this RX-8? I know I saw the sig of the user whose car you're talking about and how it said R.I.P., but what happened to the car?

As for the fighter jets, I would say a sporting event of some sort (I remember them at most of the Broncos games this year, probably 5 or 6 of our 8 home games). Or perhaps training exercises? I don't think it would have anything to do with the Congresswoman being shot, which is the only other thing I could think of. But I doubt it.

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:14

I'd probably have more money in my pocket if I had stripped it. Suspensions should be here this week and should be rolling soon after.

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:14

Woot.... rear control arms and links are here. Install this weekend hopefully and enjoy. Well after I get her registered and plated.

Hschlick84 · Postby **Hschlick84** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:14

amazing recovery, glad to see it coming through!

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:14

Just a little easter bump date. This project has been on the back burner for a little now while we've been getting the restaurant open and my funds have all disappeared. Since we are joining everyone for Easter lunch at my Grandpas, where the TiGrey 8 is stored, my brother and I have decided to take a little break from the restaurant and throw on the rear strut that's been sitting in my room the last 2 months. So hopefully today I can take her out for her first drive around the block. Sadly I will not be plating it anytime soon. I want to get tires and all the remaining parts for my Blue 8 and make sure that is all 100% fast and ready for a final tune sometime in June.

Edit- Did not get a chance to put the strut in. Started the car for the first time in 2 months and man was it flooded. Hope to have it going soon though. The motor sounds real healthy. Better than what my blue 8 ever sounded like even with a new re-manned motor.

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Mon May 30, 2011 9:14

Update

I just got the strut in this morning before work. After work I tied everything up now she's alive. Pics are below. (3mp cell pics in the dark) I think the rear-end is gone. I don't think it has oil in it and I drove it like 4 blocks. Heard a clunk and everything locked up 4 different times.

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Mon May 30, 2011 9:14

Sweet! Hurry up and get her back to 100%, that way I can drive it and we can terrorize our hood with 8's, like an 8 maphia' yes? Yes. Coo!

Army RX8 · Postby **Army RX8** » Tue May 31, 2011 9:14

Looking good. You did one hell of a job gettin her going.

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