jenkins-crew

I think your going to get a "NO" on all that :D

Mr. Ed's rx-8

damn...i was about to ask the same thing.

keep us posted scalliwag. and also about what we talked about a few weeks back with pulling the renesis motor? any ideas on that project yet?

NYT-OWL

I learned yesterday that a co-worker sold his 90 mustang lx convertible with the 5.0 motor to another co-worker for $2500. I was like...dude! I've been telling you that I'm looking for a daily driver.

EXILE

I was wondering how long did your first set up tires last? I am trying to get some custom tires made for my rx-8, but it may be a few months.

jenkins-crew

About 13000 miles, custom tires ?????

NYT-OWL

I think my first set lasted me for 40K miles. Who is making custom tires?

EXILE

yup, I have a friend who owns a tire shop and does high volume business. What I wanted was to get some custom tires with white raised lettering (like racing tires) that said something like "Goodyear" one side and "RENESIS-EXILE" on the other. Something like that. Haven't worked out all the details. Do you think anyone else would be interested? I used to have a Matrix XR and put Goodyear Eagle NASCAR racing tires on it...very sweet!

jenkins-crew

What did you have done on the Matrix that needed those tires?

dazygirl415

The pilots up here just gave me a callsign: Trixie. Does it suit?

EXILE

I didn't have anything done to it...it just looked rather boring with the original tires, so I thought it would like much better. moding cars is a relatively new experience for me, as i had been quite the poor student for many years until rather recently :o

i'm looking forward to learning quite a bit from the rest of you. Did I mention that I was in love with my RX-8? :p I got busted today checking out my own ride!

EXILE

dazy, who are you flying with? are you with other rx-8 pilots :D

dazygirl415

Flying with some Air Force pilots during the day, but I have my very own cockpit on the road. She's under renovation right now. :D Maybe I should get a sticker with "Trixie" and put it on my B-pillar like the jets.

EXILE

wow, sounds really cool. what type aircraft are you flying in?

dazygirl415

In the F-35 JSF simulators. We haven't built it yet, still working on the design.

Scalliwag

Trixie is a code word for "call girl" with fly boys so I don't think you want that

dazygirl415

no, i don't. unless they mean it as a compliment--i'm gonig to go ask.

dazygirl415

Alright, he says he didn't mean it that way, that it just popped in his head and it's more of a nickname type callsign. I like it.

EXILE

dazy, i guess you work at Lockheed-Martin? I met someone the other day who works there as a engineer mechanic type, told me that he had been working on the JSF and others before that. He told me that some F-111 had just been scrapped, and that he had worked on the F-15 Eagle too. The rx-8 is the closest I'll ever come to flying...probably the reason i fell in love with the rx-7 12 years ago.

dazygirl415

Yes, I do. I could never be a REAL pilot, but the sims and the 8 are just as good. Probably a good thing since flying makes me sleepy.

EXILE

whaddya mean flying makes you sleepy? do you mean commerical planes or fighter jets? I really love all this techno-gee-whiz stuff...i grew watching airwolf, knight rider and macgyver :p

jenkins-crew

Stick with the 8 "Trixie" :D

jenkins-crew

I loved those shows!

EXILE

you could get a vanity plate with TRIXIE - you get six letter after all

EXILE

yeah, i bought the first season of macguyver when it came out...airwolf comes out in may!!!

dazygirl415

I've never been in a fighter jet, just commercial and I always fall asleep on flights. A Vanity plate is a thought... we'll see.