Yep.. That is my evil plan... I want to keep the WRX and get the RX8 on the side and have that as my garage queen.. The only thing is that I would have to park the WRX outside now... maybe I can have my wife park outside?? ok ok.. Fine let me get the RX8 first and then we can see.. I dont wanna push it so soon..lol.

 

Only half full of beer fireworks and ****.

 

My WRX is finally parked outside, but it is not bad. I throw a cover on it and it has held up rather nicely.

 

Hey, guys, those WRX's were MADE for the snow and slush- no worries!

 

Saturday's going to be nice. Thanks to bose, I may be cruising up the canyon to check-out a 1981 FB RX-7 for a project car. Whoo-hoo! (Thanks, Mike!)

 

would be very awesome if it's in good condition, keep me posted. Good luck.

 

I was going to lunch today, and a guy in a white 8 just blew-by me (I was in my old Explorer). Anybody on 8club?



This was getting on I-215 southbound from Redwood Road in North Salt Lake at about noon today (Thursday). The car sounded throaty, like an aftermarket exhaust. I took the photo with my cell phone so the quality isn't the best. Whoever it was, was right in front of me going around the curve on the freeway on-ramp.

Anybody? I think the license plate was 415USS.

 

Jethro, any move afoot in Utah for a caravan to Seven Stock??? We are planning one here and thought maybe a meet up in Vegas.

 

Not among the 8 owners that I'm in contact with, although there might be something going on with the local 7 owners. The Salt Lake rotary board is almost exclusively 7 drivers and I'm just a marginal figure there.

 

Ok, the 7s in most areas like to be separate. Some here would join us, most will not. Just checking if you have a Seven Stock contingent caravaning in that wished to join up with a group here.

 

Any Utah locals ever taken the nose off their car? I've been told it's not difficult, but having replaced body panels on other cars before, I know that getting things re-aligned can sometimes be a pain in the @ss.

 

Yeah, it really is very easy, it's easiest to remove both front wheels put it on jackstands. then it's like 25 plastic clips and 10 screws, and some electrical clips. It only takes 20 min, maybe less. I've had mine off like 4 times.

 

^^And everything lines up perfectly when you put it back on?

 

yeah lines up great, it's obscenly easy.

 

The headlights stay on the car, right? Only the corner lights are attached to the plastic nose shell, yes?

 

Yep, those two on the lights, then all the wheel well clips in the front, you take the 'lower' portion of it off completely on both sides. Then all the screws on the front lip where the undertray mounts. and the 6 clips under neath. Reach in the wheel well and undo the harness for the fog lights and the side markers. On top there are 6 push pin/clips for the black panel on top, then after that's out of the way there are two small white push pins and 4 screws once this is done your ready to remove, best to have two people but if not no biggie. go to the wheel wells first and pull VERY GENTLY up and out, you don't have to pull hard, do this on both sides then once they are out of their 'grooves' the middle will come up pull up and out again (also gently) and viola!

this is what I am pulling from my memory, so it's not exact but almost spot on. What are you planning? Oil cooler/radiator screens?

 

Yes, I'm shopping around now and would like to put some on before I take any road trips this summer.

I also want to fix a few paint chips and it would be easier with the nose off.

 

Yeah, it's really like a 15-20 min process if you have someone that's done it before, this first time I took like 2.5 hours cause I was so nervous about breaking it.

 

Speaking of taking bumpers off...I just got some clear corners. Jethro think maybe you wanna help me put those babies in?

 

they're really easy to put in.. like 15 min to put both on. just look for the do it yourself for it here

 

Sure! Love to help. And kobe's right, it's a snap.

Don't do it until you get some amber bulbs or LED's first, though, or the cops could pull you over.

 

Local board's been dead for a few days...you guys still alive?

I drove the 8 out to Stansbury Park last night and used the big telescope for a couple of hours. It was a nice drive, but the lake stinks something fierce, and the nose of the car is covered with dead bugs! Going to wash it after work today.

 

I'm still here lurking. Just been crazy busy at work, no time to screw around like normal. But it's finally calming, a bit.

 

Hey I might have driven past you out on I-80.. I was driving back from the miller motorsports park yesterday in the afternoon. What color 8 do you have again?

 

Not alot of driving done this weekend, but I did install my new intake and painted my engine cover. Did alot of yard work too, fun stuff.