plus 18's may be a little small thats a car that can wear 19's really nicely

 

hey! I live in Affton and I wouldn't say im over confident, I bought my car in November and already had to get it towed because the engine flooded out and one of my running lights just doesn't work but I still love the car.

 

bmw is 5x120 aren't they?
they won't work so just give them to me and i will let you have my stockers plus 500

 

Yea I think the patterns are different. And that's definitely an option James but I'd unfortunately need more than that... The whole setup was almost 3000 and I've had to replace two out of my own stupidity lol. The tread on the tires is maybe down to 80% but prolly not even that low. Two of em are a little curbed id probably let them gO for stockers and like 1000-1200.

This isn't set in stone yet tho.

 

Heres what they look like guys, I kinda like the silver so im gonna keep em like this for a while.

 

Love the rimz./\

 

damn that looks awesome man I love it

 

Looks pretty sweet. How do you like the new engine?

 

Thanks guys I like them a lot, and the new engine is nice still not gonna open it up all the way for a little while but its nice to have.

My clutch seems really soft now though since they replaced that also, im thinking it will stiffen up a little as I drive.

 

Wheels are awesome!!!!!!

 

looks great man love those wheels and knew they would look good on an 8
aren't those wheels staggered tho?

 

Yes they are staggered now.

So today im driving around and I hear a clunking sound from the rear of the car, at first I thought it was the tires rubbing so I figured i need a fender roll. But now im pretty sure that its not that. I looked at my springs and the top 3 coils on both rears are touching eachother. Not really sure why they are like this now but they are, and im not sure what to do about it. Only thing I can think of is contact the vendor and see if they can get replaced.

 

Adam the wheels look CLEAN!!! love the way they look.

Charlie i say go with blue, I love the dark blue color on those cars but if not that stick with white.

 

haha I just found a supercharge one pushing 650 whp for 33k too bad I dont have the money right now :/

 

So im thinking of getting some new shocks most likely konis, which of you guys have them? Im thinking only mike right?

 

Mine aren't even installed yet. I still need to find the time. I've already got the spring compressor, but no 2 car garage for enough space. I used my parents' place to install my motor mounts and sway bar last week... Busted an endlink and currently running effectively without a front sway bar.

James, whereabouts are you again? Do you have enough garage space?

 

Ohh well darn, I think im going to get some soon just researching right now.

 

i live in Columbia and i have a 2 car garage, air compressor and 5jackstands
and here is what my car looked like before the BMT

 

Didn't know you got new wheels James looks good.

Anyone doing the valley tonight?

 

BMT = ? Also, isn't there a CoMo Mazda meet coming up soon, or did that already happen? If I am going to seriously consider asking you for help, may I ask what your schedule is like? (feel free to PM it to me if you'd rather) If the meet hasn't yet happened, that might be a convenient time to do it.

Maybe, but I'd be late (~1130).

 

^yeah it doesnt look like im going to go anymore

 

Let me know if you have any info about meets in Columbia too, i didn't know we had any here.

The car just had tint installed on the driver and passenger side windows today to match the rest of the car, looks better now that it's evened out. I need to post some pictures if i ever get around to taking any with a real camera (usually just use the cellphone haha)

 

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:
Date: April 30-May 1, 2011
Time: Starts Saturday at ~12:00pm
Location(s): Cosmo Park, 1615 Business Loop 70 West, Columbia, MO

ACTIVITIES:

Saturday: Arrive in Columbia and meet at Cosmo Park by 12:00pm.

Nice Weather:
We will be having a meet 'n greet kinda thing at the park for a while, everyone can park and mingle and such..you know, the typical start to a meet.

Rain Plan:
Meet at the park, we will go from there pending the weather conditions.

1:00ish - Shakespeare's Pizza for lunch. There are lots of places to park in downtown, I recommend going to one of the parking garages. An address will be posted shortly for the parking garage. The garage is free, and this way we can all park together without issue.

Address (for those who want to meet us there):
Tel: (573) 449-2454
225 South Ninth Street
Columbia MO 65201

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After Lunch:

3:00ish - Cruise and pictures
Jarod is planning the route and will post it once he goes out and drives it. We will likely be stopping a couple places to take some pictures as well! The route will be posted here and I will have the route to hand out as well.

5:00ish - Bowling/Pool/Arcade/Laser Tag/Eat
This is kind of up to everyone what they want to do and also the weather. There is a Bowling/Pool/Arcade/Laser Tag/etc..place that has a bar and also has food, which we can check out. I figure there is plenty for people to do, if you want some food we can do that or grab a drink there also.

Galactic Fun Zone
3412 Grindstone Prkwy
Columbia, MO 65202

Get Directions
(573) 777-3861

There is also a pool hall in downtown Columbia, there is also a Bowling alley nearby, which we can go do instead.

Dinner

Then we could go grab dinner afterward at any of the places around town. Last year we went to TGI Friday's, which worked out nicely. It was right next to the Motel 6 that some people stayed at, so anyone that wanted to could have a few drinks, hangout, and walk back to the hotel.

ANYONE'S IDEAS ARE WELCOME!

After dinner, there are no formal plans as we never know when everyone will be done with dinner and/or having drinks and hanging out.

SUNDAY

10:00am or so (depending on how late the night goes, lol)
Breakfast at Broadway Diner (or IHOP like usual if the diner is too busy). This is something we have done almost every year for those who stay the night.

Address:

22 South 4th Street
Columbia, MO 65201-4227
(573) 875-1173

After Breakfast, we can either all part ways or do some more cruising and general shinanigans.

Hotel Information:

Motel 6 Columbia #4255
3402 I - 70 Drive Southeast
I-70 at US 63, Exit #128-A
Columbia, MO, 65201
Phone: (573) 815-0123 | Fax: (573) 815-9772
**This is the nicer of the two Motel 6's..
Rooms are 49.99 a night

Motel 6 columbia, mo #1152
1800 i-70 dr sw
i-70 at stadium blvd, exit #124
Columbia, MO, 65203
Phone: (573) 445-8433 | Fax: (573) 446-1839
Rooms are 39.99 a night

**These are typically the cheapest places to stay as far as I know**


As Always, if there are questions or you want to know where we are don't hesitate to call me/PM me.

John

 

BMT= boston mountain trail in Arkansas
very nice roads in the southern ozark mountains. there is a nice set of hairpins that are so tight that it actually causes the traction control to stop an rx8 cause it is shifting between which wheel to brake.

 

^ sounds like some intense roads.