BrokenRecord

I'll Guniea Pig the hell out of some coilovers for you Nate!

Sh00bs

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i kinda wanna take out a loan...


also i'll be free to help with struts. iirc doing coilovers the fronts were a pita to get out, rears were pretty easy imo.


Just posted on here under the NE Rx-8 Forum section for a Crab meet. look for "Baltimore Crab Rotary Meet""

wankelbolt

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Anybody know a shop in Northern Baltimore County or around Bel Air in Harford that does fender rolling. New tires are a bit wide... Thanks.

Roush

Car won't hold idle and I've read the threads there's so much it could be. Any shop recommendations for Annapolis or Anne Arundel county?

Nathan Atkins

OMG cheap R comps erg i want

Z214 C71's for $162 apeice, thats almost cheap enough to use on the street like a crazy person

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

jtspells

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Check with Mitch @VP auto collision up by the airfield in forest hill, he has helped me many times and he is good people.

wankelbolt

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Thanks JT. I forgot about VP. They fixed a car for me a few years ago. Very good work. Turns out a friend at work has a roller. If he doesn't show up with it tomorrow I'll give VP A call.

Roush

Nvm I've fixed the problem. Il help with the install. Never done it before but gotta start somewhere right? I'd also help with the coilovers but I've got quite fat tires on and there isn't much room to go up and down.

Olorin2

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Thanks Nathan! I'd really appreciate any help at all. I'll be ordering the coilovers in a few days most likely, and I'll let you know when I plan to install. Btw, I kind of met you at AutoX in Frederick late last summer. You were pretty busy manning the course most of the time though, and I couldn't stay for the entire event to really talk to you.

Your coilover project sounds great. I'm pretty set on the PSS9s for now, but I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Sh00bs, were you referring to my coilover install? If so, that would be great! Let me know, and if you'd still like to help out, I can PM you and Nathan with any details.

Nathan Atkins

My friend Nick is interested in buying this car to use as a DSP build. I pm'ed you his email address

Sh00bs

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yeah i dont mind helping, but this weekend is crazy for me. shoot me the details and day you plan on doing it and i'll let you know if im free?

Olorin2

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Sounds good. I don't even have them yet, so it wouldn't be this weekend. Should be ordering them this coming week, either from Tire Rack or THMotorsports.

Sh00bs

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Check the plugs?
Get your ecu flashed?

Nathan Atkins

Well guys I did my best and probably got all I could out of the 8 in C-stock class, All I could manage was a 4th place finish, the Twins were strong today! I was bested by a BRZ and an FRS.

No video sadly, I'm disappointed cause i thought i drove like a ******* legend :-(

Here's the results sheet:
Results

Olorin2

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You still represented the RX-8 community proudly Nathan! Great job.

Hey guys, I'm looking for a reliable body shop in Baltimore, Harford or surrounding counties that does quality work. In the past I've taken the 8 to the local BMW/Porsche shop for insurance work, but they're too expensive for out-of-pocket work. Right now I need my front bumper refinished, and possibly the hood. The last independent shop I used painted my sideskirts, and now the paint is lifting off of them. So, any suggestions for shops with proven track records would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

denim

You fared better than I did. I got 4th out of 4 in STC, but come think about it, I think I should have been in STF as the times in that class were closer to mine. I had fun racing a FWD Wagen. Can't believe I am considering track tires for it now as I think they could have made up maybe 3 seconds on the lap and that would put me in mix with STF. Oh and I was bested on the "fastest wagon of the day by a WRX wagon.

Nathan Atkins

Twilight Autocross yesterday, got some cool shots:



go to my fb page to see the rest :-) Got Body Roll?

denim

#demhoosiersdoe

Nathan Atkins

Lol not this time haha, those are rivals, the blur makes them look like hoo hoos

Nathan Atkins

I had a repair done at this place behind the golds gym in Bel Air, I can't remember the name of the shop but they were highly recommended and they did great work and were fast. And they took my USAA insurance :-)

Found their site:
Canby Motors - Collistion Repair

Nathan Atkins

A call to my Maryland peeps for help. I am in need of a complete set of oem coilovers, the top hats springs, the whole thing front and rear. For research and development on my custom coilover set, I will return them to you as soon as I'm done they will only be used for test figments and stuff until I can get something ready to be installed on my car.

They don't need to be assembled but if they are that is dandy. I will reward whoever offers theirs up with priority and heavy discount if you'd like me to make you a set of coilovers too. Or whatever we can work some other deal if you'd like something else or if you just want to help cause you can that's awesome too!

Ask your buddies too, someone must have a set laying about.

Message me here or on my facebook page, thanks everyone!

Nathan Atkins

so as it turns out there is a 60-90 day wait period on the Tein springs because they dont stock them, in the meantime i picked up some Racing Beat lowering springs for a song to throw on the bilsteins for the time being. The Bilsteins will be a bit overdamped out of the box but until the dyno is assembled im just going to use them as is. I know it's not going to be the most competitive setup but it should be more fun than stock. I'm already only about 1.5 seconds of the top STX step typically and with a completely stock car, so even this modest bump from the RB/bilstein combo should be something. I'm pretty stoked about eventually getting the stiffer springs in and getting the dampers dialed in :-)

I have all my parts for the shock dyno but my load cell isnt reading right so im investigating that, it might need to be returned. I think I'm going to experiment with revalving the bilsteins to match the setup with the RB springs for the meantime once i have a dependable load cell.

Nathan Atkins

Hey everyone, I will pay for the stock coilovers if anyone has them, please let me know, I will pick them up from you too

Nathan Atkins

Im totally stoked for today's autocross, and the car looks soooo sexy on the racing beat springs :-)

pretty :-)

Nathan Atkins

I took 4th in STX on my new suspension, the car felt absolutely amazing out there and i felt like on my quick run i didnt leave much on the table. Guys who used to beat me by a second and a half were now a second behind me, so a big big improvement from the car. And this isnt even the end of it! after i get the springs, shocks revalved and corner blancing done it'll be even more dialed in.

SCCA WDCR SOLO Championship Event #1

I was glad to see Aaron out there on his impressively fat Toyos! I'll have to see if i can negotiate a co-drive in that beast! Tires that fat need to be warmed up! :-)

I'll post up a you tube video of my third fastest run, which is all ive got, i ran the battery flat in the gopro today between my second and third run :-/