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Old 01-21-2011, 11:15 PM
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I also live in florida you should powder coat my rims black for me :P

Your Rx8 is beautiful i must say! And the Rolla amazing
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Old 01-22-2011, 09:38 AM
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lol if i had a powdercoater eventually EVERYTHING on my car that could be black would be black lmao
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Old 01-22-2011, 10:29 AM
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angel whered you get the oil cooler that your using on your 8?
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Old 01-22-2011, 06:44 PM
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you can find it anywhere. just have too look... if you want custom go with a 33row mocal, fits perfectly under either head light. just need your own custom brackets.
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Old 01-23-2011, 06:57 AM
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got mine at steeda, I had a friend that worked there and got me a good deal, But like my good friend here says you can get it everywhere. Jegs, Summit, Murrays.
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Old 02-03-2011, 07:39 PM
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Just testing the waters
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Old 02-03-2011, 08:18 PM
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^ + Black Strakes =
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If I do go Black, strakes and handles will be black
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that looks sick man!! take off the strakes, do black handles and black rear view mirrors!!
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Just testing the waters

hey angel did you powder coat the 20's? wern't they chrome before? how does that proces work in prep work?
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Old 02-03-2011, 09:05 PM
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that looks sick man!! take off the strakes, do black handles and black rear view mirrors!!
But I thought strakes gave me 20HP each..
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Old 02-03-2011, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by gregs
hey angel did you powder coat the 20's? wern't they chrome before? how does that proces work in prep work?
Nope, this one was spray painted to see how it looked. If I do decide to go black, I'm going to go that route because my oven is to small to fit the 20's to powdercoat them.
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Old 02-03-2011, 09:21 PM
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lol 20hp isnt a big deal when you have 900.
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Im greedy... lol
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wagagagagagaz !!! 920hp ftw
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Old 02-11-2011, 07:13 PM
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So I did go black, Now is time for the handles and strakes. Maybe the Intercooler..
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angel you coming out to the meet on the 20th?
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you could also paint your headlight housings https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...&postcount=114

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angel you coming out to the meet on the 20th?
Yes sir
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So I did go black, Now is time for the handles and strakes. Maybe the Intercooler..
Que cambio dio y con el intercooler en negro
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looks good and i say yes do the intercooler and everything else that can possibly be done LOL
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Old 02-12-2011, 10:54 AM
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nice color !!!
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Looks sweet man!! any new things in engine bay?
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