How many RX8 convertibles are around
#51
Nice car the 348, i have its turbocharged predecessor.
How would the rear passengers live with the roll bar anyway? The airbags etc may be a problem, as well as hazardous.
That's what scares me the most in the end... you can kill a chassis' rigidity and the car will still be ok to drive around town but cages may really be dangerous
How would the rear passengers live with the roll bar anyway? The airbags etc may be a problem, as well as hazardous.
That's what scares me the most in the end... you can kill a chassis' rigidity and the car will still be ok to drive around town but cages may really be dangerous
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
#53
Nice car the 348, i have its turbocharged predecessor.
How would the rear passengers live with the roll bar anyway? The airbags etc may be a problem, as well as hazardous.
That's what scares me the most in the end... you can kill a chassis' rigidity and the car will still be ok to drive around town but cages may really be dangerous![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
How would the rear passengers live with the roll bar anyway? The airbags etc may be a problem, as well as hazardous.
That's what scares me the most in the end... you can kill a chassis' rigidity and the car will still be ok to drive around town but cages may really be dangerous
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
The rollbar will be away from rear head area, padded, designed around the passengers space. All good, no need to be scared.... some like a safetycage, some don't.... I am survivalist, so cage will be stout.
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+1 Support. He's taken an idea most of us have thought about even if just for a brief moment and committed to it. Honestly, this has the potential to be a disaster, and we all know it. But i personally am looking forward to seeing how this turns out.
#57
True. High potential, yet confident it is under control, and will be just as good. Thanx on support.
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#61
Car is coming along great, ordered tubing yesterday, and hope to have drivable in a few weeks. Just the undercarriage additions, should be sufficent, but to be sure, doing interior 'cage' structure. Had a few RX8 guys over yesterday, everyone loves it upclose, got 2, who would want to do it to their's, if we decide to do more then the 1.
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Been considering doing this, but looks too "open" i still like the concept of maybe a targa top like the new corvettes. Good luck, go for the 4 door challenge! I'll be following this for sure...
#64
what body kit to use w convertible
Want to put skirts, a clean frontend, need a pass light, so open to a full front swap, if price is good.
Opinions?
Pics?
Want a clean flowing look
Opinions?
Pics?
Want a clean flowing look
#65
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PS: Also if you are gonna make it a 2 seater then check out this pic. This is a rough draft done to a model, but you get the idea.
![](http://www.altspace.com/rx8/rx8_mod6.jpg)
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#69
Started a build thread, will try to move all info to there.
Thanx for the intrest, craig
#70
Will build one targa if wanted. With undercarriage braces, new rails, would be good if B-pillar and rear roof left in.
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#74
Yes I know you were being a smart ***. My shop builds crazy crap, just finished a driftcar for an Olympic swimmer. And are planning out an electric 88 fiero w a much better looking body, lengthened. Even considered going electric on the RX8, hiding the batteries was the hard part, use a 5 spd w the GE motor. Will be building more cars on propane, and maybe CNG. My 48; is set for propane through the TBI.
I like the black rendering, keep them coming. Problem is, from the underside, shortening the chassis 12" or 18" would be very complex, with roadster. Not impossible, but it would add a significant cost, but amazing. Would be like what I am doing, but the cage would go a step past it.
In your black pic the upper deck is exactly as I planned when going 2/2, but like Mazda, weld up the doors. The extra length would then dictate putting in a folding hardtop, and thats just too much time @moment.
#75
Count me in. I'll load up this model in autocad and do some more rendering to help ya get some ideas.