kwescott

the pic you posted is this:

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=84201

just copy and paste it into your avatar settings in your user/settings.

As for mods. I think an (1) exhaust would be nice, should only take about 600 of your money, and I'm sure one of us can install it for you. (or you can always pay Midas 50 bucks to put it on). (2) You said you like the fender strakes. You have three options with those. (A)...buy the true Mazda part for about 200, (b) buy the replica versions like Jedi54 did, they are stainless steel and are a little more shiney than the Mazda part and are a little cheaper, or (C) buy the replica like Speeddemon has and they are significantly cheaper and are made of UBS plastic....so lighter, and available in many different colors. (3) You could always get a dash kit

kwescott

As for a battery, if Mazda won't replace it for free, then you may want to consider a deep cycle battery like Optima. Both Cesar and Speed have the "yellow top". They can give you the particulars on pricing and where to buy.

ZooTender

Yay!!!! I'm new! Thanks to Keith. And thx for keeping hubby happy! This way he likes me hanging with you guys! Works for both. Too bad he is my best babysitter or we'd both go Thurdsay.

kwescott

bring the kids...it is PG friendly...no naked girls or anything. They will most likely be bored though....but it would be nice for Nino to become more invovled in the car scene. I was talking to him today about you spending some of those gambling winnings....he wasn't too excited about a second hobby beyond the horses...

ZooTender

Yeah, well if I didn't have the horses I could have an exotic car! Poor guy he's not into either horses or cars. Luckliy for me, he's into me. And he does like poker and traveling.

KrazieKave

yeah, i had a similar problem with my battery, took it into romero motors (those ********) at 11 thousand miles, and they said they can replace the battery, but the pro-rate the old one.

i also took it in earlier than that for weak starting issues. but like they always say (Problem could not be duplicated at this time)

gawd, i hate romoro mazda

dont take your car there for service zoo! they might wreck it!!!

ZooTender

So far I've only taken it in once and it was to the Claremont dealership. They replaced the starter and spark plugs and didn't give me any grief, so I'll see what happens this time. My car only has about 8k on it.

xrider01

i gotta stop by your shop to catch up on stuff. it's been a while. hopefully, i'll stop by tomorrow afternoon after i get out of class if all goes well .

lesper4

iTrader: (3)

KK you up for any basketball this weekend, maybe during the day to get a tan?

KrazieKave

lol, playing basket ball during the day hours is tough... i tried a couple times... and its just so damn hot >_<

that and there is no one there before 5 usually

ZooTender

Saw that this thread was getting pretty low down so I thought I'd make a comment. So KK, how do you like the mess we are making on the street? Sure hope the wall looks good when it's done and am very glad nobody crashed into the pile of sand we had out in the street the other night!

lesper4

iTrader: (3)

good suggestions zoo...hey kk you want to play basketball monday i dont thnk i am busy?

KrazieKave

lol, i havent noticed any mess. it must be south of your garage. but a pile of sand!? let me jump over it with my little brothers motorcycle please

lesper, basketball on monday works for me.... i dont think i have anything planned. just work till 6 like always. after that i'm clear till 9pm

racingx

hey xrider01 the blue 8 that you saw on haven was me racingx. there are so many 350z's out there that we 8 owners need to stick together. There is a group that meets in San Bernadino but I don't really want to drive over there. We should set up a cruing event, and head up pch or something. If any other 8 owners in rancho are interested please post.

lesper4

iTrader: (3)

All (most) 8 owners go to San bernardino a few go to the chino hills G2G meets (not rotary only), and there is even one in Diamond Bar but that fizzled out. We do make runs out to malibu every now and then. there arent too many choices for cruises, meets do get boring after a while. RacingX do you happen to park off the 15 by gtmotorsports? I dont see too many blues besides the guy that works at compusa. Are you going to be going to seventock?

racingx

unfortunatly I work on saturdays and won't be attending sevenstock and, no the blue 8 off the 15 is not me, I work off of fourth street.

lesper4

iTrader: (3)

Keep a look out in town. I just saw two 2007 Nissan Altimas from Michigan, badages are blacked out.

lesper4

iTrader: (3)

I got your message today Zoo, took me a while to figure out who it was though.

...saw a grey 8 coming down Hermosa as well at 5:30, we waived.

ZooTender

Check out the SB thread, I just posted it there. I had lunch with a friend at a place by you on foothill. I parked my car right next to yours to leave the note, they are getting to look more a like all the time.

Sopheak.Reach

Sup everyone. I live in Pomona but I just started working up here in Rancho. I work at a donut shop near smart and finals, of cornelian st.. I work mostly in the evenings. Stop by and maybe I'll give you some free donuts. =)

Detrich

the sb group includes ppl from both the west side and inland empire... yah, we're a pretty dedicated bunch and we love to drive

lesper4

iTrader: (3)

Accross from Legends! I am over that way every now and then i will try to stop by (evenings or mornings?).

ZooTender

I know exactly where that is....there is a pet store in there that I sometime buy supplies from. And a bookstore, that actually has some books on hold for me. I'll be by soon for my free donut. But, how am I going to know you are there?

xrider01

do you get the free donut if you don't show up in a cool rx-8? or the 8 must be present as a requirement for the free donut?

kwescott

post some pics when you get the kit painted Sopheak...anxious to see it out there at SS9. Let me know if you need the contact info for M1 Autobody in El Monte.