My Name is Giovanni Alcala
UPDATE!!! 08/12/2014
Hello my fellow rx8 and rotary lovers... I'm new here, Kinda.
let me first start with some backround.
I am from Gilroy, CA. went to San Diego to purchase my 2004 Mazda RX-8 GT. Lightning Yellow. she was a beauty, fully loaded, heated seats, leather, Bose,
sport pckge etc etc...
Brought her home, (thanks to this forum i've been making full use of the "Search" function.)
Because of a CEL. i replaced the coils, plugs, wires, air filter and gas cap.
she ran superb for a few months, then my uh "bearing" for the tranny went out. forgot what it was called, so i went ahead and replaced the clutch with a Exedy Organic clutch kit. (no more Slipping) purchased at 62k miles.
First things i did was window tint, paint stock rims Black, put in Grom Bluetooth to stream music via my iphone BLuetooth. then i put in a Single Alpine Type-R 10" Sub. and Alpine Mono AMP. sat on that untill april-may 2013.
Here are pics of it stock...with tint and system
Then Between April-May 2013 the MOD bug got a hold of me and i started making large orders of parts... i was already lurking these forums and Google, i knew what i wanted.
The Paint Process...
UPDATE!! 08/12/2014
Here's the list of what i put in to date.
Exterior:
- Genuine Mazdaspeed Bumper
- Mazdaspeed R3 side skirts
- MS Replica Carbon Fiber Wing
- MS Replica Rear bumper
- Seibon Carbon Fiber Hood
- Voltex Custom V mount Type 3 Wing (on the way still, ordered in April 2014)
- Carbon Fiber side skirt Lip
- Carbon Fiber License plate Holder
- Carbon Fiber Mirror Covers
- Changed Paint color to Circa 2005+ Honda S2000 Yellow Pearl.
- Volk TE37SL 18x9.5 +22
- Federal Evo 595 225/35/18 Tires
- Stance GR+ Coilovers
- StopTech Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors
- Nissan Z32 4pot caliper conversion
- Hawk HPS Pads
- StopTech Steel Braided Lines
- LED lighting on Lic plate, etc
- Mazdaspeed Yellow Fog Lights
Interior:
- LED Lighting upgrade
- GROM Bluetooth adapter to stream Music via BLuetooth
- Alpine Mono AMP
- Alpine 10" Type-R Sub and enclosure
- LOC for signal to amp.
- Re-Upholstered Red leather Seats (heated still)
- Digital Guard Dawg RFID Push button start and keyless entry. (will get pics soon)
- AutoExe Steering Wheel
- Alcantara Head Liner
- Cusco 6-Point Cromoly Roll cage
- Cusco Carbon Fiber Bolt on bars for the rear, they cross in a X pattern
- New floor mats OEM
- ProSport Evo oil pressure, oil temp, water temp, AFR, Boost Gauges
- LO-TEK Center 3 Gauge pod
Engine Bay:
- BHR ignition KIT
- K&N stock filter
- Mazmart Low Temp T-Stat
- Mazmart Upgraded Water Pump
- oil temp and pressure sensor sandwich
- water temp sensor adaptor
- Axial Short Shifter
- Resevoir tank upgrade
- Koyo Radiator
- RX8 Performance Dual oil cooler fans
- Apex-i Single Exit Turbo N1 Muffler.
- BHR Midpipe upgrade
- Cusco Carbon Fiber Strut Bar
AND HERE'S THE TRANSFORMATION SO FAR...