Throwback Thursday

[Chrisbert]

Also around 1982; 17 YO me in the snack bar at HS.

 

[Scottintexas]

Also around 1982; 17 YO me in the snack bar at HS.

I'll take a Baby Ruth please, ....... I'm going over to the pool, be back in five minutes,

 

[I_squared_r]

Where the jet addiction started..
12 years ago..



8 years ago.. full custom carbon WDK ROK that I painted KTM orange. Reinforced the handlepole area with 2-part foam and carbon/glass mix. And I ported the 800cc kawi motor and put race/pump gas mix

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

 

[Thermobrett]

This time last year redoing my downstairs floor. I was told I couldn’t use the boat until I finished the floor, amazing how fast one can work when there is incentive…

 

[Coult45]

This time last year redoing my downstairs floor. I was told I couldn’t use the boat until I finished the floor, amazing how fast one can work when there is incentive…
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oof...big job, and looks like it came out great!

 

[zipper]

The mares decorating their barn 4 years ago.

 

[Thermobrett]

oof...big job, and looks like it came out great!

Thanks, it was a monster project. The floor the previous people put in should have been floating, but they glued all the tongue and groves together then glued it to the floor so I had to break each 12" long board up with a 5lb hammer and pry bar then chisel all the splintered parts up after. I rented the tile breaker for the floor as Home Depot said it would work just fine, and it wouldn't even get underneath the wood. I also did the 1/2 bath downstairs and replaced everything in there. Didn't turn out to bad for somebody who has never done this before.

 

[2kwik4u]

Few weeks early, but I'll go ahead and share. Jan 1st 2010. Wife and I brought home the only car we ever agreed 100% on. '08 Mazda RX8. GT package with the 6spd manual. Such a wildly entertaining vehicle to drive.



We'll get another one one of these days. Hoping I can talk her into getting one when the (now 11) oldest is ready for a car. Let him have her Rogue, and she can get another Mazda. We'll see how that works out.

 

[Thermobrett]

Few weeks early, but I'll go ahead and share. Jan 1st 2010. Wife and I brought home the only car we ever agreed 100% on. '08 Mazda RX8. GT package with the 6spd manual. Such a wildly entertaining vehicle to drive.

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We'll get another one one of these days. Hoping I can talk her into getting one when the (now 11) oldest is ready for a car. Let him have her Rogue, and she can get another Mazda. We'll see how that works out.

I heard these are fun cars to drive and the rotary engines were very good?

 

[2kwik4u]

I heard these are fun cars to drive and the rotary engines were very good?

So, we have be careful with "very good".......Power to weight was excellent. Total HP and Torque numbers were down compared to competition. 230hp and like 141lb-ft or something like that. Silky smooth and dead flat torque curve from ~3k up to ~9k or so. The rotary caught a bad wrap because it doesn't handle poor maintenance or heat well. Overheat it and you'll kill it. Run too much timing and you'll kill it. Don't run it hard enough and it won't burn off carbon deposits on the seals and you'll kill it. It's NOT a car you throw the keys to your 16yr old daughter with and let her drive it without paying attention to it. They burn oil, on purpose, like a two stroke. Most people don't understand that, run them dry, then run them hot and kill them. Best mod I did was moving to LS1 (5.3 truck based) coil packs and a step colder plugs. Engine smoothed out even further and ran beautifully after that. Ran "pre-mix" for a few months and disabled the OMP, but didn't really see the benefit. Just kept the crankcase full and motored on.

This was my 5th rotary powered car. I've had 1st and 2nd gen RX7's, adn this RX8. Never had a 3rd gen (yet ). The rotary is a great engine if you're an enthusiast and take care of it. My 1st gen had over 200k miles on the stock motor with no smoke or loss in power. I restored a junkyard found GXL 2nd gen without rebuilding the motor. Just some MMO in the cylinders and some patience. Lots of new plugs and cranking time to get the seals loosened up and moving again. Drive that thing for a few years afterwards.

The RX8 was technically a front mounted "mid engine" car because the front of the crank was behind the centerline of the front axle. Had a 50/50 weight distribution from the factory, and was relatively light (~3k lbs) in general. Like all things Mazda, the steering was precise, well weighted, and the chassis was exceptionally well sorted. It would easily hunt down cars with 2-3x it's price tag and horsepower through the corners. Any straights at all, and it was outclassed on power VERY quickly. The suicide doors for the rear were pretty awesome. Made taking people to lunch pretty easy, and really made the car fairly usable overall. All in All it's a really neat car, but IMO takes a certain person to own and maintain one.

 

[84rzv500r]

mid 80's to early 90's roadracing...

89 FZR 1000
89 ZX7RR
84 RZ350
90 FZR400

 

[Thermobrett]

mid 80's to early 90's roadracing...

89 FZR 1000
89 ZX7RR
84 RZ350
90 FZR400

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My father in law is a huge MotoGP fan. Since I have know him he has had a BMW K1200S, Triumph 1050 GT and now has a KTM 1290 Super Duke. I like the 80s and 90s livery on the older bikes.

 

[84rzv500r]

LOL heres some more I came across...we had a stint building functional MotoGP 500 replicas...

My Old RZV500R, a couple of RZ500's my old YZF R1 full on Graves engined monster...

Theres a TZR250 with a RZ550 V4 stuffed in it and a RGV250R with a Full on RGV500 square 4 stuffed in it...

 

[Sotally Tober]

Lake Havasu 2004!

 

[84rzv500r]

they (two strokes) were intended for the track however we would also ride these on the street occasionally... not the smartest thing...

 

[Chrisbert]

I heard these are fun cars to drive and the rotary engines were very good?

I had a 2003 GT model. It is the only car I've ever owned that handled so well that I could actually induce a back spasm taking a corner, and I've had an S2K. That being said, it does not do well for short trips. Start it up and shut it off and you'll flood it beyond hope.

 

[zipper]

This was a few years back. We stopped making cheese 12/2015. Number 1 on the list in 2019. Lol.https://www.thespruceeats.com/artisan-cheesemakers-of-vermont-1666075



She was legit.









Awards from the US, UK and Canada.

 

[Jimmers]

2001 2001, our kid getting a soda at the bar and possibly a couple of glasses of wine for mom and dad. Just heard that they were shut down for a week because of selling to underage customers! I hope it wasn’t because of us!

 

[Scottintexas]

I mentioned this in Ronnie's rehab thread but it's still sticking with me,