Sorry if I'm not supposed to post a link to another site, I can post all the pics here too. Just figured it would be easier to just link. Got my car a Christmas present!

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3827228#post3827228

OMG ban!

J/K. Looking forward to seeing that stuff on the car.

posting from other sites is fine, lol

when do you plan to put that on the car? looks good.

As soon as I can get it prepped and painted I just need to find a good reliable paint shop in the area that won't rape me. I tried posting a message on the thread Chance had started about paint, so I guess we will see if he is still in town!

GR-8 has a paint guy he likes.

I use a paint guy at creative visions in Northglenn, Google the address and stop in there im sure they would love to see more mazda's in there. they do a great job on hot rods and restorations as well.

Hope it doesn't take too much work to get the fitment to your liking. For the longest time, that's why I was only planning on going with the MS kit for my old 8.

Congrats on the new nose!

Thanks! I want to do a test fit today but I need to fix the little cracks first. My best friend is a biomedical tech and he swears by loctite 5 minute epoxy. It says on the product spec sheet it can be used outside and doesn't freeze. It only says it should not be submersed. My friend says its similar to a weld job in that, if properly applied, it should last longer than the material it is holding together. What do you all think of that? I just don't want to do something stupid already...

what do the cracks look like? any pics?

Is the new bumper fiberglass or plastic? If the bumper is flexable, make sure you use something that isn't going to pop out and will flex with the bumper.

I will put up pics in just a sec. But a forwarning, they only look giant because its the focus of the shot. Two of them are only about a cm long! Pics to follow.

Here's the left corner marker area. Only the very top is broken, the lower corner of the side marker just has a piece of cracked paint.

And the right side

Here's a different crack on teh right side. This one makes me sad. But on a good note, check out the laundry basket! I knew something got me to buy it, and you rotary guys I'm sure can see it!

And here is the hole in the side skirt. I put my thumb next to it so you can get a size comparison.

it is hard to tell, is it fiberglass?

Yeah it is

for the small cracks, you can probably get away with using an epoxy. For the one with the laundry basket, you may want to patch with fiberglass. It also may be good to reinforce all of the cracks with some fiberglass on the back side.

That's what I was afraid of. I'm a mechanic, not a body shop guy. Unfortunately I have never used fiberglass except for an emergency radiator repair on a hummer in the mountains, which as I recollect, was one the the messiest, nastiest jobs I've ever done...