88' Mild not wild build
#526
No, I don't lick fish.
#527
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#528
No, I don't lick fish.
#531
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Picked up a set of 2008 RX 8 seats for the Jeep today for a great deal, they hug your sides and keep you centered. The 30 year old seats don't do it on the trails and I'm looking forward to having a set of seats that actually recline forward, yes that's right the power seats in my 2 door don't recline and never did. They came in a red, but I found that Dupicolor sells a seat and vinyl spray paint that's flexible so it won't rip or fall apart over time. I found the paint to come out fine and the seats look like new now.
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G2 Gears and Master install kit arrived today for the D30/8.25. Planning on gathering the parts over time and having someone install it all when I have the fund/time to do so. Guy I bought the gears from sent me LP30 gears/install kit so working on getting them exchanged with the correct numbers that are needed. But I must say, what Beef the 4.56 parts are compared to the stock 3.55 ring and pinions i've seen in the past.
#537
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Haven't installed them yet, aiming for tomorrow. They are super comfy. Asked the wife to try them out while I had them out the shed and she sat in them for about 10 minutes just relaxing.
#538
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Alright so. Got off work at 8am and drove to Oldblue#2's house for a wrenching party. I was working on getting the seats into the Jeep, another person was swapping heads in his '01 XJ (typical cracked 0331 head), and we had the presence of a built Nissan Xtrerra show up for some quick fab work. We fabbed up brackets for the seat to work with the factory mounting. 1/8" galvanized steel adapted to the floor and welded to the RX8 seat sliders. After all day, just got the passenger side seat in. Still a fun day helping everyone else out between the seat.
#540
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Thanks, I have to say they just feel safe compared to the factory seats. I can't wait to get the driver seat in.