Street's Build/Engine Replacement Thread

I found my 2004 6 speed rx8 at the end of February of 2014 on Craigslist. I myself didn't know much about the rotary engine just the same as most people who don't own these kind of cars. But as soon as I saw it on Craigslist I had to have so I went and got it. Unlucky for me I didn't do my research on these cars before I bought mine and ended up getting one near the end of its engine life. I bought it with 93k on the engine and drove it from the end of February to the end of June before the engine locked up. It like most 04s had bad compression so it was just a matter of time. I did get the enjoyment of driving it from here where I live in South Carolina down to Daytona Florida for vacation and then for 3 short months. So here it has been sitting for almost 8 months and I love it so much that I'm just going to put a new engine in it.



Here are some pics of when I first bought it:



































































A small mountain in our area























These pics here are after the engine locked up and it sat for 7+ months