Hey Chuck! I'm in Jacksonville, just a few minutes north of you. If you ever want to get together i'm willing to help out whenever I have a free weekend. There are a few dedicated RX8 people up here that would be willing to help out and spend a day working on your car with you.
I'm busy this weekend on account of working, but let me know like a week or two in advance and i'd be more than happy to gather the guys and we can hang out in the garage and what not
And there's nothing wrong with your age. In my opinion, you're 74 years young
You just missed a very large Mazda car show at a local Mazda dealership here in town (Mazda City on Blanding Blvd). Met a lot of nice people there!