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Stephen the GC has also kindly enough given me (yes, free) a set of Aussie spec r100 taillights. They are in need of restoration though and i'm in no rush to get these so wont be doing anything to the for a while yet but going to eventually bead blast then and may even get the rings straightened out and rechromed (will probably just paint/powder coat them black as chroming is so fucking expensive). Will also try hunt down some Jap spec lenses. Oh yeah, here's a pic of the front end mocked up again (with the old grille though). With the new flares fitted they fowl with the front lip, looks like we will be trimming the front of the flares slightly, may even notch them to make fit up all gravy (shit picture sorry). Talk shit get hit here //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/44085-tai-scamps-mazda-1300/page-2. Tell me what I'm doing wrong. Chur, Tai

I've also picked up these sweet retro racing seats. Luckily they happened to pop up on Gumtree (Aussie Trademe) just 10mins away from where I live. Paid an arm and a leg for them but still much cheaper than getting something similar out of Japan or America. They're a similar style to the optioned Hakosuka Skyline/Datsun 240z seats. They are a very small frame so once again I only just squeeze into them - means I cant get fat and fat cunts wont be able to ride shot gun so no biggy. They also came with one headrest so will need to get another made up as I doubt i'd be able to hunt one down online. Have also hunted down a replacement rear seat as my original was stolen. They will be getting retrimmed at some stage to match the fronts .

Here are the front sections that will need to be notched for inner wheel clearance. And yes, it will be getting more low. I will be getting 20-30mm lowering blocks for the rear, with the fronts the cusco coilovers are already lowered to the max, sitting on bump stops so were going to change the inserts and maybe ply around with different spring rates once it is all assembled.

As you can see there is still a bit of trimming required and the section on the rear doors that needs to be split. We are going to add a bit off the fibreglass on the ends to cap them off and also fix some steel to brace the up for a bit more strength and also to avoid flexing with heat and wind and what not. You will probably notice the the bottom of the front passengers guard has been trimmed and rolled inwards to help with full lock clearance. Wasnt the initial look I was going for but it is growing on me, makes it more racecar spec haha.

OK so it's about time I update this thing. There was very slow progress over the xmas/nye period but now things have got a back on track. Onc again we have had more fucking around issues with the guards but it looks like it's all going to work out. Going from the previous post we could only adapt the rear flares to suit as the fronts were too askew to fit up half decent. I was able to sort out another set of flares for a very good price from GC Stephen (hooked me up with the first set) however even though they were based off the same Group C Mazda RX3, these ones had come from a different company (fibremaster in Aus), whereas the first set were out of Japan. If you look closely at the picture (sorry shit picture) you will see that the dont have the little lip at the bottom, they are also of much poorer quality and are a bit more warped. When we first tried to match them up to the car we were thinking about getting rid of them and getting a full custom set moulded up by a local fibreglass champ but after umming and ahhing and some more stuffing around we were able to trim them back and get them mounted. As they are slightly smaller in profile they have been fitted to the front and the originals have been changed to the rear.

Looks like a sweet project man, always loved the earl KE2# Corollas. One way to break up large build ups of carbon deposit in the head is to run diesel oil as it has a conditioner in it which breaks down the carbon. We had a Honda Odyssey years ago that had carbon build up the size of golf balls under the rocker cover. ran diesel oil through it for 3x oil changes (with filter) in the space of a week then put some fresh 10w40 in it with a new filter after and most of the carbon had gone. Was pretty rancid the old sludgy shit that came out. It may not be the best solution for your situation but worked out pretty well for the Honda.

Maaaan, pining so hard over this cruise. Had a call from Mum & Dad on Sunday night like.... We saw a bunch of old jappas when we were at Pizzabarn then came back through Mangawhai (which is where they live), and wanted to let me know. Said they were pretty impressed! Times like this make me wanna come back to NZ ASAP..

I do enjoy the retro cop cars man! Also I do spy a sneaky Mirage II Panther in the background

Cheers bro, finally starting to take shape. The guard flares are rx3 group c style. There is an outfit in Aus called Fibremaster who produce them but I was able to source some second hand ones. Maybe a bit of a mission getting them to suit the Datsun though as they have a pretty flat bodyline. The rx3 flares are fairly curved where it meets the body so a bit of mission on the 1300 due to that reason.

And now playing around with the front guard flares. In all honesty they didn't look quite right with the dimensions. What we have now done is notch back the rear section leaving the back of the wheel exposed, gives it a bit of a more Rocket Bunny style look but i think it has come out all good. Obviously it still needs to trimmed back and sit more flush on the guard but it gives you an idea. The rears have turned into a real headache now so not 100% on how it is going to be approached. We should be able to get away with the whole flare bolted on but the main concern is where it splits for the door to be able to open and close. The issue is maintaining strength after cutting it up and also expansion from heat and having part of it popping out and looking odd. Wish I had a 2 door, would have made things a lot easier. With the ride height we are aiming for around 150mm, would love to go lower but if you have seen my driveway you will realise that will be impossible. Will see how it goes anyway... Also on the look out for a ducktail style wing if anyone knows where I can source these please let me know. Pretty open with options atm but steering away from the Hakosuka style wing as it could look pretty meh. Thanks for looking. Tai

Side and rear view

Hey everyone, Finally managed to scrounge up some tyres for this. Not many options being 14"! Ended up getting 205 55's for the rear (225s are discontinued now) and have 185 60's for the front on order. I was pretty worried at first as thought the stretch would be hard case but it actually sits nicely. Here's the old girl with the 205's mocked up on the 9" on the front and 10" on the rear. You will notice we have been mocking up the replacement/incorrect front guards as well and have taken out a section from the rear guards.

And the lip for the shelf at the top of the firewall all tidied up.. Apologies for the potato pics, lighting was exceptionally poor as well as the sun was beaming on half the car :/. Very happy with how it has turned out so far. Thinking of carrying out some further work on the engine bay such as welding welding in a blanking plate on the center section and passenger side section of the firewall and caps across the top of the chassis rails to make things smoothed out and better to look at. Next step is sorting out the guard work and getting it back on it's feet. A large section of the rear guard flares will need to be cut and adapted to the rear door to make it fit. They will need a decent amount of playing around with to get to fit right. They will need to be shortened and a notch will need to be taken out to match with the body lines. The fronts will require a notch taken out of the rear of the inner guard for clearance most likely as well with further shaping required. The body is starting to take shape! Thanks for looking. Tai

And here are some pics of the transmission tunnel all finished, awaiting paint.. The trans tunnel is large enough to adapt an FD box if I look at upgrading down the track.

Time for another update. Rust work is pretty much all done. Here are some progress pics of the sill work And here are the reinforced mounts for the steering setup

Oh bro I am so jealous. I am missing my gz10 so much, should have never got rid of it (may try hunt down the person I sold it to and try buy it back if funds free up). This one looks to be pretty mint and awesome work on the wheels. I really hope you paint the body stripes dark blue or black though, I reckon it sets it off! Cheers Tai

Yeah hope it will come out alright, there's nothing really like it over here and barely any retro styled Jappas in Perth so will be different to all the bloody 180/skyline drift clan cars and bogan commys/coons that run the streets over here. Haha not a huge fan of the PAC performance/Queen St styled rotaries. May as wheel get white leather interior whilst im at it puhuhuhu. Tai.

To be honest i'm not 100% sure. Presumed it was some engineering work carried out on the eccentric shaft for the rebuild. Will check with engine builder, tis my first rotor build so a lot to learn.

Oh and a better picture of it on the front guard. Tai.

And that is where these come in.. Managed to sort these Group C RX3 flares locally for very good price. Mocked up on a spare guard.. Obviously trimming and bending required but they look the biz. Should be wide enough for the rears with a suitable tyre combo (unsure what tyre sizing at this stage). The main issue though may be clearance issues with the rear doors. May look into cutting them and bolting to the doors so I can still open them (could look bad though) but will have to wait and see when i'm at the car. Any thoughts on alternatives for fitment? No further updates on rust work at this stage but stoked as the look is all coming together. Thanks for looking. Tai.

Some boxes arrived. Daaaamn these are bigger than I pictured in my head. So stoked though! And here's what they're like on the back... oh shiiet.. The rears are poking out approx 60-70mm!! Luckily there's enough inner guard clearance in the rear so no mini tubbing required there. Haven't been able to fit up the front yet as it's all apart, may need to need to minitub the front for clearance at lock but no doubt outer guard work is required.

And more on the wheels.. Should be here maybe tomorrow or next week!!! Thanks for looking, Tai.

More progress on the rust.. And the floor and transmission tunnel before it gets redone... The floors don't look too bad on the top but on the underside it's pretty rotten. And some more rust i've come across on the passenger a pillar. Theres also some on the drivers c pillar zzz.

And a teaser of what's to come. Hard to contain excitement!!! Tai

Progress on the rust work so far.. Chassis leg rebuilt. This was completely rotten before, the sides had caved in and the bottom started curling upwards. Should have got a before pic really. And here's a start on the drivers side sill.