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Filthy one's mk1 rotary wagon update 30/09/08


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heres she goes form start to finish

the day i picked it up sitting in a paddock for 9 years

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engine bay

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strip down

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fitting up the engine was pretty easy. Front mounted like an rx7 made up custom mounts etc

pick of the engine fitted

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I had to cut the trns tunnel out to enlarge it so the RX7 5 spd woul fit in

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after 3 days at the panelbeaters

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after removing the battery tray the inner guard

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after 6 coats of filler primer & 3 of normal primer almost ready for colour

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first bit of colour

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finaly painted & back at my workshop

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got the engine parts back from the polishers

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S3 RX7 diff Ltd head just finished modding it to fit the wagon

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primed & slammed ready to go to the paint shop

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got the seats & new door panels back from the upholstrey

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engine back together ready to be installed

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& now fitted into the engine

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carpet now fitted throughout

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steering guages etc now fitted

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FINISHED!

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5spd

s2 rx7 disc brake diff

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engine

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inside

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rear

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want to know anything about the build just ask i have plenty of time now its finished

Will be showing her at the SI nats in march & fast fours magazine did a photoshoot on tuesday should be in the mag next month so thats pretty sweet..

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new rims guys what do ya think

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Made a couple of changes to the wagon this week!!

Changed the discs to mk3 zephyer & new bottom ball joints

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check out these bad boys nolathened strut tops

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I also had to move my brake res as using the rx7 one i could'nt fill it very easy so remote mounted one i sorced off one of the tractors at work

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got the seats & new door panels back from the upholstrey

1003038vh8.jpg

1003042gl8.jpg

engine back together ready to be installed

1002894lz7.jpg

& now fitted into the engine

1003186hk9.jpg

carpet now fitted throughout

1003295gh5.jpg

steering guages etc now fitted

1003853vp3.jpg

guys some of you may have seen it already but if not here she goes

12a

5spd

s2 rx7 disc brake diff

sidepicfv8.jpg

engine

no4sh6.jpg

inside

insidesideviewxp3.jpg

rear

1003849tt9.jpg

want to know anything about the build just ask i have plenty of time now its finished

Will be showing her at the SI nats in march & fast fours magazine did a photoshoot on tuesday should be in the mag next month so thats pretty sweet..

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As i'm using a S1 Rx7 master cylinder its a real shit to fill the res with brake fluid so i remote mounted one I pinched off a tractor at work.

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I also changed the front strut setup changed my discs to mk3 zephyer ones.

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Check out these bad boys nolathened instead of crappy old rubber

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hey fellas

time for some mods gunna make up some tramp rods have made a dummy drop tank thats going to house my spare wheel

I'll bang up some pics tomorrow :wink:

oh & fitted a new clutch its has a holden 1 ton centre in the pressure plate & shes primo I can spin both bags into 3rd easy as now 8)

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at last got all the shit together after the burg just went with autogauge gear as it work

well the first time round . Started to make a console too small change from the stolen one is

i'm going to fibreglass over this one & get it painted the same colour as the car then it will match the dash mint

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