Level7 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Discussion viewtopic.php?f=18&t=22403 This is my 808 wagon project, have loved these little wagons for years. sold my RA23 Celica back in 96 to buy one and build it up as an RX3 wagon, then stumbled across this one in 2002 that was a lot tider, so bought it... Sat for years, didn't really have the money to do anything with it.. then sold my old orange 808 wagon, and finally started rebuilding it in 2006. about 4 different flats, multiple storage units its been tailored all over Auckland.. lol Its a pretty sweet model, import jap spec, has all the smoked Nippon glass etc.. same chassis as the RX3 wagons.. Unfortunately, some muppet had sprayed it in enamel paint at some stage.. was cracking all over the place.. so I ended up sending the shell off to have the enginebay and door jams sand blasted. Striped the roof and quarters by hand... Joy! mostly paint striped and sandblasted to bare steel.. shell etch primed, then has had a couple coats of primer.. rear quarters where strait as, never been dinged. all panels acid dipped, and no major scary things uncovered luckily all my nuts and bolts and shit gold passivated and looking like brand new. Finally got the shell in some paint late 2007.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 So spent my 4 days of at easter sanding, painting and more sanding.. dawn till dusk every day.. On the up side finally got all the panels painted to match the car! Dug my nose cone off my old car out from storage thats been wraped up for so many years i've lost count.. most of the panels hung in last stages of primer, sitting in my expensive drying room. (in between the rain..) Finally hiting it all with some paint back in the same top end spray booth. aka driveway. Finally all painted! now just the kit set to put back together, and to sort out an engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 springs re-tensioned with an extra leaf ready to go in! Found some other RX3 bits i'd lost in boxes too.. NOS RX3 wagon badge i scored years ago. RX3 wagon vents from a car in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 Finally getting some panels on, just need a spare 100 hours to finish polishing trims/glass and everything else, aligning the panels and then should be back in one piece for the first time in years.. lol Decided I might just convert it to RX3, was thinking of leaving it looking like a standard 808, but quite like all the blingy RX3 trims.. Need to mark out drill some holes and fit the RX3 tail gate chrome and the factory wood grain for the back, so should end up looking like my old wagon. What it will look like with the RX3 spec tail gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 up till 2am drilling holes in freshly painted panels and making mounting clips. Then slaping on woodgrain.. painfull job... Now time to start aligning all the panels properly and geting the glass and other crap in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 Finally found my RX3 crosmembers in a box, so i can mount something in now once they are cleaned up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Painted some more bits Got some other bits back from the platers. Glass finally in! New sill trim mounting clips and chrome back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Well as finished as its going to get for a while, off to storage for the winter! Think about something to power it next summer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Rolled it out of storage last night and finally got around to fitting jap spec mirrors i've had for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Finally painted the last bit under neath that needed sorting.. Might even have it running some time this year.. woop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Diff back in! rolling again.. Front sitting a bit low.. going to have to sort out some new suspension I think.. Brand new disks i've had sitting in boxes for over 5 years.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 finally moving under its own power again! now just for new front shocks, raise the front up a bit, wheel alignment, new seatbelts, finish putting some of the interior panels, and go over all the nut bolts over neath, should be on the road again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Impulse buy, Found some cheap knock off wheels. 15x8 front and 15x9 Rears - 0 offset, is tight, rims pretty much level with guards front and rear, tyre choice is going to make or break! but certainly won't be 100% legal.. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Wheels back from Arrow wheels, I got them to change the stud from 4x114.3 to 4x110. They drill out and fitting a metal sleeve insert thingy. Seemed to do a pretty sweet job, $65 a wheel not to bad. Two more tyres to pickup tomorrow, then see if these things are going to fit without tearing the guards off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Had white wall guy around Friday! White walls looking all crispy new again, last set was done back in 2004, were starting too look a bit av. New tyres on my original 808 rims that I had acid diped, painted back to the original sliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Just passsed through getting vinned! YEEEaah, back on the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Finally got some pictures with wheels on. Went down to 100mm ground clearance, as low as I could go and get through Vin. Also will fly through wofs at that height... tyres are a bit on the ilegal side tho.. front esp stretched to shit to get on, 175 would be better, think i could run if put camber plates up the front. Would like to drop it another inch, but will mean breaking out spray gun, should have rolled under edge of the guards, but didn't really plan to run such wide wheels.. Still pretty happy with it, was the look I was after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level7 Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Finally got some photos on the stock wheels with new white walls.. And cars on trademe... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =429140925 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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