rotorhoe Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Finalized the design and jigsawed with guidance (a.k.a Dad did it) the wood part Then foamed it up real good like Finally cut up and ados'd the vinyl (Chocolate mmmm) Now just letting it sit pretty before chucking it in the boot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted December 12, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2013 As well as making up some vinyl badassery also put on some of the pretty parts like pillar covers, door panels, grill, headlight surrounds, bonnet etc. as below and ordered up some completing parts from the country brother aus. before interior bits and bobs: after: before exterior: after with grill, surrounds and bonnet: 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotorhoe Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Put boot panel in place and pretty happy with how it turned out so spent time today making up boot carpet pattern then slowly and painfully cutting the thick carpet/continuously punching the scissors trying to get them apart. Super thankful for Flooring Xtra's bins out back with rolls of off-cut carpet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted February 20, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2014 Hello there 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted February 22, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2014 Took it out for first run in today, face is sore from smiling. 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted February 25, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2014 Explanation time: I had a 3 month university break so I decided to get the car progressing along at a nice pace, nearly every week day or evening since New Years but I had no idea that I would actually finish it haha. Big hold back was the alarm wiring but with a couple of hours and beers, sheepers and Nick from Ron Wood Auto Electrical managed to do an awesome job and tidy it up (and get kicks out of cutting holes in the body aye sheepers). After that I got this crazy motivation that involved putting the majority of it back together alone to the best standard I could without spending bucketloads of money. My favourite time was when Dad was resting and he woke up to me struggling to sneak out the passengers seat to put it in and surprise him although his comment was "I never knew someone could hit so many walls and doors carrying a seat", good job Amy. In the process I also ended up making a lot of things that we didn't have like a handbrake boot cover, the boot backing and carpet, vinyl cover under the rear seat, and a tool roll with the leftover vinyl. So that's basically the quick rundown, would not have been finished without the help of many people but especially credited to Mum, Dad, Karl, and Bernie/Earl McFarlane. Finally, here's a pic of the beginning of moving it/hurting face with smiles: 33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted March 2, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 Drives really well, I got used to it fairly quickly so we decided to make the most of it. BDA780, S I C, punkout and I took it up through northern Waiwera roads late last night to run it in, and then this morning Karl and I took it down to Leadfoot Ranch to surprise visit Rodney and go for a little blast up the hill. Pics for evidence: 31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted April 11, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2014 Last month we made it to and from Nelson Nationals with only minor problems that were unpredictable such as the windscreen cracking 30 minutes into the drive haha. Nevertheless we carried on for an awesome event, pics credit to yoeddys and Dave Roman. The all girls grasskhana gang (Karl BDA780 and Shaarn S I C) I've now made it my resolution to take it out at least once a week for peace of mind /see what needs fixing when WOF is due to renew which includes windscreen, wiring, emptying tank, aaaaand maybe a touch of lower. Last night's cruise around town stock photo 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rotorhoe Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Today I flushed out the radiator for the new cap as the old one didn't seal properly and this mixed with warm temps, packed car, and slow ride over Coromandel hills meant a messy situation at Leadfoot petrol station (sorry Rodney) also getting driveshaft balanced, checking rear shock and various nic nac knocking arounds. This RE12 badge came courtesy of Christchurch's 427carguy Hogan at the 2012 Leadfoot cruise so I gave it a permanent home 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted November 21, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2014 Driveshaft is outI also managed to score the lucky last Mazda original sill clips so the chrome finally went on.Not without a struggle though, previous owner had drilled out the holes in the body meaning the clips had to be drilled too and special screws bought and cut from Hi Q(photos ded)It's been on the road 37 years today 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted December 5, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2014 Driveshaft balanced and painted up real good courtesy of rad people at ADL Sunnybrae Rd It's important to try NOT drop driveshaft on your head when fitting, as even the biggest amount of expletives can't do it justice Have a wee problem with rear left rubbing through the body which has seemingly weakened it by touch, so attempting to save this with new tyres courtesy of Stephen big vs small Finally, under all circumstances it is important to purchase a limited edition rotor xmas sweater and wear it as a work top (rated 5 stars and parent approved) and there you have it, back brapping in no time 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted December 27, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2014 Jesus must love rotors as things I received on his birthday included car clean things (thanks parents), extra long rear vision mirror because bullets are effectively useless (thanks Karl) aaaand a smiley grill chrome which is something I've dreamed of owning since the beginning (many thanks to the surprise king Stephen) One heck of a bling queen and also amazing to drive on motorway now as the driveshaft is super shhhhh. Smug Buck and peeping Max Smiley times two 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted February 16, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2015 This week is one year being on the road, so tidy up was required after making the milestone of its first ever Leadfoot Festival. Started off parked alone, but then I found some friends. Semi related, this was Dad's other white sedan RX3 project- Rod Millen's tribute RX3. So yeah last week we had to say goodbye to our Mk5 Cortina Ghia, which allowed for extra garage space... so why not park diagonally and become garage king? Also that wall features many hundreds of layered posters of 70's rally cars- all have been subject to stray darts. Firstly: my windscreen cracked in two places- one reaching 29cm and one 17cm. Many thanks to Jeremy at Bespoke Auto Glass- not only does he do a great job, he also has incredible life stories and history of rallying, and travels to you to work out of his Imp! Secondly: the door handle decided it wanted to not work as a door handle anymore, thanks bud. This was all sorted by bribing Stephen with beers. Shout out to Mexico for Corona payments. Finally here is RX wedged between its two Ford brothers 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted May 12, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2015 Pretended to be a race car amongst some Leadfoot Ranch scenery, with huge thanks to BDAKarl for being a qualified dial-a-driver. Photo credit to the talented Jason of Alpha Imagery. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotorhoe Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Bananas for scale Dole day #model 2x RX3 necklaces 1x RX3 Tomica For sale 1 x brother a.k.a BDA780: Works well with models 3D printing expert Excels at 21st presents Will consider swaps, no hondas 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted August 1, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2015 Two weeks of MK2's Part 1: To start the wild ride, I accidentally won an auction for SSR Mk2s. I was sure that I would be outbid, and placed the bid as a reminder to myself about the auction, but sure enough after 10,000,000,000 refreshes nobody outbid me and suddenly I owned these awesome wheels... in Japan. With a huge thanks to Jesse Streeter we discussed the cheapest option of around an 8 week delivery so while I was thinking of clever ways to hide their arrival through employing Karl, these sneaky sneakers were on their way for an earlier 6 week delivery. Down low, too slow Found some neat centre caps, and spent a few hours cleaning them up and snapping the rusty bolts out of the wheels. Part two: After 3.5 years (and many assignments relating to marketing motorsport events in NZ) I got to take place in Davidson Graduation Mk2. The super special thank you must go to Rodney for flying down to see me walk briskly across Aotea stage. RX3, Mk2 graduation, Mk2 wheels, Ari Catenen Part three: Really was no better way to celebrate leaving education then to go to Japan, for my Mk2 visit. rot808 and I are off on our Asian Adventure, hopefully finding our way to all the RX3 brothers and cousins. To be continued... Pics will be on my flickr (8:08 Photography) https://www.flickr.com/photos/motoreligion or instagram (theamyable) 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted November 6, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2015 Project 1.0 is slowly getting underway, after the 3 month escape to Asia... Part of this post I want to dedicate to one of the coolest dudes we met, Rtid. A mixture of instagram and facebook conversations utilising good old google translate meant that we roughly organised to meet at a cafe in Northern Thailand with him and his 808. He mentioned that there could be a few tourists and he wouldn't know who we were, but the fact that 1) he arrived in the 808 I pined over for months and 2) we were the only ones running away from our coffee to see it, meant we found each other pretty easy. I can say this is easily one of the coolest examples of an 808 I have ever seen, and it is a park everywhere, anywhere daily driver! Rtid is a hilarious and talented guy who many may know from his now famous art shirts, "RX3 or 808 Thailand", or the fact he basically runs Lampang Retro Car club. My favourite conversation was pointing to his fender mirrors, trying to explain I was in the market for some. Giving that making dinner plans for later took over 20 minutes, you can imagine how long it took to explain about mirrors. I finally find some Wi-Fi and show him a picture to which he delightfully exclaims "OH Celica ta22 mirrors! I have!" So I proudly own some very well travelled Celica fender mirrors, along with some of the rad shirts he designs. Yes the mirrors made it flawlessly through 6 more flights and numerous trains and buses in my bag, checked by a custom official at Narita airport who asked where from and was super excited when I mentioned they were for a Matsuda. This other part I want to dedicate a huge shout out to Paul Weir for dedicating huge amounts of time and effort into creating some wild wheels for the new style. For some reason I felt like the parts on the car should have a meaning, so this time the colour reflected the late 80's colour scheme Rod Millen ran for his Ashley Forest FC RX7 I told myself 2 years ago that once the car was done, I would never make it a project again. So now marks the beginning of the process to complete the car and hopefully after round 2, never make it a project again. 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rotorhoe Posted January 28, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2016 MK2 UPDEIGHT08 These past few weeks have been a mixture of excitement, confusion, and overall joy as cosmetic restoration of lil 808 continues. The pictures sum it up but for those who prefer to read I'll attempt to explain how I went on a feel trip completing this just in time for Leadfoot & REunion... Inspiration began: Became a proud owner of a Mazda Japan chrome eyebrow (to complete the top chrome). Massive thanks to Craig OLDMAZ Most of the parts to complete it: boot spoiler, fender mirrors from Rtid, lowering blocks from Stephen rot808, and nuts from Scotty BRDFLU and my fish flag from the Bosozoku at Daikoku Futo PA I also received a pair of lowering springs from my parents. So in my mind I thought "sweet as! chuck the wheels on, chuck the spoiler on, fit the springs and blocks, put the fender mirrors on and good to go!" however... Firstly, I looked closely and noticed my boot wasn't flush to the sides so would provide an uneven base for a spoiler. This required a day of gentle persuasion (hammering shit out of it) and soft speaking (cursing wildly). Ok boot was sitting right now so I booked in to get a warrant, and booked in to get the spoiler shaped by Paul Weir... I started it up, very excited as hadn't heard it in a few months and went to leave the garage to get to my warrant in time, but the problem was just that. I couldn't leave the garage. I ran upstairs to get Dad and what happened next was one of my fondest memories regardless of the situation. Dad just kept trying to move it out by doing burnouts on the garage floor filling the house with smoke. The warrant was out of the question but the memory made up for it. Found out later in the day my front wheels pushed hard against the brakes and were completely stiff! So I got my warrant, and I got the first part of the spoiler shaping done by Paul, all was going to plan! Until I put the lowering springs in. Note: if you buy a rotary, chances are the previous owner has already cut your "standard" springs by at least 1 inch. My way of finding this out was putting in my new lowered springs, and looking in horror at the tape measure that stated I had in fact raised the car by 20mm. So off they went to Christchurch on overnight delivery last Wednesday, and returned back to me on the Friday morning, impressive. Meanwhile as all this is happening, the fender mirror springs are being shipped from Thailand (expected delivery of 3 days took 3 weeks), we spent more time with Paul fixing up spoiler number 2 for Rod Millen's RX3 that I picked up halfway to Hahei, and the lowering blocks were getting reshaped from Dad due to a whacky centre hole. So yes, the drama is (hopefully) over for now, unfortunately can't get the mirrors on in time but have made that priority for weeks after REunion. Thanks to Stephen & Paul Weir we got the wheels on nicely, the boot sitting flush, the spoiler shaped in time, and the lowering springs and blocks in ready for it's unveil at Leadfoot Festival. (let's also mention the 4 hours I spent cleaning, polishing, and auto-soling to have it heavy rain on the drive home) And here are the pictures of the process involved: Shaping the spoiler to fit Fitting Rod Millen's spoiler Paul Weir fiberglassing Rod's spoiler Bare bum before Rod's spoiler (to be painted and stickered for Leadfoot Festival) My spoiler fitted 20mm higher than before The ideal low, thanks to Stephen for risking your nose for this shot So that's all for the next few weeks! Should be at Caffeine and Classics this weekend, Leadfoot Festival next weekend, and REunion the weekend following! ありがとう 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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