Rivalrx - 1972 Mazda 618 Coupe

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RX4 steelies are on with a little taller white walls of 70 series vs the 65 on my previous steelies.  

Fouled  the plugs this weekend and got brand new plugs.  Will put more conservative jets in tomorrow and hopefully stops the plugs fouling. 

Ive drive It 10km EVER so I’m still feeling it out day by day. 

 

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Cert recheck today

Passed the drive test and the 5x 100km brake test too. Let me tell you it was loving the fang today and performed spot on. It was the first time going over 50km haha so I had my beady eyes on the temp gauge   

 

The only remaining things to do are:

 

1) supply the alignment print out (repair cert person has this so will need another copy printed)

2) add 2 rear bump stops - ordering tomorrow from a George Stocks 

3) tighten hand brake (this needs to be done for the compliance also)

4) the speedo is out 15-20km. I need to apply custom stickers to the speedo corresponding to the correct speed increments eg 120km is actually 100km  

 

Legal cruising is so close I can taste it.

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Car passed cert today - awaiting Cert plate. 

 

You beauty

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Well today the car passed the compliance recheck and I now have 12 months REG and 6 months WOF. 

Thanks to those that have helped me during the build. 

Now it’s time to relax and enjoy the old sled. 

Beer o’clock for me

I will be parked up at chrome this weekend weather permitting. Come say hi. 

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Weather put me off taking it to Chrome today. 

Took it for a hoon about town and it didn’t miss a beat. 

 

The blue 808 (mates) got a new turbo last night and was put to work on the track. 

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So this happened today - purists please look away.

 

I have a spare RX2 s2-3 bonnet that has just been gagging to have an IDA hole cut into it....

this was the result 

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Bit of the old grease on the top of the IDA filter then lower the bonnet gently down, capturing the initial lower outline of where the cut needs to be. 

I need to get a couple extra bits to complete this like the thin black trim for the hole edge. 

My original red bonnet will remain mint so that I can chop and change the look at will. 

I noticed it was vibrating towards the front  at 100km therefore I had a good look at it when I got home. The factors glue holding the frame to the skin was separating. Now we pumped a load of Wurth glue in the areas of concern and it all should be sweet after the glue tacks off. 

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I actually like the rude rude as white bonnet look haha.

2pac likes it and that’s all that counts.

 

 

 

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This photo uploading gig is really trying my patience...

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Update - rod tune complete and now the 51 IDA is singing. 
 

If anyone is off to Reunion next week come say hi - I’m there Friday to Sunday.

The brake master sht itself and leaked on the RH chassis rail....

I ordered another master (Mazda 808) and we bled it last night. 
 

That and found that I was missing a lower rear calliper bolt so I’ve replaced that. 
 

 

fresh VTNZ WOF today. 

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Took the sled to Reunion last weekend. The weather fri sat was awesome and there sure were some nice cars there. 
 

no issues and it ran like a dream all weekend 

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Photo props to Jarrod Carruthers 

 

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photo props Amy - I take shite pics 

 

cheers for the beer and chat Amy and Stephen. 

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I’ve been working on the build video during the lockdown. I couldn’t find free music I liked so that’s something to look into for the next time. 
 

the car is for sale too on Trademe....

 

 

 

 

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The car is sold 

now onto my XE project and some 90s jap goodness too. 
 

cheers