Popular Post MRWEST Posted April 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2020 Just before Xmas came across this 808 Coupe on trademe/insta for sale. Have always wanted a RX3/808 Coupe and timing and things kinda fell into place. Basic details are 808 Coupe: -12A Steel nose cone -13b bridgeport, 48mm IDA -S4/5 RX7 5 Speed box -S3 LSD rear end -Coilover front -Tidy black interior -Savanna Tail lights -Bolt on flares -15 x 10 with a 195/40/15 (stretched to tomorrow) and 15 x 11 with a 205/40/15 (Also stretched to tomorrow) BBS RS wheels. Got good bones and the right bits and pieces on it just needs a bit of love, has a few things to sort out and work through to get her sorted. Wasnt running when i picked it up which was a bit of a gamble. Pics of when i picked it up and bought it home, late night mission got home at 1am on a school night zzzzzzzz. Have done a fair bit already will post more updates during the week. Discussion fred below 35 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted April 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 Todays update, The deal was no working on this/spending money till the chev truck was vinned/sorted for Beach Hop. Whilst on xmas holidays with a bit of spare time i managed to find the guy who makes the flare kits in Thailand with a listing on EBay. The car came without the rear flares they had been lost somewhere along the line. He agreed to sell me a new set of rear steel handmade flares to match the fronts already on the car. so fired away an order for those which didnt go down well with the boss But what can she do when they are already on their way haha. These turned up in late Jan and are yet to go on the car but will do when it goes to get a few wee rust gremlins sorted. Couple of pics below of how they look with the flares on from the seller/maker. Yarns 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted April 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 Next up after getting busted buying flares i got back into working on the truck to get it sorted for Beach Hop. Had a week long break at the end of Jan to go for a boys roadtrip to Muscle Car Madness in Rangiora (if you aint been an like old cars and beers you got to go , its hectic as fuk) Anyway whilst i was away the mrs rustled some mates together to get the car and take it to another mate who knows a thing or two about rotarys to get it going (wasnt going when i bought it) . Long story short was a bit of a mess few things round the wrong way and what not and so got that sorted and got it running. Came home after a week long trip with the boys and got thrown the keys and told to go out to the shed to start the car haha. Nice crisp sounding motor starts mint as hot or cold so pretty happy with that. Will get it on a dyno and checked up and tuned before i go leaning on it too much. Couple of vids of start up and driving Next update coming soon 26 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted April 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2020 So got sick of looking the primer/bogged rear quarters so spray bombed them with some satin black cause it was hurting my eyes looking at it in the shed till i get it sorted properly. Took it for a drive, couldnt even get it out my driveway without the guard rubbing on the tyre and basically stalling the car. Turns out on further investigation all the load leaves had been flipped to lower it some more, so basically had no spring tension in the rear. Pulled the leave pack apart and put everything in the right place, slightly raised the car but made it actually driveable an doesnt come close to touching the guards now! Couple of pics of it and the springs before unflipping. Yarns here 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted May 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2020 Tonights up date. So the car came on 15 x 10 on the front and 15 x11 on the rear, which are ultra wide especially when they had super streteched 195 & 205 on them. I was a bit on the fence about running them as to make them look semi decent needed alot wider tire on it which could of been tricky space wise. Was browsing trademe for lips to relip them slightly narrower if some lips popped up, ended up finding a set of 15 x 8 & 15 x 9 BBS RS on trademe with Mazda stud pattern. So went and grabbed them , turns out they were the wheels that used to be on this car before it had the flares. Have put the 9s on the front and put the 10 off the front onto the back. Will switch tyres around to run a 205 on the front and get some 225/40 or similar for the 10 on the back. 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted May 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2020 So when i got the car the front and rear bumpers and the grill surround trim were plastidipped black. Not really my thing got to have chrome on a old school car. Managed to peel it all off to reveal very tidy and mint chrome which was a relief. Couple of before and after shots, very happy with the outcome. 27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted May 3, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 So when i got the car the dash topper, gauge cluster, centre console had all been black winkle painted. Had a modified factory cluster to fit a set of autometer guages. Black wrinkle paint not really my thing so decided ill put the dash and cluster out and clean it up and repaint it satin black. So pulled the dash out, tried to clean up the topper but wasnt having much success so a quick call to the man @64valiant and will be getting the dash topper over to him to trim in a nice black something. Will repaint the steel part of the dash top while its out too. Got the gauge cluster out to clean that up which also turned into a can of worms. Ended up finding a brown factory cluster with speedo etc to either run factory cluster and flick the volts gauge, mount tacho below dash next to steering column and change the gauges around in centre console so only the ones needed are left. But then after that also found a factory black cluster with no gauges so will have a look how easy its going to be to modify that one (tidly and not wrinkle painted) to fit these gauges back in similar to as they are now. Both of them are on their way to me so will see what happens when they get there and make a plan to tidy it up as best as possible without buying a heap of new stuff. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted May 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2020 One of the front wheels was quite tight, thought the wheel bearing might be up a bit tight. Went to pull it apart and the caliper was stuck on pretty well. Got it off and the piston was seized in the caliper and turns out the bloody bleed nipple was snapped off as well The brakes were single pot early rx7/rx2 etc slide calipers. Thought this would be a good opportunity to upgrade. Managed to find a set front FD RX7 4 Pots rebuilt and powdercoated with slotted rotors all ready to go on. Also came with a set of front adjustables that had been rebuilt with KYB RX7 inserts, Techno toy camber plates and roll centre adjusters. Bloody nice set up. Wasnt sure they would fit under 15s due to rotor size but sounds like it is wheel dependant. A test fit of my wheels and it fits perfectly filling out the wheel nicely! I thought my coilovers in my car werent body adjustable so thought this would be a good upgrade. Turns out once i got them out they XYZ coilovers which are body adjustable but someone had removed the spring perch locking collar, and the body adjustment locking collar to wind it right down as low as possible! Which is why the wheels rubbed at full lock on the inner guards i guess! So will probably sell these coilovers and keep the brakes. Should stop quite nicely now! 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted May 11, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2020 Been a busy few weeks of lockdown. One of the issues the car had i wasnt happy with was the fuel system. Someone had made new alloy hardlines at some point and instead of using a bender to form the bends they must of used pliers or something so there was a heap of crimped bends with restrictions in the fuel line which aint good for noone! To top it off one of the fittings decided it would leak on/off sporadicall, one day it would and the next it wouldnt. Decided to rip it all out and go new braided line system front to back. Got a full setup 247 fittings and black teflon lined braid from Motorsport plumbing supplies and set about remaking it all. Have relocated filter and regulator to boot (run a dead head type return system) and mounted it all on a alloy panel for tidyness. Excuse the disgusting looking boot it needs a repaint in there ha, on the to do list! Got it all back together and fired up last night, no leaks which was i was stoked about ha! The lines under the car where roughly attached previously with the brake lines just cable tied to them which aint ideal! Got a heap of black billet 247 Fitting clamps and clamped the fuel and brake lines under the car which turned out alot tidier. While that was all being done i whipped out the old gearbox crossmember which was a work of art! Someone had used a galv bomex type builders bracket (with logo and barcode still attached hah!) to construct the xmember Got my mate Gav from Precision Workz to fab me up a new one which is 1000% tidier and stronger. \ Anyways thats todays update! 33 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted May 11, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2020 Ended up with 2 x Sets of BBS RS wheels all with tyres. So had a range of tyre sizes and widths to choose from. Have changed it round from 10s & 11s it came on the car to 9s & 10s. The 11s that were on the rear had a streteched as 205/50/R15 Toyo T1R (nice tyre) on them. Have taken them off and put them onto the 9s which will hopefully go on the front. Look alot better not stretched to an inch of their life i think ha! Have been looking around for tyres for the 10s for the rear, Pretty hard to find tyres in a suitable size. From what iv found most people run a 225/45/R15 on a 10. Nobody makes a street tyre for them they are mostly reallllyyy expensive semi slick or slick type options. Have since found a set of Nexens in that size that are on special at the moment till the end of the month that will probably do the trick so will probably grab a pair of those for the rear. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/wheels-tyres/tyres/listing-2619605509.htm?rsqid=53e4a84365c14a04902738400c3b0bc7-001 At least it should handle bloody well! Have ended up with 6 x 195/45/R15s left over that will fit on the 8s that can be chucked on the rear for extra curricular activites ha. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted May 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2020 Well the front tyre situation turned into a fail! Wound the suspension up 25mm and chucked the 9" with a 205/50R15 but due to overall tyre profile rubs at both locks. Didnt actually realise the Toyo was a 50 profile till after i fitted it. Will get a 195/45 put back on today and see how that is now the suspension is wound up a touch. Theres 1.2" of overall tyre diameter difference between the 2 so should help a decent amount Got the new gearbox crossmember painted and fitted last night. Great improvement there. Also removed the exhaust. The midsections not to bad on it but the headers aint anywhere near flash. Theyve been squashed pretty bad to "get them to fit" , managed to pick up a full exhaust minus a rear muffler off a rx3 in much better nick so nabbed that and will hopefully pick up this week. Thatl be good to get on before i get tune checked/touched up. Also had some pretty quality welding on the rear muffler which will be nice to get rid of ha! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted May 17, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2020 Got the new exhaust last week, Good score for $350, alot better than mine and is well made. Had a mate come on the weekend and weld my muffler on so just need to pull apart and clean up and put new exhaust manifold gasket on and thats the exhaust sorted. Got one side of the front brakes on, front suspension wound up a bit and its looking good. Ordered some HAWK pads from SpeedScience a few weeks ago which turn up today so ill get those in and bled up and thatll be the front brakes/suspension sorted. All coming along nicely. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRWEST Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 Havent done much in the last couple weeks been sorting the truck vin and other bits. Ordered some new tyres for the rear, Have gone with 225/45/R15 Nexen semis (best priced tyre in this size by a long way) to go on the 10" rim. Also was putting a new speedo cable into the truck and realised the chev factory gauge end fitting looked similar to the autometer speedo i had with no cable. Tested it and sure enough it did. Had a mazda cable to fit the s4 box so sent it all down to CBC in Christchurch who made me a new cable to suit which looks to work perfectly. Got to sort the last of the truck vin repairs this weekend then ill be back into this to get it sorted and rolling again. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted June 7, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2020 Got the new tyres put on the 10" for the rear over the weekend. Much better and less strech haha. 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted June 21, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2020 Havent done much for the last month or so as had a bit going on. Got the full new exhaust painted with heat paint and on this weekend, sounds primo and alot better than the one that was on it. Got some new Hawk HP Plus pads for the S6 Brake setup and have fitted that up, should be a good stopping package now! Just waiting on some new front brake lines and that can be bled up and car can hit the ground again. All booked in to get the rust sorted in a couple of weeks so will get that sorted next. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted June 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2020 Few bits and pieces sorted in the last week, Scored a set of louvers for it, got sent a photo of it previously when it had them before flares, looked good so grabbed them for a rainy day( will see if i run them with the flares or not yet) Also had a mate repaint the gauge surrounds as i sanded off the black to find the factory silver had been sanded off so didnt have much choice but to repaint it so it was tidy. While he was there got him to repaint the dash topper black. @64valiant has the dash topper for retrimming at the moment, soon as i have that it can go back together. Booked in to go to rust repairs this weekend, I also booked it into Chrome Expression Session so time to get shit moving and get it there haha. Next 4 or 5 weeks going to be all go!! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted July 6, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2020 Few missions sorted on this this weekend. Firstly acquired a set of 17" ROH ZS's for a rainy day. The car used to have them on in a previous life and im a fan so grabbed these when they popped up just in case. Also dropped the car off to Steve at The Shed Rust Repairs to get the rear screen rust sorted, lower quarter on same side (presumably from water going through corner of windscreen rust), tidy up the front valance/lip from a heap holes been drilled in it for a big lip, and also fit a new parcel shelf. Someone in a previous life had literally hacked up the parcel shelf horrendously for speakers. Thankfully Riggs Mazda parts in Canada was able to sort me a non hacked cut for a reasonable price and drilled out the factory spot welds to make it easier to remove and fit the new one. Thatll tidy the rust and that mess up nicely! 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted July 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 Bit of progress this week, Wheels have been split and lips dropped to Toby at BOP Polishers to give them a once over and get them 100% again. Steve at The Shed Rust Repairs has got into the car this week, Windscreen rust was worse than we could see which was probably to be expected. Nothing that cant be fixed though! Parcel shelf is out and awaiting the new one to turn up so can get that back in as well. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted July 15, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2020 Rust repairs have progressed well, Waiting on parcel shelf to turn up so can finish that and windscreen rust off. In the meantime Toby at BOP Polishers has been hard at it getting the outter lips and centre caps of the BBS's polished up and looking mint. Stoked with the result, just got to clean the centres and rears and assemble them now! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MRWEST Posted July 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2020 Well picked up the coupe from Steve at The Shed Rust Repairs this week. Hes fixed the minor rust in the bottom of both quarters from the rear windscreen rust leaking water in, fixed the rear screen, replaced the hacked up parcel shelf with the cut from Riggs RX in Canada and then filled all the holes in the front lip that had been put into it. Also refit the new rear flares Did a real good job of it all and its alot better now than when i got it! Got it home and did a dummy fit of the 15x10s minus rear tyres and looks like itll be bang on hopefully. Will fill the guards out nice. @64valiant and the mate Jimmy T smashed out the upholstery and the painting of the dash topper so looking massively better than the wrinkle painted mess that was on there. And finally started stripping the exterior for a bit of paint to go down this weekend so looking forward to that! 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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