Shizzles Mazda Dorito ute

[RUNAMUCK]

 

The thing which leaps out at me about this build is, with the unaffordability of old rotor shit, that nose cone must have cost a kings ransom?

[d.p.n.s]

yeeeeesssssssssssssssss

[shizzl]

1 hour ago, RUNAMUCK said:

 

The thing which leaps out at me about this build is, with the unaffordability of old rotor shit, that nose cone must have cost a kings ransom?

Yes sir, dont tell the mrs.

It was a 4k kit right there.

It took some courage to put the drill and grinder to it.

Mind you i only cut a small puece off it that isnt seen.

And used a couple of self tappers to pin the 2 halves together for now.

So shes pretty much ad it was.

That was my goal for this one...do it better incase it gets damaged.

 

Ill get some fibreglass moulds made of the finished guards too.

[RUNAMUCK]

[shizzl]

PAC performance kit...so rotor tax x10.

 

[Mr.Mk1]

This is tits! I remember photos of that Ute on here yonks ago.

Good job

[RUNAMUCK]

Late last century I sold a wof'd, reg'd rx3 coupe running and driving with a 13b for $4850. 

Makes that nose cone seem kinda spendy........

[shizzl]

49 minutes ago, RUNAMUCK said:

Late last century I sold a wof'd, reg'd rx3 coupe running and driving with a 13b for $4850. 

Makes that nose cone seem kinda spendy........

Tell me about it...i bout a rolling 808 sedan with full 10a conversion for $1800. That was while i built that ute.

I bought and sold cars to pay for that build.

Now i just sell my soul, and good paying customers

[d.p.n.s]

had brand new rear 1/4s for a rx3 coupe ,nose cone and front guards in my dad's panel and paint shop as well as a shelf of escort go faster bits and bobs. in the 90s.. I left for an OE and was gone longer than I planned and by the time I got home dad had sold his business.....

[MRWEST]

Epic, cool to seeing it recreated,
Think you might of messaged me about some guards last night on FB!

 

I remember 14 year old me seeing this on the net when i had a ute the same as a paddock basher haha.

[shizzl]

Yeah likely to be me

[MACKAZ]

Pretty sure I remember the OG up here while back.

[shizzl]

Only the oldies will remember back that far now.. actually hard to believe its been 21 years of so

[maxted]

this is awesome, look forward to seeing it finished. 

[d.p.n.s]

awesome work man... I can't wait for this uterus..... 

how's the old ass muscles working cutting into rx3 parts..

[shizzl]

Yeah its a bit puckering, but hell, if i screw up the rx3 guards, i have leads on many others.

The b1600 guards are actually harder to find now.

Wouldnt mind trying to find an 83 b2000 bonnet to cut up..save this good 78 model for someone else

[63Ragtop]

Surly an RX3ute needs an RX3 dash!?

awesome dude, if it sits as well as the old one you'll be happy!

 

[shizzl]

3 hours ago, 63Ragtop said:

Surly an RX3ute needs an RX3 dash!?

awesome dude, if it sits as well as the old one you'll be happy!

 

Totally...would love to put in a rx3 dash.. cherry on top.

 

I do know that the gear shift surround fits the factory mount, i can run a rx3 console if i go bucket seats too.

[mjrstar]

If you are looking for tan colored bucket seats the na mx5 came with may work, not too busy etc. Although not sure how easy to track down these days..

[shizzl]

14 minutes ago, mjrstar said:

If you are looking for tan colored bucket seats the na mx5 came with may work, not too busy etc. Although not sure how easy to track down these days..

Precisely what i had in mind if i went that way.

Think they had speakers in the headrest too haha