Shizzles Mazda Dorito ute

[shizzl]

Another stunner day for a cruise.

tally is up to 440km for the weekend, even took the Mrs along today.

80km left to go on this 1000km break in. 
then it gets tuned ready for REunion

[shizzl]

Rotary reunion was epic. Probably due to being my first trip down.

weather sucked many dicks.

 

i feel the taxi stand made it really fun seeing i was driving solo. 
 

did over 600kms, and the only issue was the wiper nut came loose. The starter is a little dodgey now, but that is the only thing that wasn’t replaced. 
 

the whole experience of driving down, thrashing for 3 days and driving home was a trip. Ute ran so well. So many randoms throwing all flavours of gang signs and thumbs up.

the highlight of the drive home was a little ripper, all of 6 years old on the north side of Putāruru with a sign “brap brap”.

too right I gave him some revs. What a champ.

anyway, back home and changed the wheels over and gave it some non bump stop ride quality.

and proceeded to go for another drive, because why tf not when it drives so good. 
 

hope you got some decent photos from the passenger seat @oldrx7

 

 

[Taistorm]

Rad ute bro. Was there on Saturday mid torrential downpour. Had a nosey but I didn't see anyone standing around it to spin a yarn and had my 2 kids hanging off me so I couldn't hang around. Must be so stoked to have got it to where it's at.

[shizzl]

3 hours ago, Taistorm said:

Rad ute bro. Was there on Saturday mid torrential downpour. Had a nosey but I didn't see anyone standing around it to spin a yarn and had my 2 kids hanging off me so I couldn't hang around. Must be so stoked to have got it to where it's at.

Thanks, sorry I missed you

yeah it’s wicked driving it knowing I created it from an idea I had 26 years ago. 

[oldrx7]

Yep stoked that I got a shot gun ride bro, thanks for that.  

I pointed at least 2 people your way for sharns when I mentioned it was yours and you’d done the first one way back.  

[shizzl]

First pic I’ve seen of the ute apart from my stationary parked photos.

@oldrx7 in the passengers seat snapping shots of the photographer 

[J4m13]

Hey whats the paint code of your ute mate?!?!

[shizzl]

On 03/03/2026 at 14:35, J4m13 said:

Hey whats the paint code of your ute mate?!?!

Chocolate brown. That’s all I have on it.

 

might be very similar to a H-RV colour

[Snoozin]

Great job on the feature, look forward to reading it.

[shizzl]

50 minutes ago, Snoozin said:

Great job on the feature, look forward to reading it.

Thanks, I’m also keen to see it.

may just be a short half page thing. Not sure.

guess we’ll see next issue 

[rusty360]

Well done man! Epic effort.

Getting a project car in a mag is also on my list, one day maybe.