1977 mazda 818 coupe

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:59 pm

This is my 1977 Mazda 818 coupe. Bought it 5 years ago from the first owner, a very old man, who was to affraid to drive it any longer. The last 5 year's in his possesion, it only drove 25km's a year. To the garage for a check up and back. It runs the original stock 1300cc ohc engine. Current milage: 65.000km.

Here you can find some more pictures (it's a dutch site, sorry)
http://94.208.246.18/dutchmazda818/restauratie.htm

pertano · **Posted:** Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:20 pm

This car is amazing!!! Don't change a thing. Just a beautiful car as is. Congrats!!!!

madis503 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:37 pm

i would leave everything stock, just change the engine
Me likes old fast cars

ben · **Posted:** Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:00 pm

Minty fresh! Beautiful car, welcome to JNC!

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:57 am

It's my intentsion to keep the car original, although i want to do some minor changes.

Next year a nice set of white rx-7 (SA) rims:

rx-3 taillights (already done).

oil pressure at temperature gauge's:

Everything can be removed without any damage!!!
So i din't cut wires, drilled holes or something like that.

by the way, the original 1300 engine stay' s..
before:

after:

Amar 808 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:18 pm

yeah..Another 808 user. i like..

BigWillieStyles · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:04 am

looks great. Its actually my favourite old school Mazda colour. Its not too bright and looks just right.

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:03 am

BigWillieStyles wrote:

looks great. Its actually my favourite old school Mazda colour. Its not too bright and looks just right.

At first, i didn't like the colour at all. I bought the car, because it was in a very good condition. 70's mazda's in such condition are very hard to find over here, so i thought, FARK the colour i'll take this one.

now, 5 years later i realy love this colour. :mrgreen:

Micky · **Posted:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:03 am

Really nice QP!

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:09 pm

My first car, bought it when i was 19 years old.
1979 818 sedan 1.3l

Had it for 10 years. i've some very good memories of that car :mrgreen:

R.I.P

Beware · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:53 pm

Awesome coupe, but in my opinion, I'd put the guages inside the car in a more discreet location, and put the tailights back to stock.....otherwise its a very nice example!

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:20 am

I didn't want to make holes in the dash, that's the main reason for putting them outside. I made everything in such a way, that it can be removed without leaving a trace.
For now i like the kind of rally look, white wheels, foglights on the frontbumper, green sunvisor on the frontwindow, black autoplas sunvisor on the backwindow.
Just want extend that look a little and maybe in a couple of years, when i'am tired of it, i'll take everything off and bring it back to original.

RedSunday · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:11 am

Has anyone done side draughts on an 808 coupe? never really seen one done up before, usually get turned into rx3,

I bet there now rarer because of that.

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:23 am

it's possible.

MAZDA 1300 323 RWD 808 TWIN S.U CARB MANIFOLD

mazdaman · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:06 am

Glad to hear you are keeping it as an 818

These are also available for sidedraught 40's

Also Mazda UK made a limited run of manifolds for the 323 back in '77 to run twin downdraught DCNF's

Keep up the good work :wink:

gypsy · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:46 pm

Just following on from mazdamans comments, if you go down that path it may be worth looking at very early model Ford Lasers 81?? specs. These were a joint venture between Mazda and Ford. If the head is the same unit as the early model Mazda motors then its also worth keeping an eye out for a twin carb manifold off the sport version. These most likely would have run either Dellortos or Webers with a factory setup. I think these were downdraught not side draught though.

The car was also sold with the Mazda 323 badge in Australia (less popular), Laser's were practically everywhere back in the day. I'd hate to think how many have been crushed !

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:06 am

Little update.
After weeks of bad weather (to cold to stay in the garage), i finally could do some painting on my suspension.
Still looks great i think, kawasaki green.

should looke like this, in the end.

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:13 am

little update:
It took only 4 years to complete, but finally my rx-7 (SA) wheels are under the car and i think they are realy good looking...

Buzz3n · **Posted:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:48 pm

love the colour mate, and louver on the back window looks similar to my oldmans old car!,

only thing is you put the chrome on the rear wheel arch on the wrong side! there suppose to be on the front side of the rear wheel,

mazda 818 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:56 pm

Buzz3n wrote:

love the colour mate, and louver on the back window looks similar to my oldmans old car!,

only thing is you put the chrome on the rear wheel arch on the wrong side! there suppose to be on the front side of the rear wheel,

I know, but bought the car that way. Can't place the chrome on the right side, because of the two screw holes i have to weld up, if i do so.

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