My 1980, Rx 323 restoration. Finished pics pg 9

REH · **Posted:** Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:40 am

Allz I gotta say is: WOW/OMG!

Great job. Doing a similar project myself . . . well into a year already.

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:13 am

Aww YES.. the Mazda equivalent of the KP61 Starlet.

Funny, when I was temporarily homeless and kicked outta my parents house for buying a 79 Pontiac Grand Le Mans, without a driver's license.. I slept in a 79 Mazda GLC, white, coupe owned by a neighbor.. that just sat in his driveway. Who knew it would be worth restoring. LOL :wink:

It sucks that BOTH cars are very rare nowadays.

RestoreMaz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:42 am

Got some work done on it last week.

new brakes. machined the drums, lowered the rear springs, new wheel cylinders and shocks, and put the diff back in. will do the front over the next week or so, get it rolling again, then start on the motor.

more updates in a week or two.......

Revdoctor · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:28 am

Hi
Can i ask where you are doing your bodywork...i assume you are a panel beater/spraypainter.
Is it a buisness or you doing them at home?
I see a nice R100 in the background.
We are seriously considering getting ouir RX4 coupe totally restored,but would prefer it done by a mazda fan/shop.
Please PM teh shop details if you dont want to list them online.
I just a 1968 142 volvo restored,so i know the work/cost factor

chrisrx · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:30 am

you should be able to find his details here
http://www.ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=152986

Greypatch · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:31 pm

nice work excellent job so far

serrasalmus · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:40 am

Is there already something new?

jayone77 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:46 pm

now this is how you restore a car!!! give it up to you man the detail is top notch, cant wait to see the end result!! whats the process on zinc coating the bolts and misc parts?? who does that type of work, somone that re-chromes or anodizes?? those parts look better than new!!

RestoreMaz · **Posted:** Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:18 am

hey sorry guys, i havent logged in here for a while...

yes, its my business...im a mazda restoration specialist....

I dont work on the car often, as im busy with work and other projects...will post some pics soon when i get some work done on the car....

still sitting there at the moment

roosterfella46 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:57 am

fyi:
back in 1990 this particular model is re released here in my country indonesia..it was called the MR90 (baby boomers) also had the wagon version called the Vantrend. they were sold till 1997 (if i'm not mistaken..hehehe)
heres some pics of the car..

RestoreMaz · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:03 am

Ive woken up to my self and sold off the 1.5 and 5 speed, and have decided a 12a six port is a better idea.
Don't know what the hell i was thinking
been gathering bits for it....
Got a 12a six port with low km's, and good compression...

Rx3 radiator..
Rx2 oil cooler.
Nice strong Rx4 4 speed box.....

Just got to chase up coils, extractors and a few little things for it...
Also got some new 15 inch performance challengers for it, although i don't think ill use them, Ill stick with the Rx3 wheels and dress rims with white walls i have for it...

roosterfella46 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:17 am

are the rims 15" 4x110 studs pattern??...

baltsiotis · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:27 am

Sorry for the off topic, but the Indonesian 323 deserves its own thread. More information please!!!

roosterfella46 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:08 am

skunk wrote:

roosterfella46 wrote:

fyi:
back in 1990 this particular model is re released here in my country indonesia..it was called the MR90 (baby boomers) also had the wagon version called the Vantrend. they were sold till 1997 (if i'm not mistaken..hehehe)
heres some pics of the car..

What what whaaat?!?!

Never heard of this creation. The 80's Mazda 626 headlights look quite bizarre on the old 323/Familia body.

Excuse me please, now I have to go do some internet research to hopefully find out more about these beasties.

yup..it is true..the headlites are from 80's 626
'll start a new thread about this...
RestoreMaz..sorry for jackin' your thread.. :oops:

roosterfella46 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:30 am

baltsiotis wrote:

Sorry for the off topic, but the Indonesian 323 deserves its own thread. More information please!!!

check here please viewtopic.php?p=35126#35126

lankys323 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:09 am

awesome work, keep it up

RestoreMaz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:31 am

been getting busy on the 323 over the last couple of weekends... getting the front brakes and struts in, to get it rolling again.

Stripping down the Rx7 struts.

all cleaned up here, ready for new shock inserts...

new shocks...

shanon from simply maz fitting the new shocks for me...

new brake discs

New wheel bearings...

pressing the bearing cups into the new discs...

painted up struts and backing plates...

Discs fitted up, all greased up and ready to go...

Next step was to fit the 323 tops, to the Rx7 struts..
we did this by useing thrust bearings, so the whole strut can turn, without the shock insert turning, while the top stays fixed.
the thrust bearings were 17 bucks each, and we needed two per strut.

spring compressed, puting it all back together...

back in the car!
All i have to do now, is get the flex hoses made up for the calipers...

Rolling again finaly...

This car should drive pretty good, ive replaced everything.

Also got some new sway bar bushes today, and picked up my new white wall tyres for it, which i have been waiting for , since last year. theres a suply problem with them, but two sets turned up today, and they were both sold within the hour, luckily i got one of the sets...

This car is starting to gobble up some mad cash :shock:

Oldskool Japrider · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:37 am

Nice resto mate.

roosterfella46 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:05 am

Awesome m8.. :tu:

what you did is pretty much like building a new car :tu:

RestoreMaz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:26 am

Had a chance to dummy fit the motor and box this week...

I dont like how far forward the motor sits in 323s when an Rx3 crossmember is used, so we made up a spacer for the timing cover, which will get tig welded on, before i pull everything out to paint it...

Shanon from simply maz modified my standard cross memeber, to take the rotary box...

Shifter pokes through the original hole nicely...

Motor all dummy fitted up, sits in the like its ment to be there.

Working on mounting radiator and oil cooler at the moment, plus braided oil cooler lines, and mounting thermo fans etc...

will post some more pics soon....

bought some new extractors to...

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