Well technically half my brothers and half mine. On xmas day, we bought a 1989 Mazda 323 4wd Turbo for

Go with it - some lesser known cars worth rescuing I want a civic CRX.

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Nice - have had a few Mazda's myself - top motors! Have had a couple of 323F's (pop up headlights), import MX3 - lovely cars to drive and very reliable - don't know if it's the part Ford ownership but a lot of parts from different Mazda models fit each other - modular construction.

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1997 306 GTi6 - Blaze Yellow

I lol'd at the original 80's stereo.

Interesting project though, wish I had somewhere to do something like this.

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Ph3 China blue GTi-6 330Ci///M Sport & NC23 CBR400RR

You feed beefburgers to swans.

I may have been speeding Mr Policeman but [a] I live for the 306 and [b] did you see that dog? omfg

haha that was my sister in law who was helping us out

nop just the mess of it really, its easily weldable and fixable, stick at it! nice little project this

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306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips
306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges
gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3)
winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club]

From the first pic I thought it was an Escort, looks a good project

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Thanks for all the kind comments guys. We hope to have this done in the summer sometime. I have 6 weeks off starting in June between finishing uni and starting my job that I hope to get a lot done.



not sure, but you might be thinking of the Daihatsu Charade GTTi which definately had that. A cousin of mine is actually doing the same sort of project on two of them which should be fun as well.

There's one in decent condition on eGay at the mo. Our alloys are different and we are changing the rear spoiler to a set like this:



except colour coded without the gash rear bumper.

Its been ages since I updated this project thread, work has slowed down but had it out this weekend so though I should dig the thread up.

Firstly, replaced the door that had the window smashed when we bought it. Was fairly cheap from a chap who rallyed them years ago



And a pic of all the parts we accumulated from various sources:



Goodridge braided hoses
Galant disks
Superflex bushes for front and rear ARB including droplinks
RX7 FD3S fuel pump
Rear disks
New balljoints and track rod ends
8 wheel bearings and oil seals
MX3 Calipers
Reconditioned rear calipers
Original stickers from Mazda. Didnt need them now but had to get them!
Caliper rebuild kit for MX3 calipers
Various bits from Mazda inc nuts, bolts and front drop link bars

Most importantly, the Group N ECU in the top right corner which removes the boost cut the car original ECU induces at 10psi, to allow us to run a safe boost of about 12-14psi. A freshly refurbed turbo was also purchased as well.

I then started replacing the rusted metal pieces with sheet metal using a welder for the first time. It was a good learning curve and a few days later, all the rust bits had been cut out and replaced. The car was then undersealed using Dinitrol 3629 Cavity Wax and Dinitrol 4941 which is used on military vehicles. Some after pics:







The last picture shows my welding on the bottom left part of the arch, next to the bumper bracket. Its a bit rough but is covered by the bumper completely.

All the wheel bearings were replaced, silly design means that when you change the discs, you have to replace the wheel bearings. Finished pic:





And the car was removed from the garage and brakes fitted and bled. The calipers are working fine and the pedal feels nice and firm.

A pic of how the car stands now, we have new wings but they haven't been fitted as we don't want to damage them. My idiot brother got overspray on the front wheel whilst painting the ARB for his Cupra R so it looks pink in the pictures.







Still loads of work needed including rebuilding the engine, doing the HG, cambelt, FMIC fitting etc, sorting out the suspension including shocks, springs, top mounts etc and finally all the finishing with bodywork and full respray in black. Probs another years worth of work lol

nice project here

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My Grandma had one of these from new back in the 80s. Seem to recall it feeling quite quick back then!

i love these!!

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In my garage just now

2003 BMW M3 & 2009 L200 Raging Bull
& Audi Q5 S Line
AX stock rod & Saxo Stock rod
Sold the bike an charged rallye an bought a caravan, midlife crisis or what!