mazda 818

[steve garbutt]

Looked good in my workshop as well Pete :yes

[BlitzBoy]

got the engine builder sorted mate, worked wonders with my FD ( cough rear quarter :Laugh)
 

shame it never saw the dyno to see how much power it did push out would have been interesting

[peterbarber123]

well i\'ve just taxed the car today and been for my first dirve and i have to say i\'m very pleased with the way it drives, but the handling and brakes leave a bit to be disired:eek:
 
also called gaz shocks today but to be honest i got nowhere, they just said they have nothing listed so wouldn\'t be able to help out:(
 
someone mentioned earlier on in thes thread about mk2 escort front coilovers or suspension parts possibly fitting. would it take much converting and what would be involved??
 
cheers pete

[ghostjd]

Hi Peter have you thought about going down the custom route and getting the suspension set up specially for you cars needs.

possibly give someone like http://www.springcoil.co.uk/ never used them and I\'m sure there are other companies around that will do the same thing and maybe someone closer anyway give them a call i\'m sure they\'ll be able to get something made up for you and take future mods into consideration.

Sorry not sure what off the shelf springs/coil over set-ups will work or be a reasonable match.

Gary from Rotary Art has helped me get some parts for my cars in the past and there are a few sponsors on here that I\'m sure could point you in the right direction.

Good luck and keep us informed of your progress looks to be in good condition.

Your FD looks sweet what sort of power have you got out of it and what sort of mods, or point me to a link with the details of the car please.

[ghostjd]

ohhh does anyone know a guy called Gord lives in Evesham area or know how to contact him? he uses/used his 818 as a daily driver he might be able to help you out or at least point you in the right direction.

[peterbarber123]

cheers for the input mate and i\'ll give the link a try, only trouble i have really is the funding as custom stuff costs lots , i know the engine i want is gonna set me back a fair wack and therefore other areas of the car will have to wait if i did it now,
 
i might put a stock 12a in there and sort the suspension and wheels out then do the bridge later on in the year

[clive]

Hi Pete,

First up, the cars real nice and it\'s good to see that along the way you have become more more and more of a Rotary fan,

As with any mods how well you do it will depend on how much money you want to spend,

Ray above gave some really good pointers with a set of wider wheels and tyres being a starting point,

I converted my RX-4 to coil over at the front purely to get the car sitting right, so yes this can be done and to get the car sitting right at the back the correct way any good spring company will be able to de-camber your existing springs without lowering blocks that can promote axle tramp,

For rear shocks you will probably find that spax will have something dimensionally correct as the back will need a better shock,

Then to finish the back a pair of Escort style anti tramp bars would help

Next up would be the old trick of clamping a second smaller anti roll bar of similar shape from another type of vehicle under the existing one and to finish off, pull the lower track control (TCA) arms forward an inch via the roll bar to alter the castor which will help stability a lot,

Last would be to chop the eye off the TCA where it joins the cross-member and mount a rose joint there instead as this will let you give the front around 1 degree of negative camber and more importantly stop the front wheels tucking into positive camber on turn in.

All the above would be the best suspension configuration with out cutting or drilling any thing to the shell and could be put back to bone stock in just a couple of hours which keeps the car how you said you wanted it in the first post,

If money or time does not permit the above then as mentioned, put lowering blocks with long "u" bolts on the back and then from memory fitting shorter Gen 1 front struts will lower the car considerably at the front,

Hope this helps and good luck with the project,

[peterbarber123]

thanks for your very good input clive it is much appreciated, i\'m gonna contact a couple more companies and see where i get too tomorrow,
 i\'m not that fussed if the car is\'nt massively quick through the corners and its not like i intend to do any track days in it anytime soon.
 
i just want the car to sit nice and to have a rotary sat in there, i can mod the car further in time and when the budget permits.
 
any wheels that are for sale would be good too  

[yoeddynz]

you can give me a call if you want some advice as i\'ve been sorting out custom shocks for my rx3. I cant type quick so its just easier. 07776234772 just leave a message if no answer as i might be out on pushbike.
Alex

[batman]

isnt this the same as carls drag car .....
 
im feeling 20b mate >

[peterbarber123]

isnt this the same as carls drag car .....
 
im feeling 20b mate >

lol, i however am not mate, its just a cool old skool run around for the weekend, can\'t be spending thousands on it when i have the drifting comps coming up thick and fast,   don\'t worry tho it\'ll be a rotary :mmmm

[steve garbutt]

Pete when you bringing it down to ours so i can have a drive, errr i mean pop it on the ramp and have a look underneath :driving

[batman]

lol, i however am not mate, its just a cool old skool run around for the weekend, can\'t be spending thousands on it when i have the drifting comps coming up thick and fast, don\'t worry tho it\'ll be a rotary :mmmm

 
ahhh well what a retro runaround mate top car you ll have to adon the big mustache and love rug and gold chain

[peterbarber123]

well i was busy yesterday fitting the wheels, sounds an easy job i know but turned out to be a nightmare, the wheels are off a mk2 escort so the pcd is 108 and as many of you will know the pcd on this is 110.4, so i had to use off set wheel bolts and spigot rings to  centralise the rims to the hub centre, then i had to mod the spigot rings as the sizes were a fraction too small going onto the hub :rolleyes:
 
well this is the result and yep the wheels are gonna be painted sometime soon,
 

 

 
also the tires are 205/60/13 at the moment but will be getting changed for 185/60/13 as its close to catching on full lock,
 
more to come folks

[ramirez]

did your brother buy my soarer the other week !?! i coulda sworn he was talking about this 818 to me!