818 on e-bay!!!!!

[travellinbob]

Hi everyone, just been cruising e-bay and found a mazda 818 4 door and looks like it might be going cheap. Go on you know you want to. The fastest way to a faster car is a lighter one, (gonna annoy so many people by this:D ) so go old skool. Newish RX7's are great but just a little porky!
I would bid on this but me chick wuold skin me alive and roll me in salt. ( have to sell my 1970 144 vovlo first).


p.s. isnt someone else going to post something else in this section or are the moderatrs going to re-name it the travellinbob thread.:rollin

[20B_boy]

Whats the item number buddy, canny see it any where??

[flectron]

wow bob that's quite a find. i'm trawling ebay all the time and this 'un slipped the net. looks pretty clean too.
love those dogtooth seats - same as my 1000:D
i would definitely be interested in this if i hadn't spent all my money on my 3. Might phone him anyway in case it goes stupidly cheap.
Rich it's item 2489258815 at
this link (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52640&item=2489258815&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW)

bob, i'll contribute m8, but the rotor's not here yet...:rolleyes:

Gord:D

[Carl]

I phoned the guy,
He seemed ok.
His name is Nigel.
I tried to find out what he would take for the car but he was not letting on.He said make him an offer.
He bought it from an old lady a couple of years back and is hoping that by now it is worth a bit.
The car looks real tidy in the pics,and he said it was pretty good.
It has a vinyl roof.
Kind regards
Carl
;)

[travellinbob]

the worst thing about these cars on e-bay is worrying if some one will buy it and destroy it. I have never seen an 818 with a vinyl roof before. And considering the last old skool car i saw on e-bay was a 1300 sedan and it went for about £300.
I am about 3 months away from being in a position of buying an old skool. Need to buy new welder and as said before, sell vovlo.
would be great to see it on the forum in the hands of an enthusiest:D .....with a set of slicks and a 20b....

[travellinbob]

hey flectron, hmmm, nice rx3. By the way do you use your 1000 every day?

[MikeLMR]

I know the guy who sold the 1300 sedan ... offered it to me for £150 a month before ... no space and no money = :(

ooooooooh the 818 looks nice (photos are rubbish though!) agreed whoever buys that needs to keep it standard ish and not ruin it.

Mike

[travellinbob]

to keep it standard would be cool indeed although rotorising it tastefully and cleverly isnt too hard. I think the only major body mod would be to make sure the clitch fork has enough clearance in the transmission tunnel. Apart from that my old 818 had a 13bturbo with a supra 5 speed and only the afformentioned body mod.
£150 for the 1300:eek: Damn the small yards in the uk. In oz i had a quarter acre and wasnt afraid to fill it:D

[flectron]

yeah bob i use it most days at the moment. i'm hanging out to garage it and start resto/ upgrade (eventually rotorize), but like you say, yards are just too small here... :rolleyes:
As soon as i have more space i'll be picking up a different daily..
cheers
gord:D

[travellinbob]

hey guys, getting nerve wracking now with only a bit over a day to go on the auction and no one has bid. tell your friends, tell your family:D
Carl, sure you dont got enough room for it? It needs a good home.

[MikeLMR]

if it goes for £50 I may HAVE to find room for it. (although when I'd find time to drive it i don't know !?!)

I doubt the reserve is set that low as the guy sounds like he is trying to make a quick £ out of it.

[travellinbob]

yeah i definately think that he wants more cash for it, and even though i think itis a v good example there doesnt seem to be that much demand for old skool mazdas. I bought my ovlov off e-bay and it had a stack of bidders going for it.
yeah go on mike, it is not like you just want it, more like you need it:D

[MikeLMR]

no i really need an older rx in this sort of condtion :)

its about the only thing that would make me part with my 7

[travellinbob]

jeez mike dont tell anyone else on the forum that you would part with your 7 for an old skool piston powered mazda, they might lynch me for enciting desertion.

p.s.(have you rung him yet:) )

flectron..: would you not call your 1000 a 2 door sedan rather than a coupe. I thought that the olny coupes had the same body as an R100. Oh and is it a 1000, or a 1200or 1300? Just curious. I love these little acrs and am finding it very interesting discovering all the differences between the aussie on es and the british ones.

ausie. UK.
808 -------- 818
capella------ 616.

the first mazda rx7 shape in oz had 3 different models. Series 1, 2, and 3. lot of differences between the first one and the last.

The second type pf 7 was the turboII. We call them in oz the series 4.

And the last shape we call the series 6.

[MikeLMR]

was called the 818 as those useless french car builders decided it was infringing on their convention of using 2 numbers seperated by a 0 hence why some early mazda's have 1's in the UK

{edit} no not rung about it ... the less I think about it the less likely I am to buy it :D

P.S notice I said "older rx" an 818 wouldn't cut the mustard unless it was a rotarised sleeper already :) (or a coupe ... that'd be cool)

[flectron]

just checked the paperwork on my 1000 and it is indeed '2 door saloon'. my bad.
don't think you guys ever got 1000s in aus, only 1200s and 1300s.

about this 818 - anyone know mot status?

gord:D

[Carl]

No mot.
I have spoken a little more to the guy and he wants a fair bit for it as the reserve price.
I am fairly keen on it but have not made my mind up fully.
I also have too many other projects I should do.
If any of you are seriuos about it pm me.
Kind regards
Carl
:)

[sadgoth]

Out of interest guys, how easy is it to drop a rotary into the 818? I know it is basically the same shell as the RX4 (is that right?) because I would only even consider it if I could rotarise the beast. The LHD RX7 is about to go and Ali & I need a new project car, but it depends on £££ and ease of conversion (as well as sourcing a good cheap 12a or 13b)

[Carl]

Originally posted by sadgoth
Out of interest guys, how easy is it to drop a rotary into the 818? I know it is basically the same shell as the RX4 (is that right?) because I would only even consider it if I could rotarise the beast. The LHD RX7 is about to go and Ali & I need a new project car, but it depends on £££ and ease of conversion (as well as sourcing a good cheap 12a or 13b)

It is a piston version of the RX3.
The car should be pretty easy to convert to rotary power.
Kind regards
Carl

[flectron]

there's loads of info about rotarizing 808s on the ausrotary forum - especially 808 wagons as the rx3 wagon is so scarce.

gord:D

[travellinbob]

the 818's are very easy to convert, i have done this once myself and have heped with at least 3 others. In oz you can buy off the shelf reproduction engine cross members which makes the job very simple. the only thing you will need a hand with possibly will be the wiring. ask someone like Carl for help on this as I am sure he knows his stuff very well.And yeh as Flectron said, check out the ausrotory forum web site. You will find more photos and info than you will know what to do with:D

[travellinbob]

so which one of you was it then????? I just checked it and it only has about 2 hours left but has recieved 1 bid.
Heres hoping it goes to a good home.

[Carl]

That is Ant Cunningham.
Kind regards
Carl

[flectron]

wow carl, you're the oracle on the old-skool mazda scene here.
the cars AND the people.

Gord:D

ps. did you get my pm?

[MikeLMR]

Ant as too many nice cars IIRC :rolleyes: :D :rollin

[Carl]

Originally posted by flectron
wow carl, you're the oracle on the old-skool mazda scene here.
the cars AND the people.

Gord:D

ps. did you get my pm?

Hi Gord,
yes I did get your pm.
Will reply later if that is ok.
Kind regards
Carl

[travellinbob]

ok, so it seems that it didnt exactly invite a bidding war abd neither did it reach its reserve but the good thing was that the guy at least put his number on the page so that he can reached at a later date.
I have been e-mailing a guy trying to sell a turboII with 3 extra engines( in glasgow so not too far away fo rme). I am mostly wanting the engines if he would sell them separately. Did he reply?? no. Bummer. And i dont think he sold it either.
So I guess i will just keep on saving for my ideal old skool mazda. I did take delivery of my TO4 today.:D



lets keep the old skool section alive and kickin.

[travellinbob]

so does anyone know if it has a new owner now or is it still waiting to be sold for the right price?

[BlueAdept]

Were there any piston versions of the RX4 sold into the UK??

[MikeLMR]

yup they most certainly did

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4190

[BlueAdept]

Hmmm... I'll have to keep my eye out for one... that sounds like it could be a fun project.

[travellinbob]

I know I am just digging up an old thread here but does anyone know if this 818 sold after the auction finished?
oh and the afformentioned Ant...., was he the same Ant that was selling an RX3 coupe with a turboII motor in it on e-bay 5 or so months ago?

[20B_boy]

Yep, same Ant. Had the lime coupe with a TII motor. Also has, a 96 FD (for sale), another '3 coupe which did have a 12a B/P from recollection, an RX8, a mint RX2, and at least one or two other 3's needing work...

[Carl]

Originally posted by 20B_boy
Yep, same Ant. Had the lime coupe with a TII motor. Also has, a 96 FD (for sale), another '3 coupe which did have a 12a B/P from recollection, an RX8, a mint RX2, and at least one or two other 3's needing work...

Hi Rich,
Glad to see your still posting in spite of the comments I made the other day.
You are a very valuable member of MRC,keep on posting.
Ants RX3 had a 10a bridgeport in it.
Kind regards
Carl

[20B_boy]

Originally posted by Carl
Ants RX3 had a 10a bridgeport in it.
Coulnt remember if it was a 10 or 12, had a feeling it was an early one.

[travellinbob]

Hey cool a 10a bridgport. Did it run a weber? If so then what type of manifold? I have a cast 10a weber manifold stashed away in oz, along with some other old skool parts that I couldnt bear to part with.

[Richard]

Hey guys - it's up for sale again. :)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18211&item=4518397842&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Anybody fancy a second chance at it?

Rich
:wave

[travellinbob]

AAAAAArrrrgh, why am I always so deeply skint and so very far away when something comes up? Dont know if any of you guys ever wonder why you live where you do? But I am starting to think that life on an island off the west coast of Scotland is like pushing sh£t uo a hill with a pointy stick!
rave mode turned off. feel better now.

Somebody buy this. Cant you see it is just screeming for a 13b turbo? it is almost sad. (exageration mode also turned off:D )
Cheers, richard.

[travellinbob]

Guys it only has 4 hours left on it!!!:eek:
And at only £102 it looks like it will go very cheaply.
Is anyone bidding on it? good luck to them. Hope it goes to the right mazda nutter.

[flectron]

aaaah! i want. :eek:
all i need is somewhere to SORN it til i can store it. anyone got an 818 sized space in their yard they want to donate for a couple of months til i can house it??

[travellinbob]

Aaaaaaaaaaagh just over an hour to go. I cant look anymore.
Sorry flectron but i think my front yard is a bit far away for you:rolleyes:
Mind you I wouldnt mind taking the little sedan off your hands if you were wanting to upgrade to an 818! he, he, he.

[MikeLMR]

not looking or listening either :) LALALALALALALALA can't hear you !

sorry no space here ... otherwise I might have been bidding.

[MikeLMR]

try asking Gary aka Rotary Tarts, didn't he mention somthing about car storage a while back ?

[travellinbob]

Flectron, dooooooooooooo ittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt.
Thats just my 2 cents worth.

oh and pm me if you might be looking for a new home for the 1000 :D

[flectron]

don't!! i'm very succeptible to impulse purchasing! pleeease don't tempt me. i'm aching to bid as it is...:rolleyes:

[travellinbob]

Dont think of it as an impulse buy, more like karma smiling upon you.:D
It makes sence that you have an rx3 fun car and an 818 daily. Just makes for good logical sence. Dont try to fight it. he, he, he.

[flectron]

stop it! i just called him...

:confused:

[flectron]

i mean 100 quid + transport...
i don't know if i can afford not to buy it..

[MikeLMR]

its a bargain ... its even practical, 4 doors , a tow bar !

[travellinbob]

Yes my evil plan has worked. And its just like you said. I dont think you can afford not too either. :D

Maybe I could offer a new service to the forum.
"having trouble trying to decide if you really want ot buy the old skool? Dont be no fool."
just ring, 0055 LUVMYROTOR. £3.00 per minute, more from mobile.:rollin

[MikeLMR]

got some competition ... wonder who that could be :p

[MikeLMR]

Wheyhey another old skool motor on the forum :cool

[20B_boy]

Damn, too slow on the enter button :(

[flectron]

sorry matey i carried away with the auction buzz.
the collection grows.....:D

[20B_boy]

Please tell me the thing will get driven, all these old mazdas kicking about the place and hardly any one actually drives them :(

[travellinbob]

Hey, nice one. I think we could safely say that the old skool section is quite alive and kicking! Congrats Flectron on you latest purchase. Looks like it brewed up a fair bit of interest from the rest of the forum mainstay too.:D

[flectron]

thanks mike :)
sounds like it's in peachy nick. that's why i kept bidding. if what the seller says is true i've got a bargain. and yes it'll be driven - that puppy's going directly to the mot station :)
gord:D

[20B_boy]

B'ah! crappy computer!

[OLSKOOLROTAR]

Well done flectron, you lucky git:D I was gonna have a bid myself, but thought best not:cool

[Don Pamponi]

That 818 looks like a real beauty. How's it stayed so rust free in Blighty? May have to get me one of those 70s Smokey & the Bandit stylee motors...

[travellinbob]

So Flectron, how did your better half take the news:eek: ??
Like I said before, just blame me.:D Chances are we will never meet and if we ever did I could just take my kickin like a man:rollin screemin and running of course.

[flectron]

hehehe she was ok about it.
on saying that though, i showed her this thread and she was all like 'that bob! it's his fault' and ' i'll have a word with him at this years shows...' so if you make it to rotorstock this year, watch out for a crazy austrian girl on the warpath.. :p

gord:D

[travellinbob]

What!!!!!!!!!!!!! now, c'mon mate, you never said that she was an aussie! Why do you think I left in the first place?:D fear. plain and simple.:rollin
So now as i am your chief old skool consultant I think that you should do something real nice for her with the money that you get from selling the 1000. And you know what. I might just know someone who might be able to take it off your hands.:D

[20B_boy]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by travellinbob
[B]What!!!!!!!!!!!!! now, c'mon mate, you never said that she was an aussie!QUOTE]
You're right he never said she was an aussie - he said AUSTRIAN!! :rollin

[travellinbob]

Crap now I am really worried. Not only have i influenced the purchase of a new vehicle but I have also posted for all the world to see that she is an aussie. :eek:
Not much point in getting me coat. If she ever catches up with me I wont be needing one anymore.:flamed

[flectron]

hehehe i even suspected you'd read that wrong, but decided to delete the 'that's au-str-ian' from the post to give you the benefit of the doubt...:rolleyes:

famous austrians:

arnie
hitler

need i go on?
be afraid. :p

[travellinbob]

Oh gawd flec, I had no idea what I was messing with.
If only you would follow my helpfull hints from 2 posts previous:D , everything would be fine!

[flectron]

Originally posted by MikeLMR
its a bargain ... its even practical, 4 doors , a tow bar !

wow yeah all i need now is a car trailer, and i can tow the 3 behind the 818!! now that would be an awesome sight :D
assuming she has the grunt...

[MikeLMR]

might not legal due to the weight like.

not enough grunt ? why that sounds like the perfect escuse to ...

[flectron]

depending of course on how it runs, the 818 is far more likely to be my daily and the 1000 will be the rotor transplant project (sorry bob..) 12a i reckon :)

[travellinbob]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo, flectron, how could you make this refusal of sale such a public affair....? all the plans, all the dreams. :evillaugh
Well I hope that you do do the conversion and enjoy it:(
no, no...I'm fine.....sniff...snifff.

[flectron]

oh my god.


:D :D :D :D :D :D

what a car. i just picked it up from eastbourne and drove it to london and i'm grinning from ear to ear.
reckon i've got an awesome bargain there. it's got scratches on the nearside front door but apart from that it could have rolled off the factory line yesterday. amazing condition. :)
i'll get some decent photos up on monday.

gord:D

[OLSKOOLROTAR]

:D you lucky bar steward;) looking forward to the pic's mate:cool

[flectron]

alright it's legal now:)

sailed thru mot this morning - guy said not a thing on it looks close to failing - it's had a replacement exhaust recently and fresh rubber all round!

i'm loving it :D

[OLSKOOLROTAR]

Excellent,you just gotta get your RX3 sorted now;) in time for rotorstock, you going for the whole weekend? I am got my tent out of the cellar, pongs a bit:D

[flectron]

olskoolrotor and i talked about this on the phone today:

even though i live close enough to rotorstock to crawl home on my hands and knees, naked and only be slightly embarrased, it would be decent to get an old-skool rotorstock campsite going to meet and greet the fellow enthusiasts and get drunk to the point of incontinence.
bob, i'm afraid your attendance is manditory - anyone else going overnight interested?


oh, and back to topic... (and an embarassingly non-rotary question)
the seller of the 818 didn't know what kind of fuel it took. it was obviously leaded as stock, but is there a way for me to tell if it was ever converted?
i've been running it on unleaded 'til today due to the scarcety of LRP at my girlfriend's bit, but it flows freely in cheltenham and only after twenty quid of the leaded goodness was already pumped i realised it could conceivably have been converted at some point..
if it had, would leaded fuel be bad?

gord:D

[MikeLMR]

no cat = OK to run on leaded fuel

When the fuel blockades were on I filled up my 323 with LRP ... that p1ssed loads of people off as there wasn't a queue and there was loads of it :)

[flectron]

ok here are the photos as promised.

1. front

[flectron]

2. front quarter view

[flectron]

3. back

[flectron]

4. back quarter view

[flectron]

5. interior

[flectron]

6. door scratches. this and some rust bubbles on the rear arches are the only blemishes.

[Martiny]

Wow!!! Thats beautiful!

[flectron]

yeah sweet, eh? i'm stoked with it. runs sweet as too :)

[grinder]

im sure there was something just like that in one of the mazda mags i got thru the post ??

[MikeLMR]

think there was a 929 coupe in one them

it looks sweet , a very cool daily driver

[travellinbob]

Flectron, the 818 looks magic! I am so jealous but yet at the same time very happy it has gone to a nut like yourself! A big thanks to Richard for noticing it had come up for sale again.
Just looking at diary and I think that i have a quiite important seling fair to go to in Perth around the same time as rotorstock. So for now it looks like I wont be able ot make it. Also just finished a huge meeting with our works accountnant and seems we will be definately egtting a tax bill this year so unfortunantly all work on cars has come to a stop until things lighten up. Sio rotary moggy is a current no go.
But this doesnt mean I cant continue to live out my dreams through others:D :rollin
Once again, top lookin car mate.

[flectron]

thanks mike :)
and good point - thanks rich - i would have probably missed it without the 'heads-up' from the eagle-eyed welshman :p

sorry to hear about the tax man - hope he goes gently on you and lubes up well first..
and bummer if you can't make rotorstock. maybe another show this year? would be nice to put a face to the name.

gord:D

[Richard]

thanks rich

No worries - as travellinbob said I'm just glad that its gone to somone who will appreciate it:D

And besides I see it as another potential customer :bandit :rollin:rollin

Seriously tho' I look forward to seeing them both in the flesh at Rotorstock

Rich;)

[Richard]

Hey Gordon, now that the cheque book is out what about adding this to the collection
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2192&item=4524661932&rd=1

Loads of room for a rotor

Rich;)

[Richard]

Hey Gordon, what about adding this to the collection
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2192&item=4524661932&rd=1

[flectron]

:eek: nooooooooooooooo!!! don't even tempt me..

i've been avoiding ebay recently in case something like this showed up..:rolleyes:
but i guess my weaknesses for peer pressure and impulse buying are well enough documented on this forum now, so i really oughta start exercising some some self-control..

but still... looks amazing!! and it's sitting at £100!!
*clicks watch this item in my ebay* ;)

er, thanks rich, i think...
gord:D

[Martiny]

My Goodness, that is rare! I dont think I have ever seen one. Almost free-style doors, too!

[MikeLMR]

only two doors though

has anyone else noticed that the firewall and dash are lifted from a MK2 rx7

[Richard]

Martiny said
Almost free-style doors, too!
The rear side windows actually wind down as well, so with no pillar on the front door the whole side is "open"

Great for doing Dukes Of Hazard stylee entries:rollin

Rich;)

[travellinbob]

Now Gord, dont try to fight it. You tried that a few weeks ago and look what you ended up taking home. I think you should definately listen to Richard. Seems like a decent bloke!:D
And plus it is way more practical thana wee 1000.
There are a few of these, quite a few actually, cruising in oz with rotors and they are great.
Unfortuantly I only have enough space in my life for one other car and that car has to be really quite small............say like the size of a 1000, i guess......:D

[flectron]

aw jeez i just noticed - some idiot's dinged the 818 and ran. Right on the back corner. looks like a b1tch to repair as well. it ain't so huge, but it's kinda crumpled the very apex of the corner inward :reallymad
i've circled the area in red. maybe i'll photo the damage tomorrow. ffs.

gord:(

[travellinbob]

Agghhhhhhhhhhhhh, right lets get a posse together. We can track them down using my outback tracker skills and make them pay.9 OK, so I've never been to the outvack and frequently gets lost in tescos) but we could always just end up in a pub and talk the talk...:D

Sorry to hear it all the same.



cough, cough..1000, cough, cough...:D

[20B_boy]

What about this beaut the other day?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4522501252&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

Rich

[travellinbob]

Hey 20b-boy, what was the go with that auction??? was it for real? Myabe the guy is just naturaly funny:rolleyes:
nice looking car though.

[flectron]

holy :censored::censored::censored::censored: that's nice! i'd kill for it if it were rhd (i'd have to cause i sure as hell can't afford it).

maybe we should start a new thread - teasing flectron to the point of bankruptcy?

[MikeLMR]

didn't see that :(... dodgy looking auction tho'

[mullins]

Originally posted by 20B_boy
What about this beaut the other day?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4522501252&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

Rich

Must be an import cos it's got USA bumpers on it?!
Like the comments!!!:rollin