So I bought another car. It's older than my previous and imo much cooler to cruise with around in circles to and from work and during the day. But dont expect to go fast.
Some of you may know of my other car thats on here and I keep wrecking and playing with it, that giant blue accord boat.

It's been through a few stages, coils, bags, back to coils. Theres a build thread link in my sig - though its not a very interesting read.
Anyway, safe to say I'm not 'new' to the scene, but I'm more than happy to call myself a novice
Onto the new car - I was working all holidays during uni break, made a grand off of a weeks work with some epic jobs coming in, not much to most, but to me felt like the richest dude around.
So I was just chillin at home one night, watching terrible TV and eating some maccas when I decided to jump onto eBay and fulfill my Mazda addiction - I am obsessed with oldschool mazda's - namely 808's, rx3's anything wagon shaped or with an 'rx' badge.
In my searches I came across this.

Now for those that don't know what it is - i never even knew they made these things in wagons and I like to think I know a little about mazdas more so than other makes - Its a 1984 Mazda 929 Wagon, 5 speed manual, 2.0L MA 4 banger powerhouse of an engine with a single carb.
I saw that it was just in the next suburb from me, so at 8pm one monday night with nothing to really loose except face time with shitty tv I called him up and asked to come look at it, to which he said I could.
I went up to check it out - it has a few.... things going for it and certainly a couple going against it.
One HUGE thing I was impressed with is the fact it has 0 rust - its all been cut out and resprayed white so that was epic. The interior was relatively tidy and generally ok. Few tears in the seats but the ash only had one crack and the power windows - yes POWER windows - still worked a charm as well as automatic locking for the rear two doors.
Now at this stage it was good, so I asked to look under the bonnet - I shouldnt have. should have just shut up and walked away but nope, had to keep looking.
At a glance engine was ok, however upon closer inspection it had more engine oil on the outside of the block and gearbox than it did on the inside. not even kidding - at least its not going to rust.
So apart from that epic leak of oil, a clutch master leak and a dead battery, I got it turned over and started straight up after it was sitting for a few weeks.
So I haggled him a price, got to keep most of the money I had got the previous week even after buying the car so at that price I couldn't refuse - I drove home with a months rego also! Sweet.
So the day after I got it I was driving home from work - bam.

already got fined -.- To low, no H pattern (its got fully hekaz Nismo shift knob), oil leak - LOL more like gush and HID's.
Good fun.
So I kept driving it for a bit, was being a mad drift king on day and tore a tyre off the bead by ripping sidewalls apart. 40kW fury shouldnt be slid in the dry.

So after I had dealt with that also, I have been driving it for a while until a few days ago I decided that it needed work. So heres the list for it;

So I got to work. (don't worry, theres more pictures now!)


My friend is certainly no photographer - lucky hes a mechanic instead his photos are the worst.
So it came out easy enough, not to many hassles, but then these engines have the worlds shortest gearbox bolts making it difficult to get onto the stand, so gave it a bit of a talking to with the grinder, then there were no issues.

Gotta have your swagswag hightop shoes on while being a mechanic.
And I only got a little further last night, but I thought that was enough to be a starting point. I removed the rocker cover to a clean as head - thank god! was worried it was going to be terrible under there




And a few photos of what it looks like at normal driving height etc with engine in before I ruined it all.




And no, DD isnt Daily driver, a running joke in my mates (because they are such comedians...) it its the Damned Daily seeing as I have got more in fines from le police in this in just two weeks than I have in the accord since I have owned it (almost 9 months) even though its infinitley more defectable and quicker.
Some of you may know of my other car thats on here and I keep wrecking and playing with it, that giant blue accord boat.

It's been through a few stages, coils, bags, back to coils. Theres a build thread link in my sig - though its not a very interesting read.
Anyway, safe to say I'm not 'new' to the scene, but I'm more than happy to call myself a novice

Onto the new car - I was working all holidays during uni break, made a grand off of a weeks work with some epic jobs coming in, not much to most, but to me felt like the richest dude around.
So I was just chillin at home one night, watching terrible TV and eating some maccas when I decided to jump onto eBay and fulfill my Mazda addiction - I am obsessed with oldschool mazda's - namely 808's, rx3's anything wagon shaped or with an 'rx' badge.
In my searches I came across this.

Now for those that don't know what it is - i never even knew they made these things in wagons and I like to think I know a little about mazdas more so than other makes - Its a 1984 Mazda 929 Wagon, 5 speed manual, 2.0L MA 4 banger powerhouse of an engine with a single carb.
I saw that it was just in the next suburb from me, so at 8pm one monday night with nothing to really loose except face time with shitty tv I called him up and asked to come look at it, to which he said I could.
I went up to check it out - it has a few.... things going for it and certainly a couple going against it.
One HUGE thing I was impressed with is the fact it has 0 rust - its all been cut out and resprayed white so that was epic. The interior was relatively tidy and generally ok. Few tears in the seats but the ash only had one crack and the power windows - yes POWER windows - still worked a charm as well as automatic locking for the rear two doors.
Now at this stage it was good, so I asked to look under the bonnet - I shouldnt have. should have just shut up and walked away but nope, had to keep looking.
At a glance engine was ok, however upon closer inspection it had more engine oil on the outside of the block and gearbox than it did on the inside. not even kidding - at least its not going to rust.
So apart from that epic leak of oil, a clutch master leak and a dead battery, I got it turned over and started straight up after it was sitting for a few weeks.
So I haggled him a price, got to keep most of the money I had got the previous week even after buying the car so at that price I couldn't refuse - I drove home with a months rego also! Sweet.
So the day after I got it I was driving home from work - bam.

already got fined -.- To low, no H pattern (its got fully hekaz Nismo shift knob), oil leak - LOL more like gush and HID's.
Good fun.
So I kept driving it for a bit, was being a mad drift king on day and tore a tyre off the bead by ripping sidewalls apart. 40kW fury shouldnt be slid in the dry.

So after I had dealt with that also, I have been driving it for a while until a few days ago I decided that it needed work. So heres the list for it;

So I got to work. (don't worry, theres more pictures now!)


My friend is certainly no photographer - lucky hes a mechanic instead his photos are the worst.
So it came out easy enough, not to many hassles, but then these engines have the worlds shortest gearbox bolts making it difficult to get onto the stand, so gave it a bit of a talking to with the grinder, then there were no issues.

Gotta have your swagswag hightop shoes on while being a mechanic.
And I only got a little further last night, but I thought that was enough to be a starting point. I removed the rocker cover to a clean as head - thank god! was worried it was going to be terrible under there





And a few photos of what it looks like at normal driving height etc with engine in before I ruined it all.




And no, DD isnt Daily driver, a running joke in my mates (because they are such comedians...) it its the Damned Daily seeing as I have got more in fines from le police in this in just two weeks than I have in the accord since I have owned it (almost 9 months) even though its infinitley more defectable and quicker.
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