They are ultra rare here now but I'll keep an eye out. Thanks!

I took a couple shots of the 808 yesterday after dropping the kid's library books off. I think this is my favorite of the bunch.

Is that all factory striping? Just curious, it looks familiar, like I've seen it before, but I can't be sure.

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1988 Mazda RX7
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I don't believe so. I *think* there was some brown factory striping of a slightly different style on there when new.

the sill striping is similar to the stripes that seem to have been an option on American RX models, the rear quarter and bonnet looks aftermarket.

Looks awesome though!

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It wouldn't be the first time a dealer has gone mad with vinyl tape. Whether it's a dealer option or a previous owner's work, it looks good and suits the car.

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I picked up a spare set of rims and tires for my Mazda at the local swap meet. They are from a first generation Rx-7. I had these on my '85 Rx-7 and quite like them. The tires have lots of tread and I plan to perhaps use them in an auto-x this summer. A decent buy I think for $80 for the set. The bolt pattern is correct so hopefully the offset and such works.



I also bought a 1973 Alberta license plate for my 1973 Mazda 808 Coupe at the local swap meet.

Bargin with the wheels mate and I like the plate. And always like looking at pictures of other peoples 808's(or 818's)..

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I do too - not many around.

One of the rear brake cylinders was leaking a little bit so I needed to replace it. Went pretty smooth. Now to bleed the brakes.

bled the brakes, changed the leaky cam cover gasket. First drive of the year. Now I just need to find some lug nuts and bolts so I can also use the Rx-7 wheels. Never noticed before but the front has lug bolts and the rear has lug nuts. How odd. Oh and a find a muffler (mine is missing) that doesn't make the car sound like some 16 year old kid's Civic.

new muffler in.

Cool, hows it all going? These early 808's have a nice engine note with the right exhaust on them. They sound terrible with a big bore or hole in them.. Any trouble finding the muffler?

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It is going well thus far - driven it daily to work for the last two weeks.

I just took it into a local muffler place and they found me found something that fit. No idea what it was originally intended for but fits well and sounds decent. I specially asked that it not sound like a 16yr old kid's Civic with a fart pipe.

To use first generation Rx-7 wheels on my 808 I needed a thin spacer. Otherwise the wheel hits the caliper. Luckily I had one from my old Nissan Micra and it is 5/16" thick and I used lug bolts off a 70s BMW 320i. The back doesn't need a spacer. Or at least my didn't. Oddly the front uses lug bolts and the rear uses lug nuts. Is that stock????



So what do you like better the 70s slot mags or the Rx-7 rims? I think I like the white letter tires better but the slot mag rims. Car feels a bit more stable with the Rx-7 rims and its wider rubber though.





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My '74 RX-4 had lug bolts all around. Maybe someone swapped out the rear end at some point with one from a newer car?

Also common to convert to studs/lug nuts, but you'd think they would do both ends, not one.

It is odd. I can't imagine the factory doing it.

My clock suddenly started working. When I shut the car off I thought the fuel pump hadn't turned off until I realized it was the clock. It has since started and stopped a few other times but who knows how much longer it will continue to work. These automotive clocks in the 70s were not high quality pieces.

here is an ultra boring video (and poor quality - a one-two punch)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveseven/ ... hotostream

Mine are working all the time but they have time of their own so they are just for looks and ticking noise but it nice when something was build more then 30 years ago and everything is working. Dont think that in 30-40 years time we will look at some of modern cars and will be able to say the same

Lug bolts all around is how they come from the factory but with the wheels one now one can tell the difference. I really like the look of the RX-7 rims on your car, perhaps it's the addition of the white lettering but I like them.

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Although the slot mags are period correct, I think the rx-7 wheels look better on that car.