1986 Mazda 323 turbo 4x4 Ex-works Group A rally car - Page 10

gabriel.oconnell · 20-01-09, 06:10 PM

great start m8 the wheels and sumpguard look really great m8 thay did a great job , your rally car will be great once you finished i wish i lived near you i love to give you a hand m8 with the prep of the rally car i done a few over the years and find it very therapputic

Micky · 20-01-09, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigel Conniford

I had a nice delivery this morning, the first set of rims are back from the powder coating along with the sump gaurd

They may not be a nice as the Audi rims but they are getting very rare indeed

why white they will soon be poo brown when you get it on the road

PeterB · 20-01-09, 07:28 PM

Looking wheely good Nige (Oh FFS, lol)

Nigel Conniford · 22-01-09, 02:15 PM

As you can see theres a bit of damage to the caliper as the front wheel bearing was fooked and the hub has wobbled around a little, need to remove the burring and strip and replace all the seals

gabriel.oconnell · 22-01-09, 05:52 PM

just gouing through my big rally car book by reinhard klein on page 432 to page 435, is all about the mazda 323 4wd it stated that these cars where prone to head gasket problems with the works cars, and that quote "that the mazda passed through all kinds ofhands, in fact but the 323 undouted promise was blighted by lamentably poor management and lack of support from japan. Is your car a 1600 cc or the bigger and better built 1800cc which is the longer wheel base and wider track which made its first appearance in 1990 1000 lakes, It then goes on to say that the arrival of an ex ford engineer, andy thorburn sorted thinks out result are as follows 1987 swedish Salonen harjanne, in gjj o44 then 1988 rally of new zealand in hands of wilson /lewis in Ml8586, 1988, rac rally salonen/ silander in HSR 290, 1989 1000 lakes salonen/ silander GJJ 044 4th overall 1989 carlsson/carlsson HAP 069 7th overall and finally 1989 rally of new zealand carsson/carlsson HSR 290 with a 1st overall and the best result for the car nigel the spec list on the works car are 1623cc turbocharged with 250 bhp and later 1839cc with 275 bhp, 6 speed gearbox 4wd and 1120 kg fighting weight. this article is very interesting with great photos of the car inside and out yet great photo of 1988 car driven by mikkola/ geistdorfr with blown engine and head gasket , as mechinics tipping a jerry can of water over the engine to cool it down , but to no avail. antmore info call me m8

Nigel Conniford · 23-01-09, 10:14 AM

Gab, if you are going to Henley next month, could you bring the book along so I could take some photos of it, Mines the early 1.6 ltr, lots of them have now got the 1.8 engine fitted as its a easier and more reliable option to get the BHP up

gabriel.oconnell · 23-01-09, 10:23 AM

no problems m8 but please remine me as at my age i can forget ok , also if i can transfer so vhs footage of that year i put it on disc for you as i have from 1981 to 1993 footage of rallying plus the complete set of dvds from duke rallying

Nigel Conniford · 24-01-09, 03:26 PM

Caliper's have been stripped down, pistons polished and the alloy filed back, new seals fitted and rebuilt, I have decieded to keep them just in the plain alloy instead of painting them.

Only 3 more to strip and rebuild

The next little job we have done is rebuild the top mounts, As you can see these bearings are totally shot to fook, theres about 4 mm of play in them, 5 hours searching the tinternet and we managed to find the same make and the same size and spec as the original ones, 10 days later and £62 lighter,these arived from the Fatherland.

Booty · 24-01-09, 05:12 PM

They look better Nige. Are they press fit into the housing or held in with the circlip? I'd guess with the circlip.

Nigel Conniford · 17-02-09, 04:02 PM

I poped down to my friendly Mazda dealer yesterday to as about some Brake splash shields for the car, I managed to find the part numbers for the rally shields so of I went with debit card at the ready

As you can see they are made from a mesh to aid in the cooling

Yes, the man said, they are still avalible, great said I, can I have 4 please ??

Are you sure he said

Yes please, why ??

Then he hit me with the price............................................. .......£400 each plus VAT

I shall not be getting any of these,

So Dont moan to much about AUDI prices, they all of a sudden seam rather cheep to me

22-01-09, 02:15 PM	#94
Nigel Conniford Chief Sausage Meister!! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,614	As you can see theres a bit of damage to the caliper as the front wheel bearing was fooked and the hub has wobbled around a little, need to remove the burring and strip and replace all the seals __________________ Horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, Torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.

23-01-09, 10:14 AM	#96
Nigel Conniford Chief Sausage Meister!! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,614	Gab, if you are going to Henley next month, could you bring the book along so I could take some photos of it, Mines the early 1.6 ltr, lots of them have now got the 1.8 engine fitted as its a easier and more reliable option to get the BHP up __________________ Horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, Torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.

24-01-09, 03:26 PM	#98
Nigel Conniford Chief Sausage Meister!! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,614	Caliper's have been stripped down, pistons polished and the alloy filed back, new seals fitted and rebuilt, I have decieded to keep them just in the plain alloy instead of painting them. Only 3 more to strip and rebuild The next little job we have done is rebuild the top mounts, As you can see these bearings are totally shot to fook, theres about 4 mm of play in them, 5 hours searching the tinternet and we managed to find the same make and the same size and spec as the original ones, 10 days later and £62 lighter,these arived from the Fatherland. __________________ Horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, Torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.

24-01-09, 05:12 PM	#99
Booty Moderator Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Deepest darkest Shropshire Posts: 5,077	They look better Nige. Are they press fit into the housing or held in with the circlip? I'd guess with the circlip. __________________ 1987 Audi Coupe quattro - Clarion Tribute Car 2012 Audi A6 Allroad 2004 Mercedes SLK 350 2017 Mercedes GLA 220

17-02-09, 04:02 PM	#100
Nigel Conniford Chief Sausage Meister!! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,614	I poped down to my friendly Mazda dealer yesterday to as about some Brake splash shields for the car, I managed to find the part numbers for the rally shields so of I went with debit card at the ready As you can see they are made from a mesh to aid in the cooling Yes, the man said, they are still avalible, great said I, can I have 4 please ?? Are you sure he said Yes please, why ?? Then he hit me with the price............................................. .......£400 each plus VAT I shall not be getting any of these, So Dont moan to much about AUDI prices, they all of a sudden seam rather cheep to me __________________ Horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, Torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.

20-01-09, 06:10 PM	#91
gabriel.oconnell 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: brynmawr Posts: 3,243	great start m8 the wheels and sumpguard look really great m8 thay did a great job , your rally car will be great once you finished i wish i lived near you i love to give you a hand m8 with the prep of the rally car i done a few over the years and find it very therapputic

20-01-09, 07:28 PM	#93
PeterB You absolute shower! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Chester Posts: 1,444	Looking wheely good Nige (Oh FFS, lol)

22-01-09, 05:52 PM	#95
gabriel.oconnell 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: brynmawr Posts: 3,243	just gouing through my big rally car book by reinhard klein on page 432 to page 435, is all about the mazda 323 4wd it stated that these cars where prone to head gasket problems with the works cars, and that quote "that the mazda passed through all kinds ofhands, in fact but the 323 undouted promise was blighted by lamentably poor management and lack of support from japan. Is your car a 1600 cc or the bigger and better built 1800cc which is the longer wheel base and wider track which made its first appearance in 1990 1000 lakes, It then goes on to say that the arrival of an ex ford engineer, andy thorburn sorted thinks out result are as follows 1987 swedish Salonen harjanne, in gjj o44 then 1988 rally of new zealand in hands of wilson /lewis in Ml8586, 1988, rac rally salonen/ silander in HSR 290, 1989 1000 lakes salonen/ silander GJJ 044 4th overall 1989 carlsson/carlsson HAP 069 7th overall and finally 1989 rally of new zealand carsson/carlsson HSR 290 with a 1st overall and the best result for the car nigel the spec list on the works car are 1623cc turbocharged with 250 bhp and later 1839cc with 275 bhp, 6 speed gearbox 4wd and 1120 kg fighting weight. this article is very interesting with great photos of the car inside and out yet great photo of 1988 car driven by mikkola/ geistdorfr with blown engine and head gasket , as mechinics tipping a jerry can of water over the engine to cool it down , but to no avail. antmore info call me m8

23-01-09, 10:23 AM	#97
gabriel.oconnell 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: brynmawr Posts: 3,243	no problems m8 but please remine me as at my age i can forget ok , also if i can transfer so vhs footage of that year i put it on disc for you as i have from 1981 to 1993 footage of rallying plus the complete set of dvds from duke rallying

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