RX808 Update.

Nothing much but Farhan showed me the bodywork progress just now. Going well, I'd say it gonna take another month before the body is done. Other than that, engine choices had been changed also. Looks like he gonna opt the 13BT for more GK spec and also reliability compare to the 12A.

Passed all the stuffs from my home to his and some polishing job was done at his house.

Easier to do it when you have the proper tools. I am quite busy now so didn't have time to polish it.

Soon gonna be fitted into the car.

Well, nothing much to snap coz its dark and I am tired today.

Japan Goodies.

Farhan went to Japan for like 15days last week and he brought me this as a gift!

The Mazda RX3 scale model kit. And all the magazines are not mine, its his though. But he lend it to me for few days. Gonna read it and go through all of em for photography reference.

Anyway, really appreciated it. Thanks a lot bro :)

Pretty Much Done..

Today felt like finishing the job so here's some progress. Seriously without mood, I cannot do it. That's why it is pretty slow progress. Plus I am a busy person (Ahaks!).


Paint stripping. Safety first! Glove only. Should wear long sleeve, long pants and something to cover up my face.

Old silicone that I used years ago had harden. So bought a new silicone sealant.

The RX3 grill had been resprayed to black color.

Here's the almost finish parts of RX3. Quite happy when it shine.

Fitting back the lense with new sealant.

Should be water-tight now.

Now only left the fitting of the cover and walla, it's new!

Some AutoSol will bring the shine back. Hopefully.

Mazda RX3 Model Kit.

I want this please!

DIY : Tail Lamp Restoration.

*I actually had done this DIY process few years ago. You guys can check it out here for more further step explanation:

Part 1.
Part 2.
Part 3.

Stuffs for this DIY process are:

*Spray can. Bought two silver and one black color.
*Autosol.
*Sand paper (400 and 1000)
*Paint stripper and brush.

Carefully remove the lenses as it will crack if you push it. Don't try your luck especially if its a pretty rare stuffs.

Clean all the stuffs and let it dry. Only after that you can judge if its restore able or not worth trying. In this case, everything are in good shape and I am pretty confident and with my previous experience, I can refurbish all of these hopefully. What make this project special is that the car sport a facelift of RX3, and to be exact the 10A facelift. Take note that the facelift itself cost thousands of Ringgit if you wanna buy it.

We manage to score a new set of front bumper signal. Thanks to the Ipoh trip and Wan DV for helping us sourcing stuffs.

Autosol is a great stuff. It can shine almost everything. This is due to its abrasive feature. What I don't like about it is that this thing eventually will 'polisht' up your skin too during the polishing process. Now I am in pain.

The cleaned lamp cover was sprayed to silver color to reflect the light bulb better.

And one of the worst thing I had experience was the paint removal of the bumper. Its my first time working with the paint removal and only after it touch my skin I know how corrosive this thing is! God I hate this thing. Time consuming and I only manage to do 1/3 of the bumper.

For the lenses restoration, what I did first was using the Autosol to rub off the top layer. I did my best for like two or three times before polishing it with Headlamp Polish. What differ these two polishing liquid are its abrasive grade. Autosol is pretty much coarse while the headlamp polish is fine. Shine effect can only be achieved after the fine grade of polish process.

Emblem done. For the second time, I manage to restore it again. Pretty happy with it.

My first attempt was two years ago. Heck, it was coincidence that both photo look similar!

The tail lamp cover. The right one had been restored to its glorious state while the left one havent. Cant do it today coz my hand hurt from too much exposure from Autosol.

One side done! :)

Two years ago, I restored these:

While it was on my Bee. I love this square tail lamp. Really muscular looking for Mazda 808.

Project RX808 : Began.

Anyway, the project had already began last week actually. Just I kept the story till I got some updates so that I can put some photos with it.

Here's the project car owner, Farhan. He owned the car and pretty much everything. So where did I fit in? The one who will finished the project with my creativity (Hopefully) with a budget given. We went to Ipoh to find some stuffs. Met him up there after my Pangkor trip.

He found a replacement hood for the car.

All the goodies I took back home.

Oh, I still haven't shared the car's photo. Here it is. Currently still in Perak for bodywork process. While waiting, I can restore all the parts.

I hope I can finished the project this time.With this, I am pleased to tell y'all that my old blog of Bumble Bee is gonna filled with the car's process.

Getting the Feeling II.

This is a repost video. I had posted this years ago. But still worth to share.

Getting the Feeling.

Something Something.

Anyone who read my blog through out the year knew that I had a Mazda 808. It's a sedan version with 1.4l engine. Pretty much my first car. Learn a lot from it.

And something to tease up 808/RX3 fans from me;

Photography : Ipoh Trip!

Here's some of the cars that I managed to snap during my Ipoh trip. And I think all of em' will be featured in the My Rides magazine soon. But, the final decision is up to the editor, whether they want it or not. Nevertheless, here's a sneak preview of the cars.

Tougeking's KE70. Cameron Highland Monster.


Along Team Toyo ex-KE70 Wagon.


Nissan Gloria VIP style.


Mazda RX3, ex-Sepang Racer.


Unique Datsun 710.


JDM Nissan Bluebird 910.



And here's some preview of the 2009 Ipoh Drift Show Off:














Stay tuned for the full report and more photos soon!

Random : Holiday's Readin Materials.

My semester break is just around the corner, and final exam is just 2weeks from now. Yet Im still relaxed. Anyway, bought this few magazines MONTH ago at Vintage Showdown held at Tasik Titiwangsa and still didnt have time to read it. LOL~

Sport Compact Car magazine = Rm5
Auto Salon magazine = Rm5
Traffic = Was given to me, thanks to bro Bob @ Azrin Mark II. Kui kui kui.

I love oversea mags as their content is wayyy much better compare to our mag that is so full of advertisement.

Is this Traffic mag still publishin nowadays? The content is very good for a Malaysian mag.

And the reason Bob gave me the Traffic mag is because of -->
A yellow Rx3! Damn, I was smiling all the way when I saw it. Urgh, make me all excited back to hustle up my project. Again, its the money factor that determine my project speed. Sadly the money factor is not OK, so Im just enjoying my building process.

Its good to know that someones out there do care bout my car process. Love the spoiler. Damn beng but I think its cool. Again, wait for another 5years before Bee is fully transformed.

*Sigh.