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Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day

gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 11, 2018 10:00:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Decided to dig out my old Mazda mini truck and get it back on the road. I put it in short term storage in 1996 and apart from one MoT and 100 miles has been off the road ever since. The truck has fought me all the way, every nut or bolt seized or snapped. Parts virtually unobtainable, parts had to be brought in from Belgium, Thailand and America. The bodywork wasn't too bad, just some work needed on the fabricated rear valance.
	Last Edit: Sept 4, 2018 16:24:37 GMT by gerry28a

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gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 11, 2018 10:48:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So after a load of work the car was on the road. First trip out was 500 miles over two days on the South West Coast 300. Through thunderstorms, sleet and sunshine, all completed with no drama. The only down side, a drip of oil from the steering box. Yet again no parts available from Mazda, seals getting flown in from America as I type this! The reason I put the truck back on the road is that I've entered it in a classic rally I do each year, so having two months to go I decided that there is plenty of time to give the roof a blow over as there is some rust stains coming through, well that got out of hand pretty quickly! Gave the roof a quick flick of paint Then decided to try something new to me. I think it's come out ok,


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SmokinWaffle Part of things Posts: 486	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day SmokinWaffle @smokinwaffle
	Jul 11, 2018 11:00:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Love the yellow, the wheels and that roof paint is perfection. Keep going!
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Speedle Posted a lot Need a Country Rock band in the Hampshire Area? https://www.facebook.com/DirtRoadDiaryUK Posts: 2,221	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day Speedle @speedle
	Jul 11, 2018 13:53:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Awesome truck, are parts from the later b2500 not compatible or modifiable to use on this? My Ranger is a Mazda underneath and they seem to use near identical and interchangeable parts from 1999-all the way to 2011 pretty much. Might be some similarities you can exploit there somewhere.
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gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 12, 2018 12:24:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 11, 2018 11:00:34 GMT SmokinWaffle said: Love the yellow, the wheels and that roof paint is perfection. Keep going! Cheers👍


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gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 12, 2018 12:46:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 11, 2018 13:53:37 GMT Speedle said: Awesome truck, are parts from the later b2500 not compatible or modifiable to use on this? My Ranger is a Mazda underneath and they seem to use near identical and interchangeable parts from 1999-all the way to 2011 pretty much. Might be some similarities you can exploit there somewhere. I don’t think Mazda an Ford shared the model in the 80’s but if there were interchangeable parts I would welcome that!


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gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 12, 2018 13:03:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	A couple more panels painted this morning.


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Rusted Pistons Posted a lot Posts: 3,701	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day Rusted Pistons @daveyboy20
	Jul 14, 2018 4:59:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Love it! I had a '78 B1800 as my first car on the road when I was 17. Had a hefty roof chop and it was made convertible! Loved it. Failed the mot and I couldn't afford to fix it so it sat for about 4 years and then went on ebay 😑
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timmy201 Part of things Posts: 383	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day timmy201 @timmy201
	Jul 14, 2018 8:16:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	They sold them here as the Ford Courier as well as the B2000
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gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 15, 2018 10:34:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 14, 2018 8:16:34 GMT timmy201 said: They sold them here as the Ford Courier as well as the B2000 I will keep that in mind, plenty of spare parts come up in Australia when searching. It's just the cost of getting them here!


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gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 15, 2018 10:40:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 14, 2018 4:59:06 GMT Rusted Pistons said: Love it! I had a '78 B1800 as my first car on the road when I was 17. Had a hefty roof chop and it was made convertible! Loved it. Failed the mot and I couldn't afford to fix it so it sat for about 4 years and then went on ebay 😑 Wasn't quite my first car, but this is on my 22 or 23 rd birthday. Shows how fashions change, both clothes, excuse the waistcoat! Back in fashion now! And Since then whole bodykit Max Power body kit scene has come and gone.


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Rusted Pistons Posted a lot Posts: 3,701	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day Rusted Pistons @daveyboy20
	Jul 16, 2018 5:19:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This was mine! Although it was a candy red when I drove it. I did this to it when it was off the road. I also removed the 1.8 engine and sat a 3.5 Rover v8 under the bonnet, but never managed to finish it.
	Last Edit: Jul 16, 2018 5:20:19 GMT by Rusted Pistons The artist formerly known as Daveyboy20 ****RUSTED PISTONS**** www.youtube.com/channel/rustedpistons

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timmy201 Part of things Posts: 383	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day timmy201 @timmy201
	Jul 16, 2018 11:42:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 15, 2018 10:34:10 GMT gerry28a said: Jul 14, 2018 8:16:34 GMT timmy201 said: They sold them here as the Ford Courier as well as the B2000 I will keep that in mind, plenty of spare parts come up in Australia when searching. It's just the cost of getting them here! As a mini owner living in Australia I have very little sympathy
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edwardbear Posted a lot Posts: 1,108	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day edwardbear @edwardbear
	Jul 16, 2018 13:10:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	A pick up truck convertible; now i have seen everything


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slackerTHEpinstriper Posted a lot Loco Bastards Car Punx Posts: 4,911	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day slackerTHEpinstriper @slacker
	Jul 16, 2018 16:30:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Loving this, keep up the good work


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ratchart Posted a lot Posts: 1,519	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day ratchart @ratchart
	Jul 16, 2018 18:47:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Real nostalgia rush here. I really fancied one of those when I passed my test in the early 00s but I just couldn't scrape the cash togeter at the time.
	My artwork- www.ratchfordautoart.co.uk www.instagram.com/jezratchart/ (not all car stuff!)

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gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 19, 2018 8:03:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I like the step side bed on that! Convertible pickups were not uncommon in the custom world back in the day. A company called Ratical made conversion kits, definitely designed for California, as it leaks like a sieve! After the Rally the engine will be getting pulled, for a V8, probably a Rover, but I did buy a conversion kit to fit a Chevy motor, on my honeymoon 21 years ago!


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gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 25, 2018 13:53:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Pickup bed now in primer and guide coat, ready to be flatted down.


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SmokeEm South East . Posts: 3,303	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day SmokeEm @smokeem
	Jul 25, 2018 14:54:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Always loved this truck. Future wheel choice is going to be crucial going forward. Any ideas how big & what style?
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gerry28a Part of things Posts: 88	Mazda B2000 minitruck- Deadline day gerry28a @gerry28a
	Jul 25, 2018 16:23:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 25, 2018 14:54:58 GMT SmokeEm said: Always loved this truck. Future wheel choice is going to be crucial going forward. Any ideas how big & what style? No idea on wheels, probably just get the directionals blasted and painted. This is just a quick cheap project to get it tidied up. But with only five weeks to go to the rally I'm quickly realising it won't be finished the way I want. So will need some more paint(metalflake) when I come back. I really want to save my money and time for the other current project, the microcar and next big project, the prostreet Escort.


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