Super Street Magazine Homepage
Facebook Click here to find out more!

1973 Mazda 808 wagon - Murphy's Law

Chris Murphy Old Schools All With His RX808 Wagon

By Matt Greenop, Photography by Alastair Ritchie (ARL)
  • 1973 Mazda 808 Wagon Turbosmart Type 2 Blow Off Valve
  • 1973 Mazda 808 Wagon Drivers Side View
  • 1973 Mazda 808 Wagon Engine Bay View
  • 1973 Mazda 808 Wagon Front Passenger Side View
  • 1973 Mazda 808 Wagon Front Passenger Side View

OWNER Chris Murphy

HOMETOWN Down Under, the New Zealand way

POWER 245 WHP, 220 lb/ft

UNDER THE HOOD S4 13B housing with S5 rotors, stainless steel seals and bolts throughout; Custom T04 turbo; Turbosmart wastegate & type 2 blow-off valve; front-mount intercooler; custom inlet manifold; four 12A turbo injectors; SX fuel pump and filter; Custom stainless steel turbo manifold, 3-inch stainless steel exhaust system with rear muffler

DRIVETRAIN Toyota Supra five-speed transmission; five-puck clutch; 9-inch billet pressure plate; 14 lb flywheel; shortened Toyota Hilux differential

BRAINS Microtec LTX8 EMS

STIFF STUFF KYB coilover setup, rear leafs strengthened/flattened

ROLLERS Simmons FR17 17x7 (front), 17x9 (rear); Toyo Proxes T1S 205/40R17 (front), 225/40R17 (rear)

STOPPERS Brake hardware removed from engine bay, S5 RX-7 rotors/calipers (front), Pontiac GTO (rear), Wilwood pedal box and master cylinder, bias adjustment

OUTSIDE Orion silver paint

INSIDE MOMO wheel, Autosport seats, interior retrimmed, aluminum dash, stainless steel RX-3 center console, Auto Meter gauges, custom rollcage

CONNECT
Auto Meter.com
www.autometer.com
Toyo Tires
6261 Katella Avenue, Suite 2B
Cypress
CA  90630
8-00/-678-3250
www.toyo.com
Autosport Upholstery
www.autosportseats.co.nz
Turbosmart.com
www.turbosmart.com.au
MOMO
N/A
www.momo.com/usa
Wilwood
Simmonswheel.com
www.simmonswheel.com.au
By Matt Greenop
Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!

*Please enter your username

*Please enter your password

*Please enter your comments
Comments:
Not Registered?Signup Here
(1024 character limit)
Super Street Online