800 brought back from the DED!

Abix · 18th May 2008, 13:19

Hello all! Well amongst the Evilution and the new E36, there is a small piece of our heart that was rusting beyond repair. The car has been with us for over 18 years now and i only wish i had taken pics to show what state it was in. To describe, the roof had corroded badly and used to leak rain water by the buckets. The engine which had done by 5,80,000 odd kms was absolutely useless and we could very well just forget about the AC. The interiors due to abuse from the rain had become sticky and had a pungent odour. So one fine day when my dad's eye fell on the degrading state of the car and wondered what to do with it, I suggested selling it of , however, what we'd get for the car was... well zilch! Besides, it was my dads first car ever so apart from the emotional attachment the only thing that made us work on it was the number plate.. DED2. So we went to my friend Arush, Autopsyche. Who, if you ask has a 4 page list of parts that went into bringing this car back to life. Im sure, he can throw more light into the mechanical work that went into the car. Well enough blabbering, here's my 800 brought back from the dead.

amit V8 · 18th May 2008, 13:36

the 800 looks good, but a better alloy would have changed the looks as the color is black. the seat color combo is pretty good with a hight adjuster (right??). but 1 thing you could have done is fitting the modern grille to it.

kjdesigns_2000 · 18th May 2008, 13:49

Great work done. Very impressive. You must be feeling proud when driving this.
BTW Great number too.

Rudra Sen · 18th May 2008, 13:53

What have you done to that engine? Re-bored or plugged a new one?

karlosdeville · 18th May 2008, 13:56

A set of new polished bumpers will transform the current look. Pronto!

Abix · 18th May 2008, 14:14

@kjdesigns : Very happy with the work, sure makes travelling easy within the city because of the amazing mileage and also gets quite a few looks.

@Rudra Sen: The engine has basically been overhauled, the mechanical bits, Arush will shed some light on.

Ricky_63 · 18th May 2008, 16:09

@ Abix

The car looks neat & as good as new. You must have had to do a fair bit on the mechanical front after clocking 5.5 Lac kms

That must be a record of sorts !!!!!

Cheers

ramie2400 · 18th May 2008, 18:01

Lovely man Abix,good that you got it back,and cheers to Arush for the job

vigneshram · 18th May 2008, 18:31

Hi guys,
i now understand that selling my 800 is a mistake.

I should have retained my 800.How much the cost for the makeover?

Vignesh
1.2Siena ELX

sujaylahiri · 19th May 2008, 00:17

Wow looks pretty clean. 580,000 kms on a Maruti 800 is purely impressive. I didn't know that 3 cylinder engine could last that long.

Abix · 19th May 2008, 00:52

Well Sujaylahiri, it actually didnt last that long! The car started fine but it was a pain driving it for more than 10 mins because it would heat up and finally give up. Now the overhaul has been done soo well its running smoothly.

Ricky_63 · 19th May 2008, 10:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abix

Well Sujaylahiri, it actually didnt last that long! The car started fine but it was a pain driving it for more than 10 mins because it would heat up and finally give up. Now the overhaul has been done soo well its running smoothly.

Abix, are you saying that the car ran for 5.5 Lac kms WITHOUT an overhaul ??? IMHO, It could surely have run with overhauls after every 1.5L kms. or so.

I doubt it, but if it did, I think Maruti should put that up on their website as a testimonial, and Limca Book Of Records should make a mention of this !!! Seriously.

Anyways - what matters is it now looks as good as new !!

Cheers

Abix · 19th May 2008, 12:15

@ricky: sir, the car has been worked upon time and time again, its even been through an accident which left its front half completely battered. The 5.5 lac kms was just used to show how old the car is. Its just that even after the work, the car, with a relative, used to stand exposed to the elements, hence deteriorating in condition. Finally we have the car to ourselves now and although its just used to get "sabzi", atleast it will be done in style.

DHABHAR.BEHRAM · 19th May 2008, 17:26

This reminds me of my beloved BLB6986 in "biscuit" colour. My love for Premier Padminis finally made me sell it off I guess. Sad !

krazydriver84 · 19th May 2008, 17:29

thats some beautiful restoration.

Would luv to hear about the details from autopsyche.

Can you please post what was the total overhaul valued at?

18th May 2008, 13:19	#1
Abix BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 315 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	800 brought back from the DED! Hello all! Well amongst the Evilution and the new E36, there is a small piece of our heart that was rusting beyond repair. The car has been with us for over 18 years now and i only wish i had taken pics to show what state it was in. To describe, the roof had corroded badly and used to leak rain water by the buckets. The engine which had done by 5,80,000 odd kms was absolutely useless and we could very well just forget about the AC. The interiors due to abuse from the rain had become sticky and had a pungent odour. So one fine day when my dad's eye fell on the degrading state of the car and wondered what to do with it, I suggested selling it of , however, what we'd get for the car was... well zilch! Besides, it was my dads first car ever so apart from the emotional attachment the only thing that made us work on it was the number plate.. DED2. So we went to my friend Arush, Autopsyche. Who, if you ask has a 4 page list of parts that went into bringing this car back to life. Im sure, he can throw more light into the mechanical work that went into the car. Well enough blabbering, here's my 800 brought back from the dead.
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18th May 2008, 13:36	#2
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	the 800 looks good, but a better alloy would have changed the looks as the color is black. the seat color combo is pretty good with a hight adjuster (right??). but 1 thing you could have done is fitting the modern grille to it.
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18th May 2008, 13:49	#3
kjdesigns_2000 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 159 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Great work done. Very impressive. You must be feeling proud when driving this. BTW Great number too.
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18th May 2008, 13:53	#4
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,752 Thanked: 6,871 Times View My Garage	What have you done to that engine? Re-bored or plugged a new one?
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18th May 2008, 13:56	#5
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,153 Thanked: 18,985 Times View My Garage	A set of new polished bumpers will transform the current look. Pronto!
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18th May 2008, 14:14	#6
Abix BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 315 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	@kjdesigns : Very happy with the work, sure makes travelling easy within the city because of the amazing mileage and also gets quite a few looks. @Rudra Sen: The engine has basically been overhauled, the mechanical bits, Arush will shed some light on. Last edited by Rudra Sen : 18th May 2008 at 14:26. Reason: Spelling
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18th May 2008, 16:09	#7
Ricky_63 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,880 Thanked: 520 Times View My Garage	@ Abix The car looks neat & as good as new. You must have had to do a fair bit on the mechanical front after clocking 5.5 Lac kms That must be a record of sorts !!!!! Cheers Last edited by Ricky_63 : 18th May 2008 at 16:14.
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18th May 2008, 18:01	#8
ramie2400 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,903 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	Lovely man Abix,good that you got it back,and cheers to Arush for the job
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18th May 2008, 18:31	#9
vigneshram BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stuttgart,DE Posts: 357 Thanked: 49 Times View My Garage	it is great Hi guys, i now understand that selling my 800 is a mistake.I should have retained my 800.How much the cost for the makeover? Vignesh 1.2Siena ELX
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19th May 2008, 00:17	#10
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Wow looks pretty clean. 580,000 kms on a Maruti 800 is purely impressive. I didn't know that 3 cylinder engine could last that long.
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19th May 2008, 00:52	#11
Abix BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 315 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Well Sujaylahiri, it actually didnt last that long! The car started fine but it was a pain driving it for more than 10 mins because it would heat up and finally give up. Now the overhaul has been done soo well its running smoothly.
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19th May 2008, 12:15	#13
Abix BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 315 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	@ricky: sir, the car has been worked upon time and time again, its even been through an accident which left its front half completely battered. The 5.5 lac kms was just used to show how old the car is. Its just that even after the work, the car, with a relative, used to stand exposed to the elements, hence deteriorating in condition. Finally we have the car to ourselves now and although its just used to get "sabzi", atleast it will be done in style.
	() Thanks

19th May 2008, 17:26	#14
DHABHAR.BEHRAM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 3,060 Thanked: 5,407 Times	This reminds me of my beloved BLB6986 in "biscuit" colour. My love for Premier Padminis finally made me sell it off I guess. Sad !
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19th May 2008, 17:29	#15
krazydriver84 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kolkata + Gurgaon Posts: 428 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	thats some beautiful restoration. Would luv to hear about the details from autopsyche. Can you please post what was the total overhaul valued at?
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