My Maruti Suzuki SB308 Restoration (1986 Model)

[jks92]

@ amangill congrats for keeping your 800...their are lot of people who still love 800.and for maintaining your car in original condition the rim can be easily sourced since it is used in omni's too .for grill getting a fresh piece is difficult and you can get used from workshops or scrapyards

 

[AmanGill]

Thanks @Adil and @jks92. I have given the old grill for repairing, to get the crack filled up and the whole grill painted. Now I am in search of the MARUTI 800 logo.

In the meantime I've taken out the instrument cluster to clean it up. I am planning to change the front glass of the speedometer as well. I hope I can get one.

Attaching pics of the dismantled console. Will upload more pics after the clean up.

 

[jks92]

did you get type 1 wheel rim??@amangiill

 

[swiftshashi]

Thanks @Adil and @jks92. I have given the old grill for repairing, to get the crack filled up and the whole grill painted. Now I am in search of the MARUTI 800 logo.

In the meantime I've taken out the instrument cluster to clean it up. I am planning to change the front glass of the speedometer as well. I hope I can get one.

Attaching pics of the dismantled console. Will upload more pics after the clean up.

I have a brand new speedometer with me. Do let me know if you need one

 

[AmanGill]

did you get type 1 wheel rim??@amangiill

I didnt search for new rims jks92 as I plan to restore the old rims only. I'll get them sand blasted and painted soon.

I have a brand new speedometer with me. Do let me know if you need one

Thanks for your concern swiftshashi but same goes for the cluster too. I've cleaned it up, also found a new front glass (pricol brand) from an old shop nearby and now its as good as new.

 

[adil3996]

Awesomeee
what you have used to clean Cluster so well, looking like New

 

[AmanGill]

I've washed the housing of the instrument cluster using car shampoo, and used an inch wide paint brush to remove the dirt.

The PCB at the back was the dirtiest as it was exposed at the backside of the dash in all these years. Cleaned it using a damped cloth and a little amount of kerosene.

Rest of the parts (ODO, gears, face plate, gauges, bulbs, needles, reflective glass/caps, indicator/beam/battery/oil display covers) were cleaned with Colin, earbuds and microfibre cloth.

 

[adil3996]

DIY Anti Rust Treatment

After Heavy Rain in Hyderabad got to know that Water entering my car through the floorboard due to Rust holes at the edges
Cleaned the Car and drove to the garage for welding and patch work.. Total time taken for welding 3hrs and then my work started... continuous 3 days when ever I got time I Sanded complete rusted areas on floor and applied Epoxy Primer on it then Bilux Putty on Cracks and edges.. Matched the Interior Color and applied with Brush...Result as seen in Pictures
Now Car is 70-80% Rust Free




















DAY 1 Sanding and Primer Coat









DAY 2 Painting















Products Used





TOTAL COST: 1700/-

 

[adil3996]

DAY 3Exterior Cleaning and Complete Fittings

Removed the Wheels to sand wheel Drums and Inner wheel Arches
Applied Epoxy Primer on Rusted area after sanding Rust

 

[Vishwas]

Excellent Update Adil! The work is carried out neatly. Hope the drum is painted black after the primer is coated.

I see the wheel bent in the pics, is that taken care of?

 

[adil3996]

Updating my Thread after a long time
1st post in 2K17
My Search for Maruti Clock and Clarion Cassette Player is Finally Over
First Clock got Repaired Easily then time for Cassette player repair
hardly they are few shops which repair this old stuff.. no one is taking interest to repair my old Player.. one person showed interest checked it up and said the Gear is gone it will take time to find, One month is over still he could not find. Eagerly waiting to fix these both

MARUTI CLOCK


Clarion Cassette Player


CLARION



Summer Time

Bought New Body Cover month back.

 

[shrijit303]

@adil3996,Your car looks real awesome after repainting the floor.Great job buddy!
Congrats on finding the Maruti clock and the Clarion Cassette player.Real classics back in the day.
Could you tell whether other Maruti Cars back then came with the clock and the cassette player?

 

[adil3996]

@adil3996,Your car looks real awesome after repainting the floor.Great job buddy!
Congrats on finding the Maruti clock and the Clarion Cassette player.Real classics back in the day.
Could you tell whether other Maruti Cars back then came with the clock and the cassette player?

Thanks a lot Shrijit
Long time you have not updated your thread
Till 1990 Cassette player and clock where company fitted in Maruti 800 Deluxe only later it was optional, for other Maruti Cars these where Accessories, Every Maruti Car have provision for Clock and Radio

 

[swiftharsh007]

Hi

Can you please provide any sort of contact number for this zing trims .

I am from Gujarat and want to purchase trims for my sb308

Regards

Harsh

 

[shrijit303]

Any update on that clock,Adil?
BTW,I think that the pre-90s 800s came with the Deluxe monogram instead of Hind Maruti one.