AE86 progress update, MOT preperations...
10 December 2005, 05:24 PM
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AE86 progress update, MOT preperations...
My AE86 has been away for some time getting its 2-way diff fitted, by the time I got it back the MOT was due.
Unfortunatly 2-way LSD's and Rollcages do not add up to plus points on the pass sheet and basic things that the old girl was lacking do.
With the due date soon, I have been working hard to get her road legal as that was one of the things I promised to do to her when I bought her. None of this shady stuff, I wanted to roll her into any MOT station and walk out with a pass.
So Behold! The brand new Avon ZZ3 tyres on the back wheels
Behold! The sexy new horn pushes which were procured from Demon Tweeks and wired up today.
Behold! The JDM washer bottle procured from Dogs Danglies at the start of the week, held in by lovely cable ties because someone had cut the previous bolts holding the old one off at the heads
Behold! the squirty goodness gushing forth onto the windscreen after wiring the pump and the washer jets back to the bottle and pressing the "Squirt* button.
Behold! The replacement fueltank, procured from Driftmoto some time ago and wired into place, using non rusty fuel pipes and chucking the crap ones into the bin. No more seepage from the seam here, thank you very much!
But here's the best bit....
Behold! the comprehensive welding work done by Julian Smith of Watford Motorsport's fair hand to the rear trailing arm mounting points. His work is top notch to say the least and it also concludes the work that needs to be done on the car with regard to structural rust.
As of now, my AE86 is as solid as a rock
Its been so long since I've done this sort of thing, I've forgotten the simple pleasure you get when you do work on the car and then stand back and admire the results.
astraboy.
edited to get the links right.
Unfortunatly 2-way LSD's and Rollcages do not add up to plus points on the pass sheet and basic things that the old girl was lacking do.
With the due date soon, I have been working hard to get her road legal as that was one of the things I promised to do to her when I bought her. None of this shady stuff, I wanted to roll her into any MOT station and walk out with a pass.
So Behold! The brand new Avon ZZ3 tyres on the back wheels
Behold! The sexy new horn pushes which were procured from Demon Tweeks and wired up today.
Behold! The JDM washer bottle procured from Dogs Danglies at the start of the week, held in by lovely cable ties because someone had cut the previous bolts holding the old one off at the heads
Behold! the squirty goodness gushing forth onto the windscreen after wiring the pump and the washer jets back to the bottle and pressing the "Squirt* button.
Behold! The replacement fueltank, procured from Driftmoto some time ago and wired into place, using non rusty fuel pipes and chucking the crap ones into the bin. No more seepage from the seam here, thank you very much!
But here's the best bit....
Behold! the comprehensive welding work done by Julian Smith of Watford Motorsport's fair hand to the rear trailing arm mounting points. His work is top notch to say the least and it also concludes the work that needs to be done on the car with regard to structural rust.
As of now, my AE86 is as solid as a rock
Its been so long since I've done this sort of thing, I've forgotten the simple pleasure you get when you do work on the car and then stand back and admire the results.
astraboy.
edited to get the links right.
Last edited by astraboy; 10 December 2005 at 05:31 PM.
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12 December 2005, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
jeez AB, looks like you've lowered house prices in your road somewhat!
The Montego Estate in this pic is dragging the whole county down!!
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12 December 2005, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
jeez AB, looks like you've lowered house prices in your road somewhat!
As for that pile of crap Montego, thats next doors school run knacker. Thankfully its not been seen for a while which so hopefully he's given it the kiss of death.
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12 December 2005, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by astraboy
Cheeky! I'll have you know I'll have my arm torn off if I offer that car for 3k! If I take my time I'll get 4 for it!
As for that pile of crap Montego, thats next doors school run knacker. Thankfully its not been seen for a while which so hopefully he's given it the kiss of death.
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As for that pile of crap Montego, thats next doors school run knacker. Thankfully its not been seen for a while which so hopefully he's given it the kiss of death.
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12 December 2005, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Gastro
Have to agree......... don't know the story behind this car for it to be 'looking good now'.......... I think it looks bloody awful IMHO. Did you save it from the scrap yard and 3-4k ?? I assume the wheels are real gold then
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12 December 2005, 10:03 PM
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Rear wheel drive Toyota Corlla AE86's are like rocking horse ****e now. Far more AE86 GTi's were front wheel drive (was this the only car ever offered in either front or rear wheel drive?) and the remaining RWD cars were sought after for Clubmans rallying through the late nineteen eighties and all of the nineteen nineties. They make an ideal drift car if thats your thing and their value has gone through the roof in Japan where theyre regarded as a classic.
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13 December 2005, 06:06 AM
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oh yes, I've left that 500 quid Nitrous kit, 50 quid fuel tank, 10 quid gasket set, 350quid 2-way diff, TRD airfilter and heater matrix laying about on my drive for the last 6 months now!
*whisper* or perhaps all of that lot is now fitted to the car and I was putting it in front of it to show it all before it was fitted
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*whisper* or perhaps all of that lot is now fitted to the car and I was putting it in front of it to show it all before it was fitted
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13 December 2005, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by GC8
Rear wheel drive Toyota Corlla AE86's are like rocking horse ****e now. Far more AE86 GTi's were front wheel drive (was this the only car ever offered in either front or rear wheel drive?) and the remaining RWD cars were sought after for Clubmans rallying through the late nineteen eighties and all of the nineteen nineties. They make an ideal drift car if thats your thing and their value has gone through the roof in Japan where theyre regarded as a classic.
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It still looks awful, but I now understand why its desirable....
......funny the Japanese aren't they
15 December 2005, 08:05 PM
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Those ZZ3's are a different tread to my ZZ3's - you sure they're not ZV3?
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Originally Posted by GC8
Rear wheel drive Toyota Corlla AE86's are like rocking horse ****e now. Far more AE86 GTi's were front wheel drive (was this the only car ever offered in either front or rear wheel drive?)
They probably won't be around long though as they start falling to pieces and there are no spares to fix them
Any other production cars that were available in both FWD or RWD as standard models?
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