Popular Post pbaines Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Posted March 24, 2021 A few months ago a little rusty nugget was presented to me for sale and I couldn't help but add it to my fleet (I really shouldn't have but sometimes you just can't say no...) 20201122_190825 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 109925324_2747433878821944_9009724047312886256_n by phillipbaines, on Flickr I got it home, parked it up. forgot about it for 4 weeks whilst I waited for a few things to come from Japan.20210321_143536 by phillipbaines, on Flickr The wiring loom that was in the car was the stock AE85 loom which was hacked and fudged. I thought it would be much easier to start with a clean base so I bought a set of AE86 looms. Now I know where everything is, it has wiring for a fpump, has EFI relays and wiring. I can just put in a stock 4A-GE loom and get it going with ease Cabin loom20210321_110325 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Engine bay loom for headlights etc20210321_105132 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Looking tidy enough20210321_122314 by phillipbaines, on Flickr I've got everything there to get it going except a T series diff... (it has an S series diff so if anyone knows of a full T Series diff for AE86 I am a man in need) Discussion: 19 Quote
pbaines Posted April 2, 2021 Author Posted April 2, 2021 I began to start looking around for the bolt on bits for the water lines, alternator bracket/alternator to get the motor supplied with the car going however another motor popped up removed from an AE85 as a complete running motor. to save me the mucking around sorting the supplied motor, thought it would be a heck of a lot easier just to use this new one! Out came the old motor20210401_105010 by phillipbaines, on Flickr In went the new motor20210401_123656 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20210401_124106 by phillipbaines, on Flickr I'm happy I chose to get the AE86 EFI wiring which differs from AE85 because I literally just plugged everything in. And it started pretty much first pop (had to replace ECU and set timing). For anyone doing an AE85 -> AE86 conversion. don't fuck around with the AE85 wiring. spend a few pennies and get an AE86 loom. it will save you days of prodding and poking around20210402_191222 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Now that this is going i'm going to book some time with my fab guy in the next few weeks to get the seat mounts sorted and also get an exhaust made. As per the video. she's just heading straight out the coby's at the moment.. heh Parts on the way: Parts Shop Max rear coil overs (spring/shock full coil over, replaces separate shock/spring) BC Gold front coil overs complete AE86 zenki 24mm rear axles T series diff head rear drive shaft of the 2 piece from Japan KAAZ 2-way LSD New from Japan TODO: Buy new wheels. this isn't a rally car anymore Once those arrive, it'll be time to drive it down the road! Project discussion: 7 Quote
Popular Post pbaines Posted May 22, 2021 Author Popular Post Posted May 22, 2021 There has been some good progress on this. I got the rear drive shaft section from Japan, fitted a new center hanger bearing and slapped it in20210425_160833 by phillipbaines, on Flickr @Mitch.Wdecided he wanted my Levin front, and I too wanted his Trueno front. An exchange happened and i've ended up with half his car20210418_104344 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20210425_101416 by phillipbaines, on Flickr BC Gold front suspension upgrade time. But first, some old Barry needed 8 cable ties to hold this brake line off. 20210425_110041 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Fitted a new front fibreglass bumper. Looks the tits, managed to get it to fit with the original bumper irons with ease. nice nice. Also BC's are in here, and lowered down to a good height20210425_131458 by phillipbaines, on Flickr PartsShopMax rear coil overs. Gone away with the separate spring/coil and now have this true all in one unit. I may get some support added to the lower shock mount as I don't think the load that there will be on this diff now was intended from the beginning.20210425_144314 by phillipbaines, on Flickr A few weeks passed and I got some time in with Glenn at Syndicate Fabrication. Whilst he worked, I pinched his bench and did a few small jobs. Hub refresh20210520_103521 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Courtesy of FLOS.ie. Great kit!20210520_104334 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20210520_105151 by phillipbaines, on Flickr MRP Spec Willwood brake upgrade. I can only fit the brackets for now, they are suited for 15" wheels. The rally wheels on there (which are to go...) are 14.20210520_112951 by phillipbaines, on Flickr woop20210520_113857 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Nice spanking exhaust. if it's too raspy we'll chuck a resonator in there, but for now will test it and see how it goes. Muffler is an AdrenalinR 2.5", with race baffles $$$20210520_180716 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20210520_180735 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Planning seat rails. there's a massive hump in the center of the car which makes mounting seats a bit annoying. Can't really use factor pickup points as they sit too high, and as a tall man i'd like my head squished as little as possible against the roof as I can20210521_104635 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20210521_123021 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Tacked in for now, will come back to this at a later date when Glenn has more room to fit me in20210521_151437 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Mike Shaw bonnet arrived. Really happy with fitment and quality. I'll have to do absolutely nothing to it to make it align any better. highly recommend.20210521_151549 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20210521_151625 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Next on will be wheels and rear flares. Then will go back to get the seat rails fabbed! 20210521_154718 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 15 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.