EJ1Rider's Project - AE86

ok well i picked up a 1986 Toyota Corolla GTS Kouki hatch but i obv forgot to take pics of the car be4 i put it in the car tent and up on jackstands(no room to get a clean full shot of it), so after i get it actually started-take better pics...but heres some pics to hold u off til then --

1st pic is when the guy before me had it....i do not have those rims, i have 2 newer celica rims in rear and 2 enkei rims? i think in the front as temps









the good- came with Kaaz 2way lsd, cusco strut bars, gt steering wheel, trd header, hks intake and exhaust, H4 conversion with HIDs, trd springs(not sure what spring rates are tho), brembo rotors and hawk pads

the bad- 3 small rust spots- that i found so far, dont look 2 bad, sucks on rear fender at the bottom, 2 blown tokico struts, leaks oil(fixing that as we speak), no paint -- spraypainted, back pass side brake is seized to rotor, also needs new hatch dampers

im currently in the middle of putting in a new headgasket and waterpump, and the motor should be up and running good again (was leaking oil)

so keep an eye out cause i have lots to do

PLANS--- are to get the JDM zenki bumpers, corner lights, Sprinter taillights, paint it either panda OR all white with black bumpers..not sure yet, and also do a 20v swap and build the crap out of it, new suspension and prolly alot more stuff along the way

 

looks like a good place to start. woo! more toyota love!

maybe shop response should start carrying more toyota emblems and such... oke:


good luck on the car!!

 

cool project...i love hachi rokus, wewt!

 

wooo go go eight six!

 

oo very good project. i <3 AE86. good luck with it!

 

yea i just cant wait to get the thing moving, i havnt driven it yet..i watched the kid drive it around the block tho to get it up on the trailer but yea...just excited, well im off to finish some stuff up today and will prolly post more pics later

 

niice car. keep us posted!

 

Looking good.

 

pic of head coming off and yea looks like the previous owner kept driving it with a blown headgasket..see the 2nd pic , but on a good note-its all back together just need to mess with the timing

 

awesome..$200 later to fix gaskets and stuff to find out it has a rod knock..F-in SWEEEET

 

UPDATES!!!

car was running and driving

took front seats out and cleaned up the interior a bit and checked out what needs to be done

after these pics below, i decided to take off the GTS spoiler and found out there was to holes for it and thats where the water was coming in from, so i taped it up for now til i can borrow a welder from a friend and take a whole day for welding on the car




pic of the 86 with my hondas, my bros white ej2 but u cant really see and my lil bros suby

Dont mind the dent in the bumper ( im getting JDM one peice bumpers, eventually )


More work to come tomorrow...

 

looking better and better

 

damn man! looks pretty nice! funny thing is that SiRalex's new ae86 was flat black when he got it!! check it out:
http://www.jdmchat.com/showthread.php?t=3021
keep us posted! pics pics pics!!!! lol!

 

due to rain and thunderstorms the past few days, i havnt been able to work on it

but tomorrow i should have some more updates again tho

 

cant wait to see more updates

 

x2 :rocks:

 

ooo any pics of your brahs impreza?
nice 86 though

 

ill try and get him to sign up on here, he just got his lisc less then 2 weeks ago, its a 2.5rs with greddy evo2 exhaust

 

ok well after taking a good look at the car yesterday, i made a lil list of stuff i need to do...
one of them is rotors and calipers...what would you guys recommend??

also im trying to get my friend to bring his welder over this weekend so that way i can fix all the rust spots...will take pics

but yea once the rust is fixed, i really cant do much til i sell my 96 civic coupe

 

whats your budget on your brakes?