EJ1Rider's Project - AE86

Wow, that car is going to be clean. Keep up the good work.

 

Extra Parts Help..

Very Noice Build... :woot:


Im Unsure at this point what Help you Need for Parts but I Sourced Link for you to check out... oke:

Spark Plug Part Info.(#JP948) ~20v Part Information

 

YO I FCUKIN LUV AE86'S UR CAR iS HOT MAH NIKKA

ANY IDEA WHERE I CAN GET ONE OF THOSE...I KNOW THEY HARD ASZ HELL TO FIND TOO LOL

 

thanks guys, and i actually dont need the dist or spark plug wires, but i need the 5th one that connects to the ignitor

as for finding one......i found mine on club4ag, took a few months of looking and i def over paid -- live and learn

 

im soooo very sorry for not being on here, as i mentioned in my civic thread, i have been very busy with my last semester at college and have had practically no time to chill on the internet...all my free time i have was on weekends and i was always outside working on both of my cars... but im graduating next week and ill be on here alot more

sorry for depriving you guys of updates on this... iv come to love this car more then my civic i think but have yet to drive it more then an hr with the old motor lol

so heres what you missed, ill post it up

heres some pics i didnt get up when i did them, banged in wirewall, broke heater core..lol, and test fit the motor





got some work done yest and today, pulled heater core out cause i broke one of the ends off, got that fixed up and put back in already, what a bitch that was...


my harness was sent out to get converted from gts to blacktop so i can run itbs and map


i ordered up a 4wire O2 sensor and dist to coil wire with a set a sparkplugs for a 92 turbo mr2 cause i cant just get that one wire(should be here next thurs), need any electric radiator fan and im also ordering up some nice T3 itb stacks which should all hopefully be here by next friday

got the two ends of the header rewelded by a friend to work on this motor...bolted right up 1st time, so nice





header bolted up


heres the way im doing the radiator hoses, i used aluminum piping. this pic is just a test fit, i want to make it as clean as i can, maybe make a bracket to hold it up from hitting the header



im kinda sure that i need the oil pressure sender from the 16v, but im not sure if the harness was wired for the old plug

put the T3 stacks on

 

I recently got it to start!!! turned out that when i got the motor, sparkplug wire was in the ignitor spot in the dizzy...tisk tisk for me for not checking
heres some pics...note i still have to clean up some things and get the idle thing situated

new O2 sensor put on but still have to wire it in

 

never seen any corolla guys run the coolant pipes over the exhaust manifold. from what i saw they go under the intake. but it's been awhile since i saw some 20v swaps in the ae86 chassis.

build is turning out very nice. get to drive it yet? thats my favorite part of any build.

 

Everything looks great!! I'm a little worried about the rad hoses running over the header too. Maybe use some header wrap on the rad pipes. Or some of that heat sheild tape stuff. Like the Spoon Sports oil pan heat tape. Wow though! I wanna see some daytime pics of the whole car too! props!!! :thumbup:

 

i got the idea from club4ag's 20v Reference section bc i dont have an extra $1000 for the relocator kit and you have to drill out parts of the inside of the block to make the water flow the other direction and i didnt want to mess my block up

(this kit i think lets you use the stock 4ag fan) where the setup im using i have to install an electic fan.
i saw 3 differ cars running that kind of set up on the how to install 20v thread tho.. here they are



yes once i finish making adjustments and ect on everything, i plan on wrapping the header, the piping im using is aluminum and is pretty thick.
I plan on test driving it and ect to see if i run into any problems, i will def have to consider that other alt if something goes wrong.

heres the only current pic of it outside during the day, i think it was taken a few weeks ago


Updates next Wed the 10th :rocks:

 

pure badass, loving the build

 

haha thanks, i cant wait to finish working on it, havnt had much time bc of Finals... but im graduating this wed so im pretty happy

only shitty thing is its cold as hell outside now...ill suck it up tho to get her on the road

and im also looking into a better suspension, which might be on its way soon

 

congrats. that thing looks sweet. i still kick my wifes ass(not literaly) for not letting me get one. i had a chance to buy 2 gts' for $750.00 each, and we had the money for both and some extra. *sigh* keep the updates rolling though.

 

dang, thoses were 2 really good deals


ok UPDATE TIME

so i let it start up the other day for 5 mins, and it almost overheat and the idle was up at 3000rpm
so i did some research and think it could be the thermostat getting stuck. Im hope thats the problem since it seems easy to fix but bad because of its location against the firewall.

im going back out there in a few to check again... more updates again in an hour or so

 

i tried it today, the lower hose did get a lil hot tho..i think because the header was heating it up?...but the bigger hose on the ISCV( is that a coolant hose?) cause i took that hose off and it was bone dry

1st thing....I want to make sure everything is right before i go taking things fully apart
in this pic below,
--Does the Coolant IN(one with thermostat) go to the LOWER part of the radiator??
--Does the Coolant Out(one on side of head) go to the UPPER part of radiator??


2nd thing....
im also wondering if the way i looped the heater core outlet would cause it not to work...bc in this pic below it shows the coolant temp for the cluster on the bottom(that works on my cluster) but then the actually coolant temp for the ECU is above it, maybe im not getting enough coolant to reach that sensor???



3rd thing...bad news ...
i went to try to get the thermostat out to check it and i couldnt....there is no room at all to get the housing off


so looks like im going to have to unbolt the motor mounts and lift the motor up and towards the front of the car to get in there

 

from the thermostat, the coolant travels to the top of the radiator first. cooler coolant comes out the bottom. the theory behind the engineering ot that is that heat rises. it is like that on 99% of cars. so "coolant in" actually is out coolant out of the motor, in the radiator. then "coolant out" is out of the radiator and in the engine.

you will also need to clearance the firewall a bit more if you want to be able to change the thermostat without pulling the engine every time. there is a company (not sure of the name) out there that makes this adapter to make it all easier.

 

WOW holy crap....i think i have the 2 coolant hoses on backwards

going to check in a few....2 bad no store is open tho to refill the coolant i drained

as for that relocator kit thing for the thermo... i think that kit is like $900
i may upgrade to that down the road...if my current setup doesnt work out for me once i test it out on the road and some drifting
but thanks for looking out

 

NOPE... just tried it, car almost overheated again and coolant pipes were both ICE cold...

i think its def the thermostat...UGH

 

yeah, sounds like a thermostat. :ermm: the silvertop suses the same one as a 16v 4age (BT does not)

$900 is rediculous for that piece. is spend maybe $100-150 on it

 

ya.... and i thought i could use 92 MR2 turbo or a Tacoma thermostat...good to kno i can use 16v one

it was way 2 cold out there today to do any work...i think it was like 13 degrees out with a high of 22.... F that...lol, friday and saturday will be warmer by me so i plan to get all the work done then

 

it is 4 degrees here right now, which is higher than the past 2 or 3 days. went as low as -8 or so. glad i don't have anything to fix :knocks on wood: