Charmy Charmant

[Allexz]

So what is my story.
I had a usa imported ae86 with the 4ac engine that I completely stripped and put in a 4age renovated by me 6 years ago and that project thread is still on aeu86. Sadly before moving to Japan I sold that beauty. I regret it everyday !
Now I acquired a mint Daihatsu Charmant 98% rust free.
It is a shit ugly car but it grows on me. Still ugly though.

My Plans!
Bike carbed 4age
MSD Ignition setup
Coilovers
ae86 rear axle / if not found a Volvo rally axle :'(
Atiwe 15 inch wheels
Electric power steering

Hope I can get some help from this forum
Ill be moving to Japan for awhile next winter and until i will store my charmant I would love to see the 4age working

Pics

[banpei]

That's a lovely Charmant!
There is a Charmant build page scavenging my old AE86 for parts:
http://www.aeu86.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=7662
Maybe that will be of any help?

[Allexz]

Thanks Banpei!
Actually my father bought a mint TA60
That one will need suspension and an 4age too

I will actually try to find all sorts of ae86 parts while in japan
for everyone in Europe. So when I'm there just contact me and Ill try the best I can to locate stuff

[d3nso]

How can you call a charmant a ugly car!? I think it's decent
I'm looking forward to see some posts and pics about your ride.

[Allexz]

Well. I love the ke70 four doors because it keeps the square design properly. The charmant design is awkward for the square and curved design. I dont hate it but that might be a big reason to why it didnt sell all that well. Its nice to have the 4ac engine already in there though
Ill upload more pics on sunday. Im going north to pick up two bluetops for around 700 euros. One totally disassembled and one w the top off.
That will be the start for the charmant and ta60 upgrading

(02-19-2016 01:56 PM)d3nso Wrote:  How can you call a charmant a ugly car!? I think it's decent
I'm looking forward to see some posts and pics about your ride.

[nyberrg]

Cool car! Be sure to document the carb swap in depth so I can look at it if I decide to carb my TA60 next winter

[Allexz]

(02-19-2016 07:10 PM)nyberrg Wrote:  Cool car! Be sure to document the carb swap in depth so I can look at it if I decide to carb my TA60 next winter

I will!
Shame ur dad sold the extra ae86 parts before i could buy
The carina will get its own thread next week.
Do the ae86 suspension work on the carina?

[nyberrg]

(02-19-2016 07:36 PM)Allexz Wrote:  

(02-19-2016 07:10 PM)nyberrg Wrote:  Cool car! Be sure to document the carb swap in depth so I can look at it if I decide to carb my TA60 next winter

I will!
Shame ur dad sold the extra ae86 parts before i could buy
The carina will get its own thread next week.
Do the ae86 suspension work on the carina?

The AE86 struts have a smaller spacing between the bolts connecting it to the control arm than the Carina. TA60s have the same spacing as the MA60 Supra.

The rear springs taper in width on the Carina, but not on the AE86. I currently have chopped lowering springs for a Volvo 240 in the rear

[banpei]

(02-19-2016 01:17 PM)Allexz Wrote:  I will actually try to find all sorts of ae86 parts while in japan
for everyone in Europe. So when I'm there just contact me and Ill try the best I can to locate stuff

Tempting!!!

And yes indeed: Nyberrg is right about the springs and struts. Also the turrets have the E70 bolt pattern and not the AE86 pattern

[Allexz]

Okay. A bit harder to fix i guess.
Drove 300km yesterday to buy two bluetop 7rib engines. One top is cleaned and prepared for porting

And now i have a bunch of stuff for sale!
Specially electrical stuff
Have one rwd intake and one fwd also a fwd that has been cut. Ill post on the sales thread
A lot of part will be sent for a glass blaster and repainted


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Also will be trying to source some lhd headers
Talked with a guy here on aeu and he would make me ones from scratch for 600eur the pair. Will see if anyone has some laying around first.




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