lz2lps's Track AE86

[lz2lps]

banpei Wrote:Great to see the car back here!
I can imagine buying the car unseen may be a big gamble! You haven't even sent out a relative to see the car at first?

I instructed my father that it doesn't matter the condition All is fixable...
Mechanically i don't care in what condition it is. It is important the body to be fixed. Always wanted to start everything from the beginning, check the things one by one, fix them... May not have a lot of mechanical knowledge, but learn fast and can find information (you all know that Google knows everything, right? ).

I was inspired by a lot of good projects here at AEU86.org.
This is my project car - the Civic now becomes the shopping cart . I am fully aware that i would hear the old good 4AGE and feel what is to drive AE86 at least an year from now. Knowing how much it took most of you - and you know what are you doing... But i am fine with that. Also while in Copenhagen i will save the money to keep the project running - and this makes me calmer while using the public transport for another 2.5 months, far from things like this everyday (at least will not destroy brand new tires every 2 months):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OaPweG4wcw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB9VJCzbHbg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8_48fCZbU0

But i know it is worth the time, so i will just be patient


Except a couple of holes from the rust, it seems good:


Argh, rust holes. Not worried - only Opel drivers drive very fast because they are running from the rust. With the AE86 running fast is a natural thing . Bought 2-3 books on classical car restoration, searching for an MIG welding machine and the best possible way to preserve the body for at least 10 years . This is the main goal now - have a strong base for everything else. If the body is eaten by the rust it is pointless to put money in the black hole. Kind of hard to find good shell in BG. Did i say that i and my father are doing everything alone? Yep - none of us did it before, so a great deal of research should be done.






Other than these rust holes, the body really looks well preserved for a 23 year old car. Argh, what my eyes see - a hammer. I told my dad that he should forget the saying "If something doesn't go out with the little hammer it will do with the bigger one " - but he doesn't listen to me.
It worked on the good old Russian car "Moskvich" - RWD baby, only if was lighter than 1.5 Tons and had more than 70hp, haha.






My dad helps a lot. He is the one welding all kinds of strange engine/body supports, so we can remove the engine/gearbox,....


Every single thing will be checked according to the factory repair manual and if needed rebuilded. Meaning all goes out... I think i saw a hole in the flywheel , but who cares will fix it...


Ohooo, 30th December and engine and gearbox are out. Now my dad can do things by himself as I am leaving for 10weeks to Copenhagen.




Here is the whole picture gallery:
http://picasaweb.google.bg/lz2lps/AE86Project

A lot more pictures, but forgot to download them from the camera
What colour it would be you ask? Black with silver - will post the picture when i go Monday at the office. Of course nothing is final and there is a lot of time until the new paint is laid - so the colour stays open.