DK AE86 renovation and turbo project - Now driveable

[Veiss]

Back to the progress report.

I've also been doing a bit of work on various bits and pieces.

I painted my fuel tank black, and put it back together, with my ae92 4agze fuel pump. Various items from the front of the car, has been sandblasted and repainted black.
I've also restored my steering rack and "front bridge".
And I found a piece of brass piping which I could polish :wink:

+ alot of other small jobs on the car. But I believe pictures say much more than words. So here you go:

[Veiss]

Man there sure is a lot of catching up to do...

But now it's time for a "body" update

When I was done painting the under side of the car. I contacted a paint shop, and they agreed to fill and paint the car. I just had to do the rough work with the fitment of the side skirts and the rear bumper. So I had to learn how to use filler... I managed to get a decent result, and the car was ready for the paint shop.

The car has been there for quite some time, but this week I got the first repainted parts back, and the rest will be home by next Friday.
Here is some pictures of the process.

[Veiss]

More pictures of the filling and preparation process.

I have a few comments for the front fibreglass fenders. The fitting was a really time consuming job. It took me 2 whole days of work.
Both of them were crooked. So I had to make a aluminum adapters for both, which could keep them in place, and shape. I glued the adapter on the inside of the fenders, while they were fixed on the car, and left them to dry for a couple of days, and afterwards they were taken of and filled and sanded again. That was a really annoying thing. If I could have had a set of metal ones I would have chosen them.
But now the job is done, and they turned out pretty good.

[Veiss]

But now the time has come to revial the colour and the result of the painted parts.

The car is painted in Sepang Bronze metal, but I believe that it will be too much if the whole car is one colour. So I've had the side-skrits, front and rear bumpers, mirrors and the sunroofs mounting ring painted in black with a silk matt finish.

I sure think it looks nice, but see for yourself and let me know what you think.

[banpei]

Nice color!

[BOOMEX]

Dann nice man...
That is a great color.

[Ivan141]

Finally, something different in the colour department... good luck with the car, and dont forget to post pics when she's put back together.

[vladx_kc]

Really nice colour. Can't wait to see the whole car painted.
Awsome work

[Veiss]

Thank you all for the comments, I'll post pictures of the car as soon as I get it back from the paint shop. I'm glad it isn't just me who believed it was time to see an AE86 in a new "dress"

Today I didn't get much work done... I prepared the garage where I'll be assembling the car. I found at all the parts for the car, and tried to remember where they are to be fitted Actually I don't think it will be that bad, I took a lot of pictures when I was taking the car apart.

I also finished painting some small bits for the engine, and my master brake cylinder. Sadly some brake fluid ruined the first paint job...

I also began refurbishing my various plastic front lights, so they are totally clean and bling bling. And ready to install on the car.

[Veiss]

Here's a little update.

I've been painting the last bits and pieces for the car, and today I mounted the ones for the engine and shot a couple of photos. I've also begun freshening the front turn indicator lenses and position lights up. For now I've only cleaned and washed them.
I'll hopefully also receive a package from Toyota tomorrow. With my timing belt wheel for the crankshaft and some gaskets + a repair set for my starter. When I took the car in for renovation, the starter worked about 1 out of 5 times... Every time. So that was really annoying.