Silver '86 Levin...

[chrisd1]

I have been building a thread on AE86irl for a long time, but wanted to bring it to here, so i will copy...please wait and enjoy the read!

When im back home from Japan i need a fun car so bought the car already in pretty damn good shape. But as you know a car like this will always be a 'project'. Being between Japan and here (Ireland) throughout the year I needed something fun but cheap, and the '86 was always on the list, having previously owned several other types of cars from drift, to big power drag/circuit.

I have drove 20v, 4AGZE, SR20 etc, but have always came back the the 16v 4AG, so this had to be the base for starters, its pretty 'stock' for my standard so far, but its getting there slowly...Granted this project will be long term and has only began, but a few things have been done already.

First on the list was a good clean and wash/tidy up when got her home...



I had already a few parts to put on, including the TRD spoiler etc and marks to tidy up on the car. With all this done and a good service, i booked her for the MOT, straight through, no problem, then time to do some paperwork, get her registered/taxed and on the road!

After a few days driving, and enjoying the setup of the '86, it was time to get more serious and keep her in good order...next step was undersealing.

Up to my local tuner/garage here A.I AutoSport for a quick look over, fine tune setup, and overnight undersealing. Would really have been a shame to not look after this clean shell, so this was first priority.



Quick pic of the '86 in amongst the Giants...gets the thumbs up from A.I



Here's some pics of underneath/after undersealing, VERY clean indeed!







Out for some late night action, ran into a few problems...The car was spluttering badly and stuggling...so i limped home to diagnose the problem. Checked all the usual misfire suspects, but all seemed in order...especially after its recent service and driving so well.

Turns out it was a small connector and one of the injectors had came lose...luckily i had another loom from old Mk1 MR2 here, so set about transplanting the injector loom connectors and making here fire 100%...after a few hours work, turned the key and she sounded perfect. But since the problem was occuring when she got warm or went over bad bumps/corners loosened connection, i let the 86 warm up and went for a drive, after a weeks trial period she has been perfect ever since! Problem solved!

Took a few photos since then, as seen in the members section!









I have probably missed out loads of stuff so far, but I will come back to it again soon. Im just doing a brief write up quickly. Enjoying driving the car so much and hunting around her more, aswell as finding out her history back in Kansai Japan, I had been pretty busy, but glad to know there was alot more to this AE86 than i had initally thought. More tuning work has been done to the engine than i had first known, as well as ALOT of race spec Chassis work, but its all good, just a shame I'll never know completly the full spec, but maybe if i meet Masuda San sometime I'll learn more...

Enjoying plenty of 'Grip' driving, aswell as some sideways, its been a good few months! Some pics from local meetings...





Next up was to free the car up again. Took a while longer than i wanted, due to customs trying to be smart and holding my parts i had airmailed over, not to mention the local Toyota clowns giving me an Inlet manifold gasket set instead of exhaust gasket set, so i rang up my contacts in Japan and got it sent the next day, so then on went this TRUST 4-1 manifold header, new gaskets, Zacetec Japan decat pipe and rear baffle removed!

Its LOUD, but in a good way, and driving really well...video soon!:nod:







more updates/write ups as i find time of course, plenty of plans as always. Never really done are we? Going to fabricate a heatshield for the distributor, i got a template plan in Japan, so can use that to do it right, aswell as a radiator cooling panel, then its Brake upgrade next, oil catch for track action, apart from that im happy enough doing little things here and there, cosmetics will take place over the winter time, so i'll keep you updated!

Bought some new wheels too, so il have them on over winter, more pics soon