my slowly 1983 AE86 drift rebuild/ 1979 KE35 recovery

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Well, here´s my story.
I bought the Corolla KE35 2 years ago, started to like RWD and started drifting, but the KE35 was not nice to drift (leaf springs, open diff, 55hp)! So I started looking for a car with more power, but it needed to be cheap (I´m a student). I searched for 1/2 year and thats when I heard about a Corolla GT / also known as AE86.
I found a nice AE86 in Poland with a few usefull mods for 2300€, but with a little lack of maintenace.
Rust was ok, so I took the opportunity and bought.
Damn again a Toyota, 3rd one in my life...
I left it in the garage for a while and started to raise some funds and make plans....
Thats what they looked like:






I had some mayor trouble with the engine, as it was running like crap (high idle, rich, poor trottle response not reving,...).
The only time I got it roadworthy, was prior the engine rebuild and I broke down 130km away from home with a stuffed volltage regulator, all the things above were also present, wich killed most off the fun, but not all of it. I don´t know why I kept driving around in a car like this with a smilon my face...

To solve the problems I bought a complete 100000 engine with g-box loom and all ancillories (400€). I took it appart for a "quick" rebuild this summer.
Its running mint now!

how I bought it:





Now:



hiden beauty:




current spec list AE86:

Engine/ gearbox:
-rebuild 4A-GE bluetop (0,5 O/S)
-ACL Duraglide conrod bearings
-head ported
-polished valves
-HKS valve springs
-HKS adjustable cam gear
-high compression head (milled to max. :-)
-K&N air-cleaner
-NGK Iridium spark plugs
-Koyo radiator
-2 electric fans
-Cusco catch can
- EXIDE battery
-2,5“ exhaust system from stock U-joint
-OEM clutch
-syncro mesh 4/5th gear stuffed


Driveline:
-shimmed stock LSD (70%)
-crown and pinion bearings stuffed
-colapsed crushed sleeve

Suspension:
rear
-Koni yellow on cut stock springs
front
-custom coilovers, Koni yellow (left thread stripped/ leaky strut)
-H&R springs
-adjustable top mounts (pillowball left side shaggy)
-Whiteline strutbrace front
-PS- steering arms
-PU bushings at swaybar (front)
-PU bushings on tension rods (front)
-20mm wheelspacers

Body:
- 6pt. cage (Heigo?)
-Macrylon rear quarter windows
-GRP bonnet
-CRP/GRF bootlid
-2,5“ 4-pt. OMP harness (driver)
-3pt. OMP harness (co-driver)
-sport steering wheel
-HID 4000K kit
-MR2 AW11 front splitter
-rusty doors
-rear left arch rusty
-rust holes in wheel well
-passenger floor rusted
-sill to b-pillar rusty
-surface rust underneath


rolling stock:
-Hoshino racing mesh 14x7 +4/ 14x6,5 +11 (need refurb)
-SSR XR4´s 14x6,5 +7 (suits more the KE35, but ok on AE86)
-unknown white 5 spoke 14x7 +21


At the end of this season some bad things happened, too:
Because I couldn´t drift in the AE86 for so long, I pushed the KE35 to the limits...
During last drift action for this year I managed to crash the KE35
I was drifting on a huge spot with concrete slabs, I was driving the course it the other way around, 1st time, and on a right corner there must have been a gap between those slabs and a few more unfavourable circumstances wich caused my car to roll over 360° scratching and denting every single panel of it!
Not much happened to me but the chassis is fu****.
Now I feel so bad for ruining such a nice car...

What I learned, allways use the right car for the right purpose.

Time to reshell!
If anyone knows where I can get one, let me know.
Thanks!
I´ll rebuild it this time with a good suspension and the new engine I´ve already collected most of the parts for. (4K engine bored out to 5K should make >100hp)


Back to nice things

My boot lid was so badly rusted that I decided to replace it. Unfortunatly there are no GRP/ CRP bootlids for 2-door Coupé available!!! Just impossible to belive...
A mate owned me a favour, because I have helped him with his engine rebuild, he´s a lightweight design student, and you probably know where this is going....


It took a long time, and a lot of effort, but at the end it was worth it...

What you think???
I really like it, carbon just looks so hot...
Can´t wait to see it on my car!










If you like our work, and a few of you want to have one of these, I´ll soom be opening a thread in the for sale section, with more informations about it. Next year... :wink:

Latly:
Christmas time = time for new parts/ tools etc.
new tools



And I also decided to give my rear axle a full rebuild since the wining noise of my crown and pinion was just a pain in the ass (time for a solid spacer). I just hope I can use the C/P again...
Unfortunatly I didn´t find the TRD LSD that I got promise by the old owner, it had a shimmed stock LSD (wich I´ll use in the KE35 later).

What to do?
Yeap go on auctions yahoo and buy one...
Nice fully rebuild with new bearings and 300€ cheaper than a new one (including shipping/tax etc.)



Still on the long jurney from Japan.

If you come till here, thanks for reading all my stuff

Other plans for next year, overhaul the brake system, cause I already got new discs/ pads and goodridge brainded hoses.
Start fixing the suspension and let´s see what else brakes first

Cheers, Max!