AE86 from Portugal (restoring gearbox now...)

[Homem Bomba]

Hi guys,

I am a 25 year old Informatics Engineer from Portugal, with a taste for mechanical work on my free time, and of course, a proud AE86 owner. This post is a translation of the original post at ae86pt.com, the portuguese forum for hachis

This is my car:



It is currently just like I bought it, and the only extras it came with were the original wheels with a changed offset and Koni Sport adjustable shocks as well as Apex springs. Some time ago I went to a Koni representative here in Portugal to tune the shocks, as they were extremely stiff for my back! My first trip was from where the car was to my home town (approximately 60 miles/100km) and I woke up very sore the next morning!!!

This is the car at the tuner's workshop:



The car currently has some issues on the gearbox, namely reducing from 3rd to 2nd, so I am working on it to repair this.



I am following the workshop repair manual to work my way through the process. If you have done the same, I appreciate any input that you can provide

I am also filming the full overhaul and publishing the procedure on Youtube, as well as my full explanations of what I am doing. The explanations may be too detailed or not as "to-the-point" as a professional mechanic, but the videos are high-quality and may be useful for anyone trying to do the same thing.

Here's my youtube channel with all the videos (there are almost 20 videos by now, some in hd ):

http://www.youtube.com/user/MoleskineFan?feature=mhee