Lauren's 1985 Kouki Trueno

[Lauren]

Okay, we have the engine and box back in the car! It's been 20 odd months since it last sat in there!

Waiting for the rain to stop so we can open the shutter doors and get the engine and box in position:


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Shutter going up and time for the AE86 to meet the GT86.


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With three of us and me being underneath guiding the gearbox down, we had it all on the mounts within 15 minutes.


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Mocal sandwich plate for the oil cooler on and new Toyota filter added:


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Si gets busy with all the awkward bits:


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This pic doesn't show much, but it signifies the prop being back on the gearbox, so all is connected underneath:


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Exhaust manifold needs some more wrapping yet:


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Si still fiddling:


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A bi of a problem here. The inlet seems to have got broken somewhow where it's been stored out of the car. Not sure what to do, will see if Toyota still have new ones and price up, I think. Not sure I can do much with that.


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Still, a decent amount of progress has been made today.


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We need a few bits. Apart from the radiator, I need engine oil, gearbox oil and a few odds and sods. But, will hopefully have it running in a few weeks.