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by jdm86gtz
Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:32 am
Forum: OWNERS and BUILDERS
Topic: Daihatsu Charmant
Replies: 60
Views: 41290

Re: Daihatsu Charmant

My friend Gerry that had the blue Charmant took it on himself to cut out the sill and pressed these repair sections :huh: I would have been happy with a patch up job :P I think the sill was replaced before as there is red paint under the gold (you can see some under 1 of the rear hinges) and a ball ...
by jdm86gtz
Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:31 am
Forum: OWNERS and BUILDERS
Topic: Daihatsu Charmant
Replies: 60
Views: 41290

Re: Daihatsu Charmant

a friend was doing the metal work for me and I came out after work one day to discover all this :o Back turned out nice :nod: http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z225/jdm86gtz/Charmant/Charmant045.jpg Where's my sill gone? http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z225/jdm86gtz/Charmant/Charmant038.jpg http...
by jdm86gtz
Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:30 am
Forum: OWNERS and BUILDERS
Topic: Daihatsu Charmant
Replies: 60
Views: 41290

Re: Daihatsu Charmant

She got a bit of grinder and welder attention last night http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z225/jdm86gtz/Charmant/Charmant034.jpg And I did a bit of wire brushing this afternoon to small rusty spots http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z225/jdm86gtz/Charmant/Charmant035.jpg http://i192.photobucket.co...
by jdm86gtz
Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:29 am
Forum: OWNERS and BUILDERS
Topic: Daihatsu Charmant
Replies: 60
Views: 41290

Re: Daihatsu Charmant

D1 spec rear pads http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z225/jdm86gtz/Charmant/Charmant020.jpg The mintest spot on the car http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z225/jdm86gtz/Charmant/Charmant022.jpg Rear axle with Cusco bushed trailing arms and pillow ball panhard rod and you can see the Cusco rear RCA b...
by jdm86gtz
Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:29 am
Forum: OWNERS and BUILDERS
Topic: Daihatsu Charmant
Replies: 60
Views: 41290

Re: Daihatsu Charmant

Fitted the front end yesterday but blinked and lost the NCRAs and got RCAs in their place http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z225/jdm86gtz/Charmant/Charmant014.jpg http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z225/jdm86gtz/Charmant/Charmant019.jpg If I can get the rear Cusco RCA welded to the axle that will b...
by jdm86gtz
Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:28 am
Forum: OWNERS and BUILDERS
Topic: Daihatsu Charmant
Replies: 60
Views: 41290

Daihatsu Charmant

I bought this early in 2010 with the intention of building a car to stop me doing something stupid to my '87 Trueno. Still not quite finished but close now :roll: Copied from http://www.ae86irl.com/ and yeah my hand usually wobbles just as i take a photo so you'll have to excuse the blurry photos Fi...
by jdm86gtz
Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:48 am
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: mounting alternator on exhaust side??
Replies: 1
Views: 2279

Re: mounting alternator on exhaust side??

AW11 MR2 4A-GZE alternator bracket will mount it using OEM parts, but you will need something to replace the original alternator in order to tension the water pump belt.