Got both the arms on and lowered the car a bit more. Its a little too low for my tastes and with the current height the Watanabe's wouldnt fit at all so the Meisters have to stay on for now. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7409/16240505218_432e49ef04_c.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7397/16242253...

So I finally got some work done on the car. Only one side as it was freezing cold but enough to get a test fit done. https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8569/15772028784_cba528a794_b.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7378/15772028904_5bd3ed0cb8_b.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/15772028914_f2e8e...

Progress was halted for quite a while due to moving. I am now living in the UK and the car has finally arrived. Lots of projects on the to-do list: 20mm extended LCA's(In work right now, photos soon) Fender rolling and paint to fit Watanabe's 100mm T3 velocity Stacks(tricky to fit with RHD) Goodline...

Awesome! Please keep going, love seeing your slow but high-quality progress!

any dyno results yet?

Interested in photos of the GT Apex Twin Cam 16 JDM decals...the repro's i got turned yellow within the first year.

I'm interested in the Megan springs if you still have them.


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I'll wait as I have yet to receive my PowerCraft header


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PDB if your still looking for one, shoot me a Text 07477343321


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I'm going to have one available soon hopefully. Placing an order for a new one now. My old one fits for a 16 or 20v and was handmade by a small shop in Japan.


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It's ZackHafler. I thought you were getting rid of the 86?!


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I forgot to add that my fenders still need to be rolled and slightly flared to fit this wheels properly. I just did a quick install to estimate what needed to be done. It will get lowered about an inch with a little more negative camber. None of this will probably happen untill it gets shipped to En...

The wheels came the day after they were ordered. Japans shipping is lightning fast...at least the domestic type. Ordered some cheap Kenda Kaisers in 185/60-14 for roughly $30(a little less since the Yen is weak right now) per tire including shipping. Sizes are 14x8.5 -13 https://farm3.staticflickr.c...

at idle if i put my finger on the IACV it will stall. Oddly enough my diagnostic will show a code for IACV....but it appears to work fine. High idle should be IACV problem, Coolent temp/sensor problem(my thermostat wouldnt fully close, never allowing it to warm up, and always idling at 1500 or so), ...

looks great man! keep it up!

noice! any video???

this thread is slow!!! lets pick it up!


I picked up my new 14x8.5 -13 Watanabe R-Type's!

Its these build threads that make me wish we could permanently delete the facebook page and push everyone back to the forums. I love this build. Makes me wish I had a garage and the time to really tear into my car myself...instead of having to pay people. Your build is amazing dude, keep it up. I l...

Just ordered some 14x8.5 -13 Watanabe's. Going old school!

no problems with the cooling kit so far? mine initially cooled too much, swapped for a non-drilled thermostat and it fixed it. now my coolant temp floats up and down...

Its these build threads that make me wish we could permanently delete the facebook page and push everyone back to the forums. I love this build. Makes me wish I had a garage and the time to really tear into my car myself...instead of having to pay people. Your build is amazing dude, keep it up. I lo...

Id say the hoses under the radiator are for AC. that broken tube looks like some kind of brace or cable guide, nothing important. The black connector coming out of the valve cover looks like the VVT wire but Im not sure, I will have to look at mine. The velocity stacks installed are the factory funn...

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So I really want to update this thread but I have little to no pictures...I have scavenged my facebook and heres what I've got. I went to Sports Land Yamanashi first after everything was finished. Found out my brake pads(Hawk HPS) were good, but after my first track day there and i really started pu...

yea i'm thinking it has to be the thermostat...

So im running a BT20v with the SQ-Engineering cooling kit, Greddy radiator, and GREX oilcooler with t-stat. Its been running great for 4 or 5 months but the other day I noticed the coolant temp isn't steady. It will warm up to normal temp, and then slowly drop, stabilize, and work its way back up to...

IndiaDorifto7 wrote:I wouldn't lower it, keep it looking like it is. AE86's can still look good while not being excessively lowered. BTW love the build and the car

I lowered it in the last set of photos on the previous page. Thats how it sits now.

Baoser wrote:Where did you get your transmission rebuild kit?

Great build thread!

I didn't buy a kit, we tore it down, checked everything for wear, and ordered the parts we needed from Toyota.

You're living the dream with an AE86 in Japan! :D Amazing build. Looks like you didn't leave anything ignored, and you even kept your creature comforts! (heat and A/C) Seems like most people leave everything out except the engine... :lol: I feel like most people do that because its hugely simplifie...

My advice to any young kid that wants to have the money to build a nice car? Join the Air Force. Your given a free place to live, free food to eat, a steady job, and a steady paycheck. Almost every base also has a fully stocked garage with lifts and almost anything you need. Since your food and lodg...