Correction, the 4A-FE oil pan in question would be the AE101 ('93-'97) oil pan. The AE92 (except the All-Trac / 4WD) oil pans are rectangular. No notch / cut-out. Edit: I wonder if the 16v oil capacity is higher due to the oil cooler? No oil cooler for a 20v. Thanks for the reply :) Yeah, I'm refer...

Hey everyone, I've been doing a bit of research on a RWD 7AC / 7AGE swap and I think I found some cool info. In a RWD setup, using the 7AFE oil pan means you can't use the block to bellhousing braces that were originally on the RWD 4AC / 16v 4AGE. Here's a picture of said braces for reference: http:...

Cool! :D I seriously want to ask how much you paid for that TE72, and that donor AE86 GTS, but I won't :) Anyway, I know your original plan was to find an AE86 to swap everything in to. So now that you have both an AE86 and a TE72, are you still planning on swapping everything into the TE72? Seems l...

My goal for an emissions compliance head is to optimize everything, yet change nothing. Yeah sounds confusing... Look carefully, all I've done to this head so far has been to clean up relatively obvious flaws in the casting, I've not changed things in this head like I did with OST-028, that head go...

This head is sold to a client in California. This is his daily driver, that gets a track beating/work out every few months or so. Retaining emissions compliance is paramount, but we can get a bit more without offending the sniffer. Hey OST, First off, great work :) I'm trying to learn about head wo...

Looking good as always EvoSolley!

Hey guys, My 4ac burnt a valve and so I had the head sent to the machine shop and fixed. Now the engine is completely put back together and it will start and run (not correctly tho). I used a timing light and the timing is way off. I did not know the procedure on how to get it ready to set the timi...

Wow, so clean!

I need to do this... eventually

That emblem came with the Cusco 2-way LSD. While I was deployed, I had a mechanic put the rear together for me. That's why I know so little about it :? Yeah, it's the drum to disc part that has me intrigued. I don't mean to drill you about it; it's more of a curiosity thing for me :) Mostly as a po...

I rebuilt the rear with a weir ring and pinion and Cusco 2-way LSD. http://imageshack.com/a/img841/1290/j7b9.jpg I also went with a Rotora big brake kit up front with stainless lines, moved the stock calipers to the rear in place of the drums, and put on an new Fujitsubo over axle exhaust with a st...

I actually tried to figure this out and realized that they aren't negative trigger however you could still get this look by converting it to negative trigger. It's not to difficult. You'll need 4 relays (2 for each side). I drew kind of a sketch for it here:http://imageshack.com/a/img661/6821/414cI...

shagymc wrote:2 times were these results!

Awesome! Now I know how many times to dip it for perfect results!

Wow, that looks awesome!

Just for reference, how many times did you dip your levers? Your results look great, so I wouldn't mind mimicking them

All you need to do is wire a relay to connect the turn signal to the corner light whenever you actually move the switch up or down. I don't know off hand, but I'm sure it's negative trigger. I'll do some digging with a meter today and draw you up a schematic. Should only need 1 relay per side unles...

Clouds wrote:You posted damn quick

lol, same to you!

What can I say, I'm a little bored at work on a Friday

The mirrors do just pop out however they are pretty fragile. I suggest kind of bending a corner and just slowly working the plastic off of it around the mirror. This is the best video I've seen of how to twist the wires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTJhrTTl-EE You are going to want to tie off o...

Getting an AE85 today, and I'm making plans for it. I won't have money for a 4AG for a while, so I am wondering if aftermarket internals are interchangeable between the two motors. I want to save money when I make the swap, so I'm mainly interested in if 4AG high compression aftermarket pistons wil...

I'm very interested in doing this too! There are a couple diagrams floating around online... I want to say Jeff Lange posted one somewhere. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a ton of info on it :( Before I start cutting and splicing wires, I want to make sure everything works properly. Like, wi...

Wow shagymc, awesome build! The restoration of all the little bits on your car is really inspiring :) A couple questions for you: 1) On the mirrors, does the glass pop out? I noticed in the pics it seems to be removed in a couple places. If so, any tips on doing this without breaking the glass? 2) R...

EvoSolley... wow, just wow. I haven't browsed Club4AG for a while, and I am super impressed with your progress! :D Great job with the welds, and awesome tip on using front fenders to repair the rear ones! My car actually has some rust in those exact same areas, so I might be doing the same work down...

I did a little research on this before; my post is at 4AC Powered: http://4ac-powered.forumotion.com/t2780-rear-disc-brake-research If you look around online, there are a couple threads about converting Toyotas to use AE86 rear disc brakes. I think most, if not all, of these threads are on doing the...

Thanks! I just looked up the part number and they're about $3/each. $3 each? I think I can splurge that :) I Googled the 1st part # and found a post on the Club Lexus Forums saying a Philips #74 bulb would also work... tempted to see if I can fine one cheap locally first. But thank you all for the ...

Thanks for the replies everyone!

Luckily the light in my defroster switch is ok (I checked last night).

I'll definitely see if I can find a solution aside from going through Toyota; I don't have *that* kind of $

Every interior light in the dash is on one circuit, so if the circuit was bad then they would all be out. They all run off the 15A tail fuse. There are two tiny plugs that go to each little light, so check that those get power, and if they do then the bulbs are bad. If not then you need to get the ...

Hey everyone! It has been a while since I've posted here. Over the weekend I repaired my headlight switch (dash lights were intermittent) using the guide on the old forum; it worked great! :D However, when I pulled the instrument cluster surround off, I noticed there are lights near the headlight an...

morgan wrote:

Congratulations morgan!

After all your years of hard (and excellent quality) work, you are finally able to enjoy your amazing car!

Wow 2jzmk3, your car looks great!

I'd tell you to "keep up the good work", but I'm sure you will!

Good luck with your project though

Thanks for sharing your work on repainting your mirrors! They look great

Eventually I'd like to repaint mine too, along with a lot of the other black trim on my car

Keep up the great work!

http://i.imgur.com/ycU5Hoo.jpg http://i.imgur.com/HlRe8Vb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/wr9ymtU.jpg OMG your car is so clean!!! :) I love what you did with the decals! :D Finally, is that drain plug magnetic? It doesn't look like the OEM plug on my 4AC; is the one for a 4AG different? Thanks and keep up t...

Wow, rebuilding the carb will be quite the task. It has been a while since I watched those videos, but idk if it's that big of a deal to rebuild a carb. A lot of 4AC guys mention rebuilding their carbs pretty soon after getting their cars, so who knows. For AE86 SR5 / 4AC specific questions / info ...