Engine: 4A-GE 20V Blacktop
Purpose: Street + Autocross
Pictures of the day I bought it:
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This is my 5th Toyota project - I got tired of the cramped workspace of MR2s and the FWD of the celicas, so now it is time for a beloved FR. I bought this AE86 with a 20V swap already complete in late 2013. However, the car had a few issues and the car needed some TLC.
- Unfortunately the firewall had been bashed and the wiring loom was hacked up. Started soldering and heatshrinking all connections
- No heat, no blower, no windshield wipers - got to wire trace these at some point
- Coolant lines incorrectly routed with brittle plastic barbs
- Added a plenum for air filtration
- Replaced windshield wiper motor
- Fixed vacuum, PCV, IACV leaks and filtration
- Redline MT-90 Transmission fluid
- Common rear transmission seal leak fix
- Mobil 1 5w30 + Magnetic Oil Drain Plug + OEM Toyota Oil Filter
- Window regulator replacement (stripped crank gear)
- The next thing was the ignition was finicky and dying so I switched to the lazy man's Coil On Plug (Ignition coil and Igniter still connected). Wiring not finalized:
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Car started up great and ran strong for a month or so. Put on an OBX 4-1 manifold. After a while, the the car got harder to start and ran rougher, finally not starting at all. After a compression test and a leakdown test I traced the problem to a leaky intake valve and a possible headgasket leak. I had to remove the cylinder head in the dead of winter, without a garage, and of course the past few days have been the coldest in 20 years. After some frozen fingers:
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Head is off. The engine only has 50k miles, so not too much wear but some varnish. Yuck, look at all the blue sealant gunk!
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Valves out and organized. These Toyotas have soft springs, you can just do a quick whack with a socket and the retainers come out easy as pie.
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