Newera Import's 200 bhp N/A AE86 - Progress Report!
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10-02-2008, 03:48 AM
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With the help of a friend, have been doing some lightening work and other stuff:
Header's now wrapped and starter motor also protected with a heat shield - was getting too much heat there, causing 3 new starter motors to fail in the last 2 years. Enough of that! The wrapping was a nasty job (Lots of tiny fibres floating in the air) and took 30m of wrap to complete properly. I sprayed it with some propective stuff that's meant to prolong the life of the wrap. It made a helluva lot of smoke at first as it heated up (Normal). I thought I had an engine fire at one point, lol. The bandage turns black at first, but the Japanese instructions from Billion state that at prolonged use over 450 Deg C it'll all turn white again! Here's hoping...If it doesn't I can live with that. Replaced the dip stick and tube with an AE111 piece. Interestingly, the height of measurement is about half a litre more on the AE111 compared to AE86 original. Now shows max at 4 litres capacity (incl. oil cooler). Happy with that since I usually use a full 4 litres of oil for each change, to avoid starvation on hard corners. Removed the entire A/C system, replacing the interior heat exchange unit for a bespoke plastic (lightweight) replacement. Heater, etc. all still work, but lost around 40kg - and will get better radiator cooling too (Not that it needed it, but anyways...). Also got the correct grommets & fan belt for A/C-less AE86 with power steering direct from Toyota. Since it revs to over 9000 I wanted all pulleys oversized compared to originals, except the crank (That remains std. since it has a harmonic balancer and rubber damper. After market ones don't!!). They're all now fitted. Bonus is with an oversize PAS pulley I don't need the tensioner at all. A little more weight removed. Removed the alloy under guard (It's for sale if anyone's interested) and will be making up a carbon shroud for the radiator underside in combination with a new original plastic under guard. Removed the grille lights too - Don't need those, since it runs HID anyways (For sale soon if anybody wants them). Fitted a new stainless steel towing eye. These are made by the same source for us as the pillow ball rear links. Excellent fit & quality Fitted new rubber insulators for the steering rack & replaced the knuckles with new ones). Finished off by having a full Lazer allignment completed locally. With full pillow ball linkages including the lateral rod it's fully adjustable, so geometry's 100% perfect. I had KTS set the castor at 1,28 and camber at -1,50 each side with zero toe and had rear adjusted to make geometry square. It feels soooo solid and predictable on the limit!! Took it out last night for a drive with a friend who is over visitting from UK... He liked it a LOT, hehehe Had an E46 M3 want to play with us as we cruised through Tokyo. He followed us for a while, then overtook hard & weaved through some light traffic, so I let him lead for a while, then caught him just before going around a long fast corner on the C1... Took him round the outside as he made his attempt to lose me... Ha! Tango'd by a 20 year old Corolla... He looked a bit miffed as we passed him & smiled... She's running puurfectly again with nothing needing doing except to make the carbon under guide when I get a chance... Now the weather's cooler here in Japan we're planning to take it to a drift event sometime next week. I'll post some more pics of that next time. Some pics of these recent changes. VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITES!!!! A Tuner's Paradise Automotive Art On Film Dedication To Automotive Perfection Japan Office Tel - (Calls charged at UK National Rate): 0207-193-3979. Mobile (Japan): +81- (0) 90-4133-3825 Fax (Japan): +81-(0) 47-307-4678 |
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Newera Import's 200 bhp N/A AE86 - Progress Report! - Miguel - Newera - 11-30-2006, 05:55 PM
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