nzae86's TRD ae86 N2 Race Car Project 2

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:41 am Post subject:

whoah!

Ryousuke Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 148

that engine... it looks very very good that atlantic.
would like to see and hear this car Cheerleader

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject:

So... Swap the Formula Atlantic into that TE27 and make it the fastest AE27! Dr. Evil

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:14 am Post subject:

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:59 am Post subject:

Sometimes to go forward with a project you have to go backwards

A nude N2 ae86!
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Here are a couple of photos showing the last of the fabrication work.
The dry sump support base

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The front floor has been redesigned to take the Tilton floor mount pedal box

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Now with remote reservoirs and the floor mount this frees up the right side of the engine bay so there will be plenty of clear space for an air box, the hole for the brake booster has been filled in.

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Back to where it started ! Moved into my other paint and prep workshop and back in the rotator ready for me to start priming and sanding the body for paint finally!!!!!!!
I hope to have this painted in the TRD colours in the next few weeks.
Then I will be able to bolt things in to stay!

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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

Keep it up, looking forward to seeing this

Takumi Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 340 Location: Stockholm

niiice!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject:

amazing, simply amazing. i love this build, can't wait to see it rocking the OG TRD colors. Thumbsup

and once again. Worship

Wataru Joined: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 50 Location: Tokyo Japan

I know where I want to go now when I visit NZ next!

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:59 am Post subject:

Well it's not Christmas but a few more goods arived in the post today!

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I can now get on to making my dash to take these gauges plus a few other things . As there will be no pasengers seat it gives me more space to shape the dash, which I will make from carbon fibre , I am going to build a mould from plywood and fibreglass , it will be quite different to the original dash.

Wataru Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Denmark

This is the best project I have seen for a long time, mayby the best ever Thumbsup

I have the exact same wet dream with my project, but I think I will keep it a bit more down to the eath Wink

But why not fit TRD gauges instedt of Auto Meter? And build a N2 look dashbord?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject:

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject:

I have ordered my wheels to be made here they are 13 x 9 -20 for the rear and 13 x 8 -20 for the front , they are a proper 3 piece wheel so you can replace the inner or outer rim to make any offset you want . The centers will be painted the same silver as the car ,(not yellow!).
Again if I could find some genuine TRD rims I would have them but it is something that I can change later.
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Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject:

Are these made by Arrow Wheels? Very cool! So how do they come apart? I see no bolts. I would have thought you could have gone wider with the N2 kit? I have turned into a width whore though. Neutral

This must be the correct fitment for N2 or something i guess.

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject:

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:37 am Post subject:

Do they have a website?

Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Northern Australia

http://www.arrowwheels.co.nz/wheels/

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:00 pm Post subject:

Thanks, but i actuallly meant the website for the wheels nzae86 is using which are not arrow wheels. I guessing they are called 41 degree wheels. Cant find the website.

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject:

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:20 pm Post subject:

Well it seems like my painter is a bit busy at the moment , I know I should not have told him to fit it in between his other jobs!! So I have an empty space in my workshop floor while I wait .
I had some spare time in my work day today so the sheet of Lexan that had been sitting for a while turned into a full set of lightweight windows .
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I am still to sort out how I can make the drivers window wind up and down

Also I sent a pile of bolts and brackets to the electroplaters , so time to sort them out as well .
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Wheels are being made and they should be here in about 4 weeks , so maybe this car will go one day!!

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject:

i think jealousy is the word im looking for here Puh

incredible car Smile

Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 4

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...954&viewitem=

saw these on ebay. dont know if they will fit or they are legit but you said you were lookin for trd rims.

gl on the build.

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:46 am Post subject:

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:24 am Post subject:

Well another weekend and a little more progress, I decided the rear side windows were going to need the black trim around the inside , so with some careful measuring and a sharp knife , the protective coating was cut back , the lexan sanded with 600 grit and painted black to look original.
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I have all the parts painted white back from the painters , front gaurds,bumpers,body kit, and bonnet , these have all come up looking better than new!

So while I'm waiting on the body this week , the gearbox will get it's TRD close ratio kit fitted. Kit number 33030-AE811

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This is a old standard box that I will start with and strip it , fit all new bearings and syncro's , as you can see the TRD shaft's are splined , which is great if you break a gear you can replace only the damaged one .

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The diff is about to get the same treatment with a new TRD LSD and 5.3 crownwheel and pinion ,brand new axles , etc
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So by the end of this week I should have the body back from being painted and ready to fit all the panels .(I thought that was going to happen last week!!!)