86'LEVIN

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

The assembly of the Megasquirt ECU was really a nice way to spend the night, while playing GT4 too. Cool

First I assembled the Stimulator:

Here it is (but this was the easy part!)

Now this was the real deal! Shocked

Connecting the two pieces of hardware to do some testing...

And after some hours of welding the goal was achieved!

Megasquirt assembled and working properly! Thumbsup

Sorry about the bad quality of the photos.... I used my Nokia 6630 and I was to damm tired to focus.... Puh

Now I'm still using the Stimulator to try to keep improving my skills with the software.

This ECU is really a good chance to learn a few things while building your own engine management system! Wink

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

I was wondering if anyone has a spare MAF igniter?

After talking to some friends that have their 86's (with MAP 4A-GEs) running with this ECU, I realized that I need a MAF igniter to get the right ignition timing signal to the Megasquirt ECU.

I'm going to study at Oxford (starting next week), so if anyone from UK can sell me this part I don't need to pay the shipping to Portugal! Puh

Regards

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject:

While I was in Portugal (Easter vacations) I did some updates to the hachi.

My hand custom made gauge pods eh eh eh Cool

The gauges are a bit "flashy" and modern but I think they're more into the purpose and philosophy of this project.

I have this photo too but the colors were just way too messed up becouse of the camera "night settings". Puh

So all that blue isn't really there!

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:48 am Post subject:

Nice lightshow! Thumbsup

Where are those gauges located? Inside the heater panel?

Wataru Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Posts: 73 Location: denmark

WTB your old chrome steel wheels - sell them too me ? Wink

best regards martin from denmark

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:26 am Post subject:

Yep, the gauges were mounted where the heater panel used to be.

I've got all the heater parts in a cardboard box back in the garage so I don't really need the heater controls... (just weight! Puh

)

grothae86:

I've already sold my previous wheels! I got these one just to have a 14" set:

I'm thinking about painting them in white. Just don't know when....

Wataru Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Posts: 73 Location: denmark

bummer - bandits are cool and rare - i have never seen them on ae86 before

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject:

Actually, I hated to see the car with those rims! Puh

Mostly because they were a bit scratched and rusty.

I don't know what wheels are those. My friends and I used to joke with it, saying that they were Toyota Dyna rims!... eh eh eh Puh

So you say they're rare?...
I'm starting to feel sorry for having sold them.... Neutral

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:39 am Post subject:

2 more pics...

Wataru Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 117 Location: Greece

Very good stuff mate. What a fuk!

Takumi Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 225

Cool ride man!

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject:

Fooking hell! Nice pics man!

Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Västerås Sweden

did you use a template for the letterings on the valves?

regards

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject:

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 1:36 am Post subject:

Well, a little update...

Got a Corsica steering wheel and did some cluster mods to go with the light from the recently added gauges.

And mounted, yesterday:

Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Västerås Sweden

Takumi Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 460 Location: Greece

Nice drawings on the background man.... is it possible to scan them? Cheerleader

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:

Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Västerås Sweden

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject:

Takumi Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 460 Location: Greece

Redlines look really good... Drool

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject:

damn too much ! Smile

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:41 pm Post subject:

BEACH !!!!IT'S GREAAAAAT!!)) backlook!!

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:24 am Post subject:

Well, time to a little update...

Next week I'll go back to Oxford, so I'm trying to work on the car while I can.

Bought a pair of strut bars, front and rear.

The old front strut bar getting out...

...and the new strut bar getting in:

After some cutting and welding, the rear strut bar was in place:

Had to redo the strut bar mountings, otherwise it would have been impossible to mount everything properly.

Worked on the interior a bit too.

Made some metal plates to cover the radio mounting zone and the gear shift lever, and fabricated a new metal mounting plate for the gauges.

The gauges were painted in black, cause the original "greyish" look was a bit to flashy for my taste...

Also got a set of velocity stacks

I need an "ITB'ed engine" to mount them now... Puh

Maybe a 20V, one of these days... Smile

And one final picture among friends...