Newera Import's 200 bhp N/A AE86 - Progress Report!

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject:

Ive been looking at your car four or five times a day. I cant wait to get my car back from having wiring and exhaust! Its major inspiration! Definately need more video footage too.
I love everything about it!

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject:

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject: Video Clips.

Bean Bandit, you have PM Cool

Thanks for the kind comments, dudes! It's a pleasure to see so many people appreciate it. I was kinda expecting some negative comments, but so far zero....! Confused

I've not got any decent video clips of it shot in the last year... I'll have to get around to making some, I guess. For your entertainment - here's some that may have been seen before anyways:

We were commissioned by 5th Gear for a weekend as fixers - making filming arrangements & teaching them a bit about Tokyo & Japan. Unfortunately they wouldn't interview me directly, as Newera was being paid to work for them and that would be free advertising (Against broadcasting rules apparently - They even blanked out the www.neweraparts.com as I passed by in the video!). After being inspired by the orange car's burnout, I gatecrashed the party a little. Tom Ford's quite a funny bloke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn9GHX6Kzsk

Here’s an old clip where it was chasing a 450 bhp R34 GT-R on a mostly long sweeper road. http://jstylecars.com/?p=91

The GT-R's and their turbo lag couldn't keep up in traffic, lol:

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w279/cheekys...=FujiSkylines.flv

Another old video clip: http://videos.streetfire.net/video/16ab17f3-76e...-32aad9f8aa6f.htm

I'll try to shoot it on the circuit next time. Keep meaning to video a late night drive through Tokyo, but haven't got around to it. Maybe soon.

I think it sounds best from outside the car - hearing a friend driving it (Hard) towards where we waited in Fuji's forested roads sounded so sweet it brought little tears of joy to my eyes, lol.

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:12 am Post subject:

Cheers for the PM - guess I need to meet up with you when I ever manage to get to Japan again some day to see that beauty in the metal Smile

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:26 am Post subject:

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:48 am Post subject:

Thanks for the answer Miguel Thumbsup

I see you have done some rework in the oil circuit as well, the Coke bottle is just to much, LOL!!!

Once again: congratulation on the FLAWLESS Levin Thumbsup

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject:

THAT SOUND IS PORN!!! Shocked

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:07 am Post subject:

I'll be in Japan in June, i hope i can see your AE86 live... Thumbsup

Iketani Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 30

hey Miguel once again thats a sweet car, may favorite by far Smile

My Trueno is the same color as yours and I was just wondering if you knew the paint code or where I could find it.

Keep it up mate, loving it all.

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:17 am Post subject:

Thanks again for the kind words, guys Smile

Rasterinho, I speak Portuguese & Spanish too - so yeah, let's play with the AE86 if you make it here. We're based near Tokyo's Disney Land.

electric mic - The colour code on the chassis plate says 2X1. I know the silver's code is not available any more, so the paint shop found a very near match. I need to get a couple of touch up pots from there sometime - so when I do, I'll ask them the colour codes Thumbsup

Takumi Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 469

O/T: Miguel, do you have portuguese antcessors ?

Howcome you speak portuguese?

Best regards

PS: I'm sorry if this is getting too personal Blonde question

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject:

It IS getting too personal... But I wanna know too! Puh

Howcome you are a speaker of that great language?

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject:

LOL, my dad's Portuguese! Although I grew up in the UK mostly, my parents always insisted we spoke Portuguese at home. And you Portuguese guys will know, Spanish is very easy to learn! It's like a slow Portuguese with a lisp Wink

Takumi Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 469

Now I know who I'm going to bother when I put mind into travelling to Japan!!

Why pay your mortgage when you can spend the money on an old car - THAT IS defenately a portuguese mind working! I'm sure it was your portuguese vein that made you go berzerk on your project! Ahahahahah

It would be awesome to get to know you!

Any travel plans to Portugal?

Best regards

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject:

LOL, I'd better run and hide! Evil or Very Mad

Well, er I did pay the mortgage off....

.....after we'd sold the house!

Last time we were in Portugal was Christmas 2006. No plans to got back just yet. We will sometime - though unlikely this year... By the time I do, your AE86 should be finished too Wink

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject:

Make sure you ring when you come back here, would be a pleasure for us to receive you and meet with the Hachi Portuguese community Thumbsup

BTW, I have sent you a PM almost a year ago, that never got answered Blonde question

Cheers

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:40 am Post subject:

Sorry buddy - I come on here sporadically, depending on work, etc. Sometimes you'll see me on here, other times I may be away for months at a time Sad

I'd spoken with someone about meeting up in Portugal last time, I think there was a track day at Estoril, but our trip was during Xmas and New Year and you know what that's like, that time of the year in Portugal... Didn't have much free time in the end, unfortunately.

Wataru Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 77 Location: Tokyo Japan

Well Miguel I guess we have to hit the roads again soon!

Anymore WOT runs up to Nikko? Too bad our speedos only go up to 180km/h I wonder what is the real speeds we hit on those early moreing runs to the circuits.

Maybe we all should have a AE86 meet in August.

Who else is coming to visit us in Japan?

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject:

I run an Apexi RSM and it was set up using gear calculations. When I tested it during the last Shaken for the 40 km/h test, it was reading 100% accurate! I think my gearing tops out at around 235 ish...@ 9,000 rpm.

But I've not taken it much beyond 220 - 225 km/h...

Let's make that video we've been chatting about - when your friend comes over from Aus in a few weeks. He'll cream his pants.... Evil or Very Mad

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject:

Allen, forgot to mention when we spoke - Dai Chan's 20V conversion's running at last, btw... He's going to be getting rid of the idle stabiliser once he sets up the ITB's steady - fitting an electric fan and a new manifold, then Katagiri San will be mapping the Freedom ECU. He's getting excited - You should see the smile on his face! Wink

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject: Trust you :) :)

Hi Miguel,trust you to go and disturb the peace at Daikoku rest stop....LOL.Car looks great i think i'm going to have to start documenting the progress of my car...hopefully it'll be painted soon.Can't wait for it to be back on the road and hear that 20valve sing.You'll have to get Dai chan to throw up some pics of his on here as well.

Wataru Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 77 Location: Tokyo Japan

Daikoku is nothing.
You should see us at hte service area stops on the expressways and touge roads during the afternoons. Poor old local drivers.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject:

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:37 am Post subject:

cab32,

Nice to see the pics of your's on here. It'll be very sweet when finished.

Having seen pics of Matty's AE86 on your e-mails, get him to put up an account of all the work that's been done to it now... Must be one of the Sweetest AE86's in Ireland, that...!!

Get in touch about those Work Meister S1's - we're ready to order them for him this week! Thumbsup

Wataru Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 77 Location: Tokyo Japan

Make sure he orders FAT ones!
must be at least 8.5J upwards!