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4agze
Wataru
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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man thats great A+ to you
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hachirokuGTV
Ryousuke
Joined: 28 May 2007
Posts: 193
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: |
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How do you go about fitting the bumpers to those arches?
Amazing job by the way!!! Youre like the Yoda of the 86 world. ( In a good way!!!  )
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 144
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| hachirokuGTV wrote: | How do you go about fitting the bumpers to those arches?
Amazing job by the way!!! Youre like the Yoda of the 86 world. ( In a good way!!! ) |
The bumpers are a easy fit just as normal but the ends are cut off them so they only go about 50mm behind the flares and the flares screw to the bumpers
Thanks for the compliments
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 144
Location: New Zealand
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| The Doctor wrote: | 
Why are the camcovers so high on front, is there something underneath which needs that space? |
The cam covers are raised at the front to attach to the chassis in the Atlantic swift DB4 single seater
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 144
Location: New Zealand
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Another bit of progress today , with my engineer finishing the equal length rear arms and panard rod as well , all adjustable bolted in place with left and right hand threads on the rose joints .I will send these to be electroplated later in the week .
This helps me move toward getting the rear end assembled in the next week or so
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 144
Location: New Zealand
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Another weekend and a little more progress, work during the week seems to be keeping me from making any mid week progress !
The equal length rear boxes are all welded in now and the rest of the inside has been etch primed
It took a lot of work to clean up the inside with scotch brite and emery tape as the media blaster had managed to get quite a bit of sand into the primer when they painted it , just reminds me that I should do it myself next time!
I sand blasted the rear diff housing today and primed and top coated that as well so it is ready to dummy fit everything up soon .
Also I managed to get 2 new lsd axles from Toyota NZ and these were the last two as there is no more stock in Japan
With another day tomorrow I am aiming to get the suspension dummy fitted and have the car back on the ground. The car will be almost totally assembled , then stripped down and painted
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adomz
Bunta
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 814
Location: Ilford, London, UK
1983 Toyota Corolla AE86 (early Levin)
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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that looks fantastic!!!
great project!!
adam
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 144
Location: New Zealand
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Well instead of getting onto all the jobs around home today , it rained and that means the best place to stay dry is in the workshop!
there were two rails at the rear of the floor that had been bent so I had another shell that donated another couple of rails in good condition . So after a bit of drilling and plug welding they are as good as new again
The last of the fabrication work is the seat mounts so it is time to test fit up all the new running gear, so while the body was still in the rotator it was a good time to fit the diff housing from above instead of from underneath.
So much easier when gravity helps !
And for the same treatment to the front end while it was upside down, then fitted the struts and bottom arms and caster rods
It feels like it was years ago that this project started , but now it is starting to look a bit like an ae86 again
The body is sitting a bit high and the wheels will change from what is on there as well
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oldskull
Bunta
Joined: 02 Nov 2005
Posts: 1875
Location: Blaricum, The Netherlands
1985 Toyota Corolla AE86 (early Levin)
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great project mate
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Jan Pedersen
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Joined: 07 Sep 2004
Posts: 1261
Location: Herning, Denmark
1986 Toyota Corolla AE86 (late EU)
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Looks stunning, mate Rain is a good thing I geuss 
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banpei
Site Admin
Joined: 15 Aug 2004
Posts: 9086
Location: Hilversum
1982 Toyota Carina
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Ofcourse it is sitting high on its wheels, that will change when you put in fueltank, windows and other stuff.
But looking great!
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Mux213
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Joined: 16 Aug 2004
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Location: Australie
1984 Toyota Corolla AE86 (early Levin)
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Do I see another stripped Hachi in the background!?
Project is looking good!
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style86
Itsuki
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
Posts: 22
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nzae86,
is it possible for me to get a copy of the equal length suspension link box template?
thanks.
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 144
Location: New Zealand
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| Mux213 wrote: | Do I see another stripped Hachi in the background!?
Project is looking good! |
Ahh good spotting , I have 3 parts cars , my yellow tarmac rally car,the N2 car , also a mint standard GTV , and my daughter drives a red levin as well , so that makes 7! Edit I forgot that I have a facelift panda as well so I suppose thats 8 
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 144
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| style86 wrote: | nzae86,
is it possible for me to get a copy of the equal length suspension link box template?
thanks. |
The template is easy to make if you cut the floor first you can then trace that shape onto cardboard , just a bit of simple pattern making. You just need to plan out where the equal length top arms need to attach to the body shell , careful measuring and planing before cutting .
Maybe I could try and scan the one I made , but it would have to be in a couple of sections. What part of the world do you live in ?
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dazed_driver
Wataru
Joined: 03 Aug 2007
Posts: 118
Location: Washington, USA
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Nice job on your 4 links. I've been trying to find a good way to attach mine to the body. How did you build your brackets? Are they reinforced or anything?
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Maurice
Joined: 09 Jan 2008
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Location: Cork, Ireland
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Hi
Top class build, ive been following this from the start and Im just wondering what is the advantage of the equal length arms? I know your building the car to N2 spec but im just wondering is there any advantage to them being used on a track car? Anybody building a group 4 escort put them in aswell, its just im at the fab stage of my build and I cant see the advantage of them....
Thanks
Maurice
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
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Location: New Zealand
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| dazed_driver wrote: | | Nice job on your 4 links. I've been trying to find a good way to attach mine to the body. How did you build your brackets? Are they reinforced or anything? |
The box it self is folded out of 1.2mm panel steel and a 2mm strap has been welded over the bolting point
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
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Location: New Zealand
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| Maurice wrote: | Hi
Top class build, ive been following this from the start and Im just wondering what is the advantage of the equal length arms? I know your building the car to N2 spec but im just wondering is there any advantage to them being used on a track car? Anybody building a group 4 escort put them in aswell, its just im at the fab stage of my build and I cant see the advantage of them....
Thanks
Maurice |
The equal length arms should allow the diff to pivot without the head pivoiting in a different arc ( I hope that make sense) , but in saying that I have had no problems with my tarmac rally car ( I have kept this standard so it will comply with the classic rules when they finally allow ae86's )
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 144
Location: New Zealand
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Todays plan was to fit the engine in the hole finally , this motor has been sitting on the bench for about 6 months , I was going to take it inside put a sheet of glass on top of it and use it as a coffee table!
I had to mod the left hand engine mount a bit to fit past the dry sump pump bracket,
Wooo!
Nothing is as simple as it seems , the dry sump sits on the steering rack!!
So I will have to mod the front crossmember to sit the rack a bit lower, it needs to move about 10mm, I knew there is a reason to test fit everything
When I work out the best way to lower the rack I will fit up the Quaife quick rack that I have for this as well
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style86
Itsuki
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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nzae86,
Would you mind sending me the template? I'm in the United States. I'll pay for your trouble too... e-mail me at skong@nexus4400.com. Your cage looks gorgeous too... Wish you lived here, I'd pay for your service.
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
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Location: New Zealand
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| style86 wrote: | nzae86,
Would you mind sending me the template? I'm in the United States. I'll pay for your trouble too... e-mail me at skong@nexus4400.com. Your cage looks gorgeous too... Wish you lived here, I'd pay for your service. |
Will do when I get a chance.
I enjoy working on, and building and racing my cars as a hobby , it helps me forget about work.
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20vPETE
Ryousuke
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Posts: 146
Location: NSW,Australia
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man coming together,should bring her over once done to aus
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apardal
Takumi
Joined: 11 Jan 2005
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What seat rails are you using with that bride seat and which seat is that ?
I'm in the process of buying a bride seat (zeta iii) and seat rail from nengun.com and I'm still wondering which seat rail to choose, because I need it to slide, and it seems to me that AE86 specific bride seat rails do not slide (I mean the ones that fit full bucket seats, because there are sliders for reclinable seats).
Best regards
PS: AWESOME project mate! Keep up the good work!!
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nzae86
Ryousuke
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
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Location: New Zealand
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