1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT APEX kouki from Japan

[sheppardpat47]

Hello everyone

So, here I start my first big thread, so I already presented myself but I'll do a quick recap
My name is Thomas, I am 24 years old and I live in Belgium

I own this 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT APEX, 2 doors. (kouki)

I bought the car in May 2024 and I received it on August 9, 2024, just two days after my 23th birthday.



I'm a perfectionist and I wanted a Trueno coupe in excellent state with working air conditioner, power steering, full interior (no stupid knockoff recaro seats or missing pieces), and a white/black one with if possible the sports package, which mine didn't came with.

So I bought a set of replica sideskirts which I still need to install, but I haven't had the money to paint them and fit them to the car. I installed an OEM spoiler on the trunk too.

Here is a list of all the modifications I did on the car :

Modifications:
- Added OEM Toyota spoiler (from the sport package),
- CUSCO strut brace,
- Lowered by 4cm with shorter springs,
- 14-inch Watanabe wheels (genuine),
- Nardi Torino leather steering wheel,
- First-generation 128GB Omni 70mai dashcam,
- Kenwood DMX8021DABS wireless CarPlay head unit,
- Carrozzeria (Pioneer) JDM 4-way speakers in the rear,
- 10cm Carrozzeria JDM speakers in the front,
- MTX RT8P 20cm subwoofer,
- Discreet reversing camera,
- Fujitsubo EX 4-into-1 exhaust manifold,
- Fujitsubo Legalis R single-outlet exhaust system,
- Martelius Exhaust decat,
- HKS green mushroom air filter,
- Air conditioning converted to R134A (everything leaked out lmao it was a bad idea)

I plan to keep the car as close to stock as possible, so no 20V, no ITBs or anything. I want it to stay "OEM+" if you get what I mean. I love it as is and it has been an amazing car.

I drove over 15.000km in a year in 2025 when I was jobless, and it was perfect, it drove amazing, didn't consume oil unless driven very hard, I drove it on Spa Francorchamps and Nurburgring without any issues. With an average of 8 liters per 100km which is very nice.
Now, I need to drive it less.

Extra pics :


Here is a list of things I need to fix so far :

- Air conditioning (number one priority for me)
- Rust behind windshield (usual suspect...)
- Noisy diff (swap to a stock one)
- Noisy trans (sounds like a bag of nails but shift beautifully, new oil of course)
- Rear fog light in the left reverse light, I need to resolder the cable that's all
- Add and paint sideskirts
- Noisy top end of the 4AGE (valve job)
- Very little rust on door sills (usual spot near hinge)
- Redo the whole underside of the car, which looks not good, not rusty but ugly.

There might be other things but unfortunately I don't remember, it's quite late lol

Here are some pictures when the car was in Japan, it had 171000km



It just needed a very, very big detail. Especially the interior, engine bay refresh, respray of the inside of the trunk and the valve cover, etc. Paint was already brand new when I bought the car, which is nice.

The car is not perfect but honestly if I had to rate it I would say a solid 85/100, it's not brand new but not worn out either. The car is 40 years old and 189000km now.

[decryphe]

Congratulations, that's a very very good specimen!
Good luck with the restoration work, it'll be worth it!

It's always a bit weird to see a car that's so similar to my own (essentially the same, but a red panda zenki with the red/maroon interior). Out in the wild I've never seen another RHD JDM one.

[Koen Bongers]

Really nice car! love that you drove it so much last year!

What differential is currently in the car?

[banpei]

Quote:Rear fog light in the left reverse light, I need to resolder the cable that's all

Is it obligatory you have to install a fog light on an old car in Belgium?

[sheppardpat47]

(01-14-2026 06:06 PM)banpei Wrote:  

Quote:Rear fog light in the left reverse light, I need to resolder the cable that's all

Is it obligatory you have to install a fog light on an old car in Belgium?

Yep, you have to unfortunately
But hey, you can't see it if you don't know it! So it's perfect

[jomme_mega]

(01-14-2026 02:37 AM)sheppardpat47 Wrote:  Fixed

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[sheppardpat47]

(01-14-2026 10:05 PM)jomme_mega Wrote:  the cleanest ae86 import in belguim

Thanks man but you shouldn't reply to the whole thread ?you made an entire copy of my original post lol

[jomme_mega]

(01-14-2026 11:36 PM)sheppardpat47 Wrote:  

(01-14-2026 10:05 PM)jomme_mega Wrote:  the cleanest ae86 import in belguim

Thanks man but you shouldn't reply to the whole thread ?you made an entire copy of my original post lol

oh ok