1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT APEX kouki from Japan

[Koen]

(01-27-2026 02:14 AM)sheppardpat47 Wrote:  thank you ! I've already done 15.000km in 2025 haha, I plan to drive it to the Ireland AE86 meeting in August but I don't know the exact date

6 september 2026 great trip, I think I go too.

[sheppardpat47]

(01-27-2026 06:36 PM)Koen Bongers Wrote:  

(01-27-2026 02:14 AM)sheppardpat47 Wrote:  thank you ! I've already done 15.000km in 2025 haha, I plan to drive it to the Ireland AE86 meeting in August but I don't know the exact date

6 september 2026 great trip, I think I go too.

Thank you mate! I'll go then. I can't wait!

[ondafly]

Ah brilliant c'mon over for it 100%

As its September, the week previous the kids are all back in School, which means it will be sunny in Ireland

[sheppardpat47]

I waxed the car with JDM Soft99 Mirror Shine paste wax, looks very good. I was attending Made in Asia Spring 2026 convention at Brussels Expo, people were very happy to see my 86.


I got the sideskirts installed finally! Next step is fixing the A/C... Some pictures here



Cleaned the interior too..

[decryphe]

That's cool, looks like a fun convention!

[sheppardpat47]

(03-19-2026 10:56 AM)decryphe Wrote:  That's cool, looks like a fun convention!

It was until a wank*r made one of the poles fall into my car
I had to do a touch up paint on the headlight but heh... Before the stand was way smaller, I had to expand it for the security of the cars

[sheppardpat47]

Hey guys, haven't been here for quite a while.

So here are some news, I've been driving it a bit, resprayed the side skirts again because they looked so bad.

So, my A/C still doesn't work even with new gas in it. Shoot, I have no idea why.

Brake light switch is broken so sometime it put the brake lights on even though my foot isnt on the pedal.

Inner and outer tie rods are shot, need to replace them, got them from Puerto Rico, coming soon!

I also have bought a new subwoofer to replace the MTX one I had, it's way more deep and punchier which is what I was looking for, because the MTX wasn't as deep sounding. And also, the new one is thinner and you can put bags and stuff on top of it!

This is the "old" one (it's one year old)


And this is the "new" one with the custom wrap on it, it was scratched to shit and yes it's AI slop but I made the design with photoshop myself first.

[banpei]

About the A/C, mine was converted using both R134a and some special oil. He didn't replace the O-rings as the system was holding pressure, but placed a different valve to be able to fill with R134a.

About the brake light, the switch is just the generic Toyota one and is easily accessible as it's inside the cabin.

The new subwoofer looks great!
I just read this weekend that Pioneer is going to reproduce the Carrozzeria TS-X40 speakers as the Carrozzeria subbrand exists for 40 years now:

Retail price will be 33,000 yen (178 euros) for each speaker. I wish I had waited a year, as I have paid nearly that amount of money for a pair of secondhand TS-X11's plus the replacement tweeter that was necessary.