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[eight-six]

Hello

Just registered on the forum and wanted to say .

I have been dying to own a AE86 for years now but have never got around to buying one for one reason or another.

My personal circumstances have now changed and I am selling my current car and I am on the hunt for a AE86 which I can use for track days and drifting.

The annoying thing is, I am seeing lots of great Levins and Trueno's which I would love to buy but as my current car still hasnt sold I am being forced to window shop .... which for me is a very cruel punishment

I am so sold on the 86 I am selling my very heavily modified Mr2 turbo for one. Pretty big step especially seeing as I have just invested a substantial amount on the Mr2's engine.

Ah well

Just have to hope the 86 (if I ever finally get one) will live up to my expectations - I am sure it will

Just on the off chance if there is anyone reading this which feels sorry for me and wants to buy my old car off me just let me know! lol

Cheers

James

[Widar]

Welcome!

I'm ready to swap my red shell for the MR2!

[banpei]

Welcome!
Did you own a aw11 or sw20?
(and pics from any heavily modded toyota are always welcome )

[eight-six]

Hi guys

Quote:I'm ready to swap my red shell for the MR2

lol thats probably the best offer I have had on it so far One guy offered to take the car off me and pay installments of £50 a month! At least a Hachi shell would be half way there :wink:

Quote:Did you own a aw11 or sw20?

Its an SW20 I love the car to bits but its cost me a packet to get to the stage it is; and now my girlfriend talked me into marrying her :wink: so I have a wedding to pay for .

Plus the Hachi is going to be more fun and more suitable for track days especially on my salary.

Quote:and pics from any heavily modded toyota are always welcome

Well here is a picture of the car - stock on the outside but a wolf in sheeps clothing

http://www.brown-cow.co.uk/frontquarterviewMR2.gif

Here is the spec.

Interior
- Trust GREX gear knob
- Autometer A pillar gauge mount
- Autometer boost gauge
- Autometer AFR gauge
- Autometer Nitrous pressure gauge
- Custom pod mount behind steering wheel which houses the boost gauge
- Autometer 5 inch race tach
- Autometer shift light
- Custom stainless steel dash mount bracket for the race tach
- ULTRA turbo timer
- Double din Fujitsu Ten CD/Tape/Radio player
- Kenwood speakers
- 180mph dials

Exterior
- Racing Dynamics silver multi spoke alloys. Staggered set up for better turn in
- Eagle F1's (rear), Falken 451 (fronts) good tread all round

Engine
- Engine has been totally stripped and cleaned through
- Engine block repainted bright red
- Sump pan repainted bright red
- Inlet manifold repainted silver
- Repainted rocker cover in crackle finish red
- New engine seals, every internal and external engine seal have been replaced
- New oil pump
- New timing belt
- Rebored and honed cylinders
- Arias 87mm forged pistons
- Ceramic coated piston crowns
- Dry lube on the piston skirts for lower frictional losses and better oil dispersion
- New wrist pins and locking rings
- Eagle H Beam lightweight forged con rods
- ACL Duraglide con rod and main engine bearings
- SPF (South Florida Performance) stainless steel tubular exhaust manifold
- Precision Turbo SC61 (680 rwBHP capable turbo, good spool characteristics)
- Goodridge braided oil supply line with Goodridge adaptors and fittings
- Russell braided oil drain line with Russell adaptors and fittings
- Stainless steel custom turbo downpipe
- External waste gate dump pipe is fed back into the exhaust to reduce noise levels
- The downpipe and wastegate dump pipe lagged in heat wrap to retain heat
- HKS 45mm external wastegate
- Toyota metal head gasket
- HKS 264 high lift exhaust cam
- HKS 272 high lift intake cam
- ATS Racing Cam Gears
- The cylinder head has been fully stripped and cleaned thoroughly
- New valve seals
- The valve clearances have also been re-shimmed to factory tolerances
- Freshly lapped in valves
- The valves have also been thoroughly cleaned and polished
- Engle uprated valve springs
- Ported and polished head
- Fine port polish on the exhaust to reduce pumping losses
- Swirl port finish on the intake to promote better mixing of fuel and air
- Apexi Power FC and commander (unit currently not fitted and un mapped)
- Sard 850cc injectors (as yet not fitted)
- ARP rod bolts
- ARP main bolts
- ARP head bolts
- Custom stainless steel induction system
- HKS SS BOV
- BLITZ Nur SPEC R exhaust system
- ULTRA Ignition Leads
- Mark Summers Copper Contact Distributor Cap
- NGK BCR8ES cold plugs
- Crankcase breathers x2
- Walbro 255lph intank fuel pump
- Gearbox is totally sound, no crunches on gear changes and is totally solid
- Gearbox filled with Redline MT40 as well
- Desrestricted
- FCD

Chassis
- Bilstein Sport "yellows" suspension
- GAB sport lowering and stiffening springs
- GAB front upper brace
- GAB front lower brace
- GAB rear upper brace
- Whiteline front adjustable ARB
- Whiteline Rear adjustable ARB
- Whiteline ARB bushes (front / Rear)
- Sbits drop links
- TRD reinforced front engine mount
- Custom solid rear engine mount

Braking
- EBC Grooved and Drilled Disc's
- Pagid fast road pads
- Reconditioned front calipers
- Reconditioned rear calipers
- Goodridge Braided Brake Lines

Drivetrain
- HELIX 4 paddle stage 2 competition clutch - light pedal and tractable in traffic
- Custom fabricated short shifter


Cheers

James

[banpei]

Very nice!

[robokill]

you should be able to sell that sw20 for over 7500 euro's than you can buy a pretty big ass ae86

[eight-six]

Hello

Looking for about £8.5k - but happy to negotiate on price. Problem is the spec is probably scaring a few people off the car; even if off boost its better mannered in traffic than when it was stock.

Probably going to import my own Hachi from Japan, seen a few really nice ones going for around 3k plus and extra 1k to get it to the UK and for me to convert it for the UK.

Just so desperate to buy a Hachi its killing me!

Cheers

James

[b1gb3n]

i know the feeling james. i just got a hachi myself and trying to sell my old car now.

reasons not to get hachi, its old so it rattles alot, u would be a better babe magnet in ur mr2, ur wife to be might scream her lungs out when she sees the hachi

other than that u have all the reasons to get a hachi.

[Jezza_hr]

What kind of bhp is that MR producing? My brothers looks very simlar and produces 480bhp.

[Knudsen]

b1gb3n Wrote:reasons not to get hachi, its old so it rattles alot,

Hmm... mine doesnt rattle atall... Perhaps mine is broke?