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Been awhile. Haven't had much to update about on the Celica, still have it though it's developed an issue I haven't had energy to sort out (it is TOOOOO hot in Ozzie right now).

However, my son is starting a motorsport program this year and we wanted something RWD. So we picked up a bone stock, base spec, 2014 Toyota 86GT today.

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Been awhile. Haven't had much to update about on the Celica, still have it though it's developed an issue I haven't had energy to sort out (it is TOOOOO hot in Ozzie right now).

However, my son is starting a motorsport program this year and we wanted something RWD. So we picked up a bone stock, base spec, 2014 Toyota 86GT today.

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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.]]>
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.]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-1987-uk-Corolla Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:30:08 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-1987-uk-Corolla
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https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Hello...and--16833

Now fast forward to collection day, and my 3 days of ownership.

Christmas eve - I couldn't resist throwing a few bits into the car and also having a good rumage around it.

I found a fuel receipt for December 2020, which had an address for a Eneos petrol station in Shiga. Of course I had to spot it on google street view, and the car was registered to Shiga prefecture on its number plates.




As it was Christmas eve I started simple - took out the extremely heavy Levin floor matts, aftermarket obviously but were rubber/carpet and ugly. I decided to make it even more crazy, and went with the classic checkboard red/black. Threw in a cup holder on the vent of course, daughter loves the Shibu inu dog (so had to fit it), also handy spot for the air freshner.

In the pic you can also see the car has a quick release for the nardi, but also down by the side of the radio is a Apexi exhaust valve control, which for the life of me I cannot seem to get quieter. This car is LOUD. I also need a spare wheel, and the carboard/mdf shelving for the side pockets in the boot.





That evening, once the usual Chrimbo even visitors had left, I couldn't resist going out into the cold and taking off the base model grill, and putting on the correct foglight grill and fogs (its a GT apex car after all). The bonnet and tailgate, which I thought were fibre glass from the photos, are certainly not in person and from the photo below, can kinda see what its made from this was an extremely great surprise. A friend 20 years ago had an ae86 with full jblood parts. Fast forward and I too now own jblood parts, which from looking online, are not CHEAP at all.

---

Christmas day - went to visit my parents. Both aren't well thanks to the flu , so this was a brief show and tell of the car. My dad is a petrol head, and was gutted he couldn't come to the port for the pickup. He's had many many cars over the years; MGB, MGBGT, Spitfires, VW bugs, X19s, BMWs etc.

Anyway it passed the sniff test with the 'rents



I also snagged a picture of the fogs/lights working. The inners are factory yellow lenses but the outers must be some after market job. I also need to muster up the courage to stick the "levin" decal on the grill, just paranoid of getting it crooked/not centered !

https://i.imgur.com/M3cpKpX.jpeg

I also reckon the carpet was replaced in this at some stage, as it and the headliner look really clean.



Today I decided to start changing bolts for fresh ones. I'm a sucker for that. But also fit a fan shroud cover I had purchased (silver). Also pictured is the titanium fujitsubo bonnet stay. I'm a sucker for this stuff.



In the original pictures I had of the car prior to purchase I was concerned about the shock tower drivers side, that it was rusted. But in fact in person, its as if some plastic has melted into the tower, or someone has painted anti corrosion/grease of some sort. I was relieved to see it like this in person though.



The aircon is blowing super cold btw and lovely hot too. All pipes (related parts) look to be new. The header (can sort of see in the engine bay pic) its far from standard and has that familiar titanium rainbow shade to it, which probably explains the noise of the exhaust.

Its not all sushine and lolipops though, paintwork isn't great. Lots of idiot touch ups done with tipex level of skill on the doors. The bumpers look to have ancient original paint, almost feels like chalk and the base of the bumpers and side skirts is super faded. I really want to run it all over the with polisher, but its too damn cold for it

The trim around the windows on the drivers side, is exposing the chrome underneath which irks me no end. The both door plastic(s) on the outside, also faded brutally and someone looks to have wrapped it in black, but then ripped the wrap off, which just left a complete gooey mess.

The trim around the windscreen also is scruffy as hell, however I've just now ordered the complete replacement for that. Can't come quick enough for my OCD !

Other news - the nardi wheel is too small, I cannot see the top of the speedo in the current setup. @Banpei - same issue you had. So I'm hoping either fitting the Bride seats will have me lower or I will pickup a new 350mm wheel, possibly non-dished.

---

So I have a couple of questions on disconnected connectors I have found. Any ideas what they are ? in the last picture I'm interested in the black ones, as the white one is for the grill fogs.







Finally is this for cassette tapes or am I missing something ?



thanks all]]>
https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Hello...and--16833

Now fast forward to collection day, and my 3 days of ownership.

Christmas eve - I couldn't resist throwing a few bits into the car and also having a good rumage around it.

I found a fuel receipt for December 2020, which had an address for a Eneos petrol station in Shiga. Of course I had to spot it on google street view, and the car was registered to Shiga prefecture on its number plates.




As it was Christmas eve I started simple - took out the extremely heavy Levin floor matts, aftermarket obviously but were rubber/carpet and ugly. I decided to make it even more crazy, and went with the classic checkboard red/black. Threw in a cup holder on the vent of course, daughter loves the Shibu inu dog (so had to fit it), also handy spot for the air freshner.

In the pic you can also see the car has a quick release for the nardi, but also down by the side of the radio is a Apexi exhaust valve control, which for the life of me I cannot seem to get quieter. This car is LOUD. I also need a spare wheel, and the carboard/mdf shelving for the side pockets in the boot.





That evening, once the usual Chrimbo even visitors had left, I couldn't resist going out into the cold and taking off the base model grill, and putting on the correct foglight grill and fogs (its a GT apex car after all). The bonnet and tailgate, which I thought were fibre glass from the photos, are certainly not in person and from the photo below, can kinda see what its made from this was an extremely great surprise. A friend 20 years ago had an ae86 with full jblood parts. Fast forward and I too now own jblood parts, which from looking online, are not CHEAP at all.

---

Christmas day - went to visit my parents. Both aren't well thanks to the flu , so this was a brief show and tell of the car. My dad is a petrol head, and was gutted he couldn't come to the port for the pickup. He's had many many cars over the years; MGB, MGBGT, Spitfires, VW bugs, X19s, BMWs etc.

Anyway it passed the sniff test with the 'rents



I also snagged a picture of the fogs/lights working. The inners are factory yellow lenses but the outers must be some after market job. I also need to muster up the courage to stick the "levin" decal on the grill, just paranoid of getting it crooked/not centered !

https://i.imgur.com/M3cpKpX.jpeg

I also reckon the carpet was replaced in this at some stage, as it and the headliner look really clean.



Today I decided to start changing bolts for fresh ones. I'm a sucker for that. But also fit a fan shroud cover I had purchased (silver). Also pictured is the titanium fujitsubo bonnet stay. I'm a sucker for this stuff.



In the original pictures I had of the car prior to purchase I was concerned about the shock tower drivers side, that it was rusted. But in fact in person, its as if some plastic has melted into the tower, or someone has painted anti corrosion/grease of some sort. I was relieved to see it like this in person though.



The aircon is blowing super cold btw and lovely hot too. All pipes (related parts) look to be new. The header (can sort of see in the engine bay pic) its far from standard and has that familiar titanium rainbow shade to it, which probably explains the noise of the exhaust.

Its not all sushine and lolipops though, paintwork isn't great. Lots of idiot touch ups done with tipex level of skill on the doors. The bumpers look to have ancient original paint, almost feels like chalk and the base of the bumpers and side skirts is super faded. I really want to run it all over the with polisher, but its too damn cold for it

The trim around the windows on the drivers side, is exposing the chrome underneath which irks me no end. The both door plastic(s) on the outside, also faded brutally and someone looks to have wrapped it in black, but then ripped the wrap off, which just left a complete gooey mess.

The trim around the windscreen also is scruffy as hell, however I've just now ordered the complete replacement for that. Can't come quick enough for my OCD !

Other news - the nardi wheel is too small, I cannot see the top of the speedo in the current setup. @Banpei - same issue you had. So I'm hoping either fitting the Bride seats will have me lower or I will pickup a new 350mm wheel, possibly non-dished.

---

So I have a couple of questions on disconnected connectors I have found. Any ideas what they are ? in the last picture I'm interested in the black ones, as the white one is for the grill fogs.







Finally is this for cassette tapes or am I missing something ?



thanks all]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-ex-rally-84-AE86 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:36:50 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-ex-rally-84-AE86 Originally only the bare shell was for sale but he was willing to make a good deal to make it mostly a roller. He still uses an AE86 for rally so he wanted to keep the drivetrain, suspension and front end.
Good thing that I was hoarding parts for years already, so I had a lot of the parts anyway.

It has been heavily used as a rally car (Also one that could be rented) so its far from pristine, but want to use it for drifting anyway so now I don't have to feel guilty.
From what I can gather it has been used as a rally car from atleast 2001, but have a suspicion that it did in the 90's as well.
Previous owner mentioned that it did VLN as well and also has a '94 VLN sticker on the dash.
At the last outing in 2017 at Teuven hillclimb it crashed so it has some damage as well (somehow I didn't take a photo of the left side, thats a bit worse).
The doors still close so thats not a priority right now, want to get it driveable first.



A friend bought the red one.


Ofcourse I couldn't wait to make it look more like a car again so threw some of the parts on it before I left.





Couple weeks later I found some of the missing parts that I didn't have.
]]> Originally only the bare shell was for sale but he was willing to make a good deal to make it mostly a roller. He still uses an AE86 for rally so he wanted to keep the drivetrain, suspension and front end.
Good thing that I was hoarding parts for years already, so I had a lot of the parts anyway.

It has been heavily used as a rally car (Also one that could be rented) so its far from pristine, but want to use it for drifting anyway so now I don't have to feel guilty.
From what I can gather it has been used as a rally car from atleast 2001, but have a suspicion that it did in the 90's as well.
Previous owner mentioned that it did VLN as well and also has a '94 VLN sticker on the dash.
At the last outing in 2017 at Teuven hillclimb it crashed so it has some damage as well (somehow I didn't take a photo of the left side, thats a bit worse).
The doors still close so thats not a priority right now, want to get it driveable first.



A friend bought the red one.


Ofcourse I couldn't wait to make it look more like a car again so threw some of the parts on it before I left.





Couple weeks later I found some of the missing parts that I didn't have.
]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-JDM-BCNR33-in-the-Alps Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:56:42 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-JDM-BCNR33-in-the-Alps
(Original post on Skyline-Forum.de from 2020 for additional history)





Specs:
- 1995 R33 GT-R in Midnight Purple
- OEM front lip and Nismo spoiler (carbon lip and spoiler had to be replaced for registration)
- Halogen headlights (xenon had to be replaced)
- BBS LM wheels
- Tein suspension
- Mostly original but partially incomplete interior
- Rear wiper delete
- Reverted the front big brake kit to stock (homologation would have been prohibitively expensive), but may upgrade to an Endless kit (there's Swiss papers for GTRs for a specific kit)

Engine:
- Stock internals (as far as I can tell)
- Link ECU (GTR-Link direct plug-in), Link wideband
- Coilpack swap, new sensoring and triggering
- Stock parallel twin-turbo setup with bigger snails from Tomei
- Blitz SUS metal pod filter intake
- Electric fans on Koyo radiator
- Kakimoto dual-tip exhaust, new downpipe pre-cats and new main cat (I need to pass full Euro2 test)
- Reverted the gasoline catch tank and redundant fuel pump setup
- Replaced the power steering pump (broken bearings) with an upgraded one from the Navara
- Replaced clutch and rear main seal (was leaking)

Definitely still to-do before registering:
- Reinstall window washer fluid reservoir and pump
- Source a new air bag cable, it's currently missing
- Fix or replace the ABS, potentially with a modern Bosch ABS
- Install a short shifter, stock throw is surprisingly long
- Confirm all little lamps actually work that have to work (incl license plate lights)
- Confirm I have all the papers for suspension

Some other observations since my post in 2020 include a probably faked mileage, I don't think it's done only 60k km. Doesn't bother me, mileage doesn't mean much, it's more about how the car was treated during its previous life.

Plan:
First, I'll make sure all mods are finished that need to be done for homologating the car in Switzerland. After that I'll keep completing/restoring broken trim pieces and not-quite-working things. The goal is to build a nice week-end cruiser, and enjoy it on the nice Swiss roads. The car is tuned to approx 400 PS and 450 Nm, classic 90s turbo setup (with 90s lag) for good streetability, no chasing of dyno numbers. It should approach OEM reliability as much as possible, even though GTRs were always a bit of a diva, even from factory, compared to what I'm used from my Toyotas.

This week-end is my first drive on temporary plates since I bought the car in 2020. Back then I also drove it only once due to being highly illegal with its straight-piped exhaust. Corona-time supply chain issues and following massive backlogs at mechanic and tuner delayed the project a lot. I'm hoping to have it registerable next summer... fingers crossed.]]>
(Original post on Skyline-Forum.de from 2020 for additional history)





Specs:
- 1995 R33 GT-R in Midnight Purple
- OEM front lip and Nismo spoiler (carbon lip and spoiler had to be replaced for registration)
- Halogen headlights (xenon had to be replaced)
- BBS LM wheels
- Tein suspension
- Mostly original but partially incomplete interior
- Rear wiper delete
- Reverted the front big brake kit to stock (homologation would have been prohibitively expensive), but may upgrade to an Endless kit (there's Swiss papers for GTRs for a specific kit)

Engine:
- Stock internals (as far as I can tell)
- Link ECU (GTR-Link direct plug-in), Link wideband
- Coilpack swap, new sensoring and triggering
- Stock parallel twin-turbo setup with bigger snails from Tomei
- Blitz SUS metal pod filter intake
- Electric fans on Koyo radiator
- Kakimoto dual-tip exhaust, new downpipe pre-cats and new main cat (I need to pass full Euro2 test)
- Reverted the gasoline catch tank and redundant fuel pump setup
- Replaced the power steering pump (broken bearings) with an upgraded one from the Navara
- Replaced clutch and rear main seal (was leaking)

Definitely still to-do before registering:
- Reinstall window washer fluid reservoir and pump
- Source a new air bag cable, it's currently missing
- Fix or replace the ABS, potentially with a modern Bosch ABS
- Install a short shifter, stock throw is surprisingly long
- Confirm all little lamps actually work that have to work (incl license plate lights)
- Confirm I have all the papers for suspension

Some other observations since my post in 2020 include a probably faked mileage, I don't think it's done only 60k km. Doesn't bother me, mileage doesn't mean much, it's more about how the car was treated during its previous life.

Plan:
First, I'll make sure all mods are finished that need to be done for homologating the car in Switzerland. After that I'll keep completing/restoring broken trim pieces and not-quite-working things. The goal is to build a nice week-end cruiser, and enjoy it on the nice Swiss roads. The car is tuned to approx 400 PS and 450 Nm, classic 90s turbo setup (with 90s lag) for good streetability, no chasing of dyno numbers. It should approach OEM reliability as much as possible, even though GTRs were always a bit of a diva, even from factory, compared to what I'm used from my Toyotas.

This week-end is my first drive on temporary plates since I bought the car in 2020. Back then I also drove it only once due to being highly illegal with its straight-piped exhaust. Corona-time supply chain issues and following massive backlogs at mechanic and tuner delayed the project a lot. I'm hoping to have it registerable next summer... fingers crossed.]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Koen-s-86-every-drive-a-new-issue Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:12:29 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Koen-s-86-every-drive-a-new-issue ). I don't post much because I usually forget to take pictures. But here's a try

This was my first AE86. Bought it from marktplaats.nl after someone added an advertisement without pictures but a text that could be an 86. Got it from an older gentleman who imported it from Germany as a crashed car in 1985. He fixed it, drove it and sold it in 2009 (to me).


I kept it for about 2 years and then sold it through this forum in december 2011. Big mistake, huge regrets but other priorities

So it took a few years to get another one but eventually I did in december 2021. Exacly 10 years later (as predicted https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-te-ko...#pid128681 ) I got the green Levin 3-door.


Took it home and drove it off the trailer and it broke down. Never really found the real fault but it led to some escalation so in the last 3 years it was in the workshop being fixed so I was able to take a picture at the same gasstation in 2024.


Went to the dyno to make it run properly again

So it could do this

And it was finally ready to drive again this year. It survived it's first long drive to 86Dach (no picture since I forgot to take any ) and of course I found some new issues.

To do list;
- plug holes in the firewall so rain stays outside
- move the rear-axle a bit to the left so the right tire should stop rubbing
- find and fit a TRD-style wing (or even better; a complete fiber hatch with the wing integrated)
- find and fit kouki headlights

In the mean time I wanted to go to 86Fest with my own AE86. The green car was still in pieces (and very uncomfortable) so the best solution is then to find another one. With the help of a fellow 86 enthousiast I found a clean and pretty original example in Belgium.


Bought it on 15 august 2024, got it registered, APK/TUV/MOT and took the gamble and drove it to Ireland 2 weeks later. It survived did the 'parade lap' and after fitting new injectors at Flo's it was able to make it back to the Netherlands


After that I had some time this winter to fix all the issues found. New brake pads/seals, new shocks + springs and a new exhaust


After another testdrive new issues were found and added to the to do list;
- install new valve-seals
- find and fit 14x7 ~ET0 Watanabe/Minilite/Superlite or similar wheels
- paint new bootcover without holes for the spoiler
- fit new fuel-level-sender
- connect radio
- find a Trueno

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This was my first AE86. Bought it from marktplaats.nl after someone added an advertisement without pictures but a text that could be an 86. Got it from an older gentleman who imported it from Germany as a crashed car in 1985. He fixed it, drove it and sold it in 2009 (to me).


I kept it for about 2 years and then sold it through this forum in december 2011. Big mistake, huge regrets but other priorities

So it took a few years to get another one but eventually I did in december 2021. Exacly 10 years later (as predicted https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-te-ko...#pid128681 ) I got the green Levin 3-door.


Took it home and drove it off the trailer and it broke down. Never really found the real fault but it led to some escalation so in the last 3 years it was in the workshop being fixed so I was able to take a picture at the same gasstation in 2024.


Went to the dyno to make it run properly again

So it could do this

And it was finally ready to drive again this year. It survived it's first long drive to 86Dach (no picture since I forgot to take any ) and of course I found some new issues.

To do list;
- plug holes in the firewall so rain stays outside
- move the rear-axle a bit to the left so the right tire should stop rubbing
- find and fit a TRD-style wing (or even better; a complete fiber hatch with the wing integrated)
- find and fit kouki headlights

In the mean time I wanted to go to 86Fest with my own AE86. The green car was still in pieces (and very uncomfortable) so the best solution is then to find another one. With the help of a fellow 86 enthousiast I found a clean and pretty original example in Belgium.


Bought it on 15 august 2024, got it registered, APK/TUV/MOT and took the gamble and drove it to Ireland 2 weeks later. It survived did the 'parade lap' and after fitting new injectors at Flo's it was able to make it back to the Netherlands


After that I had some time this winter to fix all the issues found. New brake pads/seals, new shocks + springs and a new exhaust


After another testdrive new issues were found and added to the to do list;
- install new valve-seals
- find and fit 14x7 ~ET0 Watanabe/Minilite/Superlite or similar wheels
- paint new bootcover without holes for the spoiler
- fit new fuel-level-sender
- connect radio
- find a Trueno

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I finally took some photos which do the car justsice. I am currently building a custom 3D printed headlight intake with the general goal of building a slightly Cyberpunk inspired car



This version is just a prototype for now, features a "Pop-Up" evil eye but doesn't have any hight adjustment yet.

The plan is to make this adjustable, maybe delete the Flap and add a SAE/E marked light to make it legal for road use in other countries.

But that aside, I am already super happy and think the vision I have with the car is slowly taking shape

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I finally took some photos which do the car justsice. I am currently building a custom 3D printed headlight intake with the general goal of building a slightly Cyberpunk inspired car



This version is just a prototype for now, features a "Pop-Up" evil eye but doesn't have any hight adjustment yet.

The plan is to make this adjustable, maybe delete the Flap and add a SAE/E marked light to make it legal for road use in other countries.

But that aside, I am already super happy and think the vision I have with the car is slowly taking shape

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Eircamae86 here, used to be a regular.

Have been out of the Corolla scene and off the forum for many years, time for a come back (hopefully).

I now have an Australian AE86 (essentially an AE85) project which I have dabbled with on/off over the years. The intention is to finish it in early 2025.
It will be a registered road car but also compete in a newly created sprint series call Group ND for replica touring cars to group A rules with a few minor exceptions including ITBs/ECU/Brakes to make it more accessible (N2 etc is not allowed).

The base, a barn find Australian 4ac Toyota Sprinter.



Very honest car, painted a Citroen colour which is bizarre for Australia.

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Eircamae86 here, used to be a regular.

Have been out of the Corolla scene and off the forum for many years, time for a come back (hopefully).

I now have an Australian AE86 (essentially an AE85) project which I have dabbled with on/off over the years. The intention is to finish it in early 2025.
It will be a registered road car but also compete in a newly created sprint series call Group ND for replica touring cars to group A rules with a few minor exceptions including ITBs/ECU/Brakes to make it more accessible (N2 etc is not allowed).

The base, a barn find Australian 4ac Toyota Sprinter.



Very honest car, painted a Citroen colour which is bizarre for Australia.

]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Kevin-s-A35-Daihatsu-Charmant Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:22:56 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Kevin-s-A35-Daihatsu-Charmant

It's a 85' A35 LC. So 4K-C, K50 etc etc..
Slowly working on it to make it look good again and mechanically in order. Got all the parts laying here to convert the front struts to coilovers wich will be done soon.

Future plans are hopefully swap in a 4AGE 16V and AE86 running gear. Do some body repairs in the rear as usual and drive it

Next orders will be an adjustable panhard rod after lowering, along with some RCA's and a new radiator.

(Pic's coming, i'm having some difficulties )








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It's a 85' A35 LC. So 4K-C, K50 etc etc..
Slowly working on it to make it look good again and mechanically in order. Got all the parts laying here to convert the front struts to coilovers wich will be done soon.

Future plans are hopefully swap in a 4AGE 16V and AE86 running gear. Do some body repairs in the rear as usual and drive it

Next orders will be an adjustable panhard rod after lowering, along with some RCA's and a new radiator.

(Pic's coming, i'm having some difficulties )








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Earlier this week I had some spare time on my hands and I decided to tackle one of the eyesores on the AE86:

The previous owner repainted the entire car, but omitted to paint the window mouldings, popup headlight surrounds, popup headlight brows and the side markers. I already painted the window mouldings a few years ago, so now the other three were left to be done.


There is a deep cut in the left moulding due to a misaligned panel (you can spot it in the photo above) and scratching against this panel when the popups open and close. I rectified the panel, but I left the above scratch.

After painting:



It's not the best paint job, but it's heaps better than what it was. It still requires a quick cut and polish and the orange side marker on the right side definitely needs a deep polish. After that, I probably need to do the grill as well as that's now the only unpainted piece.
That reminds me: the wiper arms also need a lick of paint!

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Earlier this week I had some spare time on my hands and I decided to tackle one of the eyesores on the AE86:

The previous owner repainted the entire car, but omitted to paint the window mouldings, popup headlight surrounds, popup headlight brows and the side markers. I already painted the window mouldings a few years ago, so now the other three were left to be done.


There is a deep cut in the left moulding due to a misaligned panel (you can spot it in the photo above) and scratching against this panel when the popups open and close. I rectified the panel, but I left the above scratch.

After painting:



It's not the best paint job, but it's heaps better than what it was. It still requires a quick cut and polish and the orange side marker on the right side definitely needs a deep polish. After that, I probably need to do the grill as well as that's now the only unpainted piece.
That reminds me: the wiper arms also need a lick of paint!

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Story is: This specific car was the first car sold by the garage in 1968. It was on the road for about four years before it got damaged (some rust plus a minor fender bender), after which the car was bought/taken back by the garage for its sentimental value. After investing quite some effort into it (fixing rust, painting, and some more), the project stalled and ended up being one of those "eventually I'll get back to it" kind of projects. Last year the original garage owner passed away and left the project as it is. Now with some change of regulations for disposal of used tires, they need the space and can't keep the car. After posting it, they got flooded in requests, but I was the first to offer to come and look at it - which I did and decided to take it.

The car is actually in good condition, since it's essentially been parked in this dry and cold spot for the last 50+ years. Rubbers are soft-ish, car's dry, only minor rust in the front wheel wells - and the chassis is basically spotless, paint is perfect. It's just missing a fender and the bumper, all other parts seem to be stored inside it. The engine is in unknown condition, but probably needs unsticking from dried oils.
Cleaning the car really shined it up a lot already, it looks really great from the rear. The plan is to collect info and parts to start reviving it next year.









Does anyone of you know someone who might have the fender and bumper bits?

Fun fact: The >50 year old tires still hold air! Otherwise we couldn't have pushed the car into the garage being two lightweight youngsters.]]>
Story is: This specific car was the first car sold by the garage in 1968. It was on the road for about four years before it got damaged (some rust plus a minor fender bender), after which the car was bought/taken back by the garage for its sentimental value. After investing quite some effort into it (fixing rust, painting, and some more), the project stalled and ended up being one of those "eventually I'll get back to it" kind of projects. Last year the original garage owner passed away and left the project as it is. Now with some change of regulations for disposal of used tires, they need the space and can't keep the car. After posting it, they got flooded in requests, but I was the first to offer to come and look at it - which I did and decided to take it.

The car is actually in good condition, since it's essentially been parked in this dry and cold spot for the last 50+ years. Rubbers are soft-ish, car's dry, only minor rust in the front wheel wells - and the chassis is basically spotless, paint is perfect. It's just missing a fender and the bumper, all other parts seem to be stored inside it. The engine is in unknown condition, but probably needs unsticking from dried oils.
Cleaning the car really shined it up a lot already, it looks really great from the rear. The plan is to collect info and parts to start reviving it next year.









Does anyone of you know someone who might have the fender and bumper bits?

Fun fact: The >50 year old tires still hold air! Otherwise we couldn't have pushed the car into the garage being two lightweight youngsters.]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-ZaX-s-new-projects Sun, 15 Jan 2023 22:14:37 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-ZaX-s-new-projects At the moment I am in the proces of restoring AE86 coupe from the scratch. By the look of things there could be more cars in the pipline soon.
You can follow the progres on my FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vani...0097681065]]> At the moment I am in the proces of restoring AE86 coupe from the scratch. By the look of things there could be more cars in the pipline soon.
You can follow the progres on my FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vani...0097681065]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Catching-up-OST-086-MM-Built-for-Mario Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:46:06 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Catching-up-OST-086-MM-Built-for-Mario

So... way back around OST-070, I was asked if I could reserve OST-086 for Mario....

Mario is our local (greater Portland, Oregon) AE86 reclaimer.... He has pieced together AE86s for the last 5-10 years reclaiming at least 10 from wrecks, and abandoned cars. His personal AE86 is a true rhd Levin coupe that he rebuilt from a damaged chassis.



So when he asked, I kind of felt obliged....

He brought over his core... (note the TVIS effect on intake valves 1,4,5, and not so much but also on 8 )



His build specs were to keep the stock bottom end (9.4:1), so this build was to maximize the heads efficiency.

First steps... get it cleaned, tumbled, and deburr the casting.




Upon inspection this head had less then ideal machining from Toyota. Chambers 4, 3, and 2 have residual metal "hanging out" inside the combustion chamber.... shrouding intake valves 3, 5, and 7.





2 down... intake short radius is tidy, exhaust ports opened, and the first of the nasty chambers(chamber 2) is now cleared of the shrouding




4 down, valve job finished, just waiting for assembly

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So... way back around OST-070, I was asked if I could reserve OST-086 for Mario....

Mario is our local (greater Portland, Oregon) AE86 reclaimer.... He has pieced together AE86s for the last 5-10 years reclaiming at least 10 from wrecks, and abandoned cars. His personal AE86 is a true rhd Levin coupe that he rebuilt from a damaged chassis.



So when he asked, I kind of felt obliged....

He brought over his core... (note the TVIS effect on intake valves 1,4,5, and not so much but also on 8 )



His build specs were to keep the stock bottom end (9.4:1), so this build was to maximize the heads efficiency.

First steps... get it cleaned, tumbled, and deburr the casting.




Upon inspection this head had less then ideal machining from Toyota. Chambers 4, 3, and 2 have residual metal "hanging out" inside the combustion chamber.... shrouding intake valves 3, 5, and 7.





2 down... intake short radius is tidy, exhaust ports opened, and the first of the nasty chambers(chamber 2) is now cleared of the shrouding




4 down, valve job finished, just waiting for assembly

]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-2ZZ-powerrrrr-The-Celica-journey Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:09:02 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-2ZZ-powerrrrr-The-Celica-journey
Hachis are prohibitively expensive now... Kinda makes me wish I had parked mine in a garage when I moved overseas but alas.... So getting one again is sadly not a realistic option...

I've owned two AE92s since moving down here and regret selling the second one which was a really fun car to own. Even those are now skyrocketing in price. Then going slightly newer the cars become boring...

It left two options if I wanted to stick with Toyota. One is the 2ZZ powered Corolla Sportivo that was fairly popular over here, but good ones again are expensive and cheap ones are BAD....

The other option is the 2ZZ powered 7th Gen Toyota Celica. I've kinda ignored this car over the years with only the GT4 sparking an interest, but then a mate of mine forwarded me an add for a car that needed a bunch of TLC but may be a good base.





So yeah, I guess I'll be having some fun fixing this up...

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Hachis are prohibitively expensive now... Kinda makes me wish I had parked mine in a garage when I moved overseas but alas.... So getting one again is sadly not a realistic option...

I've owned two AE92s since moving down here and regret selling the second one which was a really fun car to own. Even those are now skyrocketing in price. Then going slightly newer the cars become boring...

It left two options if I wanted to stick with Toyota. One is the 2ZZ powered Corolla Sportivo that was fairly popular over here, but good ones again are expensive and cheap ones are BAD....

The other option is the 2ZZ powered 7th Gen Toyota Celica. I've kinda ignored this car over the years with only the GT4 sparking an interest, but then a mate of mine forwarded me an add for a car that needed a bunch of TLC but may be a good base.





So yeah, I guess I'll be having some fun fixing this up...

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This is what arrives....




The head goes through the usual routine - cleaning, and pressure checking the casting, but before any porting takes place all the valve seats are removed....



... and in this case the head waits.... and waits..... and waits.

After nearly a month I ask Mike what's the delay - their source for the big valve valve seats hasn't got any!

Good thing I use two different shops - I ask Ted, and he gets the new seats in 5 days!





After nearly 6 weeks, the head is back in my hands, and the new Cat cams have arrived. First job fit the new cams to the bare head - make sure the spin freely





The chamber side prior to porting - note the added intake side oil drain - another request from my client




Porting finally begins.... cylinder #1




Cyl #1 on the right.... keep your eye on the flaw, and cavity in #4 bowl (far left)




Here is a before and after showing the short side of the intake bowls of #1 and #2 cylinders




As you can plainly see ALL of the casting flaws just disappear....... but do they??? The 2nd gen largeport, and the smallport are common to have poorly aligned/cast heads.


How bad you say... here is an intake bowl still showing the original casting even after moving the bowl wall nearly 3/4 of a milimeter (.030")



It isn't a huge flaw - now, but with a standard valve in there the flaw would have been power robbing!



With the bigger exhaust valves and bowls... a larger exit is required....



....from roughly 29mm-30mm, out to 34mm. Gasket can handle 35mm outlet.


With Porting complete, the head goes back to Loynings where they put the head in their Rottler seat and guide machine to cut a fresh 3 angle into those new seats.





And just prior to final assembly

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This is what arrives....




The head goes through the usual routine - cleaning, and pressure checking the casting, but before any porting takes place all the valve seats are removed....



... and in this case the head waits.... and waits..... and waits.

After nearly a month I ask Mike what's the delay - their source for the big valve valve seats hasn't got any!

Good thing I use two different shops - I ask Ted, and he gets the new seats in 5 days!





After nearly 6 weeks, the head is back in my hands, and the new Cat cams have arrived. First job fit the new cams to the bare head - make sure the spin freely





The chamber side prior to porting - note the added intake side oil drain - another request from my client




Porting finally begins.... cylinder #1




Cyl #1 on the right.... keep your eye on the flaw, and cavity in #4 bowl (far left)




Here is a before and after showing the short side of the intake bowls of #1 and #2 cylinders




As you can plainly see ALL of the casting flaws just disappear....... but do they??? The 2nd gen largeport, and the smallport are common to have poorly aligned/cast heads.


How bad you say... here is an intake bowl still showing the original casting even after moving the bowl wall nearly 3/4 of a milimeter (.030")



It isn't a huge flaw - now, but with a standard valve in there the flaw would have been power robbing!



With the bigger exhaust valves and bowls... a larger exit is required....



....from roughly 29mm-30mm, out to 34mm. Gasket can handle 35mm outlet.


With Porting complete, the head goes back to Loynings where they put the head in their Rottler seat and guide machine to cut a fresh 3 angle into those new seats.





And just prior to final assembly

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Essentially there are 3 types of 16V 4AG heads. There are 2 versions of the largeport, and of course the smallport.

The early largeport (1984-1987) was originally designed/built(?) by Yamaha, where the later ones(1987-1989) were changed and made by Toyota(?). You can see some of the changes in the following photos...







If you watch Garage 4AGE's videos you may have seen the earlier head makes a bit more power. This is likely because at the bowls the earlier heads have a better shape as the bowl turns to the valve...



... BUT there is more room in the floor of the later head (arrows).

I've come to the conclusion that the later heads were partially designed to better accommodate Formula Atlantic engine builders....... but that's another story...



The Mystery here is the head I'm working for OST-093. It appears that it is a mixed head, with some newer features, and some older features......




more to come...... ]]>



Essentially there are 3 types of 16V 4AG heads. There are 2 versions of the largeport, and of course the smallport.

The early largeport (1984-1987) was originally designed/built(?) by Yamaha, where the later ones(1987-1989) were changed and made by Toyota(?). You can see some of the changes in the following photos...







If you watch Garage 4AGE's videos you may have seen the earlier head makes a bit more power. This is likely because at the bowls the earlier heads have a better shape as the bowl turns to the valve...



... BUT there is more room in the floor of the later head (arrows).

I've come to the conclusion that the later heads were partially designed to better accommodate Formula Atlantic engine builders....... but that's another story...



The Mystery here is the head I'm working for OST-093. It appears that it is a mixed head, with some newer features, and some older features......




more to come...... ]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Catching-up-OST-083-Salvage-operation Wed, 06 Jul 2022 23:27:59 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Catching-up-OST-083-Salvage-operation

While I was able to do a great deal in salvaging this head - this was truly borderline where it should have been welded up and rebuilt. The fact that this was going on a mostly stock engine (California so stock cams), and the client not wanting to spend that kind of money helped me decide*.





cleaned and pressure tested... and tumbled. It is obvious that the challenge here will be cylinder 3




* - What also helped me decide was the fact that the decay was all inside the fire ring of the head gasket. The old head gasket - stuck to the head helped protect the head.




Porting proceeds.... Typical crappy short radius from a smallport head...




and exhaust work....





and a 4 panel showing just how much that chamber improved......





ready for re-assembly

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While I was able to do a great deal in salvaging this head - this was truly borderline where it should have been welded up and rebuilt. The fact that this was going on a mostly stock engine (California so stock cams), and the client not wanting to spend that kind of money helped me decide*.





cleaned and pressure tested... and tumbled. It is obvious that the challenge here will be cylinder 3




* - What also helped me decide was the fact that the decay was all inside the fire ring of the head gasket. The old head gasket - stuck to the head helped protect the head.




Porting proceeds.... Typical crappy short radius from a smallport head...




and exhaust work....





and a 4 panel showing just how much that chamber improved......





ready for re-assembly

]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Catching-up-OST-082-Nope-never-again-at-least-not-without-all-the-parts Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:17:08 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Catching-up-OST-082-Nope-never-again-at-least-not-without-all-the-parts




It's a Honda......... a K24RBB2 head to be exact - from the TSX-S.


The client came to me wanting some porting work, and rebuilding on what essentially was to remain a stock (stock cams retained, stock springs**) head.



If you look carefully at the 2 panel of the head you'll note you can see many of the rocker assemblies ziptied - see below for why.






Without saying... this was the most complicated head I'd have the pleasure of working on. Note that I haven't actually disassembled the actual valves yet....

Here is the VTEC rocker assembly... and why they need to be bound together





and how oil is routed to engage/disengage VTEC





Porting begins.... for the most part the shape, and casting are rather good, and yet, some improvement is found....

(apologies for slightly different perspective/depth to the 2 photos)



The exhaust side sees some improvement as well (far right chamber shows change)





along with re-assembly - here is the torque pattern





and a before and after view....





So, why the title?? (Nope, never again... at least not without all the parts) I HATE the Honda parts systems. You must order a part to find out if they have it.... I'll let that sink in...

My client tells me he has a K24RBB2 head - all well and good. What he doesn't tell me is the year - as he got it at the junkyard. Look again at the last photo showing the assembled head - note the extra room around the base of all the valve springs.....

My client picked up a 1st gen(05-06) RBB2 head, it came with a smaller valve spring then the later RBB2 heads. When I ordered springs, I ordered the ones that were for the later head, the springs were too big - they wouldn't fit my retainer and seat. When I tried to exchange the springs - I was SOL as the earlier springs had zero inventory in the USA. So my client got hit with a 20% restocking charge, and I had to order his springs from Japan. Now for more fun.... Honda in Japan only had 15 springs on the shelf, and it would be 12 weeks before the 16th spring became available......


His head was ready from a porting, and machine work POV in about 6 weeks, parts took nearly 18 weeks ]]>




It's a Honda......... a K24RBB2 head to be exact - from the TSX-S.


The client came to me wanting some porting work, and rebuilding on what essentially was to remain a stock (stock cams retained, stock springs**) head.



If you look carefully at the 2 panel of the head you'll note you can see many of the rocker assemblies ziptied - see below for why.






Without saying... this was the most complicated head I'd have the pleasure of working on. Note that I haven't actually disassembled the actual valves yet....

Here is the VTEC rocker assembly... and why they need to be bound together





and how oil is routed to engage/disengage VTEC





Porting begins.... for the most part the shape, and casting are rather good, and yet, some improvement is found....

(apologies for slightly different perspective/depth to the 2 photos)



The exhaust side sees some improvement as well (far right chamber shows change)





along with re-assembly - here is the torque pattern





and a before and after view....





So, why the title?? (Nope, never again... at least not without all the parts) I HATE the Honda parts systems. You must order a part to find out if they have it.... I'll let that sink in...

My client tells me he has a K24RBB2 head - all well and good. What he doesn't tell me is the year - as he got it at the junkyard. Look again at the last photo showing the assembled head - note the extra room around the base of all the valve springs.....

My client picked up a 1st gen(05-06) RBB2 head, it came with a smaller valve spring then the later RBB2 heads. When I ordered springs, I ordered the ones that were for the later head, the springs were too big - they wouldn't fit my retainer and seat. When I tried to exchange the springs - I was SOL as the earlier springs had zero inventory in the USA. So my client got hit with a 20% restocking charge, and I had to order his springs from Japan. Now for more fun.... Honda in Japan only had 15 springs on the shelf, and it would be 12 weeks before the 16th spring became available......


His head was ready from a porting, and machine work POV in about 6 weeks, parts took nearly 18 weeks ]]> https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Catching-up-OST-081-STOP-do-not-touch-if-you-don-t-know-wtf-you-are-doing Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:07:16 +0000 https://www.aeu86.org/forum/Thread-Catching-up-OST-081-STOP-do-not-touch-if-you-don-t-know-wtf-you-are-doing



So this client told me this head had been rebuilt already(by a reputable shop), so all it needed was porting.......... This is what I found upon disassembly.


1) There is something missing... spring seats.... all 16 had no steel seats under the springs. If this head had been run the valve springs would have made quick work in destroying this head.





2) Additionally a steam vent was still clogged, and I was concerned with a possible guide that might have been too loose.




The guide turned out fine, and the steam vent was cleared..... but there was more crap lurking....



NEVER... EVER.... use a wizzer wheel(scotch brite or similar) on an aluminum head...... NEVER




So now I needed to check, and in 7 of 10 journals I needed to "adjust" the journal/cam cap so the camshaft would rotate once the cam caps were tightened.

With the cams now free, and a replacement set of spring seats, the head proceeds......


From 2 down to 4 down




and from just after disassembly, to just before re-assembly




Speaking about re-assembly.... I didn't do it. This is one of 2 clients who asked for their heads un-assembled. I did do a rough check making sure all his valve tips were within shim tolerances.

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So this client told me this head had been rebuilt already(by a reputable shop), so all it needed was porting.......... This is what I found upon disassembly.


1) There is something missing... spring seats.... all 16 had no steel seats under the springs. If this head had been run the valve springs would have made quick work in destroying this head.





2) Additionally a steam vent was still clogged, and I was concerned with a possible guide that might have been too loose.




The guide turned out fine, and the steam vent was cleared..... but there was more crap lurking....



NEVER... EVER.... use a wizzer wheel(scotch brite or similar) on an aluminum head...... NEVER




So now I needed to check, and in 7 of 10 journals I needed to "adjust" the journal/cam cap so the camshaft would rotate once the cam caps were tightened.

With the cams now free, and a replacement set of spring seats, the head proceeds......


From 2 down to 4 down




and from just after disassembly, to just before re-assembly




Speaking about re-assembly.... I didn't do it. This is one of 2 clients who asked for their heads un-assembled. I did do a rough check making sure all his valve tips were within shim tolerances.

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