2016 Portland Trip for Halloween What started as a small group ended up being over 12 AE86s cruising around the Portland area Beginning of the trip. Nice seeing another AE86 in the rear view mirror. http://i.imgur.com/ANwVZfdl.jpg Half way to Portland, joined up with a few folks here. http://i.imgu...

Instagram Intermission http://i.imgur.com/WELL8yhl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/35KF8Vnl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rrAUuBkl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/FHmveTcl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/OgIpgRXl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/HSuMPqbl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/4tgewR5l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/PiLpAqul.jpg http://i.imgur.com/s...

Diff fluid change

My diff sounded very loud at certain times. I used Motul 300V with some Redline LSD additive. It sounds much happier now. (Don't worry I put jack stands on shortly after this picture)

Lexus door strikers

One of my friends told me about how the early 2000s Lexus' had the same bolt pattern for door strikers. I decided to try it out and man, they look so much better!

Rear Taillights I noticed my tailllights had spider cracks on them. Either because I stored them improperly or because I didn't notice it when I first got them second hand. Bought some new old stock parts from Ireland and swapped them in. http://i.imgur.com/oXnIqoMl.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/AUXLNVj...

Refurbishing USDM grill The USDM grill has a tab in the cross hatch pattern to hold the Toyota emblem. I took that off, cleaned it up and sprayed everything with a few layers of matte paint. http://i.imgur.com/x0GuvqRl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/PrK7QKKl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/wVcEDtYl.jpg http://i.img...

Emblem I wanted to move the Kouki Trueno emblem to the Zenki bumper instead of on the grill so it looks more like the original JDM design. Here's the back of the Kouki emblem. It's made for the kouki bumper with two horizontal bars. I needed to take some material off of it to make it fit the zenki ...

looking Great man! Any plans with it? Thanks :D Just going to keep it running and making little modifications here and there now. Hey there Ace... long time no post ;) About time you showed us what you have done to the car since it left the paint shop. Hopefully, you had a lot of fun driving it dur...

Hey club4ag! It's been a while since I posted up anything. If you haven't seen my previous thread it's on the Tech: AE86 subforum: http://club4ag.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14755 For those who don't have the time to go through all of that. With the help from fellow club4ag members (especiall...

Looking sharp now dude !!! Just like it was fresh off the showroom floor :) Did you ever get to fit hood pins ? I'm trying to see them but can't pick them up on any of your pics. Thanks a bunch! It's quite surreal actually seeing it in my garage. I've been so used to the rattle can look. As for hoo...

Ah okay, I called toyota dealership about the ae86 4age unit, but they didn't have any. I'll try the 1.4kw one tomorrow when they're open again.

If not, the parts store part might be my only choice.

Thanks for the tips guys!

I'll replace them just so it's less one more thing to worry about. Looks like those are both of them are the same price on orielly's. Does the 1.4KW directly swap in oldsckewltoy?

That makes a lot of sense, I'll get some wrap for it! Thanks Jondee86! Is there ever going to be a time to replace the starter? What are the symptoms that I should watch out for? Maybe I should keep a spare and tools in the trunk just in case I get stranded. I'm scared to be stranded in the mountains.

Hey guys! I've been waiting for a bigger update and some questions before posting, so here goes. Paint: http://i.imgur.com/VUc3FP5l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/kVSjfY2l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bgIem3Fl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8IgtmiBl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/o3HFRJKl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9nKHyW6l.jpg http...

Nomnom83 wrote:Can I ask what shop you took your car to get painted?

Yeah sure, they're called ProCo AutoBody, http://www.procoautobody.com/

Thanks for the tips jondee86. I should have researched about the specs way more before buying, that's for sure. Really appreciate the help and advice here. Got some more pictures from the shop: Rear quarters http://i.imgur.com/53T6MWnl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6BqcmLbl.jpg Molded spoiler hatch http://...

OEM spec for the cam journals is 26.949 - 26.965 dia. There is one cam bearing with the most wear. The dia is 26.79. I measured most of the others that are 26.90, a couple were 26.94 http://i.imgur.com/rAY3AZgh.jpg If the journal is 26.949mm minimum, does a 0.159mm gap mean it'll be too tight? too ...

Just spent some time measuring all of the lobs.

I hope I'm measuring them right.


I'm getting anywhere from 36.35 to ~36.70, none of them are lower than 36.35mm

I can feel my fingernail catch on a couple of the bearing areas. Is that bad?

A local friend was selling these HKS camshafts and he says they're 264 and 256 degrees w/ 8.3mm lift. They seemed okay so I bought them. There's some scorching on the bearing spots? Not sure if they need to be machined or not. Any tips? http://i.imgur.com/NCj3jbuh.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/kmZNq4Yh.j...

Haha, good one. Sorry for the slow updates. They're focusing on my car mainly during Saturdays, so hopefully to hear from them again this weekend. Here's the latest pictures I received last weekend. Side markers are filled, body still needs some work. Doors and front fenders are in paint now. Regard...

Great progress on the smashed in rear quarter panel by the body shop: http://i.imgur.com/fvb3fcWh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/7ohdNjMh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/BrJni07h.jpg The yellow almost looks like there were some bondo all over the rear from the previous owners? But it's odd though, since the two tone...

Haha nice! I think my car was gray/black to begin with, but after replacing panels, matte spray paint overall was probably better than mismatched panels.

It took 5 hours to finish. The shop owner helped me with getting the linkage off the door handle and also with the quarter window trim. We did break some of the clips :( I certainly hope I can put things back lol. I left breadcrumbs by putting fasteners on the studs when possible otherwise I label a...

Finally got my car into the body shop. Been planning for this for a few months now, and it's finally happening! I offered to help with taking parts off the car to help meet the budget. http://i.imgur.com/yrt9irLh.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/EtiDhgXh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/qLL90gth.jpg http://i.imgur.co...

Thanks jondee86 for explaining to me the duration @ valve lift! It's odd to me that manufacturers advertise for a much higher duration. oldskewltoy, Skippy seems very tempting, however I do not have space for another car here. No room at all to do an engine swap. It's pretty unfortunate but my garag...

Hey guys! Sorry about the slow reply, it was my birthday recently and I'm still recovering from all the activities. Ah looks like there are two schools of thought. I don't think I know enough to be even able to choose which type I'd like better. jondee86 suggests "284/278 Duration, 9.20mm/8.50m...

Thanks for the tips guys! I love learning new things. @oldskewltoy: A V block just looks like a block with a V that looks about 90 degrees? is it to check for uniformity on each side of the lob? @jondee86: I've read that having higher duration cams causes you to lose lower end power. I spend most of...

hahahahha.... Can add [img]http://www.picgifs.com/smileys/smileys-and-emoticons/money/smileys-money-845799.gif[/img Yeah of course. I like to hear from others very much. It makes me feel less like I'm just talking to an empty room lol. Interesting you had a bunch of american cars! I'm kind of itchi...

Hahaha, thanks for the encouragement :) I found the gearbox to be a bit knotchy now. I swapped from Redline GL5 to Motul GL4/GL5 transmission fluid. It seems much better now. Maybe it's the fact that I switched to GL4 fluid? I read about the GL5 being better on an 86 website, but some folks say it w...