https://i.imgur.com/Kj6ihgp.jpg Got the replacement trim cleaned up and installed today, and couldn't be happier with the result :) The rubber part of the old trim was completely worn away in the section that I have marked, due to someone with a fat ass dragging it across the trim every time they g...

https://i.imgur.com/vyk7Csa.jpg Door trim arrived this morning and looks a lot better than expected. Should clean up without too much work, and then all I need to do is figure out how to get the old trim out and the new trim fitted. How hard can it be ? That's what I'm going to find out in the next...

Fair amount of kerbing on the factory wheels, so looking to find a cleaner set. And some oik broke the factory remote key, and tried to repair it with superglue. Made a real mess and when the battery went flat it couldn't be opened. Kind of salvaged it to the point that I could get it open, and with...

https://i.imgur.com/WTbDlt4.jpg About time I made another post, so this time I picked up a nice old 2JZ GS300 cruiser :D Interior is surprisingly clean and tidy and the engine and trans work nice and smooth. It has done a tad over 100K miles and there are a couple of items that need tidying up but ...

Don't know what goes on at fb... never used it for anything except getting info on car club meetings. Can't even do that now as I have been banned from fb for years. Choose not to use any "social media" as I like to decide when and if I want to correspond with someone. I'd use it if it was...

Little bit of gearbox porn for y'all
https://www.ttindustries.com/

Cheers... jondee86

This may be the first time that AI has proved useful... :D AI Overview For a standard AE86 4A-GE ignition system using the stock distributor and igniter, the ECU does not control dwell time directly. Instead, the Toyota igniter receives a trigger signal (IGT) from the ECU and manages the dwell time ...

Some general info here... https://club4ag.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11437&p=76095#p76095 The charge light plays no part in the operation of the alternator. All it does is tell you that the alternator is working (or not, if the light stays ON when the engine is running). Similar informat...

Ahhhh.... sense wire is important. Regulator can't regulate correctly without it. See here... An alternator sense wire, often referred to as a "sense" or "reference" wire, is a wire connected to the battery or electrical system of a vehicle that allows the alternator to monitor t...

Your alternator will have a 3-phase rectifier so usually six diodes, What you are looking for is a "spike" of higher voltage in the rectified output, caused by the breakdown of one of the diodes. Not all multimeters will be capable of detecting the spike, but if you have a digital meter yo...

That can happen when you have a bad diode and it lets some AC leak thru. Check to see
if you have any AC ripple at the battery terminals when the alternator is charging.

Cheers... jondee86

Yes... all true. When cars moved on from McPherson strut and straight axle suspension designs, stuff under the car did get more complicated and fragile. But independent suspension front and rear improves the ride and handling, so that is the way that the motor industry has gone for all their upmarke...

Picked up one of these nice little wagons for a DD. 2002 model with 100,000km (60,000miles) on the clock. JDM model, RWD and runs a N.A. 2JZ-GE with 5-speed auto. I haven't had time to check yet, but some of these came with a Torsen LSD. That would be a bonus if it has one. https://i.imgur.com/Pf0hT...

Difficult to be specific about this without a bit more information... like, what igniter you actually have on the car. There a couple of possibilities depending on the year and market. Some have one plug and some have two plugs... a picture of yours would be helpful ;) That aside, if the engine runs...

Once you get the engine running, does it function normally apart from not being able to hold an idle ?? Can you drive the car, and if so, does perform as usual... no loss of power, missing, jerking etc ??? The tacho signal comes from the igniter and is derived from the back EMF spike generated when ...

So I'm dealing with an issue where I fire the car on then it keeps trying to turn over after i've let go of the key. Just to be completely clear, you are saying that when you crank the engine, the engine starts but runs very weakly. And when the key returns to the ACC or OFF position, the starter s...

Yeah... doing stuff on a budget is cool too. Here is something you can do on a bike...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=deskt ... TVxQ&t=57s

Probably a bit of extreme for you, but at least the bike can do corners

This AE92 Corolla drove 4 hours to get to the track, won a time attack event, and drove home again...
https://www.timeattackr.com/articles/20 ... te-monster

AE86 with 9AGTE drifting... much smooth... very smoke...
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=550835528714951

TRD 4AGE Toyota Starlet with Elite Racing transmission IL200
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2pQdmLT50I

Short wheelbase race cars can be quite a handful !!!!

Down here in NZ if we build a screaming 4AGE we put it to good use... no showboating on public roads !!
Read this article and watch the vids...
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a4642 ... 10000-rpm/

Cheers... jondee86

BC Racing AE86 BR Series Type RA apparently. No idea on compatibility with OEM springs.
However it looks like BC make adjustable perches for various vehicles. So it would be worth
giving them the ID/OD measurements of your springs and ask if they have a perch that would suit.

If you only want a small lift you could use adjustable perches with your existing springs...



Cheers... jondee86

I've always been a fan of the "one car that can do it all" school of thought. And admired the guys who build the sleepers... the Wolves in Sheep's clothing type of thing. The ISF fulfills that description pretty well. I've pushed it hard on a track day and am happy with the way it performs...

The 40's work well for the 4A-F. But the intake ports are maybe half the size of a bigport 4A-GE so there will be a noticable difference in air velocity there, and that's why I was wondering if 45's would be a better match. I have never played with twin-choke carbs myself, so I'm no sort of expert....

Sizing carbs or throttle bodies is mostly dependent on what you intend to use the engine for, and what other mods have been made to the engine. Everything from 40's to 48's have been used on the bigport head, in cars ranging from near stock to fully built racecars. If you were happy with the 40mm So...

Unequal length trailing links cause the pinion angle to change when the axle moves up or down. https://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/winter2007/monstertech/monstertech15.jpg This does not occur if the links are equal length. https://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/winter2007/monstertech/monste...

Rear steer aka Roll steer, and interesting enough to force me to consult Google, from where I gleaned this information... Cars with rear live axles, also known as solid axles, tend to not have true bump steer. Since both wheels are connected to a single, rigid member they are incapable of having any...

AFAIK the gears are there to allow the car to meet EPA standards. On the ISF first gear would be useful if you wanted to pull a plough, gears 2 thru 6 are close ratios to keep the engine on the boil when having fun :) Gears 7 and 8 are both overdrive gears so that the car can return decent economy w...