Revel AE86 4AGZE Levin build
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:00 am
After wanting an 86 for many years I finally found the right one from a friend. 1985 AE86 swapped with a 4agze. It had been very well cared for and maintained.
As purchased:
Parts I had already bought long before I bought the car. The SSR meshies are 15x8.5-26/15x10.5-31. They ended up being a bit much to fit and would have ruined any bit of handling, so I am sitting on them until I can find the right car to put them on eventually.
Took forever to find this little guy. Nice and period correct.
First real mods were changing the intercooler piping and replacing the EG6 koyo with an AE86 koyo. Then I started buying up Levin front end parts and eventually some aero to finish it off.
old setup
new setup
old front end
new front end+aero
Then it was time for the rear flares to go on so I could run a wider rear wheel
new wheels
arch surgery
and paint
The red recaros have already been replaced with some period correct old school recaros with the mesh headrest. Got lucky and found a really mint pair that I couldn't pass up.
So that's the build. Looks like it went by fast from just these pics but it took well over 3 yrs to get to this point. I learned really quick with the ae86 it's best to take it nice and slow. Still more to do. Had picked up a crank pulley awhile back to raise the boost to around 12psi. Still on the hunt for a PowerFC and a/c bits. Looks like the only easy way to put a/c back in is to change to a turbo setup.
As purchased:
Parts I had already bought long before I bought the car. The SSR meshies are 15x8.5-26/15x10.5-31. They ended up being a bit much to fit and would have ruined any bit of handling, so I am sitting on them until I can find the right car to put them on eventually.
Took forever to find this little guy. Nice and period correct.
First real mods were changing the intercooler piping and replacing the EG6 koyo with an AE86 koyo. Then I started buying up Levin front end parts and eventually some aero to finish it off.
old setup
new setup
old front end
new front end+aero
Then it was time for the rear flares to go on so I could run a wider rear wheel
new wheels
arch surgery
and paint
The red recaros have already been replaced with some period correct old school recaros with the mesh headrest. Got lucky and found a really mint pair that I couldn't pass up.
So that's the build. Looks like it went by fast from just these pics but it took well over 3 yrs to get to this point. I learned really quick with the ae86 it's best to take it nice and slow. Still more to do. Had picked up a crank pulley awhile back to raise the boost to around 12psi. Still on the hunt for a PowerFC and a/c bits. Looks like the only easy way to put a/c back in is to change to a turbo setup.
