Tore's Ae86 Ground-Up Build

[SM Hunter]

hmm yeah ill have a look at paint stripper before i blast the body, i have a small blaster with really fine sand so it does not harm sheet metal, its only the cleanup thats shit if i blast the body, the stuff finds its way everywhere!

 

anyways, got the good old steamer out and started getting shit of thees 2..

all the grease gone, it even strips the paint if i hold it really close, but i still have to take them apart and sandblast every little bit, put on epoxy primer, paint than reassemble :)

quality stamped

[SM Hunter]

got tired of the holes in the back hatch

so i carefully welded them up

put the levin front end just to see how it looks, first and last time its on the car while i own it :) can't wait for the Trueno

jacked it down and just put some Borbet wheels on slicks i had laying arround, not going with these, i want RS Watanabe wheels or TE37V :)

unsure to go with the TRD wing or not, thinking of restoring both my rear hatches, one with one without..

[LittleRedSpirit]

I must say I'm not a fan of those big duckwings, but do they have a good aero effect?

[SM Hunter]

i'v got no idea haha, i think I'm going to ditch it anyways, sawing it for a future dream build :) hopefully ill be able to afford another 86, get some N2 bodykit and make a exterior copy of the TRD N2 cars :) thats the dream atleast, this is going to be stock tho :)

 

it getting warmer so i'v started sandblasing stuff :)

LCA's

crossmember

going to scrape the underside of the body and just paint it, no coating or anything just paint :) so i need to remove the tectyl... hoping to flip the body and use diesel or somthing chemical :)

[SM Hunter]

Moved two 4A-GE's down to the workshop

i have to check the condition on both, unsure if i want the redtop or bluetop

ITBs are for the Rallyrolla, but i think ill buy another set for the AE86 aswell :) but i only have one proper 4A-GE RWD manifold (its in my Ralyrolla now) and i need it in the AE86 to get it registered, so therefore i need to put ITB's on the Rallyrolla :)

i'm actually thinking of putting in the bluetop for the registration and builing up the redtop with cams, itbs etc, so i can put it in after its registered..

this looks to be the best on the outside, i was told it had under piston oil squirters.. and its not a SC engine, its just a Redtop with SC valve covers, my 4A-GZE is in parts and inn need of a bore :(

[SM Hunter]

i need to dissmantle the rest to sandblast it, found all the new bushings so now i only need bearing thingy in the end

front shocks are blown

Stock travel? 19cm both blown haha

guessing they are cheap shocks? thinking of going with Bilsteins in all four corners..

[SM Hunter]

Started scarping the underside

What a shitty job

Progress

Bought a blacktop for it

Got tomei poncams with the balcktop, also have headers and stainless v band exahaust.. annd bought a set of 4x brand new watanabe rs reps 15x9 et-13

Perfect

 

And bought a new daily

Edited October 5, 2016 by SM Hunter

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Love the 86

 

want the daily more !

 

We need to cook!

[SM Hunter]

Haha bought it for 500$ from a old lady living on a small island, didnt run so i cleaned the carb and changed the fuel filter and points, Good as new.. slapped some alleycats on it and welded up a lightbar, planning on a roofrack with extralights and some beefier tires to make it a bit more safari 😂

Has a 3a so I'm hoping to rebuild my 32/36 and put on it aswell :)

Lovly 4x4 with lockers aswell!

Edited October 5, 2016 by SM Hunter

[ke70dave]

I was very jealous of your workshop until i saw that snow......is your workshop heated?!

 

If not do you freeze to death working on cars? haha.

 

I lived in Canada for a year and put up with some cold, but we merely walked in the cold to and from the pub! Not worked on cars.

 

Great updates, keep them coming, enjoyable to read.

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Dunno if hot weather and no room or freexing weather and lots of room is better lol

 

[SM Hunter]

In the winter its heated to 5-10 degrees dependig on how much wood i want to burn 😂

 

Put the door,hood and hatch on the car just to look at it haha

Aaaand bought a sandblasing cabinet so i finally can get started!

 

 

And i bought a jdm front fender similar to this,zenki, going to send my levin front next week :D and hopefully recive my complete treuno front end in a month or two :)

Edited October 6, 2016 by SM Hunter

[SM Hunter]

Finally got the car on a lift so i can start rust welding

Underside is gettin clean, still some work left tho

Inspiration pic

Edited January 23, 2017 by SM Hunter

[Red_Baron82]

I can't wait to see it fully restored. Good luck!

[SM Hunter]

Hopefully its painted by the summer, then there is the pricy bit... Buying all the parts i need...

Started fixing up the front end :)

Got my sandblasing cabinet up and working, 10-15 mins to blast this, a day and ill have all the suspension blasted

Fixing up some bad rust welding by p.o.

Welded a bit inside the car aswell almost finished with the drivers side, left hand side...

This shit takes time but i wont regret it whwn I'm done, i belive i would regret not doing all of this :)

Edited January 26, 2017 by SM Hunter