New 86

[xdavidx]

Originally Posted by BigHugeFatGuy

He doesn't need one. Toyota made them, RS1.0 had them factory. It's more of an upgrade than a mod.

Yes, this. TRD stuff is all factory options. More of a 'sport suspension' option than a mod. I would have just ordered it that way, but the wait was going to be too long. You can also get it as a dealer installed accessory. All warrantied the same as the car and won't void the cars factory warranty. I also was able to get it cheaper than had I ordered it compliments of a very nice employee at Longo Toyota.

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by xdavidx

Yes, the very first mods I ever did were to myself. I've been to about 8 different driving/racing schools and have done autox/track days now for 22 years in cars ranging from a stock 80s honda civic to modern 911 GTS. Once I got my human driving skills mods wrapped up, I decided I was ready for a set of springs and sway bars on an 86

Haha excellent. The 86 crowd sometimes can be awful young, so we tend to give general advice as we were speaking with our kids.

[monkeybike]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

Congratulations! Be sure to look at some hood struts, and removing the gas cap leash. Best mods for any new car in my opinion most of all, enjoy it and be proud!

Gas cap leash?! Why?

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by monkeybike

Gas cap leash?! Why?

In my opinion, the leash just promotes the gas cap hitting the fender if the gas door shakes and the cap falls off. Maybe I'm the only one that feels safer with it in my hand than attached to the car?!

[monkeybike]

I think it's just you lol.

The cap sits pretty securely into the door when opened and the leash is long enough that the cap will hang below the fender anyway if it fell?

[NWFRS]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

In my opinion, the leash just promotes the gas cap hitting the fender if the gas door shakes and the cap falls off. Maybe I'm the only one that feels safer with it in my hand than attached to the car?!

Definitely just you.

But I do kinda miss those unsecured twist-off gas caps from the first generation Celica coupes. I always felt like there was some cool value there.

[GrantedTaken]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

In my opinion, the leash just promotes the gas cap hitting the fender if the gas door shakes and the cap falls off. Maybe I'm the only one that feels safer with it in my hand than attached to the car?!

You're not using the gas cap correctly.
Take a closer look at the door flap

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by GrantedTaken

You're not using the gas cap correctly.
Take a closer look at the door flap

I don't want to get off topic, I know how it works, I just never liked them.

[xdavidx]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

Haha excellent. The 86 crowd sometimes can be awful young, so we tend to give general advice as we were speaking with our kids.

I am unfortunately getting a bit too experienced (6 months from 40). What I would give to be young and ignorant again.


Some might think this a mid life crisis car for a guy about to turn 40, but given most of the cars I'd had before this one is comparably very responsible Wisdom has finally taught me that expensive + fast does not equal happy + fun.



people here really are defensive/protective of their gas cap leashes eh?

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I don't want to get off topic, I know how it works, I just never liked them.

Really? You told someone to cut it off as a first mod......

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by xdavidx

I am unfortunately getting a bit too experienced (6 months from 40). What I would give to be young and ignorant again.


Some might think this a mid life crisis car for a guy about to turn 40, but given most of the cars I'd had before this one is comparably very responsible Wisdom has finally taught me that expensive + fast does not equal happy + fun.



people here really are defensive/protective of their gas cap leashes eh?

Well, ya. My 2 year old granddaughter can't pass by ma-ma's car without "checking the mail". At least with the leash, I know the gas cap isn't far off.

Maybe she is - huffing .. -


humfrz

[jflogerzi]

Congrats! Where are the pictures? Any other mods planned?

[xdavidx]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

Congrats! Where are the pictures? Any other mods planned?

I'll put up some pictures after I give it the new car clay bar / paint sealant treatment this weekend. For now, imagine a stock asphalt 86, then reduce the height by 1 inch.


I'm going to try to avoid modifying it as best I can, but it's clear after driving it a few hundred miles that this car was designed to be a platform for doing so. The main draw to me for this car was fun/dollar with fun/reliability secondary. I think simply better tires would have the biggest results in terms of additional fun/dollar.


It is pretty tempting though to replace the wheels and some basic stereo stuff. If so, I'd want to keep the appearance as stock as possible. Wheels, I like the 17" forged TRD wheels or maybe BBS if I could find a good set at a reasonable price. Carbon car systems in australia sells a flush mounting/full screen kenwood stereo that's plug and play and adds android auto and phone screen mirroring, but is about $1k once wiring harness and shipping is done. Wouldn't help the sound any though since it would still go through the stock amp, so hard to justify spending $1k on just android auto and a pretty screen. I did check with a local stereo shop and they quoted about $650 to replace speakers and amp with some basic focals. If there was a factory optioned premium stereo for $1,650 I probably would have opted for it. We will see how well I can hold out and not buy these things.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I don't want to get off topic, I know how it works, I just never liked them.

Wait....

So you don't like the gas cap leash cuz it just allows the gas cap to just dangle and flop against the fender...
but on the fuel door there is a gas cap holder to hold the gas cap.....
but you don't like it so you refuse to use it and let the cap flop and dangle against the fender...
so your solution is to cut off the gas cap leash and hold the gas cap in your hand (or however you want to hold it...or you might even put it in the gas cap holder sans leash), and you are telling this owner to follow your lead on a mod that creates a new problem to a problem that doesn't exist?


I do not get it.....