AnotherSlowAE86's.. slow AE86

[Clipdat]

Very nice! Would love to drive it!

[AnotherSlowAE86]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Very nice! Would love to drive it!

Haha, you'd be underwhelmed. It has (maybe) 100hp and even less torque. But for some reason I still love driving it.

[Clipdat]

That's about the same power that my first car had, 110hp. I've driven my dad's MR2 Spyder at 138hp and it's a lot of fun.

I'm more interested in how a car feels to drive versus it's horsepower.

[MCTeeJ]

Awesome car, will we ever see the brz?

[AnotherSlowAE86]

Originally Posted by MCTeeJ

Awesome car, will we ever see the brz?

Yeah, just gotta have something to show off first. At the moment the car is bone stock. I'm gonna do some mild mods to it, as most of my time and funds are tied up in the AE86. But.. the 86 is more complete than I expected it to be at this moment in time. So maybe its time to shift my focus!

[yurikaze]

It's turning out to be a really nice build. Super envious of the zenki rear garnish.

AE86 coupes and BRZ's make the perfect garage mates!

[DrButtDrugs]

Dude that car is beautiful.

[AnotherSlowAE86]

Originally Posted by yurikaze

It's turning out to be a really nice build. Super envious of the zenki rear garnish.

AE86 coupes and BRZ's make the perfect garage mates!

Thanks! That zenki garnish is one of my favorite parts of the car. I cant believe I found such a nice looking one.

Agreed!

Originally Posted by DrButtDrugs

Dude that car is beautiful.

Thanks!

[AnotherSlowAE86]

Originally Posted by AnotherSlowAE86

Been a long time, nearly a year since I've updated! Not everything has a photo record. But I have a few photos to show whats been done. What HASN'T been photographed, is the replacement of my looped power steering rack with a manual rack. I also replace my old FLCAs with a fresh set with new ball joints. The difference is substantial and has resulted in a much better experience on the road.

Here's a few photos to show what else I've been up to:

New axle bearings, replaced one of the door handles too. The little round black bushings are for the valve covers, which we'll talk about next..


Bought an old dirty set of valve covers. Thought about having them restored to factory spec./colors but I decided against it. I can always find another set for cheap to do that with down the line, so I have my choice of valve covers to swap in and out as I please.


Decided to go with a nice gloss black. Some times I wish I went with a matte black, as the car has a lot of gloss black as is. But here we are anyway:


My interior has been, in large part, ignored. So I decided to buy a few things to make the space more enoyable.. or as enjoyable as a 30+ year interior can be right now. Needed floor mats, happened to know a guy putting together a group buy in Japan for nicely made LHD mats. Couldn't let this opportunity escape me.


I also hated the seats the previous owner has installed. I think they were out of a Sentra SE-R or something weird. They certainly weren't designed for the Corolla and resulted in an awkward seating position. Found a set a JDM kouki seats for cheap. Was very happy to find them, especially at the price I paid.


Here's the seats installed. As you can tell, my interior and seats aren't matching. While I love the maroon/red interior, it's simply too difficult for me to source quality maroon interior pieces. Additionally, I wanted to go with these kouki seats specifically and they don't come in red. So I'll be swapping interior pieces over time.


You'll notice I've already begun, the interior color swap with the door cards being replaced..


Decided to re-install the cam gear cover with my newly powder coated valve covers. Oh, that intake is also new. Forgot to mention it! Engine bay still needs painted, but thats for another day.. or year..:



OEM headlights didn't cut it in the dark, dark PNW. So I had to sort that with these:



I didn't like the bare look of the car's rear. So I found some JDM replica decals.


The JDM replica decals weren't quite my thing, so I swapped them out for some USDM replica decals. Wish I could find new OEM sets, but they're very rare now and more money than I'm willing to spend.


That's just about the extent of what's been done since I last posted in August, 2018. Wish more had been done, but time and money isn't what it used to be. Here's a bonus picture I took:



Until next time!

Here's some updates! Been a long time, sorry about that. Life can be taxing and demanding.