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Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

12-02-2014, 11:36 AM

Replies: 69

Port and Polish?

Views: 34,066

Posted By oldeskewltoy

You Fox News'd me... you took a small bit and...

You Fox News'd me... you took a small bit and blew it out of its context.... Here is its context....

:D In essence you are correct... but if we can also gently shape the short radius to...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-09-2014, 08:44 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

poo poo on me for not updating this in a...

poo poo on me for not updating this in a while....

I have this friend... yep... another one... this one works in the Swiss mission, and so has moved all around Europe....

Look what he sent...

Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

09-09-2014, 10:42 PM

Replies: 8,168

Sticky: New here? Come say hi =)

Views: 1,932,676

Posted By oldeskewltoy

very nice TE51 coupe! Assume it is TC powered?

very nice TE51 coupe! Assume it is TC powered?

Forum: Member's Car Journals

09-06-2014, 03:14 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

:thumbsup: hmmm, early 924 :w00t:... sounds...

:thumbsup:

hmmm, early 924 :w00t:... sounds like a FUN project!

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

09-01-2014, 05:33 PM

Replies: 69

Port and Polish?

Views: 34,066

Posted By oldeskewltoy

nope..... I've managed to acquire a couple of...

nope..... I've managed to acquire a couple of Nissan heads (CA18DET, and SR20DE)... but still no FA20 heads :(

but I'm still interested :thumbsup:

Here is a recent 4AG head.......

Forum: Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions

08-16-2014, 08:37 PM

Replies: 843

Poll: Toyota S-FR Concept!!

Views: 208,264

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Cheaper, smaller, rwd, hatchback...

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/toyota-baby-86-sportscar-could-2018-193002371.html

Cliff's notes version: $20,000, 2160#s, rwd, 135hp, hatchback

Forum: Member's Car Journals

08-10-2014, 07:00 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

No mirrors... Jeff - guy in glasses, and I went...

No mirrors... Jeff - guy in glasses, and I went for a tuning cruise the other day and we saw this, and had to get a photo....

http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/normal_twin____.jpg

...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

06-07-2014, 05:29 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Surreptitious gets christened... ...

Surreptitious gets christened...

http://www.animated-gifs.eu/kitchen-champagne/0010.gif

sorry no pics of this :iono:

Joanne and I took a little 2 day vacation down to Newport...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

05-22-2014, 05:05 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

So... carpet is on order from Stock Interiors. ...

So... carpet is on order from Stock Interiors.

http://www.stockinteriors.com/carpet/812large.jpg

Royal blue - the molded carpet, and 2 running yards (72" square) so that I can finish off the...

Forum: Want-To-Buy Requests

05-08-2014, 05:12 PM

Replies: 8

WANTED: FA20 heads

Views: 2,903

Posted By oldeskewltoy

being honest... I've been busy with a few...

being honest... I've been busy with a few heads(4AG, F2T, and a few others) since last fall... not been bumped since October 2013...

I'm still looking...

I will have an 86mm bore...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

05-08-2014, 04:13 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

The AE86 and the AE71 are close enough...... a...

The AE86 and the AE71 are close enough...... a quick search shows 3 or 4 different swap kits available

https://www.google.com/search?q=beams+mounts+ae86&oq=beams+mounts+ae86

In the mean...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

03-22-2014, 11:39 AM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

A bit of an update.... :cheer: ...

A bit of an update.... :cheer:

Over the past 2 years I've driven Surreptitious less than 1500 miles... alot of this was because a certain tuning shop had no idea how to properly set...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

02-19-2014, 02:45 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

I'm guessing you have never driven an AE86 (or...

I'm guessing you have never driven an AE86 (or other rwd Corolla) in anger... The T50 is so crappy, weak, and antiquated that it makes the AZ6 feel and drive with total confidence.

pure... or...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

02-14-2014, 03:45 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Question for you(collective can answer this if...

Question for you(collective can answer this if you'd like....)... would you swap in a T5 instead of your AZ6? The J160 is more or less the same transmission as your(FR-S and BRZ) has... so I ask...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

02-13-2014, 01:44 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Sooo.... length (body opening and shifter cup)...

Sooo.... length (body opening and shifter cup) appears to be pretty good, the opening should allow the shifter cup to clear the cross member. So now that the car is prepared to accept the new...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

02-13-2014, 01:40 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Well... while you get that... In my car I...

Well... while you get that...

In my car I decided to NOT use the shifter relocation kit, I did this because the stock shifter location in many rwd Corollas is a bit too far from the driver. ...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

02-12-2014, 05:00 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

but does it bolt into an AE86 without having to...

but does it bolt into an AE86 without having to cut the AE86 for it to fit??

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/oldeskewltoy/AZ6/LEENshifterroughinstallbetter.jpg

Forum: Member's Car Journals

02-12-2014, 04:03 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

What you see below is the ONLY bolt-in 6 speed...

What you see below is the ONLY bolt-in 6 speed conversion for use in the AE86.

http://i49.tinypic.com/35lci91.jpg

Well... How to begin the story of the development of the ONLY bolt-in 6...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

01-30-2014, 08:28 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

I'll get back to ancient history (the car build)...

I'll get back to ancient history (the car build) sooner or later... but now for a bit of more recent history........

Even years (2010, 2012, now 2014) are the years that my car must be...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-22-2013, 01:41 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Even olde men learn lessons.... :iono: ...

Even olde men learn lessons.... :iono:

The learned lesson.... BEFORE you commit to ANY management system, make sure either you... or your tuner is familiar, and fully capable of tuning...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-19-2013, 03:37 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

I wish I had enough $$ to do it even better then...

I wish I had enough $$ to do it even better then it is..... :confused0068:

My total investment in this car is still less then a new FRS... a lot closer to a tC.

Now... think of all the money...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-15-2013, 02:03 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Sorry... been a way for a bit... Grunt's lump...

Sorry... been a way for a bit... Grunt's lump blew a headgasket.... :confused0068:

Tanabe front sway bar up (25mm).... stock GTS rear bar (15mm) AJPS ball joints, and MOST of an AE86 TRD...

Forum: AFRICA

11-13-2013, 12:31 PM

Replies: 8

WRC Car: TMG GT86 CS-R3

Views: 8,573

Posted By oldeskewltoy

ok... but the GT86 cup is exclusive... and likely...

ok... but the GT86 cup is exclusive... and likely isn't FIA recognized.....(or is it??)

I was just wondering if this is the first major sanctioned program(WRC) that the FRS is being offered in...

Forum: AFRICA

11-12-2013, 11:12 AM

Replies: 8

WRC Car: TMG GT86 CS-R3

Views: 8,573

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Is this the first competitive FT86 to be built,...

Is this the first competitive FT86 to be built, and offered by the factory??

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-11-2013, 12:06 AM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Oh the story here.... :laughabove: My own...

Oh the story here.... :laughabove:

My own design... built. I've tried welding... and lets just say my welding isn't something that should be used on the suspension of a car... :(

Soooo I...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-10-2013, 11:37 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

I've owned quite a few nice handling cars...

I've owned quite a few nice handling cars throughout my life, and one of the better ones is the AE86. I've owned 2 so far(3 if you count the wife's), they make a very nice combination of...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-07-2013, 08:42 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

:wub: The car is up and running.... ...

:wub:

The car is up and running.... not very well, but the progress in self-tuning is proceeding.

Mean while.... her first coming out party...... a small meet May 2010 @ VIP...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-05-2013, 04:52 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

140 whp isn't bad for 98 cubic inches BUT...

140 whp isn't bad for 98 cubic inches

BUT there is a problem... not a BIG one... but a problem is still a problem. The engine has a vacuum leak. Somewhere in the system is a vacuum leak. ...

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-03-2013, 05:50 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

:cheers: 4th gear...

:cheers:

4th gear pull... turn it up and enjoy :happyanim:

Forum: Member's Car Journals

11-02-2013, 02:32 PM

Replies: 73

Surreptitious: an E7 re-designed and BUILT by oldeskewltoy and friends

Views: 31,618

Posted By oldeskewltoy

Now that the driveline is in, we add fuel..... ...

Now that the driveline is in, we add fuel.....

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/oldeskewltoy/ae71/Fueling.jpg

... and "shake" (on its way to the tuning shop)
...

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