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Originally Posted by Dimman
What are rare/uncommon parts for the eight-six? I may be making up some aluminum links for the grey turbo-ITB one I posted the pic of in another thread. The 4 link bars and Panhard rod most likely.
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Uncracked dash and an unmolested smallport 4A-GE
Seriously though, there's not really any 'rare' parts that could be supplied by the aftermarket, for obvious reasons. Its really just getting the little things, sensors, small accessories, etc., that you can't find because no local junk yard has them, or Toyota doesn't carry it anymore, or they do but want an astronomical amount for it.
Good example for this were my strut mounts. Auto-parts stores only carry the passenger side nowadays (no driver, weird), but Toyota does, and wanted $300 for it. Pshaw! I was lucky to find someone in SoCal who WOULD ship me factory used mounts. I could've gone aftermarket on some camber plates, but I was dirt poor at the time.
4-links /Panhard are not rare in the least, and are supplied by multiple prominent aftermarket companies, plus some local machinists (TechnoToyTuning for example). The AE86 does have a rather large aftermarket for it.
Honestly the rare parts for us would be JDM only supplied parts. Like the factory sideskirts that never made it state side. Zenki bumper covers are becoming harder to find. Oh! a complete HKS original turbo kit for the 4A-GE, hahahahaha, thats rare!
I'm guessing you were looking to make some dough selling certain parts you can put together?