Hmmm ... lots of pics been posted but here they are again with some info:



Details for the curious:

CAR:
1983 Toyota Sprinter Chassis AE860002501
Bought for $2,600 originally brown with 264,000 km's

ENGINE:
Conversion by Robin Berado of Perfourmance Motorsports including fitment of AE86 Bluetop motor, Jap spec T-50 gearbox, rear AE86 disc brake open diff, one piece custom tail shaft, custom mandrel bent 2" exhaust with 3" tip:



BRAKES:
Rear jap spec AE86 disc brakes + DBA slotted rotors at the front with bendix metal king pads all round.

SUSPENSION:
Full set-up by Fulcrum Suspensions consisting of whiteline swaybars, urethane bushes, AE86 bump stops, koni shocks and formula springs.

ALLOYS:

Red 14" Black Racing watanabe look-alikes


Black 15" SSR-like Mesh wheels


Silver 15" Speedy Mystique 2 alloys


STEREO:
Installation by Ares Speed consisting of JVC Mp3 head unit, Pioneer 3 way 5 1/4" speakers, Sony Explode 200W 4 channel amp and 10" Kicker Sub

INTERIOR:
Momo driving wheel, Sparco 5mm boss extension, Autotecnica boss kit, Autotecnica gearknob and Autotecnica seats.




EXTERIOR:
Panda paint scheme by DMD the Image, Ken Streeter front & rear spoilers, Levin air slot grill, Levin kouki tail lights




FUTURE MODS:

1) Rebuild early gen AE92 big port motor - has TVIS but 7 rib block with stronger internals

2) Fitment of webber Carbs unless my mechanic buys them off me first



3) Holy grail - fitment of LSD unit ... KAAZ units still available brand new for $1,800 excluding fitment ...

4) Paint that darn engine bay at last!

[Updated on: Fri, 02 September 2005 11:58]

Heh heh ... I'm half proud / half ashamed ...

Actually, the pics were submitted late Feb 03 and then forgotten. It was just a 'what the heck, we'll see if it gets published' sort of moments.

Just waiting for me club to arrive in the mail now ...

[Updated on: Wed, 23 July 2003 12:55]

Cheers doode.

Still, it's amazing how Hot 4'S completely change what you submit to them ... and by the time it's published, already the suspension, spoilers, new wheels, seats & stereo have gone on.

Hmmm ... hopefully the new 4AG engine'll be in by the time Jamboree comes around ...

[Updated on: Wed, 23 July 2003 12:55]

In theory, it could work but I doubt you'd get the finish you're looking for - afterall, if you're spending that amount of $$$ on a car, don't cut corners by going for a cheap job.

I don't know much about painting but one would assume that with use, the white paint would have come into contact with the road dirt & atmosphere in Japan and therefore will be somewhat contaminated - ppl reckon your paint starts to detiorate as soon as your car leaves the showroom floor / painters.

Also, I've heard that ppl may apply a gloss layer to seal in the paint and give it that shine. If that's the case, painting black over it may not go too well. I don't think mine had one given that it's 2 pac (which is glossy anyway).

Also, it depends on what your white is done in - acryllic or 2 pac paint etc and whether your paint would stick onto the one beneath. Mine is both 2 pac black and white so they'll stick. Not sure whether acryllic would stick on 2 pac & vice versa.

Your best bet to get a show room finish is to strip it back a layer at least and start from scratch. Painting black on it will work from a distance but ppl can tell you cut corners on the paint when they examine it upfront.

I have cut corners on mine but since it was never meant to be a show car, it never really bothered me as it still looks great.

You may be better off going for a colour scheme like the Drift King's AE86 - much better than a Trueno Panda which instantly labels most ppl as Initial D wannabe's although that wouldn't bother me.

[Updated on: Fri, 03 October 2003 14:35]

royal wrote on Thu, 27 November 2003 17:02

what happen to all the pic that is on this thread??? i think i missed out!

Ah yes ... the amount of pictures on this thread is becoming ridiculous but I'm a picture whorer ... Even on broadband, my thread takes a while to load up so be patient ...

Anyway, time for another update ... lots have been happening.

First up, I finally had the chance to take the car onto the track couple of weekends ago ... all I can say is that it was FUN!



Can't drift to save my life but I certainly had a lot of fun punting the car around. This was how the car looked like after a lot of spin-outs ...



Suspension needs a lot of work - too much understeering at the moment so I'll have to have a good think on this but have good mates to help.

Next up, finally got my money off the other party to fix my bumper. So, 1 week later and she's all back to normal - time to get on with my life.

Also, the cam gears finally arrived however they didn't turn out to be quite the bargain as first perceived. Here's why ...



Despite being classed as 4AG cams, they actually sat about 4mm closer to the head than the normal cams. Dunno if there are any differences in 4AG cams but it is possible that these are for either a 20 valve or 4AGZE but not a standard blue top?

Obstacles aside, I decided not to send them back (them shiny blue discs are just so cool) so I shelled out some extra $$$ to machine them further to make them sit better. Cost a bit more than first planned but think it was all worth it in the end as they fit well now.



These have now gone onto the engine which has slowly been put back together over the past fortnight. The cam covers are being painted at the moment but here is the engine block waiting to be put in:



Note the big port head on the 7 rib block.

The engine has certainly come a long way from a year ago when it was sitting in my GF's shed ... can't believe I almost sold it with ECU, loom & Fwd gearbox for $425 on Toymods ...

Here's a pic when it was just 'junk' from JMS ...



The good news as well is that the TRD metal gasket I had hanging around actually turned out to be 0.8mm and not a 0.5mm as originally thought ... Bought it off someone from Toymods a while ago so at last it's being put to some good use.

The car will be out of my hands from Saturday onwards for at least a month but it will provide an opportunity to attend to the following things:

1) Possibly paint the engine bay
2) Fix the clear Levin air slot grill
3) Move water reservoir to other side of the car
4) Fit better air filter in a cold box
5) Upgrade suspension to stiffer springs
6) Fit Lukey exhast mufflers

May be a while until the next update but as Big Kev says "I'm excited!"

[Updated on: Thu, 11 December 2003 10:42]

Well, it's been ages since I've let everyone know what's going on. In a nutshell, I've been posted for 2 months to Parramatta for work purposes - guess that's a perk / hassle for working for one of the Big 4 accounting firms ...

That said, I've taken this opportunity to go crazy whilst down in NSW. Initially I purchased a KE10 with 4K motor & 5 spd gearbox as a cheap runabout, then I came across this in the sales section and just had to take that up:




I also took this opportunity to get some 14x7 Globeline mags for this car but will have to wait till I get back to Brizzy to see if it fits. Might be a mad fit on a KE20.

So, the yellow pokemon shall be returning with me to sunny Qld in a month's time. It's currently getting a checkover to see what it needs for a blue slip here in NSW.

Dunno what to do - I suddenly find myself with a KE10, a KE20 and spare 3K motor + gearbox here in NSW. I'll probably continue using the KE10 in the meantime until the KE20 is up & running however another option is to pull the motor / gearbox out of the KE10 and put it into the KE20 and then scrap the rest.

Ah, how things get out of hand when you're away from home ...

I currently plan on keeping the KE20 stock so that insurance is el cheapo but if I get the funds one day, will either fit a 4AGTE, 20 valve or even a 12A rotary. This'd be my secondary budget project car.

On the AE86 project front, my mechanic in Brisbane has finally got the new 4AG motor running. He claims to have dusted a brand new 1.8l Corolla Sportivo with VVTI the other night by at least 2 car lengths, with more tuning to the engine to come. Obviously the Sportivo driver was not impressed.

The KAAZ 2 way LSD has also arrived in Brisbane and Simon-RX7 has the camber pillow tops on their way as well. The engine bay has been painted black now and lukey mufflers to go on as well soon.

Sorry but don't have access to an FTP program so I can't post pics at the moment.

Will probably update this thread again when I return mid April.

[Updated on: Sat, 15 May 2004 11:58]