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AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Wed, 17 November 2004 01:43
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Hi,
Thinking about buying a AE86 Sprinter and just need a few questions answered.
Are parts difficult to get your hands onto?
What do insurance companys think about them?
On HPI DVD's they are AE86 Sprinters constantly breaking driveshafts. Is that only becuase they are running insane horsepower and pretty much thrsahing them?
Any other info would be great.
Cheers
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Terrigal
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Wed, 17 November 2004 06:20
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Are parts difficult to get your hands onto?
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I think parts are getting pretty hard to find. Took me months to find some secondhand headlights.
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What do insurance companys think about them?
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Never had any trouble, but only have 3rd party property. What type of insurance you organising?
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On HPI DVD's they are AE86 Sprinters constantly breaking driveshafts. Is that only becuase they are running insane horsepower and pretty much thrsahing them?
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Never seen this happen. Must be crazy amounts of HP.
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ghetto area 2745
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Wed, 17 November 2004 06:56
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insurance is easy if you stick to a 4age
parts are easy to get people just dont know where to look
run a add in you local paper for a few weeks wanting sprinters
you might get lucky
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Wed, 17 November 2004 07:03
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Parts are out there but you will pay a higher price as this car is getting rare and is a collectable now, forcing parts prices upwards.
Insurance is not a problem - the more stock you keep it the cheaper and easier it will be to insure it.
The T series rear end on a Sprinter/Celica/Corolla was never designed to withstand high horsepower/high torque engines so in standard form they will break behind your performance motor, in spirited driving.
There is plenty of info on this forum and other web pages about this car.
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Tue, 23 November 2004 07:59
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Is there a workshop manual out there for it?
Everyone said they came out with a 4AC engine. Is it easy to throw a 4AGE engine in?
Can you still order parts from Toyota (Body, headlight/tail lights etc.)
Is there any after market bodykits avaiable for it?
Cheers
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Gawler, SA
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August 2003
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Tue, 23 November 2004 08:24
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A fair while ago I priced up a kit of front end parts from Toyota - from memory, it was:
2 headlights
2 guards
Bonnet
Bumper
Radiator
(I think that was it!)
came to around $6000...
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Tue, 23 November 2004 08:28
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| mrshin wrote on Tue, 23 November 2004 19:24 |
A fair while ago I priced up a kit of front end parts from Toyota - from memory, it was:
2 headlights
2 guards
Bonnet
Bumper
Radiator
(I think that was it!)
came to around $6000...
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i will sell u you that package for $1050
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Tue, 23 November 2004 08:37
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| Callifo wrote on Tue, 23 November 2004 19:19 |
There is a manual but they are getting hard to get. You can get a fair bit out of the techdocs section on this site.
Aus delivered model came out with a 4ac, 4age is pretty much a straight swap over bar a few things.
Can order stuff but be prepaired to pay enormous amounts ($600 for a petrol level sender also cant remember exactly but I think someone got quote $1800 for a quarter panel?), so there not cheap.
Plenty of bodykits out there.
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Do you know at all how makes the manual.
Cheers
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Tue, 23 November 2004 08:39
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I mean the manual which came with the car, Ive never come across an aftermarket one.
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Tue, 23 November 2004 08:50
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And which companys make the bodykits? (eg: Jetspeed, Fibremotive etc.)
Cheers
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January 2004
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Tue, 23 November 2004 09:15
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sprinter = money
well just like most cars but a 4age corolla (ae71/ke70) is pretty much the same, just not as cool as a 2/3door 
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Re: AE86 Sprinter Questions
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Tue, 23 November 2004 09:27
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i run a ca18det in my drift ae86, never broken a driveshaft
a mate had a SR20det hachi, never snapped anything
beau yates runs a turbo 20V black top in his drift ae86, never snapped anything
tyhe ones that are, are making 220+ rwkw's
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