JOEL-AE86's hachi rebuild

[Joel-AE86]

Hey people.

I've just started a full rebuild on my hachi.

I have purchased a clean stripped hachi shell to replace my old bent, twisted, rusted, drifted out old shell :)

PLANS:

Engine:

Rebuilding my 4AGE using a GZE block and my old bigport GE head.
late model TDO4 turbo (2004 subaru WRX)
450x300x76 FMIC
Redo fuel system with boot mounted surge tank (no longer in the engine bay!)

Shell:

Flaring guards - front and rear (nearly done)
Completely strip (nearly done)
Seam Weld and brace
Bolt in 1/2 cage

Suspension:

New bushes and rack ends
Custom mods for more castor and track

Other crap:

New driver's seat
Gauges
Full Origin kit
Full custom respray
New wheels & spacers and wheel mods

Thus far I have the new shell, stripped it out and nearly finished flaring the guards. Engine and many other things are out of the old shell and ready for rebuild. I'll post up some pics soon and update this thread as I go.

I hope to finally have a nice competitive track car :)

EDIT: SHIT UPDATED - SEE PAGE 7 or 8 or something

[breno]

sounds awsome, should be good seeing the build up, Goodluck.

[KE70Drifter]

Awesome, cant wait to see this beast going http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[RobertoX]

this car will B ust I t O ut and B urn A ny N issan

[DRFT - 86]

sounds like a plan man... good luck with it....

[Steve-AE86]

where's the pics phag?

should i post some up for you?

lol

[FilthinRich]

PICSORBAN

[DRFTAE86]

Where the pics, where the pics, where the pics at.....

[Joel-AE86]

Aiii, I finally got off my lazy ass.

Here are some pics:

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9391/guardsstage20154qr.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5533/guardsstage20181vv.jpg

[Joel-AE86]

More to come soon of kit, cooler, turbo and other goodies http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

[mikes86]

hell mother f*cking yeh! Those rims are pure hotness and the flares are a nice size http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

[mattysshop]

i'd hit it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif ha ha looks really good! best of luck with it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

Matty

[sic86]

Be sure to post up pics on the progress. Those rims sure have dish

Cheers

[JDMJNKY]

hey joel are those stripes custom theyre fat http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif looking good man g1 next year lets hit it!!!!

[sic86]

Can cops get you for having big guards like that?

Cheers

[sic86]

I've never notice a ae86 having strips up the side like that before. Did u put them on?

Cheers

[Joel-AE86]

I think the stripes are factory? Fair ghey tho either way.

This car will be registered, but not driven on the street, only to and from the track. I have no idea about guard legalities.

More pics up very soon. My guards are now all bogged and nearly done.

[dream2drift]

i wish i had the funds, resources, space, time and knowledge to do such things.
alas, i must live through your project. so keep me updated.

[slide86]

nice work so far
keep it coming

[FilthinRich]

get more pics!!! engine plz!!!

[Joel-AE86]

More pics:

Here is my old 4AGE. I've revved the living piss out of it for 2 years and its never given 1 problem. Even my stock clutch held up to like 8 track days and 2 years of street driving.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/85449.jpg

The engine is being pulled down and the head will be fitted onto my GZE block which is getting new rings and bearings.

Here are some shots of my front guard which is nearly finished:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/85450.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7022/fronts0030wi.jpg

Here are some shots of some new parts:

Nardi Wheelness
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/85452.jpg

Cooler:
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/85453.jpg

Origin Kit:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/85454.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/85455.jpg

sIk yO

[slide86]

awesome
love the guards

[sic86]

Sweet as, keep us updated

Cheers

[FilthinRich]

sikness!!! fast reply too http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif lol more pics!!!!!1 what colour u gonna paint it?

[Little Jon]

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/turbo.JPG 's are for chumps

[ae86 slide]

what was the process in flaring your guards, they came up really well.

[mikes86]

Originally posted by Andy 86@Dec 9 2005, 06:10 PM
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/turbo.JPG 's are for chumps
is that a pic of yours andy? http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif . Nice work Joel the gaurd looks mint

[mr2drift]

comin along nicely joel well done mate, those rear are just reversed centers yeh? lol i did the same but it was a pain in the ass with mine so we went bsack to normal, although yours fit well.....

[KE70Drifter]

Looking awesome joel, what sort of clutch are you running?

Iain

[RedSuns]

Originally posted by Andy 86@Dec 9 2005, 04:10 PM
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/turbo.JPG 's are for chumps
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/rolleyes.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

dude those front guards look perfect!

[sic86]

I love your engine stand

Cheers

[ae71neo]

haha thats how dads 20v is sitting in the shed at the moment.

[Joel-AE86]

Originally posted by mr2drift@Dec 14 2005, 03:27 AM
comin along nicely joel well done mate, those rear are just reversed centers yeh? lol i did the same but it was a pain in the ass with mine so we went bsack to normal, although yours fit well.....
Bingo http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif I'll take em to a wheel joint to get them machined and balanced. I only wish they were wider!

More pics will be up soon. The car will be going to the A-Spec garage for more work very soon. Shell and paint will be finished early January.

[JDMJNKY]

those guards look identical to the ones i flared to make fiberglass ones out of did you see mine secretly. sik drifters think alike!!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif

[dori_86]

looking good joel!

cant wait 2 c it in action!

[Joel-AE86]

sIk cheers for the reply.

My guards are nearing completion. I've began pulling apart my old hachi, removing all my suspension and fuel system. The new shell will be heading down in a week to A-spec for some seam welding, further prep and a spray job.

I have holidays now so alot more will get done.

Here is my turbo that i'll be running on the 4A:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/87038.jpg

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/8170/newhachiturbs0034qq.jpg

Its a TD04 from a 2001 model WRX. I'm getting an awsome manifold made from Kelway Automotive Engineering (contact detail etc. up soon!) in the coming weeks.

Yip http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[Simon-AE86]

TD04 will be craphouse on a 1.6L, hell even the wrx is laggy from factory!

should go with something with a more common flange, so u could do a swapsie if need be

oh well, looking good anyway.

[sic86]

When is it expected to have the blower in the engine bay

Cheers

[poh_86]

hey joel sick car your running there

i noticed in your signature your running ma61 wheels?

id like to find out what tyres and size your using mine seems to be rubbing against the gaurd

[Joel-AE86]

oi Simon...bash off nissan boy http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif !!

If you read up on the late model TD04 turbos, they are infact smaller than a T25, and have been used many times successfully on a 1.6L, making good power and spool up quick. The one that you used to have on your car is alot different to this one!

Kelway has studied this particular turbo and swears they are the goods.

Anyhoot, car goes to A-spec on friday (last friday of 2005) to be finished. Car should be done hopefully by March 2006.

More pics of progress up soon.

[Sprinterboy]

I want those guards/flares. they look hot dude

[genkin]

Hey Joel, lookin hot man!

Gimme a call if you need any help at all.
I owe you one.

PS: I still have your stock steering wheel in my garage from when I complied my car http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif And I think you still have my mate Simon's shit somewhere...?

[Joel-AE86]

^^^no wackers Genki.

I spoke with Simon today regarding returning his shirt.

I'm currently seam welding the new shell http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[Steve-AE86]

Originally posted by Simon-AE86@Dec 26 2005, 11:03 PM
TD04 will be craphouse on a 1.6L, hell even the wrx is laggy from factory!

should go with something with a more common flange, so u could do a swapsie if need be

oh well, looking good anyway.
it's ok Joel, it's just this idiot showing his stupidity again...just cos his turbo was an upgrade for a 2.5 liberty, it means that ALL td04's are ghey...there's that word again...

GHEY. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif

[ae86levint]

wrx turbos are very small the lagg inherent in one is more due to the metre long primaries rather than the turbo.

[Steve-AE86]

agreed

[Jono AE86]

Good work Joel you PimPiN drift monkey!!!! can't wait to see it.
J

[Simon-AE86]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif

so much to be said... so little time...`

[takai]

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dizown/Car/Dyno%20Chart.jpg

So what is this "lag" you speak of?
TD04 + AFM GZE (8.0:1)

[Steve-AE86]

omg ownage...

[mr2drift]

what boost is that running? thats a pretty sweet curve, although it does start a bit late but awsome curve....

[takai]

17psi from memory, although it could be less. The curve is great, even my NA curve looks a hell of a lot worse than that with the cams.

[Steve-AE86]

Originally posted by Simon-AE86@Jan 6 2006, 09:46 PM
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif

so much to be said... so little time...`
like what?

are you coming out of the closet?

[mr2drift]

yeh ill have to dog out mine and copy it, its a very similar curve as well, but less boost..

[Joel-AE86]

hehe cheers for the info Takai.

I've heard many stories of these turbos being well suited to a 4AGE. We'll soon see tho.

I'll be happy with anything that makes more than 70rwkw http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[FilthinRich]

whats the process on this bud? was looking good, hows the shell coming along? decided on paint n shit yet?

[driftae86]

hi joel can you tell me the specs of your wheels before you reversed them?

[RobertoX]

mass sickness

you make me wanna finsh my red box

[RobertoX]

if i get aspec style dontations...hahaha

[Joel-AE86]

yoyo.

Yeh about time for an update ay. I have been making slow progress with this bitch over the last 2 months due to lack of time and money...but she's still happening.

The shell is very close to completion and painting.

Paint has been ordered and is Holden 'Redhot' (Red). I will be painting a the car a custom 2 tone style.

I have fiberglassed the duckwing into the hatch (nothing spesh) and guards are all complete. All I have to do is finish paint stripping and rubbing back. I'm also awaiting a new rad support that needs to be welded in.

Engine components have all been received and am awaiting a mate to rebuild the engine.

Some brand new 15x8 0 offset wheels are near completion for the front. New sway bar and wheel spacers (25mm for the rear) have been ordered.

My rear wheels are 15x7 +10 offset SSR reverse meshies. I was going to reverse them, but on closer inspection they will not fit my 30mm wider guards.

More pics up soon.

[skein]

Originally posted by Joel-AE86@Feb 20 2006, 11:52 AM
Paint has been ordered and is Holden 'Redhot' (Red). I will be painting a the car a custom 2 tone style.
Oooohh another bleeding panda http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

Can't wait to see this finished Joely!!

[Joel-AE86]

No bleeding panda here Skein http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

This colour scheme will be very different http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

[born_rolla]

the fatness will be unleashed!

[Joel-AE86]

another update....

Progress has been slow.

Wheels for the front are coming soon. Paint has been ordered and should be here soon. Body prep has a little was to go before painting. Seam welding is almost complete.

Here is a pic of some seam welding and a plate i've made for strengthening between firewall and strut.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7096/10002812yq.jpg

yep.

More pics and update up soon.

[Joel-AE86]

Just another thing.

I thought i'd give a quick explaination about how I flared my rear guards.

To flare the rears on a hachi you have to cut and seperate the inner guard (from the wheel arch) from the outer guard. Without doing this it is very hard to gets the guards out very far. To do this you need to cut the inner guard about 3 inches up from the hemmed edge, pull the hem out and grind off the spot welds that joins the inner to the outer. You can then discard the cut off bit of the inner guard.

Next you simply bash the outer guard out using a hammer and a panel beater's dolly as wide as you wish. I found it easier to bend the hem all the way out, flare it to desired width, then rebend the hem using pliers, then hammering the hem flat. You must create a hem, cos without it the guard is flimsy as fark.

Check this dodge pic:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/95475.jpg

Once this is done, you need to reseal the inner to the outer guard (otherwise water and shit will get into the car, and strength will be comprimised). It is important when you cut inner guard when you start to make it neat, and not to cut it too far up, otherwise it will be hard to rejoin it to the outer. I managed to bash the inner guard up to the outer on most places to be close enuf to weld them together. At the front of the inner guard on both sides I needed to weld in a plate, as the gap was too large to gap with a weld.

Check this:

http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/2408/1000286copy0qm.jpg

Once all that is done you can then proceed to smooth the guards over with some body filler/ bog, sand it back till it smooth, then paint. A tip for sanding to get a smooth shape...use a fairly long block of wood with some coarse paper. This will assist in getting a more uniform shape.

Here's a pic of the outside after some bogging:

http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/4306/guardswithskirts0041ml.jpg

yerp...any questions?

BIO1 out http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ph34r.gif

[RobertoX]

uuurrrrrrgggggghhhhhh111!!!1111!!1!1!!!!!!11!!!111 !!!!!!11111!!!11111

ill get some KEseventy records stickers made y0

[rallystanza]

So Joel,

Your saying when you cut the uard on the inside, do you cut it at that join up in there or not? Also, how long did yo make the cut? Did it extend all the way around the arch?

I will be needing to do this also as i will be running an Fseries diff thats 20mm wider either side and then my wheels are 15x8 in a neg 4. So the rear is going to have to be flared about 35mm wider than standard guards. Do you reckon this much fraring can be done without cutting the inner guard?

Thanks for the BIO,

Jez

[mikes86]

Nice seam welding you done there. If your going to make that bracket for the firewall to sturt put a piece of angle on your chassy rails to firewall. Ive seen alot of rally hachi's use it and some bash 4wd.

[RobertoX]

BIO or BAN?

or BIO and then BAN?

[dori_86]

looking good... re phrase that, it looks farkin fatastic!

[Joel-AE86]

Rally Stanza: You basically have to remove as much of the inner guard as practical to be able to flare the outer guard. So basically wherever you will need to bash from the underside, you need to remove that section of the innner guard.

When you start and pull the original hem down, you need to carefully grind away the spot welds between the inner and outer guards so you can seperate them:

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/2829/startonguards005copy6yh.jpg

From the underside, as mentioned, cut away the inner guard in the areas that you need to bash the outside guard: remember you are flaring the outside guard...its is almost impossible to flare both the inner and outer together.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/95506.jpg

As you can see above, you need to cut the inner guard away from approx. the area shaded in grey. On the left hand side of the image (front of the guard), when you cut the inner guard away from here, you will be left with a fairly large open hole that will let water and shit get into the cabin. As shown on an image further up, I had to add another plate to close this off. The rest of the inner guard can be bashed up back into the outside guard and welded together. The neater you cut the inner guard, the easier it is to rejoin.

Here is another close to complete pic:

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7366/startonguards005copy35in.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

[chapl]

gotta love paint! lol

[takai]

Hurry up and finish this car boy.

[dori_86]

2nd that! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

[verm69]

word...


man i love how you did these rear gurads!!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif

[Joel-AE86]

yoyo...car is slowly happenin.

Got a bit more work to go before she's ready for a paint. Hopefully in the next few weeks.

JoeL

[KE70Drifter]

pics pics pics, your killing me with no pics http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

any interior (or whats left of it) shots?

[Steve-AE86]

i'll take some pics of it tomorrow during the day, and post them up for you.

interior and exterior.

joel, get y0 ass down to my shop and get this shitheap finished http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[KE70Drifter]

Awesome, thanks steve http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

im sorry for stealing your thread, got my new rear end for my KE70 http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

Hilux http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

yummy

[Joel-AE86]

^^^yeh good question!

Current status:

Seam Welding is COMPLETE! I've gone mental and seam welded about 70% of all seams (all engine bay, floor pan, rear, roof).

Engine bay is completely stripped and primered. Guards are 90% complete (just some minor bogging to go)

All that needs to be done is the roof welded in (the ghey shell had a hole cut out for a sunroof), and some more stripping and sanding...then she's off for a full paint.

The shell is still @ Steve's (my apologies), and once the roof is welded will be coming back to my house to complete paint prep.

All components for engine (vast majority anyway) have been purchased. I need to take the bottom end to a machinist for some minor work.

suspension is sorted minus changing front springs.

MAJOR SET-BACKS: Mostly time and money.

[v-tec]

looks just too hot mate!

cant wait to see it all running

[KE70Drifter]

Sounds like its going to be one angry machine http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif stiff as well http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif Will the body have any flex in it at all?

[verm69]

here's hoping not http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

looks the goods man... keep it up

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

[Joel-AE86]

Sounds like its going to be one angry machine http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif stiff as well http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif Will the body have any flex in it at all?[/b]

less flex, better handling, more speed http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

more pics up soon.

[carcrazycraigos]

update!!!!!!111oneone http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Bustin_86]

Whats happening with this hachi mate?

Keen to see some progress!!!!!!

[RobertoX]

he has been busy bringing his ae71 up to STANDARD

[Bustin_86]

shutup l4w50n http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

Should do soem more work to this car man....

[Joel-AE86]

he has been busy bringing his ae71 up to STANDARD[/b]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gifhttp://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gifhttp://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

Trying to get the POS to work!

Updates soon peeps. Pics n all.

Look back at this tread when I update it.

[RobertoX]

chooch dai spex y0

[Joel-AE86]

oi fuck till i update niggurrrgggghhh

any more replies before I update...and you're ghey.

[Javal]

Kgo updates.

[balistic]

Awesome stuff! I'm looking to something similar very soon - with intentions of making a dedicated track car and with a slightly smaller budget http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif

I dont need to worry about rego hassles though which should help make it a bit cheaper http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[balistic]

All that needs to be done is the roof welded in (the ghey shell had a hole cut out for a sunroof)[/b]

Whats involved in this? I have a Sprinter which has a sunroof installed and I'm thinking of eventually filling it in if possible. Do you need to find a doner shell for the roof piece or are you just welding in a new sheet of steel?

[holdenisshit]

lol nice jack stands..... yob style nice rims tho smile.gif

[FilthinRich]

I wanna see updates!

[Javal]

^^We all do, be patient.

[dori_86]

ok updates....

joel has got the car all primed up and ready to paint just waiting on eddie to come down and paint it for him

[FilthinRich]

any ideas on colour?

[dori_86]

um check earlier post if ur interested

[Stain]

Hows the car coming along man?

[Joel-AE86]

Well believe it or not...my shit is slowly coming together!

Over my Uni holidays I worked full time and got together some cash for my hachi. I bought a new set of wheels (Sportmax 002's), paint, and lots of other bits of shit.

My shell is nearing completion to paint, there is a little more sanding and filling to go on one of the panels, and I hope to have this all done sometime in the next month. The colour of my paint is a bright as fark red. The roof, bonnet and hatch will be a gloss black, and the rest of the car will be red.

I also have my kit which consists of a vertex front bar and Origin skirts and rear bar. I also have a duckfag wing which I have moulded into the hatch for super smooth lines.

Here are some pics from a month ago:

My new wheels on the rear and my rear guards almost complete:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1346/joelshachimarch07007meduj6.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/136826.jpg

New wheels on the front, guards nearly done and new front bar:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1986/joelshachimarch07009meded0.jpg

Also in the holidays the champion REX KELWAY finished off my turbs manifold.

Here are some pics of the turbs, manifold sitting on my engine:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/136828.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/136829.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/136830.jpg

I think I will rotate the compressor housing of the turbs so the outlet faces down.

That is all for now.

I have more shit, but can't be assed taking a photo of it.

Cheers,

Joel

[dori_86]

nice man, good to see some progress

[chapl]

lookin good man.. spesh the wheels/flares

need a hand at all jus holla!

[v-tec]

Its great to see some quality builds happening these days
I can see this car is going to be nothing but that.

Good luck with it Joel, im really looking forward to seeing this thing finished

[Arch]

good shit joel!

hey whats the specs on the rimzors? widths n that

word to the rex kelway manifolds, he likes to make em mount high ey!!

[Joel-AE86]

Yo archi roku!

Wheels are 15x8" 0 offset. They sit dope on the fronts, but I need 25mm rear spacers to fill my wide guards!

[steroidchickens]

HOTNESS!!!!

[crackett]

thats crazy man!!!!! how long till she gets painted? i cant wait to see it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

if i paid you could u flare my wheels? lol xr4s possibly coming my way!

peace

[Joel-AE86]

I've started painting the shit.

Thus far i've only done the engine bay, but more will be done soon.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/137945.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/8062/picturesapril07004mediuhh7.jpg

[stouty]

That cetanily is bright red lol but i love it it will look hot in the sun

[genkin]

Intense colour Joel!
I can't wait til it's all built up! Will it be a road going machine?
What was the thinking behind the welded in plates between the front strut towers and the firewall? Have you done any other strengthening to the chassis at all?

[Joel-AE86]

Intense colour Joel!
I can't wait til it's all built up! Will it be a road going machine?
What was the thinking behind the welded in plates between the front strut towers and the firewall? Have you done any other strengthening to the chassis at all?[/b]

Ay Genkin, cheers for the comments.

The car will be a road travelling machine, and also a track machine.

The chassis is seam welded throughout and I decided to add some I-beam style plates in the corners as you can see to add some additional strength to the strut towers, and reduce any longitudinal flex.

[chapl]

dope man

good to see some progress...

you painting it?

[Joel-AE86]

you painting it?[/b]

Yep

[embrace]

Joel its starting to look killa, might have to come up and have another look in the near future

good luck with it

[Javal]

Mmmmm, retina searing.

This is gonna turn out really, really well. Good colour scheme.

[Gilly]

fuck thats bright.

going to be well worth the wait me thinks!!

[MARKE70]

lookin fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[slide86]

great work joel.
carnt wait to see finish product of how the paint and everything turns out.

[MINIHORSE]

nice colour dude, cant wait to see it especially with the black roof n shit,

wheels will look super fly eith the paint job
Word

[crackett]

updates?

[dori_86]

ha ha give him at least 3 months <joks>

[Joel-AE86]

dori 86 knows where its @ http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

She'll be painted SOON!

[dori_86]

Wicked!!!

[stefan]

hows it all going

[Peter]

Also intrested... Pics!!

[4A-GE Power]

What sort of paint are you using? Acrylic??

[Joel-AE86]

I'm using a 2pac paint. Its cheap...but its wicked shit. I don't know why i've ever painted cars before in acrylic...2pac is SO much better!

Updates:

- Dash and pedals are in the car
- most of the kit minus the front bar has been fitted up (trying out before painting)
- New clutch master and slave purchased.
- RB20 radiator obtain...which I wasn't after. I wanted an S13 CA but have an RB20 which is too high!
- More paint prep done...its getting very close to be ready for paint completion
- bought wheel nuts

yep not much more lol.

I have mid year holidays in just over a month and my goal is to have it painted and assembled by the end of em. After I get my tax return I will be able to complete my engine.

That is all for now.

[stefan]

yo joel whats 2 pak like to use?

does it set quickly?

[broke]

lookin the goods dude!
cant wait to see this pup finished yo'


[ps, its mark dude. finally got into gear and signed up for the site.
making me crave toyotas instead of rotas... or maybe toyotas with rotas in them :lol: ]

[ghetto ke]

ha ha give him at least 3 months <joks>[/b]


well it's been another 5 months... :lol:

[stefan]

maby 1 more year lol

[Hachi Roku]

farrrout loving those wheels. Hope to see the car soon :D

[Konakid]

C'mon joel get back in the game yo

[Joel-AE86]

HOLY SHIT an update...

Here are some pics of the car painted (minus the bonnet and kit!):

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/156787.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6056/hachirearpaintedlt8.jpg

*NOTE:

1. Kit will be the same red as the car
2. Bonnet will be gloss black
3. Car will sit lower when engine is in it
4. Rear wheels will have 25mm spacers

Shit is coming along as some may be doubting!

Engine is completely stripped down, rebuilt parts are purchased, i'm just waiting on a mate + time to help me put it all toghether.

I have Uni holidays starting in a month and my goal is to have this car completed by the end of them.

Remaining tasks:

paint remaining parts
Connect all brake lines and bleed
Buy clutch
fit engine and wire up
fit some more general wiring
make seat rails and fit seat
get all tuned and...

DRIVE!!! :)

[dr1ft-pig]

looking good mang, paint looks sweet

[stefan]

wow comming along well its a huge update

i thought you were gonna go red/black

ie neg panda

[Joel-AE86]

Nah fuck panda. That shit has been done to death.

I was going to go all red, but for some reason like to have a gloss black bonnet for some contrast and to make the black wheel centres look good.

[ae86hachiroku]

mass respect, gonna look swell when its finished..
looks sexy with the wing and rear guards.

[embrace]

good stuff joel coming along heaps good. i might have to get ya to come paint my car in the future.lol

[RyGuy86]

FAR OUT DUDE!

Goes to show what allot of time in deciding what you want... and knowing how to do it right will get ya!
:2thumbs:
That looks hotter than Stiffler's Mum.


Good work !!



You must be a proud car dad! :rolleyes:


Cant wait to see this one on the road!

have you thought about what you will do with all those spare hours and all the unspent cash when you are done?? HAAH



** Also if you want to borrow some good urethane to help stick your skirts on.. let me know .. my old man's a window fitter!

[Konakid]

Fuck yeah man, rear guards are so dope!

[obey wan boenny]

fuckin sick\!!!!

[howee]

man i love eggs.....

Oohh eyes got lost.

Porn car man

good luck with it bro

howee

[paulie]

This car must be seen in person to do it any justice, I advise BYO Sun Block & sunglasses as the paint job has a UV reading of EXTREME!..

For those of you who are interested in seeing this wilderbeast in person.. Tickets will be available at joels doors from around 6 pm this comming friday...

[adsrx]

great work mate, one of my favs!

[Arch]

top work joel :)

good decision on all red i rekon, looks awesome

[hara_kiri]

hot diggity, shes looking mighty hot

[shinny]

Looks fucking sweet mate! :2thumbs:

[JDMJNKY]

that cheap 2 pak works a treat!!! so b ready for 2009 drift season!!?? haha

[JDMJNKY]

is that truck paint i see??

[MINIHORSE]

bright red + Piano black bonnet = win

looks well fresh

[crackett]

thats porn!

are you going stock or after market rear bar?

peace

[Joel-AE86]

Cheers for the comments guys.

It will look mad once I paint the kit and bonnet and get some spacers for the rear.

The kit is a vertex copy front bar and origin side skirts and rear bar. Once all fitted the wheels will stick out well beyond the kit :)

Eddie: Truck paint? u mean the tin of paint holding up my front bar? Its just house paint!

And yes come mid November...lots will done on this car with a goal to finish it to race in 2008 :)

[v-tec]

New paint looks hot

I love it

[embrace]

ne updates joel??

[stefan]

its holidays you slacker get it done or you will be back at uni b4 you know it

talk soon

[Konakid]

Don't remind me of uni, i got that next year, fuck.

[steroidchickens]

when i first joined this site this car was my inspiration! i have been checking the progress once a month since. hurry up and finish it :(

[frootloop86]

do u by chance have the colour code for that paint?? Looks awsome colour

[RobertoX]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KonaKid @ Dec 17 2007, 07:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=453941)</div>
Don't remind me of uni, i got that next year, fuck.[/b]


yeah so you can weave your wak social networking styles there SIK (n)

bi0hazzard - import some chinamen and finish your car!1

[Bustin_86]

Cheap weed at uni tho :lol:

[Javal]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bustin_86 @ Dec 24 2007, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=457463)</div>
Cheap weed at uni tho :lol:[/b]

Cheap weed everywhere in SA :blink:

[stefan]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Javal @ Dec 23 2007, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=457465)</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bustin_86 @ Dec 24 2007, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=457463)
Cheap weed at uni tho :lol:[/b]

Cheap weed everywhere in SA :blink:
[/b][/quote]


yup

well joel theres alot of slave worthy people in adelaide atm

buy em for $1 per day

thats the world vision rate

[biggo]

hahaha world vision way!

i rate that anyday of the week

[Joel-AE86]

Yo people,

Shit is coming together.

The main remaining task is to build my engine and slap it in. The rest of shit is practically complete. This will begin in early Jan.

Expect a full update in the coming month with phresh pics and shit.

Joel

[Joel-AE86]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KonaKid @ Dec 21 2007, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=453941)</div>
Don't remind me of uni, i got that next year, fuck.[/b]

What you studying at Uni mate?

Yes study rapes all your cash and time. Hence why my car has been taking aaaaggges!

[Matt-AE86]

What's going on Joel ?

[Joel-AE86]

Hey Matty. Hah not much ay!

My shit is still kicking in my shed. Looks like the end of this year is when i'll have time to complete it.

It just needs my engine to be put back together, slapped in and a few other things.

Flat out with 3rd year MEch Engineering.

[Matt-AE86]

Ahh.. fair enough I guess. I think I've built my car 3 times since you started this project :P

Owell. With the trade under your belt I expect this thing to get some extra bits that weren't expected before.

[Konakid]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Joel-AE86 @ Dec 29 2007, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=459996)</div>
What you studying at Uni mate?

Yes study rapes all your cash and time. Hence why my car has been taking aaaaggges![/b]

Commerce at Adelaide, got hardly any money, sucks balls and my cars taking ages too. Will be good to see you on the road, builds been going before i joined!

[Joel-AE86]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Matt-AE86 @ Jun 27 2008, 12:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=551034)</div>
Owell. With the trade under your belt I expect this thing to get some extra bits that weren't expected before.[/b]

That's it!

Engine has all been stripped and is starting to get rebuilt.

Don't hold your breath. This car will be done someday:)