Gilly's Hachi. WRECKING MID FEBRUARY

[Gilly]

start the right up of my new ride. it's a 1 owner jobbie, still done 200,000klms but is in good nick, luckily enough to have zero rust. has had a repair in the bottom corner of the hatch but thats about it. has normal carpark dents and a couple in the roof, should be able to pop most out but meh probably never do it.

was going to do another ke70 using most of the parts from my carina project which has since been scrapped. this 86 came up when i was lucky enough to have some cash and the rest is history. no specs yet as it is bog stock, except for some oh my god JDM stylez 13inch cross fever racing rims which have already been sold.

getting s13 coilovered tomorrow, and some TRD stuff thrown in the rear + rims, should be a different car in 24 hours.

SPECS:

ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN:

JDM bigport 16v
JDM loom and ECU
KAIZEN extractors into a 2 1/4 under diff exhaust finishing with a cannon.
HKS SR oil filter relocator kit, thermostatic plate, braided hoses, earls fittings and a 10 row cooler core
NPC 4 puck clutch, exedy PP, stock 200mm flywheel
Hektik autobarn intake pipe and HKS "mushroom of death" air filter

series 1 T18 t series
fitted with TRD 2 way
4.1 CW & P (soon fitting my 4.775 TRD CW&P
RA40 brakes and axles
AJPS swaybar mounts


SUSPENSION & BRAKES

front
S13 Kei office coilovers. adjustable body height and spring seats
8KG Kei office springs
KYB 4 way adjustable shocks
unknown Camber tops
JZX81 LCA
S13 CA18DET 250mm brakes
sprinter rack with RA60 rack ends

custom built rear coilovers
7KG rear springs
adjustable spring seats
KYB 8 way adjustable shocks
whiteline adjustable panhard rod
RA40 brakes (drum)

front Vision R strut brace
rear Vision R strut brace

WHEELS:

14 x 7.5 -15mm XR4's

14 x 7.5 -12mm SSR MKII's

185/60 14's

INTERIOR:

SPARCO wheel
85mm boss kit
Breno spec drift button
fibreglass fixed back


BODYWORK:

Ghetto garden edging front lip
Ghetto ADM headlight eyebrows (you know they're cool)
Hand flared front guards
Dimitri spec bolton flares (rear)
removed pinstriping and door moulds
sound deadener removed


how it looks today

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before conversion
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[b]how it looked once
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Thanks Robo86 for above pics http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

here is one of when i first got it

[.wolfwood]

nice little car you got there, good luck with it

[Stuck]

Those rims are alright now. I think you could sell them. But nice car dude ;D

[Gilly]

Those rims are alright now. I think you could sell them. But nice car dude ;D[/b]

i did sell them, they are good rims but my 15x7 0 offset meshies are better!!

[slide86]

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Those rims are alright now. I think you could sell them. But nice car dude ;D[/b]

i did sell them, they are good rims but my 15x7 0 offset meshies are better!!
[/b]
are they the ones off the carina?
thought they where a +10 atleast or something?

should be a cool project but i still carnt see why u stripped the carina http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif

[slydar]

has camber tops now http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

sorry i couldnt stay and chat man.

[Gilly]

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Those rims are alright now. I think you could sell them. But nice car dude ;D[/b]

i did sell them, they are good rims but my 15x7 0 offset meshies are better!!
[/b]
are they the ones off the carina?
thought they where a +10 atleast or something?

should be a cool project but i still carnt see why u stripped the carina http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif
[/b]

yeah thats what i thought! i put them on my ke70 and at the rear the guards were resting on the tyres and at the front they hung out the guards a good 15 to 20mm!! my old 15x7 =12 superlites used to sit in the rears just and flush with the fronts!!

Carina was going to cost me too much to do and i wasn't completely happy with it, i like the small cars, however the new owner is building it up so all is not lost!

[Gilly]

has camber tops now http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

sorry i couldnt stay and chat man.[/b]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif no worries!, remembered a heap of questions i forgot to ask you (slaps head) http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif

catch up when you get the 71 stuff

[E V A N]

Slammed on those rims would be nice!

[Gilly]

yeah, unfortunately 13's won't fit over my CA18 brakes, prefer $$ anyway, the way i see it it means i paid less for the car if i sell shit off it i don't need.

as we speak the car has been slammed, s13 coilovers have been fitted to the front with no major hassles at all, just had to change the rack ends, something i hadn't considered.

have no rear springs at the moment thought i had some that would fit but was wrong. just need to find out what rate the fronts are so i can choose some suitable rears.

should get my rims and tyres back today 4 brand new nankangs $350 (through a hook up though) then i can get out the "ghetto garage" guard roller and do some flaring.

pics up tomorrow hopefully.

[DRFT - 86]

awaiting fresh pics..... looking/sounding good so far

[Jesse86]

what engine you going man? need pics kgo http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[Gilly]

got wheels back from tyre shop late yesterday arvo. looks nice!! will try to get some pics up tonight, (we have no computer at home!!)

engine will be 16v smallport.

want to do less engine stuff and more suspension stuf this time around.

Darwin's theory of evolution proves that this should be my best one yet!

[Gilly]

removed dead pics and reposted up top

[Gilly]

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[Gilly]

S13 Kei office coilovers with SR20 brakes, using what i've been told is a jzx81?? LCA, it's longer like a sigma arm but because of the hub and steering knuckle arrangement the strut isn't put on a crazy angle like 86 struts, which in turn gives you more camber. basically get the track advantage of longer arms without the negative camber.

[Andrew]

Lmao. That's hilarious. Why am I the only person that will laugh at any animal? On the ski trip I laughed for half an hour on the bus because I thought the cows would be snowed on.

Car's looking hot now man.

[slide86]

cool.
those coilovers are worth a pretty penny.
i should have pulled them out and put mine in the carina b4 it sold lol
has adam got the semi's now?
or have u given them back to john urself

[Gilly]

gave them back to John this very morning, Adam gave some "tyres" to replace the semi's as we had arranged however i got home to find 2 delaminating 195/60's and 2 bridgestones that had nails in them, need less to say i didn't use them, he can get in touch with me to get his rims back i'm sure as hell not chasing him.

John was cool about it.

picked up a good set of sr brakes off him for $80! near new pads and rotors, complete with hub assembly, i was pretty chuffed. needed rotors badly

[daz86]

yeh the superlow kingsprings that replaced them is a bit of a let down hahaha sprinter looks sick cant wait to see you go now you have a garage back

[slide86]

bahahahaha wtf thats typical.

yeah those rotor's where pretty stuffed.

which rims are you talking about?
the ssr's are yours arnt they?

[Gilly]

yeah meshies are mine, the rims that had my "replacement tyres" on them, nothing flash 2 silvia stockers and some 6 spoke stockers of some other nissan. Meshies FTW!!!! they fill the guards sweet, pretty close to the fronts but i can get one finger between tyre and guard now i've carried out my ghetto spec guard rolling.

[Dxaqta]

looks good

[Gilly]

edited due to dead pics

[Gilly]

edited more dead pics

[Dxaqta]

ill buy those camber tops if they fit a 86

[Gilly]

nah don't fit 86, otherwise i would have used them!! there sold anywayz

[slide86]

lol ghetto garage
thats what i named my garage ages ago hey breno.
funny shit.

is that kaaz 2 way ready to go in? or already in

[Gilly]

nah just the box!! sold the complete diff a month or so ago (slaps himself in the head) have another lined up already through AE71GZE.

[monkeymajik]

Nice clutch!

that hatch is slammed http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

I think everyone who hasnt checked inside their guards should have a look, I found about that much debris in mine too.

[DRFT - 86]

looking good so far man.......... I also cleaned out equal amounts of shit from behind the guards in mine....... was like a mud brick

[djscheppy]

thats my seat!!!!

hahhahaha

http://image-cache.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forum/uploads/post-209-1151322358_thumb.jpg

[Gilly]

^^^ yep sure is, it's the new dog bed!!

[the_first_male_lesbian]

Hey man,

Did you buy this car off a lady named bronwyn? It looks exactly like a sprinter I had a look at ages ago. Has the same wheels and all

[Gilly]

^^^^ thats the one!!, she drove a hard bargain to bless her!!

[Gilly]

should hopefully recieve my cage and my Cusco 2 way equipped t-series late this week or early next week.

[Peter]

Looks the goods mate, Nice coil overs,
And those meshies look sick on it!

Good Luck with it.

[Gilly]

removed all interior trims today, no real reason just looking for rust, still haven't found any.

should get my dished steerer and 100mm bosskit tomorrow or could even be waiting for me when i get home from work today. probably won't end up using both but boss kit was cheap as so i gots it anyway.

unfortunately car has been raised a little at the front (10mm, hardly noticable) just so i can run a little less neg camber, at the height it was before the tyres touched guards unless ridiculous camber was applied.

[OBE353]

sounds the goods, but none of the pics r working for me?? i would like to see them too http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ohmy.gif

[Gilly]

yeah i'm getting that this arvo as well, no pics are working, snap out of it you shite pc!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gilly]

all interior trims, carpet and hoodlining have been removed. i now just have a dash and door trims thats it! started to chip of sound deadening, then remembered you can do it with dry ice in like 1 hour so i'm going to look into that instead. amazing how much dust and s*** is behind all the trims, i wiped it all down with hot soapy water and it come up a treat, also found $7.35, hair clips and a tampon, hooray!!

also got my dished SAAS wheel today, measured it up and it has 70mm offset, so i got heaps of room between the wheel and indicator stalk, tiny little bastard 300mm, looks old skool cool!

also my cage has arrived, i may go get it tomorrow but probably not seeing my diff is being freighted by the same company and should be arriving within the next couple of days, can't be arsed borrowing the old mans ute twice!!

[[MET]]

Whats the deal with the sound deadening on the floor why remove it? seems like a lot of work for such a minimal gain in weight and increase excess road noise or are there other advantages?

[Gilly]

no real advantages at all!!!! your right it weighs next to nothing, is a bitch to get off and road noise is increased. my carpets rubbish and i love a gutted hachi with painted floors!!! so i guess its just the racer boy wank factor.

[[MET]]

cool cool just curious as a lot of people seemed to be doing at the moment, interested to hear why.

Also I cant view any of the pics on the front page all the links are broken or is it just me?

[Jesse86]

mayb thers something wrong with the image hosting or something coz i got no pics aswell

[Gilly]

i got that aswell on some pages no pics, i don't know whats doing i was just on john02's thread and his aren't working either except for ones from his mobile. meh see what happens

[R1CHYY]

coming along awesome man, better drive that beast over when ya visit!!

[Gilly]

^^^ unreg'd at the moment, so unfortunately i'll be escorting it up!! i'll give you a call tonight and cruise around tomorrow bud

just got a 19row HKS oil cooler kit and filter relocator with sexy braided hoses and earl's style fittings for $250 off ns.com no more front grill for me! (for those of you playing at home, sr and ca oil cooler kits bolt up to 4AGE's) wont be fitting it to the 4AC however!! it can just sit in the shed and collect dust like my other 4AGE parts. really need to gets me a motor, i'l advertise the escort me thinks.

[R1CHYY]

sorry about today dave!! if ya decide to sell the escort i might have a friend interested, he is just in the process of selling his current car at the moment, so give me a buzz if ya make up ur mind.

[Gilly]

^^^ don't worry about yesterday!! i can't believe you slept through your dog barking! escort is 100% definately for sale!! i have run out of cash for the sprinter, good news being i only need a motor, loom and ecu plus some other small bits to finish it off.

my 100mm bosskit (85mm actually!!) arrived yesterday puts the stering wheell in a good spot. also picked up my cage and have that sitting in place, it's doing its best to fill the void behind the seats! i will later being investing in a rear shock tower brace and one of the between seat braces with the harness mounts so that should help more and fill the gap!

i know for a fact my diff was picked up yesterday by my courier and it will be arriving on monday, hoorah!!

[R1CHYY]

hahaha reason dog didnt wake me up is coz i probably hadnt reached a "sober" state yet http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif ...big night started at 12:30am is the reason for this, stupid phone tho, then it wouldnt charge in the morning!!

Anyways, ill send an sms to my mate now, coz youve got a f*kin good price going for that escort, he is looking at the 1.6L (i think) right now and its about a grand and a bit more!

[Gilly]

some pics of my new parts

[Gilly]

JDM cars have eylids on there head lights, well i decided to make some ADM spec Eyebrows http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

you just use the little black bits on the under side of your bonnet, cut off the mount tabs and double sided tape them to your headlights.

[Jesse86]

lol im so stealing that eyelid idea..oh nice cage btw http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[stouty]

where did you get the roll cage from? Cars loking sweet.

[Gilly]

where did you get the roll cage from? Cars loking sweet.[/b]

ES86 on this forum (used)

it's official i've run out of cash, spent my last $40 yesterday on swaybar mounts from AJPS. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif

gives me chance to do all the free stuff, strip sound deadening, paint floor, paint cage, remove pin striping etc

Also have to put my diff together, i was going to just slap it all together but i've decided i'll paint it up all pretty like, get some new shoes and cylinders. interestingly enough the diff is using RA40 axles, i'll get some pics and measurements happening but yeah i was surprised. also uses RA40 brakes which appear to be larger but i'm yet to confirm this.

[.ady]

... haha, i love the eyelid idea! that's great! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif ...

[Gilly]

was a bit confused as to the branding of my centre as i couldn't find any pics on the net that matched up with what i had, all the cusco housings had a smooth finish whereas mine has a rough cast finish.

i did a search of other brands and found out i actually have a TRD 2 Way. i'm happy as long is its an aftermarket decent LSD which it is. just glad i could identify it before i put it in otherwise i'd always be kicking myself for not checking.

started stripping sound deadening and taking off pinstriping. its one of those jobs where you don't know why you started doing it until you've finished.

[Gilly]

better picture of the oil cooler

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relocation kit (you know you love my ugg boots!)

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jumped on the lawn edging front lip bandwagon, still had some left from when i did my old KE70

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finally figured out how to put more than picture in a post hooray!

[.wolfwood]

lawn edging front lip make the front loo kso much batter, jsut with something so simple

[Jesse86]

yeah looks hot

[Gilly]

grill is going back in soon, i also use black screws when you do the lip, i think it looks a bit better, not as dodge but silver ones are fine or zipties!

[Gilly]

thanks to the Australian taxation department i now have an engine.

it's a JDM 16v was slydars before then was Cass's. has a 7 rib bottom end which gives more options come rebuild time.

[Gilly]

car is back to homo spec (full interior minimal camber) for upcoming roadworthy and rego.

will stay that way until i do the engine conversion, then i'll put all the hot parts in at once.

also swapping to Ca brakes so i don't have to change master 's and can run smaller wheels.

[rthy]

cool, more need more ae86s on the road http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[Gilly]

rego'd biatches. cruising the streets with a leaking radiator, stalling issue, dead battery (good combo, stalling with a dead battery) and a passenger door that won't open.

oh yeah

[Joel-AE86]

yay for lawn edging.

Fuck JDM FTW.

[slydar]

4ag it up.

[Gilly]

4ag it up.[/b]

soon! need a couple of days off to do it, it sucks having a 3 month roster!!!!!!!!



EDIT: Escort sold!!!!! more money to the spoontang fund. budget is looking nice now seeing i still had 6 months insurance left on my ke70, just cars was kind enough to just transfer it on to the sprinter, saving me $400.

[Gilly]

update f00ls, now has rear coilovers, 7kg/mm springs 8 way adjustable AGX's, adjustable height, adjustable droop. car feels like a goddamn go kart now http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif the rear end feels so much better.

also sits about 15mm lower than before at the back so i lowered the fronts to suit, looks fkn hot, must lose pinstriping

[AE71GZE]

Yeah I told ya ra40 .
..slightly bigger drums and axles !
dam i'm regreting selling that centre now !
..she's lookin good mate .

[DRFT - 86]

I hate you so much right now Gilly... lol...... dumping looks fuckin hott......

[pumpkinking]

looks good.. where is the cage?

[Andrew]

Looks fucking hot that low. I love it.

[Gilly]

looks good.. where is the cage?[/b]

in the garage, i'd too much shit from the boys at work if i put it in now with the 4ac, i cop enough flak as it is from them!!

interesting side effect of the rear coilovers, no more diff noise, it has seriously been reduced by half. my theory is now the springs aren't located in the spring seat, noise isn't transfered through the spring into the body. i never use the rubber spring insulators, they rob you of precious height http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif , the nolathane bushes in the coilies stop noise transfer.

i've decided to keep the current wheels and just go for the extreme ride height. at that height the wheels fill the rolled guards fine about 5mm from guard to tyre, so it rarely scrubs.

something is hitting the floor though!! exhaust is my bet. may adjust shock settings later today, i have them set on 5 which is good best part is to have a play around is a matter of reaching under the car and turning the knob soooooo easy. when i got them they were set to 8 on the LHR and 6 on the RHR (QR right hand corners mostly http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif ) i'm dailying this thing though which is a bit tough on the body!

[Dxaqta]

hey did u do any modifcations to the diff mounts or the strut mount

just wondeirng about the strenght of these areas now that the whole rear of the car is supported but th mount on the diff and on the chassis

[Gilly]

zero mods, came out of a dedicated track car that gets given a hell hiding with no sign of failure, and they've been in there a while. have been told by an extremely reliable source you can run them without mods, this is the case for a lot of 86's in the motherland that use them with out failure. only snapped mount was shane bingham's car apparantly and that was under extraordinary circumstances (extreme driving that my car will not see, i'll stick to bitumen thanks!)

i will be keeping an eye on it though, just to be safe, first sign will be bending lower shock mounts.

not worried about the top mounting point at all.

[biggo]

pinstriping = ghey

remove it yessum.

Nice car tho dude, you 4ac boys are scary now http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[ae86hachiroku]

nice and clean http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[Dxaqta]

zero mods, came out of a dedicated track car that gets given a hell hiding with no sign of failure, and they've been in there a while. have been told by an extremely reliable source you can run them without mods, this is the case for a lot of 86's in the motherland that use them with out failure. only snapped mount was shane bingham's car apparantly and that was under extraordinary circumstances (extreme driving that my car will not see, i'll stick to bitumen thanks!)

i will be keeping an eye on it though, just to be safe, first sign will be bending lower shock mounts.

not worried about the top mounting point at all.[/b]


oh ok cool was thinking about doing this but just wondering about the above mentioned factor.... keep us updated would be keen to see how it holds up

[svenny]

Hey Dave, still reading your posts, car looks good, any more photos. My baby is looking different now. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif What happened with the passenger door. looking forward to some more photos.
Broni

[slide86]

cars really getting there man
nice work

[Gilly]

Hey Dave, still reading your posts, car looks good, any more photos. My baby is looking different now. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif What happened with the passenger door. looking forward to some more photos.
Broni[/b]


the door was my fault!! i am fixing it tomorrow , no big deal really i'll email you all the pics i have when i get home, sorry i completely forgot to keep you updated!! should be all completed by the end of the year, i'll have to cruise around and take you and the big man for a drive!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[Gilly]

these arrived today. $250 delivered through Vision R under site sponsors on the toymods forum if anyone is interested

[Gilly]

some new pics,

it's registered now so i can basically do what i want to it until i'm defected and told to put it all back in

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif finally no pin striping http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif thanks to Kaizen spec magic vinyl remover blade (thanks D)

[Gilly]

camber tops and strut brace = cool
4AC = ghey

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finally no more pinstripes!!

[Jesse86]

hot shit man we should go for a slide when i get mine together (4age this weekend mayb http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

[FilthinRich]

the car is looking phat mate! luvin it! more piccies! would like to see a couple pics of the new heart http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[DRFT - 86]

Use both better be at the meet.. (ADM & Gilly) no excuses...

[R1CHYY]

dave ur car is looking fkn sick! lovin the mods too!

[Gilly]

new heart looks like this

[DRFT - 86]

Is sweetheart going to be in and running by the 15th by any chance......?

[Gilly]

no chance engine will be in by the 15th, still finalising loom and some other odds and ends, plus working heaps gives me no time to pull the car off the road for a few days.

Rob that is hands down one of the funniest nights ever.

"so i turn left?!!! into an estate!!, didn't you say there was a pizza hut?!! what footall field?!! i see the supercheap, oh there is no supercheap?! where the fuck am i then?!! you'll come find me? cool see you then"

still makes me laugh

[FilthinRich]

i love this car. makes me wanna keep mine!

[Bustin_86]

My god Gilly, how do you manage to make any car of yours look stupidly tough with minimal exterior mods?

Im trying to decide if my sprinter would look ebtter without a grille or wit a jdm grille...after seeing your car im not so sure http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

Justin

[DRFT - 86]

I reckon you need some fogies if you leave the grill out otherwise it looks to strange........ the bare space is to large... IMO

[Gilly]

got my oil cooler going in there and hopefully one day some JDM foggies.

grill is on airport drive somewhere..........

just kidding i stopped and picked it up so don't go looking.

[DRFT - 86]

ahah cool.......... least its not a blank space then.... fogies definatly improve the look...

[Gilly]

My god Gilly, how do you manage to make any car of yours look stupidly tough with minimal exterior mods?

Im trying to decide if my sprinter would look ebtter without a grille or wit a jdm grille...after seeing your car im not so sure http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

Justin[/b]

it's all in the ride height, rim offset and some part removal (see below) you slam anything it'l look cool. my old KE70 was low (just ask Richy) had 13's so didn't appear slammed, but speed bumps tell you otherwise. could fit a coke between the exhaust tip and the ground, if it was on it' side........

Gilly's guide to the massif Phatness

1. remove all door moulds
2. remove pin striping!! if you have it
3. remove rear wiper
4. remove aerial, i put mine under the dash and it works alright.
5. lower it enough so it just sits off the ground (i love height adjustable coilovers, front and rear, aaaahh luxury)
6. don't have to be pretty just fill the guards. my rear guards are rolled only and there is a 10mm gap between tyre sidewall and guard. front track is pumped out due to s13 coilovers so front guards are well filled, some to be proper flared.

basically pull shit off, beware you will have marks where the door moulds come off and in most cases the paint will be in better condition as it has never seen the sun. not overly noticable until you get close, but then you see all the dings and scratches as well http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/rolleyes.gif. good from far, far from good. just admire from a distance......


just realised those photo's of the 70 are before it had Gillly spec superlows, the one with the XR4's on it (Richy spec, new owner) that's when it was really low, well actually still is.

[Bustin_86]

LOL, thanks for the tips man, since im restoring my 86 im fucking off certaint things like aerial etc so hopefully it will be nice and clean, and its already hell low as well lol.

Yeah i can certainly testify to how low the 70 is, i drove it, had so much gun, had serious trouble negotiating things such as those dumb gutters that queensland streets have everywhere... I think i kind of made some marks on the fart can on it lol http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Might order a lower ride height when i get my 8 and 6 springs...

[Bustin_86]

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Sorry, i got ridiculously bored at work today...
Handbrake entry FTW! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[Stuck]

LOL! handbreak entry ;D

Classic.

You seriously need a grille dude looks abit to strange.

[Gilly]

right click

set as background.

coolies

looks like i'm headed straight for the gutter!!

CA brakes went on today. feel good. don't have the stopping power the SR brakes had, they do however bite heaps harder, so i guess the master cylinder difference was an issue, pedals higher too. the SR brakes washed off a lot of speed without being overly violent whereas the CA brakes bite harder initially but take that little bitter longer to pull up. no big deal just need to adjust driving style to suit. i'll get use to it and won't notice any difference!!

also wound in some castor (maxed out) and modded guards to suit, just had to remove the screw that holds the bumper to the guard, fold the guard lip back and cut out the mount tab on the front bar. will need some zip tie front bar to guard action.

[DRFT - 86]

interesting about the CA brakes.......... Im currently trying to find the cheapest place to get new slotted rotors........ they are like twice the price of the SR rotors... makes me tweak...

[Kerryx]

thats fat.. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ohmy.gif

[FilthinRich]

more pics! plz! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Gilly]

geez i'll have to take some nice arty ones or something

grills back in for all you whingers

took out a cheap insurance policy today, organised an ae71 pedal box off solidc10 on these forums, so if god forbid the sprinter meets an untimely end, it'll be KE70 time.

[biggo]

^^^^

hahahahahahaha, all i say os watch out for hondas asians and GUTTERS!!!

[Gilly]

CA brakes rock. drove our camry all weekend then drove the sprinter today to work and yeah you don't realise how kick ass they are until you drive an underbraked car.

so yeah that's it Ca brakes rock.

might do some fun stuff this week, assemble my LSD and modify my seat rails so i can put my Cobra fixed back seat in. the more i learn about the limits handling wise the more i find myself sitting on the armrest or centre console!

i have abride bottom mount passenger rail from an *A6* you just have to cut 3 mounts, swap the rears over and reduce the distance between them width wise for it to work. my neighbour loves the welder so sounds like a job for him.

[djscheppy]

spotted near aspley yesterday around 6.15 sao so fucking hot!!!

[Gilly]

got some new steer rims the other night, some very clean 15 x 7.5 0 offset formula mesh. had to flare guards to suit, due to the s13 coilover track increase.

note to self practice on a pair of shit guards before you butcher your good ones!

not posting pics of guards post flarage http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/fap.gif

[stouty]

They look sweet man.

[biggo]

is it just me or are u a nutter for ns2's too?

[Gilly]

$80 fitted from memory, thats why i use them!

[v-tec]

Those meshies are dead sexy

[Gilly]

got a loom today!! hoorah!!

JDM or AE82 engine loom, 14 pin plug modded to suit ADM, minimal fuss to install. going to get Ant an Dimitri to have a look at it anyway, make sure it's all there. looks like it is has the 14 pin plug all ready to go just need to make sure i know what gets wired in to where.

also came with possibly a JDM ECU i'll have to check the numbers when i get home, i already have one so this one will be up for grabs if anyone is interested.

4AGE conversion not far off now, just have to organise some time off work.

EDIT: got home and had a good look at the loom, looks like modded AE82 could be JDM!?!?!?! hard to tell (i don't do wiring). i only need to wire in 4 wires and it shall be a goer!! just a few power signals (Start, ign) i'm psyched!!

[Gilly]

update:

T series and TRD 2 Way fitted today.

neighbour welded my swaybar mounts on this morning, fitted carrier etc painted it all up pretty like, fitted new shoes and cylinders, also got new carrier to housing nuts and axle retainer bolts as Tye must still have the originals http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

drives fine but something is touching and banging and crashing around, think the exhaust is permanantly resting on the diff now!!

also got a fixed back fibregass seat and will probably knocking up a rail tomorrow.

also have set of 15 x 8 -4 superlites coming soon, ordered them unpainted and polished just prepped, so i can paint the whole rim colour of my choice.

[biggo]

that noise is probably the exhaust sitting on the pan hard rod. happens alot apparently on low cars......like mine http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

i like the sound of some matching rims, bit of a change from the hordes hmm. Did you get a set of -4's?

[Gilly]

yeah neg 4's

thought i'd paint the whole rim black, so they are a bit different.

sussing out the noise tomorrow, just went for a quick drive when i finished it off as i had to go to work = ghey

[Gilly]

car was too low, exhaust was constantly resting on the diff, so that was the noise. raised the back end about an inch and all noise is gone, plus the heights are pretty even front to rear now so it looks right now.

2 way is nice and quiet, pretty aggressive though, my old KAAZ never chattereed and chirrped but this one does so it's supertight. has further improved the feeling in the rear of the car, doesn't feel as loose now and has added a neutral feel to the car wheras before it felt very taily. my guess is that was due to the decent track increase at the front using s13 stuff and 7.5 0 offset meshies where the back was stock track and positive offset 7's. so yeah the LSD has cancelled that out, may upgrade to bigger swaybars and i'll be done suspenson wise.

got some more recent pics too

[biggo]

you know, if you put yours and 86sp's car toghether they would be like 2 peas in a pod. Now we need bounce 86 to make that 3, last i heard your car makes people horny downstairs

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[DRFT - 86]

you know, if you put yours and 86sp's car toghether they would be like 2 peas in a pod. Now we need bounce 86 to make that 3, last i heard your car makes people horny downstairs

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif[/b]

as soon as that 16V is in there..lol...

[stouty]

Fuck i love this car looks so good has the best stance. So simply and clean.

[breno]

Looks great man, i dunno if its just me but i reckon a ducktail wing would set it off.

[djscheppy]

no duck tail dont kill it.

just front lip and nothing more so horny as it sits now

[Gilly]

ADM exterior styling all the way, even getting aussie wheels

ADM FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[biggo]

lol @ the adm fanboy

What plans for the 16v? last i heard you were goin to try and get simular power to your old 20v

[R1CHYY]

mmanngg!!! "sexy as can be!!" thats all i got to say!


....oh and the first pic of the two above is now my gfs wallpaper http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif


EDT: got a dyno tune yesterday dave, she is pulling 83.6KW ATW

[Gilly]

lol @ the adm fanboy

What plans for the 16v? last i heard you were goin to try and get simular power to your old 20v[/b]

yeah nuh..... stock as JDM 16v. was going to go smallport with a little work hoping to beat the power my old 20v made, but as Richy just informed us it made 83.6kw at the wheels so still prolly would ave been under.

nice one Richy, much different after the tune?

changing diff oil asap, only had some generic 85/140 in the garage so the diffs a little (lot) noisey when its hot. had the same trouble with my KAAZ when i first fitted it. this time going to be running penrite 10 10ths as it is the shiz, if need be after that i will add "kick ass stinks more than diff oil" holden LSD friction modifier. we ran it in heaps of SS diffs that had chatter from factory, shut them up quick smart.

[R1CHYY]

Honestly i only had time to drive it home from the workshop, went around some tricky bends on the way home and thats about it. So i havnt really had a chance to notice anything different, but either way it should be around the same.

The tune was mostly based on just replacing an O2 sensor which was fukd, so it runs a little leaner now. According to the graph there is a bit of an improvment in power mostly down low, higher revs there is little to no difference.

[Lost Prophet]

That is one hawt sprinter!!!! Simple yet agressive.....the way it should be.


keep up the good work http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

[Gilly]

well as some of you know, i had some diff issues on the cruise the other day. started knocking and banging whenever it got hot and was hell bad in carparks and other slow speed situations.

started to get worse through the start of Tambo. people pulled over for another chat, we decided to just keep going hard with no traffic and if it shat itself someone would find us.

anyway didn't shit itself. pulled it apart today and Hen's advice was correct the axles were too long. had already ground 2 mm off the ends from rubbing together!!! ground another 3mm off each axle to make 5mm. then filed the ends to make it easier to install and not look as dodge.

threw it all back together this arvo, went for a quick drive and all is good so far. got a decent drive lined up tomorrow but confident all is well.

got some pics of the munted axles and a healthy one to show the difference plus my end result after filling and grinding.


munted ones
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good one (spare, not for sale) this is what it should look like.
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after grinding and neatening up. not perfect but it works.
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un fortunately the car is spending a lot of time like this at the moment!! note there is no jack under the rear, that is the full extended height of the rear coilovers. edit: there is a jack under the car obviously!! but it's not holding the car up.

also my funky aviation spec wheel chock, that i may have snaked from work, maybe. blueAE86 if you read this ummm it's a Jetstar one!!!!

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[stouty]

Damn i want a set of those rims.

[Gilly]

all rims on the car are SOLD. new set soon, nothing flash just decent width really.

got some photo's of the car on the brissy cruise.

Robo86's photos, kick ass photographer http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

idon't know what i'm supposed to be doing in photo 2, ithink i was explaining something to my passenger. "like a tiger"

[Jesse86]

nice

[Kerryx]

"Loike a toiger" hahah looks hot as man http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[v-tec]

You build some awesome looking cars gilly

[R1CHYY]

i love u gilly http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ph34r.gif *


^^^ what he said is 100% correct http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

*joking

[green_boy_91]

fark thats lookin awsome now http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ohmy.gif lol
its pretty low man lol,
looks great http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

[Course_Out]

That looks unreal mate, goes to prove that it is possible to have a stylish looking car without spending a million bucks.

Top work!

[Gilly]

after yesterday's track day i have become hell inspired, begged and pleaded and managed to get 2 weeks off starting december 4th.

4AGE conversion time!!!!

gives me 2 weeks to get it an and running including fuel pump and other fuel related shit, getting an exhaust done, making my seat rail and getting my modplates.

don't know what i'll do on the other 10 days..........


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oh and write the tech article i promised all the kiddies looking to do the swap soon.

wheels should arrive this week sometime, have to "adjust" my guards, probably going to have to raise the car a little http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif

[Jesse86]

fuck yeah

[DRFT - 86]

Raising FTL....... new wheels FTW........... not that old wheels were shit.....
cheers for dropping that gear off the other day 2 champ...
much appreciated..

Niz...

[breno]

Didnt see your car their yesterday Gilly, was looking forward to it.
Will have to catch up with you next time.

[Gilly]

new rims look shit, not overly happy with them, meh. also had a bitch of a time getting someone to fit 195/50 tyres on them,. found some one to do it and the put 3 directional tyres on right and 1 on wrong of course, so thats going back tomorrow to be fixed.

the rims came unpainted so they copped the supercheap Matt black in a can treatment. having a shit of a time flaring the rear guards as i refuse to raise the car!! fronts fit awesome only drama being i have to run at max neg camber to get them under the guards

15x8 -4mm + 30mm track increase due to S13 stuff = effectively like running a -34mm 8 innch rim on stock 86 gear, looks good though!!

buying a panel better kit with dolly's and shit tomorrow. didn't want to but it seems unavoidable, i will be bogging the guards and attempting to find a spray can clour match.

no photo's, no camera

i'll get some up when its all done guard wise

[steroidchickens]

new rims look shit, not overly happy with them, meh. also had a bitch of a time getting someone to fit 195/50 tyres on them,. found some one to do it and the put 3 directional tyres on right and 1 on wrong of course, so thats going back tomorrow to be fixed.

the rims came unpainted so they copped the supercheap Matt black in a can treatment. having a shit of a time flaring the rear guards as i refuse to raise the car!! fronts fit awesome only drama being i have to run at max neg camber to get them under the guards

15x8 -4mm + 30mm track increase due to S13 stuff = effectively like running a -34mm 8 innch rim on stock 86 gear, looks good though!!

buying a panel better kit with dolly's and shit tomorrow. didn't want to but it seems unavoidable, i will be bogging the guards and attempting to find a spray can clour match.

no photo's, no camera

i'll get some up when its all done guard wise[/b]


who cares about the guards. put up pics!!
i want to see superlites in black!

[Gilly]

actually looks alright at night, i think its just the dodgy spray job

"superlites, the poor mans Watanabe"

[rallystanza]

Pics up of new wheels on car!

I got my new wheels too Gilly, they look bloody awesome, whats happened to yours?

I got mine painted by the factory...

Jez

[44GTE]

Ah Gilly


Are you sure thats one of our friends ( not ) http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/greenbounce.gif next door chocks ?? http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

[DRFT - 86]

keen to see...........
I can see Im going to have some dramas then when my new rims arrive......
I so wish they were flared when I got it reprayed..... didnt have time though... the gaurds are full of bog now so attempting to flare them by hand will see them in a mess.... think its gona be bolt ons FTW and just chop some of the gaurd off......

[Gilly]

Jez, i'll probably get used to them, to keep costs down i got them to suppy mine unpainted and i just matt blacked them. tyre shop did there best to scratch it all off for me!! actually look a little like Watanabe's now, if you close one eye, stand on your head and look from say 50 metres away.

BlueAE86, from memory it may actually be a Macair one, i found it in our bagroom though!!! gotta count for something!! it was a ummm safety hazard someone could've tripped over it so i thought it best i remove it from the area.....

haven't actually driven on the wheels yet (rear guards resting on tyres) but i can see castor needs to be pulled back, or bumpers trimmed. also may have a height issue, the tyre to guard clearance at the front is tight. i'm quietly confident i'll fit them at the back.

Niz, with bolt ons and guard trimmage they will work fine (assuming you are talking about the 0 offset 8's) i just don't want (no $$) to go bolt ons, not a real big fan of them anyway.

[DRFT - 86]

yeh Im not not the biggest fan off bolt-ons either..... but just something smallish n smooth with around 25-30mm extra width to clear (yes correct) 0 offset 8's......... Ive seen 1 or 2 designs I dont mind........ I'll make the rims fir non the less............ 999 automotive do a set of bolt-ons for $160...... dont know what the quality is like though.....

[LordNafe]

Gilly, your car is cool! Love it!
Pics of the superlites!
Where abouts in brissie are ya dude?

[Gilly]

i should have some pics soon, my camera is in sydney until sunday.

i'm at Everton Hills on the northside Nafey, i saw you at the drift day, should of introduced myself, meh, next time.

guards are flared (sooooo dodgy) getting bogged next week some time, going to do the fronts as well, they are flared already just going to clean them up a little.

shit part is trying to find a spray can close to to the factory red!!

[S.K.]

full respray time.............. ehehe

[LordNafe]

Yeah dude, you should have introduced your self http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif
You live fairly close to me, i'm in Taringa. Probabl only 15mins away!
Apparently Autobarn or somewhere can do a reasoable match to colours and can it? My brother got some for his s13.

[kravit]

lol u respray it and some dickhead will key it for ya

[DRFT - 86]

yes so true......... fuk keying sluts...

[Gilly]

cars already been keyed.

never getting a respray, if it doesn't make the car go faster, handle better or make it more reliable it doesn't happen.

[Robo86]

cars looking good dude!!! cant wait to see it out and about again http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Jonny Rochester]

ummm getting bolt ons.

drove the car today for an extended period of time, and don't like it. running max camber has made the front end hell twitchy and i don't have the front end grip i used to have due to there not being as much tyre on the road + i have not such a big track difference front to rear as before.

in order to run less camber i need to raise the car at the front, which means i have to raise the rear to level it out.

NOT HAPPENING

J blood knock off bolt on flares look the go. i remember seeing them on Henry's 86 (silent drifter) a while back and they look really nice, ithink option 1's old blue hachi uses them too. should look a little neater than mismatched paint on the flared sections. just cut out the guards as much as needed and the flares hide all the nastiness.

aiming to get them early next week if in stock as the guards at present are disgusting, all bent up out of the way to stop them touching the tyres

[madnzer]

cars already been keyed.

never getting a respray, if it doesn't make the car go faster, handle better or make it more reliable it doesn't happen.[/b]

smooth paint reduces drag.

there.... now go get 'er painted. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif






anyway, car is looking tops. pity you had to cut the guards though.

[rallystanza]

ummm getting bolt ons.

drove the car today for an extended period of time, and don't like it. running max camber has made the front end hell twitchy and i don't have the front end grip i used to have due to there not being as much tyre on the road + i have not such a big track difference front to rear as before.

in order to run less camber i need to raise the car at the front, which means i have to raise the rear to level it out.

NOT HAPPENING

J blood knock off bolt on flares look the go. i remember seeing them on Henry's 86 (silent drifter) a while back and they look really nice, ithink option 1's old blue hachi uses them too. should look a little neater than mismatched paint on the flared sections. just cut out the guards as much as needed and the flares hide all the nastiness.

aiming to get them early next week if in stock as the guards at present are disgusting, all bent up out of the way to stop them touching the tyres[/b]

Hey Gilly,

I am going down the bolt on route also, have you got some pics or links to the said flares? Are they bolt on front and rears or entire guards...? ANy idea on the flare amount?

Keen as mate.

Jez

[Gilly]

$160 through 999 automotive ,as Niz said earlier don't know about the quality but i'm hoping to check them out earlier in the week.

the coupe gives you an idea of how wide they are. i'll be painting mine as close as i can get to body colour, like on Henry's old car (yellow one)

[Andrew]

They don't quite have that ADM clean-ness you're so good at pulling off but it's functional so I'll let that one slide http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[DRFT - 86]

Im keen to hear how they go....... quality and fitment wise as I will no doubt be looking at a set myself in the coming weeks.......
hell keen to see how you rims actually sit now though..... awaiting fresh pics...

[Gilly]

new pics as requested.

bolt ons coming soon, as stated above want to run less neg camber and get the rear guards off the tyres.


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Still nice and low http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif


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The flared out section of the rear guards will be cut off and the 2 skins rejoined back together when the bolt ons are fitted. at present you drive over an ant and the tyres mash the guards. you can see where some kind sir decided to run a key down the side or the car. and you can see my "proudly ADM" bear...........

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want less camber (back to -2* need to do something about the bumper touching rims too.......

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photos aren't the best sorry. click on them and you can enlarge them to full size which is a bit better. i'm actually happy with the wheels now.

not getting 999 flares now as they have none in stock. found some through another source though, hopefully fitting them up tomorrow

[LordNafe]

The superlites actually look quite hot painted black. Looking good dude!

[steroidchickens]

that looks so hot!!!

[D0R186]

oh god that is sick!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ohmy.gif

[hilux08]

lookin awesome http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tup.gif

wish you could leave it like that and didnt need the bolt on flares

[breno]

Looking really good man!
Are the bolt on's going to be red or black?

[Gilly]

red.

unfortunately due to my limited (no) metal working skills, bolt on's for me are a must, guards would need a proper flare and the rear quarters resprayed, which is an expense i can't justify.

[Robo86]

holy shit thats looking so hot man!!! get black guards!! do itt http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[DRFT - 86]

fuk yeh that looks mean as..................

pm me about these alternate bolt-ons man........

[monkeymajik]

How much camber was it running?

I have what looks like similar track f&r to you, and the car doesnt understeer at all, with -3.5 on the front, pretty normal castor.

I'm suffering for rear end grip (i think the springs are too hard). Running stock sways. What spring rates are you using the back?

[DRFT - 86]

7kg in the rear.........

[Gilly]

How much camber was it running?

I have what looks like similar track f&r to you, and the car doesnt understeer at all, with -3.5 on the front, pretty normal castor.

I'm suffering for rear end grip (i think the springs are too hard). Running stock sways. What spring rates are you using the back?[/b]

8kg fronts, 7kg rears, stock sways, castor maxed out, don't know the camber actual degrees at a guess between 3.5 and 4.5.

i should've worded it better, it's not full blown tyre screaming understeer. it just has more under steer than it did before, i would probably get used to it after a weeks driving and adjust driving style to suit i spose. its moreso the twitchiness that shits me, the front wheels grab a rut in the road and just follow it.

i think the biggest contributing factor has been due to the fact my front and rear wheels are the same width and offset now whereas before i had 0 offset 7.5's on the front (with S13 track) and rears were pos offset 7's. no i have the same rims front to rear the awsesome turn in has been reduced a tad.

no biggie, like i said give it a week and i will have forgotten all about it!!

[silent drifter]

hey dave its starting to look really good now what off set rims do you have on the back mine where 8 inches wide with -13 and they did not fill the gaurds to my satisfaction.

henry

[Gilly]

-4mm henry. won't fill the flares, which is alright. just need to lose that section of guard thats caning my rear tyres!! should still look alright though, guards actually are heaps worse in real life, same as the rest of the car.....

[ae71neo]

omg so hot. Superlites look awesome in black!

I thought about blacking some if i get them, but i dont think they would look as good on a dark car (mine) as on a brighter car.

[pumpkinking]

Gilly you have made me the happiest girl in the world.. *cough* i mean boy! Im getting the same wheels with same sizes and painting same colour we should have our cars mate and make love 86 children!

[Gilly]

^^^ we have the potential to make millions!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bustin_86]

making me think thoughts of superlights now gilly...

[Jesse86]

trend setter

[rallystanza]

HA!

Have had superlites on for ages.

And ordered new ones before Gilly:P

Car looks great for what it is, good work.

Jez

[Gilly]

got my $25 dollar pair of flarzorz!!! just need to clean them up a little and hack out my guards to fit them up. (flares were a private sale you can not buy flares anywhere for $25, so don't ask........)

also got a new seat and rail which is pretty sweet, sits very low on the highest setting so i'm pretty happy with that. so now i have 3 seats one has become a dog bed, one is in the car and one is for sale with my almost finished rail.

progress is unfortunately slow due to a nasty foot injury a few days ago barefoot + guttering = 12cm gash from toe over ball of foot bullshit deep and really hurt!!! walking has become quite the chore, so yeah off work but not doing much, just hoping everything heals in time for december 4th when the conversion begins.

[Stuck]

Where can i get the flares for 25$?

Joking ;D!




Anywho post up progress pics, interested to see how the process works.

[Gilly]

wish i had batteries in the camera, car at present covered in mud and dirt. we had rain up here the other day (big deal in QLD!!) car went for an un planned excursion off the road. it was so slpppery i ended up staying in there for a while throwing some mud and shit around and getting some mud slides happening.

my neighbour's a 4WD freak, he thought it was cool. hell i thought it was cool until i realised the mud and shit was spraying up into the cabin from the holes in the floor (forgot to put the grommets back in)

so yeah its hell piggy at the moment, i'd wash it but i actually can't really walk at the moment.....

[LordNafe]

Lol eyah, I think I should plug up some holes too.
What sort of reail is on the new seat?

[Gilly]

Lol eyah, I think I should plug up some holes too.
What sort of reail is on the new seat?[/b]

not sure on branding apparantly option 1 made it a while back. sidemount Bride style.

[pumpkinking]

Hey Gilly if you want to sell your half cage hit me with your rythm stick!

[Gilly]

Hey Gilly if you want to sell your half cage hit me with your rythm stick![/b]
pm'ed you the bad news http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[DRFTPG]

damn i love your car......so jelous

[70XIN]

looks awesome man! giving me silly thoughts about my superlites ... mmmm http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[Gilly]

just been informed my full cage made it into the first Banzai container, meaning its available to be picked up now.

12 more sleeps till it all gets started

engine swap
oilcooler installation
Battery relocation
exhaust
fuel stuff
and now rollcage install, if i'm pulling everything out to put the cage in i think i may as well paint the floors too.

"i am excite http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif " (Borat)

p.s car may be available for sale start of next year.......... (marchish... maybe)

[stouty]

Sweet Gilly will be awsome when it is all done. Do a write up of how u do each stage would be good http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif help me out anyway lol. Cant believe u are thinking of selling it but. What u going to buy when ( if u do)??

[Gilly]

i want another KE70.

sprinters are cool but i prefer the sedan shape of a KE70

w00t!?!?!?! BLASPHEME!!! AAAAARRRG!!!!.......


there you go i admit it i prefer KE70's over AE86's. well not really i just prefer the sedan shape. if i could afford a 86 coupe i'd own one. but i can't so i'll have a KE70 please, no need for kits and shit just slammed on dished 14's.

there is alot of them floating around as pigs and hacks but not many are being built as well as 86's last good one i saw was Slydars.

i miss this

[stouty]

True that look sweeeet. Im looking for one now to replace my daily nissan pulsar http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif

[ae71neo]

Sedans FTW.

[DRFT - 86]

yeh cant beleive you wanna sell up so soon after getting it all running sweet..... that Ke is hot though... espesh with the way R1CHY has built it up ... looks so hot dumped on the longchamps...

[Gilly]

shit Travis's car is hot too, no disrespect intended, just forgot about it mate!!

i'll have the car finished this year and look to sell probably around March, maybe earlier if i get bored. so it won't be going straight away. i have to be honest i'm not "in love" with the car its cool but its just not to my liking 100% so may as well go to someone who does << that sounds ghey...

i actually enjoy the build process.

[Antdragonist]

i'll admit i'm the same, ke70s are off tap, 86s are cool and all but you can't go past a 70 for sheer toughness.
all i can say is i'm barred up to see what you'll do with a 70 if this is what you can do with an 86!
luv ed

[AE71GZE]

bout time you came back to the "cool" side http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif

[R1CHYY]

*tear comes to eye*

i love my 70 http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[ae71neo]

haha thats alright Gilly!

[Bustin_86]

Richardo's ke70 is a masterpiece...true respect to the builder Gilly!

Should keep this and just buy a 70 i reckon dude http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[Gilly]

i once owned 3 cars and the lady of the house said never again!!! i only build my next car on the budget of whatever my last car sold for. multiple cars is not an option for me. plus i will need a bit of cash as the next 70 will be BOMBED, max JDM styling.......

[LordNafe]

Do it ! KE's look hot in cream or white dumped on dished 14's with quad lights.....

[driftke70]

all ke's are hot.

[rallystanza]

Geez!

When are you boys gonna get your own damn website!:P

[driftke70]

when you guys stop driving adm's and get into real jdm shiz. Why would you want a 2 door hatch anyways, when you can have 4 door love.

[green_boy_91]

yeh i think im liking ke's more then sprinters id hate to say http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif because 86's have been
my favurite car since i was like 10 and i have a ke70 for like a month and the love for
86's has rubbed off onto the ke's but u cant deny the truth lol http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[D-limo]

the next 70 will be BOMBED, max JDM styling.......[/b]
I like where this is heading http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif

[breno]

plus i will need a bit of cash as the next 70 will be BOMBED, max JDM styling.......[/b]

Not if mines fully JDM yo! first, already have parts on the way http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

But seriously, hurry up and finish that shit box off so you can move on to a serious car again http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/crazy.gif

[Gilly]

screw you Breno!!!! you will be getting a pm now (re parts on the way http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif)

[Jesse86]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooo!11!
atleast whoever u sell the sprinter to will be happy.

[Stuck]

No Hachi ADM ftw for life http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif

[HYPNTK]

i agree, hachi hachi hachi...OI OI OI

however, i reshpect the ke http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

[Gilly]

Jesse you knew it was coming http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

should rename this thread "Ke70 lovers come out of the closet'

just to clear things up, i do like sprinters, very much so. i see shit 70's and 86's all the time but i see hot ones too, all depends whats been done. mine could not sell when i put it on the market and it would be no great loss to me. i'm just keen for another KE70 build, its pretty much planned (some things aren't finalised, engine mainly, have to see how much $$ i have)

be warned too much KE70 love may cause unrest in the community and you may be banished to rollaclub (not that there is anything wrong with rollaclub)

for got to mention picked up my cage and fitted it yesterday. was a bit of bitch to fit, but that was mainly due to the QLD transport spec rollcage padding that is pretty thick and made the cage quite cumbersome and therefore difficult to get in as it is very close to the pillars and roof areas. had to remove my interior light and the brace that it attaches to so the main hoop would fit, also had to remove my sunvisors as there is a bar that joins at the a pillars which sits where the visors do. i used the proper padding on the front half of the cage and in the rear section i just used the padding that was on the cage originally (thin foam) but i doubled it up so it was not too thin. no real reason to pad the rear it just looked weird having the front done and not the back.

car feels the same no magical massive handling difference!!! merely there for my peace of mind. mind you the 4AC of increasingly poor health doesn't exactly test the chassis http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

4 more sleeps.......

[driftke70]

pics biatch

[Gilly]

pics soon when its all finished.

holidays start tomorrow, conversion on monday. won't be any updates till i sort out the virus on my home pc. this is typed on the work computer which i obviously won't have access to as i will be on holidays ..........

[Gilly]

day one. started at lunch time (first day of holidays, had to sleep in http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif )

motor and box are out.
front guards have been bogged, need finishing tomorrow
need to pick up flywheel from machinist so i can drop the motor in
made some new braided hoses for the oil cooler (proper ones not supercheap ones. and its a shit job)


found a crack in the left hand strut tower, where the old car alarm was mounted, it had been covered with some sort of hard sealant. scraped the sealant off and gave it a bit of a hit with a hammer to check the strength and.......

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thats after we cleaned it up a bit so we could weld a new panel in. had to use a Arc welder as its all we had available (it's my neighbours Arc welder and garage too!! very generous) blew heaps of holes in the surprising ly thin steel they use in the strut towers. he ended up welding a new section inside the strut tower. pretty big piece too, covers more than the affected area. we'll clean it up with bog and stuff tomorrow, i don't want it to stick out like dogs balls, to be honest i don't really care but he is pretty keen for it to be nice and neat.

not much really went right today, thought i had a block and tackle organised but apparantly was mistaken. lucky Jimmy (neighbour) is a bit on the smart side.....

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winch shat itself though so to let the engine down you have to drive the jeep forwards, still works in reverse though so we can still lift the 16v up and just drive forward again to lower it in. its dodge but it works!!

don't know what time i'll get my flywheel tomorrow. no big deal as the front guards still need to be finished along with the strut tower repair, doing the rear flare and stuff this week too. will probably repain the bay while the engines out, have to respray the section surrounding the tower anyway plus paint has been stripped off the drivers rail from a master cylinder leak.

its all good fun

[breno]

You sure do work fast, just hope you dont have any major set backs!

Keep us updated.

[Gilly]

Jimmy my neighbour is helping out as well. so there is two of us, always easier when there are two!!

EDIT: Had to edit this as it has become apparant that Jimmy is actually doing more than me so i am officially helping him at this stage.

i just can't do body work

bring on the mechanical stuff though and we'll even out!!!

[Stuck]

Hope theres no hassles or anything.

[Gilly]

there will be, always is. thats why i took 2 weeks off instead of one http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

[Gilly]

day 2

today Jimmy finished the strut tower repair, which has come up really good. we thought we found the perfect paint in a can match, but were sadly mistaken. after some umming and aahing it was decided to paint the whole bay matt black. have done it before and it looks pretty good, hides alot of hoses and harnesses, plus makes any bling bits stand out more http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

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also jimmy finished the guards and they got painted up as well. i painted the sills body colour as the black strip has always shit me. also now it will look a little lower again http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif doesn't need it but meh. guards are not perfect, i honestly don't care as i can't do any metal work at all and am thankful for whatever gets done really, still looks better than bashout guards. i think Jimmy was a little disappointed though, couldn't tell they were ordinary until the colour went on. but yeah i don't care they look better than before.

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rear flares have been trimmed up, one has been sprayed already the other just needs a little bog loving to fill some little imperfections, no big deal really.

dummy fitted the right hand rear and it 's going to look pretty good, they aren't overly flexy so there are a few tiny gaps, 2 flares for $25 still the best money i ever spent!!!! the guards themselves obviously had to be cut up to fit the flares and rims, the outer skin was cut up about 5cm and slits were cut in the inner guard, this was then folded out wards and over the outer guard then riveted together to put some strength back into the rear quarter. then sealant was applied over the new seams to prevent water getting sprayed up through the gaps in the guards so it won't prematurely rust out.

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still waiting on flywheel so no engine progress today.

spoke a lot of shit about the oilcooler location and relocator positioning, plus the battery location and wiring etc, but in the end nothing come of it.

overall a good day, heaps done. flares should be done tomorrow, and i'll start looking to ge tthe engine in thursday morning. have been tempted with some shotgun rides at the QR day on thursday, making good progress so i might have to attend.

[elefra]

looks sick be better when its painted. Are you going to fill the bolts so its smooth.

[Gilly]

nah got little stainless self tappers, not overly concerned with looks as such. car is actually a little worse off in real life.

[DRFT - 86]

fuking coming along at a steady pace my friend...... good work..

[slide86]

nice work gilly
keep if up

look foward to seeing the 16v going in.

[Gilly]

at the moment 16v is going in on thursday morning. i've got a lot of small stuff i need to do tomorrow while Jimmy is getting some tattoo work done (can't put engine in without him as i need the winch off his Jeep)

so yeah

thursday AM engine and box back in
thursday PM QR drift day

will be a good day methinks

[djscheppy]

there is a drift day on thursday???


can i go with someone please?
my hachi is off the road and i have no licence!!!
ill pay fuel money:P

[Gilly]

Day 3

no engine stuff today just plodded around really, wasn't a very productive day http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

painted sills
cut the exhaust out (over diff, was not going to drop the diff out to remove it)
mounted the oil cooler and dummied up the relocator
bolted in the rear half of the cage (previously had only done front half as i new wheels were coming off this week)
dummied up my battery relocation so i could make sure i had enoguh cable, scored an isolator switch off Jimmy as well, schweet.
thought it was best i clean all the mud off my coilovers and front end after the rally excursion i unintentionally took a few weeks ago. cleaned whole front end and matt blacked the inner guards and in behind the bumper and headlights, again hides alot of stuff like harnesses and plugs etc.
also painted the front brakes seeing as with the superlites you could see them and they aren't pretty that nice rusty brown colour...

picked up the flywheel this arvo. engine goes in tomorrow morning.

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i used a shockie bush between the cooler brackets and the crossmember i made. i didn't want it mounted solid, want to have a little insulation so it doesn't work itself loose or even worse the fittings work loose due to shock and vibration.

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you can sort of see whats happening here. making a plate to cover the battery tray, it will extend out towards the strut tower a bit to mount the relocator kit, i want it close the the block so there is enough"give " in the hoses, i don't want them tight ever. also moving the washer bottle and overflow to the passenger side where the battery was as the battery is going in the boot. that side of the bay is already busy with the fuse box and coil etc, also some of the harness will still be there. it will leave the right hand side nice and open, plus i think my pod will sit pretty much where the washer bottle normally would sit.

[Brenton 86]

Whered you get the cooler kit?? looks good quality

[Gilly]

NS.com

came off an SR, i think its pretty well known now that SR and CA kits fit 4A's

$250. uses HKS relocator, Earls fittings, braided hoses (obviously) and what looks to me like a Toyota trans cooler (big one) filter elocator is thermostatic too so no oil flow through the cooler until oil temps reach 80*c i think, can't remember right now it's stamped in the thermostat though.

came with one braided hose and one non pretty black oil hose. they were so long though i could cut the long braided one in half and make 2 the right lenght for my application. SCORE

[Stuck]

Nice work. Keep us updated.

[steroidchickens]

looking good!!
i am getting a 4x4 tow car soon so i am going to come drifting in QLD with ya gilly!!!

love those rear flares

[Sprinter-Saurus]

looking good!!
i am getting a 4x4 tow car soon so i am going to come drifting in QLD with ya gilly!!!

love those rear flares[/b]

Nice work Gilly, those flares look killer. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

What 4x4 are you getting Chickens ? http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[Gilly]

OMG
flares on
engine in
harness in
oilcooler in

looks the shiz

i'm now going to QR

pics 2nite

[Brenton 86]

Pics Dammit http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/rant.gif

[v-tec]

Pics!!!

coming out tomorrow night gilly?
night time dori http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

[Brenton 86]

Pics!!!

coming out tomorrow night gilly?
night time dori http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif[/b]

Geez, for some reason that really stung, i miss the night time dori http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif

ANYWAYS EVEN THOUGH I REALISE YOUR NOT HOME YET< I CRAVE THE PICS > http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/crazy.gif

[MARKE70]

hurry up gilly im horny!!!

[steroidchickens]

this car is very sexy, dieing to see pics with those flares painted!!

[Gilly]

pics up fagz

had an awesome afternoon at the drift day .got heaps of laps in dimitri's car and had an absolute ball, never been trackside before so it was a memorable first time experience. D's a wicked driver to as Richy and others there can testify!! bad news is he dislodged his front bar than proceeded to run over it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif

anyway pics up

not happening Grant, still a way to go yet ,engine is just sitting there, no box , no exhaust (yet) and no fuel system.

[Gilly]

forgot the flares pic

[Bustin_86]

lookin sweet man http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[rallystanza]

Sik as David.

Hit me up with some monkeywhorehouse flares shiz.

Cars looking great.