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    Hi guys,

    Been a long time lurker on here since before my previous levin and thought it time to actually post something up!

    Based near Bristol in the UK, owned a Levin for a year before selling it to find something a bit more track focused.

    When a friend of mine mentioned he was selling his trueno I couldnt refuse!

    The car was built by Garage Shapple in Japan, trying to find more info on it.

    When my mate had it, it was running some mental cams and carbs which werent running right, so a stock lump has been dropped in, in its place for the time being. Credit to James, he spent a long time fixing the lil bits of rust and tidied the whole car up. He was prepping the car for a respray when the need to sell came up so as it stands it needs paint but not much else!

    not much been going on at the moment with the sh!tty weather (snow, ice ect) but am planning the respray in late jan/feb in the original white. Then later plans are to refit some carbs and cams!

    Heres some pics..
    The old Levin:



    The N2 Trueno as it looked in Japan before it was imported





    The magazine feature the car had in Japland







    Chay

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    welcome to dc mate, pretty cool bit bit of gear you have there.

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    Awesome purchase! Has the car changed much since the magazine article?

    What are your plans for the car now?

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    its no longer on carbs, and has a goodline rear hatch along with some other bits tidied up.. the wiring was a rats nest when it came over to the previous owner!

    plans for the car now are to get it resprayed, most likely in white although toying with Nimbus grey or black.also refurbish the wheels

    later next year im looking at refitting some twin 45's and cams to give it some more poke. wont be doing much to it at the moment, weather outside is -10 and working long hours at work so motivation is low. aiming to have it resprayed by middle february and then start booking some trackdays! will try get some better pics up soon too!

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    no way! i love this car!

    keep it white though!

    whats the specs on the wheels?

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    White will definately be the easiest as all the doorshuts ect are still white..

    Wheel specs are: 15x8.5 - 21 front, 15x9 - 27 rear

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    Looks tight!

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    real nice mate, cant wait to see some action vids on the track once the new donk has been given a makeover.

    welcome

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    WIN! looks awesome man, this should be a great thread. more pics? what are the specs on the diff?

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    thanks for the welcome guys,

    ive been out in the car on track when the previous owner had it and its was great, handled well, temp gauge didnt budge and kept up with a turbo trueno running around 190bhp

    im trying to find more info on the car but the garage shapple website is pretty poor!

    not much will be going on with the car until Im back from visiting family in Dubai in january, although I may get the wheels refurbished with gold or white centres in the meantime

    some more specs on it:

    Body
    N2 wheel arch flares
    N2 front lip spoiler
    GoodLine rear hatch with moulded in wing
    GoodLine fibreglass ducted bonnet
    Bonnet raised at the back edge to aid cooling
    Later spec front bumper
    Later spec rear bumper
    Fuel tank filler relocated to the boot

    Wheels
    SSR Reverse Mesh split rims
    15x8.5 - 21offset front
    15x9 - 27 offset rear
    Tires 195/50 - stretched

    Suspension & Chassis
    Revolver Coilovers - front
    Completely polybushed
    TRD 8 way adjustable "blue" shocks - rear
    TRD springs - rear
    Top mounts - front
    Roll centre adjusters - front
    Cusco rear strut tower brace
    Garage Shapple front triangle strut brace

    Brakes
    Stock AE86 callipers front and rear
    Mintex pads front and rear
    Braided brake lines front and rear

    Interior
    Safety 21 roll cage sprayed white, spreader plates located at mounting points
    Stripped interior sprayed statin black
    Corbeau Pro series seats x2
    Adjustable side mount seat rail
    Sparco suede steering wheel and nardi boss
    T3 3 inch wheel spacer
    Flower gearknob
    Sabelt 4 point harnesses

    Drivetrain
    TRD 2 way LSD
    4.3 final ratio

    Engine
    TRD 4 branch tubular manifold
    Garage Shapple circuit exhaust - centre silencer removed
    TRD radiator cap
    Electric fan to thermostatic switch
    Aluminium pulleys
    K&n intake
    Uprated plug leads

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