Jarrad's AE86 resto project

[Jrad]

Hey guys, thought I should finally introduce myself and my project to the community.

My names Jarrad, from Melbourne. You may/may not have seen my KE70 around. That's been on the road for a couple of years now.



Now into the good stuff.

I bought this AE86 in October 2012 with a friend, plans changed, and I ended up with the car. The guy selling it wasn't in Melbourne, and his parents were making him get rid of it. He was GUTTED! Real sad on the phone - so if you're reading this, it's definitely getting the love it deserves.
It was probably about 80% complete, missing a couple of interior plastics, engine and gearbox, and a few other odds and ends. Came with both a T and an S series diff, with tailshafts.



I began with a full strip down of all components, cataloging what I had/didn't have, and what probably needed replacing.
I washed the whole car, inside and out, and began to tackle some repairs.



Replaced the boot floor with the floor out of a KE70. It's glued, then stitched in in about 10 places. This glue is crazy.



Moulded on a TRD ducktail, using rivets, fibreglass, bog, and sikaflex.



It's all in the details: I've shaved rear washer jet, lock, wiper and antenna. Will be running an internally mounted antenna. Just leaves the lines un-interrupted



Front quarters then in primer



I picked up a smallport 4age. After a MASSIVE debacle. took me four months and a trip to Sydney to finally get it in my hands. Hopefully it runs when I get around to it.



Front and rear wheels:
SSR mk3 14x8 +0 and 14x8.5 -12.



Kouki Redlines, and foglight grille:

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Underbody components being painted



Engine bay, stripped, then primed



Will probably be going with white for the colour, this is Holden's "arctic white" on the scraper, compared the the white mine will be. 100% tinter free, pure white.



Again, small details. Pulled my dash apart, painted the needles, replaced the globes with wedge LEDs.



So that's that!
What's left to do?

Repair the rear quarters & give them a slight roll/flare.
Rub and paint the car, and then the bumpers.
Then comes all the mechanical, wiring, interior, etc. etc.
Still a ways away. Hoping to have it painted by Christmas.

What are my goals for this car?
I want a nice little streeter. Probably freshen the engine up with a mild cam. I'm not really into the whole drift thing, so just something that if I want to take up up the hills on a Sunday arvo for a quick squirt.

(having some issues with images, so may upload some more later)
But there's more here: