0036's AE86 Levin Resurection Build

[0036]

Hey Guys,

I picked up this 1984 AE86 Sprinter Levin today for $2000 (takumi tax at work), its not drivable at the moment as there was no oil in the diff so i had to get it back to my place on a tow truck.

This banger comes with the 4ac motor, t50 box and a S-series diff (which has been locked by the previous owner)

From talking to the previous owner the car had been in an accident a fair time ago and the rear quarter panels were damaged then. The motor (4ac) runs but the battery was flat, the gear box is good but i am yet to truly find out and the diff has no oil in it and is suspected to be ****ed. The paint was done rattle can matt black a while ago and is peeling and the interior is missing a few bits and pieces but otherwise is ok.

Any how i have always loved these cars and i know 2k is expensive for the condition but were i am located (ACT) these things dont pop up often.

On my driveway after dropped off by tow truck


This is the condition of the panels:


The right side has a fiber glass cover that pop-rivets onto the panel (thats why there are holes) and the left side cover is on, but suspected to be rusted out.

I stripped the interior out to clean (found over $10 in coin under the rear seat!), the carpet is actually not to bad for a 30 year old car

The red circle marks were the seat mounting point is broken


Most of the rear interior panels weren't attatched when i bought it so i have them all over the place, they wont be going on until i fix the rear quarter panels



Sun roof still works which is awesome!


Came with 1 factory seat and one after market SAAS bucket seat both meh condition:



Pic of the 4ac motor, the car came with camber tops too which is nice:


and finally here is the my AE86 in its new home


So this is going to be a long term build as im only a 1st year apprentice and dont make the kind of money to smash this out in a month.. sorry

My plans at the moment are as follows:

-fix the broken driver side seat mounting point
-fix rear quarter panels
-sort out the diff (replace if necessary) -DONE
-major service on everything- DONE
-get it registered asap
-upgrade suspension (probably coilovers)
-4AGE conversion
-LSD diff
-new seats
-re-paint the car
-new wheels (something with offset)

(Thread also on the MCM Forums: )

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for updates!

[dove grey 64]

Welcome, always good to see a new build and see another ae86 getting saved.
Pull out the carpet and hit it with some laundry detergent and a pressure washer, it'll come up new.

[AIROCOBRA]

May be able to help you with a S series diff, Have a few 86's . but would need your dead one as they all need to be movable at short notice .

[Matt]

Good to see this getting restored... plenty in better condition have ended up in the wrong hands and cut up.

I got one a while back where the seat mounting point broke as well, it was in a side on impact.

Sing out if u need a hand with the 4age conversion, plenty of people on here have done it more than once.

[drift kid]

To be honest 2k for that isn't too bad these days, the ae86 is becoming more and more rare and most examples that you find these days are molested etc. Do a good job on this and it'll pay off

[0036]

Cheers guys, currently having talks with Corolla Adz Spares, not sure if you guys have heard of him, but he has a T-series diff (entire rear axle, with tailshaft) out of a celica that he is going to rebuild then freight to me for $450 total ($300 Diff, $150 Freight) which i think is good, seeing as i would cost me near $100 in fuel just to get to sydney were he is located plus the hire of a trailer. Do you guys think thats a reasonable price?

[drift kid]

Yeah that's pretty reasonable, I'm guessing drum brakes on it?

[AIROCOBRA]

What celica ? If a RA40 then you can make it fit ( but rego may be a drama if they spot that pick up points are under excess load ) Any other Celica ones will not fit . T18 REAR ends will bolt strart in for a t series conversion . It is the same as the early JDM AE86 DRUM REAR END set up .

[Mirko]

Good stuff man. Corolla Adz Spares is a good bloke have dealt with him before. Thats a good price as well for the car man l paid only 2.5k and mine was rougher then that. Have the same issue with seat mount u did lol just get it welded in again should be no probs

[0036]

Ok that's good to hear, my seat mount has snapped though so I need another one