some old group a ae86 pictures

[Group A]

BTCC ran Group A from 1983-1990. Super Touring ran from 1991-2000.

[takai]

Hm, forgot about this thread:
http://photo.plebeians.net/d/7893-1/IMG_1595.jpg

http://photo.plebeians.net/d/7877-1/IMG_1588.jpg

Oh and:
http://photo.plebeians.net/d/7815-2/IMG_1552.jpg

[ach_66]

Flat bar Damper/Shock? WTF?

Am I missing something?

[Anthony]

TRD blues on "8"

[Kid Karola]

http://www.performancegarage.com.au/blog/bathurst-ae86-race-car

http://www.performancegarage.com.au/sites/default/files/blog-content/120124%20BathurstAE86028.jpg
http://www.performancegarage.com.au/sites/default/files/blog-content/120124%20BathurstAE86059.jpg
http://www.performancegarage.com.au/sites/default/files/blog-content/120124%20BathurstAE86083.jpg
http://www.performancegarage.com.au/sites/default/files/blog-content/120124%20BathurstAE86096.jpg
http://www.performancegarage.com.au/sites/default/files/blog-content/120124%20BathurstAE86098.jpg
http://www.performancegarage.com.au/sites/default/files/blog-content/120124%20BathurstAE86119.jpg

[timbo]

I've been hanging out for shots of the interior for so long!

[Rice86]

best AE86 in Australia !!

[joeschmo_57]

I don't understand that fuel system, what are those breathers for? Can someone explain it to me?

[Group A]

I don't understand that fuel system, what are those breathers for? Can someone explain it to me?

They're not breathers, they're fillers. It's a dry break system, designed for mid-race re-fuelling, it works quickly and theoretically, not a drop is spilt.

Those are the female ends, which are fitted to the car and have a valve that automatically snaps open and shut. A churn full of fuel has the male end on it and it is pushed in to one of those fillers, automatically opening the valves and allowing fuel to run through, by gravity. Another empty churn (called a vent bottle) is plugged into the second filler and it captures the vapour, allowing the tank to fill fully & quickly. They can put 90 litres into a car in under a minute.

[Willofan]

best AE86 in Australia !!

Damn right it is the "best AE86 in Australia".
Not only is is the quickest NA 4AGE in a coupe built to Group A rules, it is also the holy grail of TRD.
Why? Because it has every TRD group A spec part in it from the day that was later listed described in the TRD Bible for AE86 printed some 12 years later.

[joeschmo_57]

Thanks man. that makes a lot more sense

[timbo]

http://photo.plebeians.net/d/7815-2/IMG_1552.jpg

TRD Blues on 8... I have them in my car, but can anyone actually explain this and why only on this car? It almost looks like a coilover bottom in there or are they lifters?

[Frak]

What you can see is the bottom of the air jack, this pic doesn't have a shock fitted.

[Frak]

TRD 48531-AE031 blue converted to coilver.

http://imageshack.us/a/img203/8751/wp000075b.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/203/wp000075b.jpg/)

[Kid Karola]

Look at those cobwebs!! :thumbup: Could be cleaner :DD hahaha

[Frak]

Yeah I think the spider died of old age!

[JDMWheels]

Some Pictures from WTAC 2012 :) Taken on my Dad's old Pentax MX:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/499914.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/499915.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/499916.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/499917.jpg

[timbo]

What you can see is the bottom of the air jack, this pic doesn't have a shock fitted.

Yeah, that is my point! Where is the shock?

[ke_70]

don't need shocks on a show car.

[timbo]

Fuck I'm dumb... I was mulling this over so much that logic slipped my mind.

[bazz84]

How many group a ae86 where there is oz? Any idea how many still exist?

[terryo]

all except the david ratcliff car are still around. this is mine37133

[bazz84]

Congrats dude. That's very cool. Do these ever come up for sale. In 5 years of looking I've never seen it.

[terryo]

i sold one about 10 years ago and its almost back on the track. the TTA car changed hands a few months back and should be racing again next year.

[bazz84]

Yeah I saw the post for the car you sold in the archives. I guess it's about right place right time? Do you know how much the tta car sold for? When I look at group a cars the prices vary so much.

[terryo]

yes i do know, but i'm not at liberty to say. any race ready GpA car under about $100k is a bargain and many sell for north of $250k. I've got my GpA AE82 for sale at present as i have too many race cars!

[bazz84]

Yeah I agree. Tempted to get the bmw for sale on my105. But bmws mean nothing to me. Same with the Sierra

[Group A]

There were 7 Group A AE86s based in Australia and as Terry said, 6 of them survive to this day. They rarely come up for sale, but in race ready condition, you should expect to pay between $50K & $75K.

[squeak]

this would only be the track cars ,as I know of at least 4 rally cars built to group A specs during the period of group A rallying in Aust.