Round 3.. Zenki Trueno

[chaycore]

Copied this over from the blog (www.corollabrotherhood.com): (http://www.corollabrotherhood.com):)


While some things like bad events come in 3's, Lionel Richie may beg to differ. And in my case, some good things happen in 3's too.


After speaking to Paddy at JDMAuctionWatch for a few weeks and eyeing up some potential candidates in the auctions, this specific car kept coming up. It never met the reserve which was higher than my maximum so I never gave it much thought. However on the most recent occasion the car popped up, the decision to put a bid in was made.


Waking up the next morning to see that we had won the car put a huge smile on my face. We knew the car was clean, but not much else other than it was very stock. After getting a friend to translate the auction sheet, it developed that the car had 163 thousand KM, only one owner from new and the car came with evidence of services and registration for the duration of its life! This is almost unheard of nowadays, with most AE86's passing through as many as 10-20 owners throughout their near 3 decades since production.


A few days after the auction was won, the car was transported to the agents yard where I received the photos below. Now the agonising wait has begun, with me checking the ship location on a daily basis, with the ship currently sat off the coast of Mexico.


I've already started amassing parts for the car, but make no mistake, the originality of the car was a big drawcard. Any parts removed from the car will not be sold on, but rather labelled and boxed so that the car can be returned to stock condition in the future again. The car currently only has 13in Watanabes and an aftermarket exhaust, which I believe to be a HKS one. From the factory it came with Aircon, power steering, electric mirrors and a sunroof, which will make it a great car to use daily in summer.


The car will not be as hardcore as my previous N2 Trueno, but will see both road and track/drift use. In anticipation of this, I have so far purchased two seats (more on these later as they have some neat history) and a rebuilt TRD 2Way LSD, fitted with thicker clutch plates and a 4.7 ratio to go in. On the way from Japan in the next few weeks hopefully are my new wheels, 14x8.5-13 and 14x9-19 RS Watanabe wheels in gold. In the next few weeks I will hopefully have sorted coilovers and RCA's, with an adjustable panhard rod being made by Neil over at Driftoy.


Anyway, onto the photos.. I will hope to keep a build thread updated for this car both on the blog and the various forums:


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3805/11983534295_8867731121_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983534295/)
AE86 001 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983534295/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/11983927644_95f55aaf4a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983927644/)
AE86 002 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983927644/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/11983533125_942fe57b23_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983533125/)
AE86 003 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983533125/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2812/11983926414_332dd915d2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983926414/)
AE86 004 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983926414/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2836/11984361356_d39f3679b8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984361356/)
AE86 005 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984361356/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7435/11983924834_9ccf54f5a8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983924834/)
AE86 006 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983924834/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/11983530085_cde80c2f86_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983530085/)
AE86 007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983530085/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2891/11984353986_a76f862bc6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984353986/)
AE86 014 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984353986/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3694/11983525855_f0206f252a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983525855/)
AE86 013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983525855/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3826/11984355816_fa8326e7c6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984355816/)
AE86 012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984355816/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2812/11984353196_f4f6ca210d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984353196/)
AE86 015 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984353196/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/11983523615_dea71aee47_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983523615/)
AE86 016 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983523615/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5549/11983522665_fe38b25d84_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983522665/)
AE86 017 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983522665/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/11984350096_d621c3590f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984350096/)
AE86 019 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984350096/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/11983522135_bbbbaf6748_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983522135/)
AE86 018 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983522135/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3692/11984347686_0580ddd5c7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984347686/)
AE86 022 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984347686/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3707/11983911604_b24acb4841_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983911604/)
AE86 024 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983911604/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/11983820583_6452f17704_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983820583/)
AE86 025 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983820583/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2868/11983911294_56dcdce65b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983911294/)
AE86 023 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983911294/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3746/11983913634_b678eba248_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983913634/)
AE86 020 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983913634/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr

[chaycore]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3683/11984356806_24c1b62674_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984356806/)
AE86 011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984356806/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7456/11984357536_7a013cbcaf_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984357536/)
AE86 010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11984357536/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3687/11983922434_f596a8fc53_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983922434/)
AE86 009 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983922434/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2825/11983529475_f95397b1a4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983529475/)
AE86 008 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/11983529475/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


thats it for now.. more soon!

[dove grey 64]

Very nice. Looks really well kept.i love Zenki's

[Fryters]

Wow, this is such a clean kept zenki. very similar to mine but in better condition. very keen to see where you end up with this!

[chaycore]

After all that wait, the car has arrived!


It's cleaner than I could have imagined, with only a tiny rust scab on the sunroof skin. Won't be able to drive it for a little while yet. Need to get it MOT'd, registered, tax and insured which isn't cheap. Also needs four new tyres.


But I'm happy! The amount of service history that came with the car was also staggering. I'll get a few photos of it and post them up soon.


Gave the car a quick wash in the freezing cold wind but plan on giving it a proper clean if we get a warm day soon.


I am now at the point where I'm unsure as to whether I want to fit the wheels I've ordered (14x8.5 -13 and 14x9 -19 Watanabes) as it would mean flaring the arches which are really clean. I've paid for the wheels and the arduous 3 1/2 month wait for them to ship is nearly over. Most people would shudder at the thought of doing that to a tidy car but at the end of the day, I intend to keep the car for a long time and I'll be doing some modifications to enhance the drivability and looks. Decisions, decisions....


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5491/12724580034_c71330ef35_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724580034/)
AE86 Arrival 001 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724580034/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3700/12724600514_5387c2e43e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724600514/)
AE86 Arrival 002 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724600514/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5519/12724155165_9ab0b19562_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724155165/)
AE86 Arrival 003 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724155165/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7370/12724170825_f13cee5748_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724170825/)
AE86 Arrival 004 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724170825/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3820/12724349223_6042119823_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724349223/)
AE86 Arrival 005 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724349223/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/12724215035_b2a5d2fe05_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724215035/)
AE86 Arrival 006 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724215035/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3761/12724693254_910ae081cf_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724693254/)
AE86 Arrival 007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724693254/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7299/12724709794_6984614880_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724709794/)
AE86 Arrival 008 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724709794/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7312/12724728844_afdba9ba1f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724728844/)
AE86 Arrival 009 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724728844/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3707/12724443883_77d7586a57_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724443883/)
AE86 Arrival 010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724443883/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3686/12724250703_a9bfe634e5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724250703/)
AE86 Arrival 011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60089037@N03/12724250703/) by chaydon.ford (http://www.flickr.com/people/60089037@N03/), on Flickr

[Jrad]

Wow! Very clean car!

Hahaha@
"Cigarettes holder for refreshing
you are highly strung in hard driving"

Interesting in hearing the history of the seats you've bought.
Love a good seat, and a good story!

I don't know that I would fit wheels THAT wide. It wouldn't hurt to just roll the arches, rather than a flare.
I think mods that are easily reversible are perfect on such a straight car as this.

[slide86]

Modifying or drifting a car this clean is retarded.

You will regret it in the future.

[Jimmee1990]

End of the day it's your car, my car is almost as clean as this and I plan on cutting the floor for an equal length three link. I say if you're going to keep it forever go nuts, if you're just going to sell it later maybe not so much.

[slide86]

I agree that its his car, he can do what he wants. These are getting harder to find in this condition, the value and quality of the car will stay with its current unmolested state.

[dove grey 64]

Both points are valid.
That interior is so clean. The seat back shells in that uncracked condition...its something you rarely see.
One thing I've noticed about jdm cars is the engine bays are almost always filthy. I dont understand how the outside can be so well kept but its like the engine bay never gets washed. Maybe the factory paint gets porous with heat and just collects road crap..I dont know.
Looking forward to seeing the new wheels

[notchiroku]

interested in selling this?

[Hogster]

Wow what a beauty, I would leave as is maybe put in a set of the recaro LX's and store the seats, thats what I am doing with my ae92 trueno. I had one of these booted truenos a few years ago still to this day I regret selling it and would love it back.

What did it cost you landed in the end?