maxhag
5th June 2015, 12:46 AM
A few months ago, I picked up a shell which I really fell in love with...... I've never owned a white one, and I already had plans for a build, and I liked this shell more than the other spare shells I have......
After always owning turbo 86's, I wanted to go back to the basics, as recently I've discovered its just as much or even more fun to drive the living shit out of a NA 4AGE......
My plan was to build something very basic and lightweight to use for Hills runs, Hillclimbs and some track days (grip)....
So, I picked up this shell from a nice chap in Shepparton in Vic..... The car had been sitting around for quite a few years, but the chassis and body is actually very good and rust free..... Its a 1985 model too. It seems to have keep its condition better that most...
When I picked it up -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544661.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0568_zps0pryl4ep.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544662.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0571_zpso9khsvdi.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544663.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0573_zpsgmlgmu6v.jpg.html)
How the car was -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544664.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0581_zpsjd6lcgau.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544665.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0577_zpsz6px1d3n.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544666.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0576_zpsnfloyeo0.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544667.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/engine%20bay_zpsrrnlfvgw.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544668.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/inside%20rear_zpsk9bjkss5.jpg.html)
Had a smashed passenger door window -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544669.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/exterior_zpsvi1flxk7.jpg.html)
Nice front flares was a bonus -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544670.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0583_zps4i92wlvf.jpg.html)
The firewall had a great big dirty hole where that someone had cut for a 20V :( ...... I welded it up and came up good -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544671.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0625_zpsj30jljoc.jpg.html)
I cut the section out of a crash shell I had lying about -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544672.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0626_zpsivkpivxq.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544673.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0627_zpskze7awbm.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544674.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0629_zpsacwmvwwc.jpg.html)
For the donor motor, I had a AE82 Bigport in my stocks that needed a new headgasket...... Changed the headgasket, New Gates Racing timing belt and tensioner bearing etc, converted to RWD, cleaned it all up etc, and it came up looking more acceptable -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544675.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0591_zpsjrwdeb5b.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544676.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0662_zpskdvi0p8a.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544677.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/prepped%20motor_zps5lyc3sz8.jpg.html)
For a Gearbox, I had a JDM T50, new genuine gaskets, Hardrace gbox mount and fitted up a 6 puk clutch -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544678.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/JDM%20t50%202_zpsvynaf6qe.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544679.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0594_zpspz5xmfvr.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544680.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/hardrace%20gearbox%20mount%201_zpsrcwtfjhb.jpg.htm l)
After always owning turbo 86's, I wanted to go back to the basics, as recently I've discovered its just as much or even more fun to drive the living shit out of a NA 4AGE......
My plan was to build something very basic and lightweight to use for Hills runs, Hillclimbs and some track days (grip)....
So, I picked up this shell from a nice chap in Shepparton in Vic..... The car had been sitting around for quite a few years, but the chassis and body is actually very good and rust free..... Its a 1985 model too. It seems to have keep its condition better that most...
When I picked it up -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544661.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0568_zps0pryl4ep.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544662.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0571_zpso9khsvdi.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544663.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0573_zpsgmlgmu6v.jpg.html)
How the car was -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544664.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0581_zpsjd6lcgau.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544665.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0577_zpsz6px1d3n.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544666.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0576_zpsnfloyeo0.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544667.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/engine%20bay_zpsrrnlfvgw.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544668.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/inside%20rear_zpsk9bjkss5.jpg.html)
Had a smashed passenger door window -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544669.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/exterior_zpsvi1flxk7.jpg.html)
Nice front flares was a bonus -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544670.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0583_zps4i92wlvf.jpg.html)
The firewall had a great big dirty hole where that someone had cut for a 20V :( ...... I welded it up and came up good -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544671.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0625_zpsj30jljoc.jpg.html)
I cut the section out of a crash shell I had lying about -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544672.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0626_zpsivkpivxq.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544673.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0627_zpskze7awbm.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544674.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0629_zpsacwmvwwc.jpg.html)
For the donor motor, I had a AE82 Bigport in my stocks that needed a new headgasket...... Changed the headgasket, New Gates Racing timing belt and tensioner bearing etc, converted to RWD, cleaned it all up etc, and it came up looking more acceptable -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544675.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0591_zpsjrwdeb5b.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544676.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0662_zpskdvi0p8a.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544677.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/prepped%20motor_zps5lyc3sz8.jpg.html)
For a Gearbox, I had a JDM T50, new genuine gaskets, Hardrace gbox mount and fitted up a 6 puk clutch -
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544678.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/JDM%20t50%202_zpsvynaf6qe.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544679.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/DSC_0594_zpspz5xmfvr.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/1/1/544680.jpg (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/maxhag/media/White%2086/hardrace%20gearbox%20mount%201_zpsrcwtfjhb.jpg.htm l)