3sgte AE86 Immaculate Rebuild

[86xxx]

Hey all,

Well after much thought, i have decided i want to move on to bigger and better things and im building a house, so unfortunately the sprinter has to go. Those of you who know the car will be familiar with the work gone into it, in excess of $30k spent to date. Im not trying to get my money back as it simply wouldn't happen, but i will not give it away. A breif run down of the car:

- ADM AE86 Completely stripped down, full Cams approved weld in cage fitted, bare metal respray inside and out, under floor pan, engine bay etc.
- 3sgte RWD conversion with Genuine Supra W58 (steel plate) gearbox, through custom single piece tailshaft to hilux diff. All hand made turbo manifold, inlet manifold and plenum, Hybrid front mount with alloy piping etc.
- AP Racing 4-pot brakes up front with brand new 4000series DBA slotted vented rotors, running falcon hubs on fitted axle stiffeners, s6 RX7 rear rotors and calipers. Calipers all HPC coated.
- Brand new Garrett GT2876RS turbo, sitting on hand made steam pipe mainfold (neat one, not a birdshit welded thing..) into 3 inch stainless dumpy and system (over diff) into stainless Lukey performance muffler
- Microtech ECU with wiring harness, already tuned (purchased from raceflo, wsa running his sprinter with 3sgte) @ 240rwkw on 19psi, which is rather conservative.
- Turbosmart eBoost2 electronic boost controller
- Turbosmart tReg Pro Fuel Pressure Regulator
- Turbosmart Blow off valve, with mounting in IC piping.
- PWR Alloy radiator
- Twin 10 inch davies craig thermos
- Remote oil filter, oil cooler and Accusump (gives instant oil pressure without the motor running! No more Oil starved 3s!)
- Surge tank setup including 044 Bosch high pressure pump, lift pump, tank, all braided lines and Sppedflo annodised fittings, set up in sealed box.
- Alloy baffled 60L drop tank on custom mounting frame, filler from original fuel door.
- Hilux diff (professionally fitted and straightened after welding)
- Koni Sport Yellow Adjustable shocks all round
- Custom Whiteline springs front 6kg and rear 4.5kg
- Adjustable Whiteline Sway bars front and rear
- Full nolathane bushing kit, every bush replaced
- Redline Tail lights Brand New
- Brand new front indicators, Near new headlights
- T3 Camber tops, front strut brace, tri bar
- Rebuilt steering rack
- 16x8 Sparco Wheels, freshly powder coated and tidied up, brand new condition.
- Sparco Sprint race seats, Cams approved, 2x off, brand new
- Sparco Suede Steering wheel and boss kit.
- Willans harnesses
- Custom Fibreglass dash (to suit original sprinter gauge cluster)
- S13 booster and R32 GTR master

The list really does go on, here's a quick (and very conservatively priced) add up of costs so far....

-AE86, fitted with 4age, complete car needed ecu to run $3500
-Transport to get it here $500
-Sold Engine and gearbox -$1900
-CAMS approved roll cage $2500
-AP Racing Calipers, DBA slotted rotors, rx7 rear Brakes $2100
-Sparco Seats, Steering wheel $1300
-W58 Gearbox $800
-Gen 2 ST185 3SGTE Engine $2000
-GT2871RS Turbo $1700
-Turbosmart Blow Off Valve, E-Boost2, Fuel Pressure Reg Pro $1600
-Turbosmart Silicon Hoses and clamps $400
-Hybrid 600x300 Intercooler plus mounts laser cut and brake pressed $500
-PWR Radiator $500
-Rebuilt Steering Rack with rod extenders $150
-3 Inch Stainless Exhaust, Lukey muffler mandrell bent $1200
-Custom Steam Pipe Manifold (to be $300 HPC coated) $500
-Sparco 16x8 Alloy wheels (without tyres) $1000
-Genuine Toyota Parkers and Headlight $600
-Fuel System, Bosch 044 pump, lift pump, surge tank, braided lines $1000
-Alloy drop tank $300
-Hilux Diff $300
-Koni adjustable shocks all round $1000
-Whiteline springs, sway bars (adjustable front and rear) $800
-Nolathane Bushes all round $400
-Remote oil filter system, with accusump, braided lines $1500
-Front 5 stud conversion, axle stiffeners falcon hubs $500
-Custom fibreglass dash $500
-Microtech ECU tuned for 250rwkw @19psi ($800 tune on it!) $1800
-Gen3 V8 Throttle Body $100
-Custom Alloy intake plenum $300
-2.5 and 3 inch intercooler piping, mandrell bent aluminium $500
-Brake caliper mounts, engine mounts, seat mounts, assorted laser cut $500
-Redline tail lights $600
- Plus all the costs i've forgotten, or odd things here there and everywhere.

As said before, i have thought about this long and hard, and atm i've got something else that needs to happen, so im going to have to give it up. Seriously, all that is left to do is wire the motor up and its running, every single part has been sandblasted/powdercoated or HPC coated or polished or is brand new! This car is perfect, the attention to detail is amazing and anyone who has seen it will back this up. Currently the motor is sitting in shed, but will be fitted soon. Car has been completely together and had everything custom made to suit. the build up thread i've got up to 50 odd pages in detail with everything i've done as far as modding it. This is in no way a pig build, would make an awesome daily driver/weekend track car, with the ability to adjust the boost at a touch of a switch, even the mrs can go grocery shopping in it!! lol Some pics....

Full photo album here, 500 or something pics from throughout the build....













































Go to the album though and have a look at all photos, there will not be one that does not impress. This car has been build with so much effort and attention to detail, it will be a shame to see it go but sometime's we've gotta make sacrifices hey?!

Will not part out at this stage, unless someone wants the whole engine/drivetrain package, but honestly you'd be better off taking the whole thing, the money and the work gone into it is insane!!! Anyone who has done the 3s conversion knows the expense involved with custom engine mounts, turbo manifolds etc etc.

I have receipts for over $30K worth of parts/labour (mostly parts) and can supply these. There is simply too much on this car to list it all.

Would love around the $20k mark (still losing $15k+) but realistically, its not going to happen. I'll settle for $18k ONO

Anyone with half a brain would jump at this car, the work has been done, the expense has been blown, buying into this car now, chances are once complete would possibly make money!! Yes its incomplete, but will be fully assembled minus wiring upon collection. Every part that came off the car is here in the shed also, to go with it.

Car is in Burnie, TAS. Feel free to PM me any questions, will deliver interstate at buyer's expense.

Please guys, respect my decision (be it as crazy as it is!) in selling this, my baby. I simply have bigger fish to fry, do not have the time for this atm. As i said, im reasonably open to offers, may consider splitting if i have interested parties in all parts.

Cheers

[stefan]

sell your toy boat

keep your 86

its so close to being finished all the hours time labour sore knuckles etc

damm

your loosing 12K+ by selling up

you must keep it

just build it up drive it then you wont sell it!@

[Javal]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (slippry @ Dec 17 2007, 02:52 PM) </div>agreed.

Sprinter > Seadoo.

Once it's complete, you'll be able to sell it for more if you're that hellbent on getting rid of it.

[86xxx]

Yeah, but atm i need some cash, some room and some time. All of which this car has drained me of, for no enjoyment as yet!! lol Yes, granted it probably will be good for a week or so once finished, but i got other things to do atm. Getting both this house and business off the ground are the priorities.

[stefan]

sell some parts or get a loan?

[riojin]

man for awhile ive been trying to nail this hot as chick. its been alot of hard work but finally the other day i was alone with her and she took her bra off. she asked me to take her panties off but instead i windged about all the time and money i wasted on trying to get to that moment so i decided to just give up on it all and leave.

this is what you sound like mate. spend so much time and money on something truely amazing and when youre almost there you get angry and want out before you enjoy the benefits of it. HANG IN THERE! finish her off with the little wiring business she needs and flog the crap out of her for a year. after that if you decide you wanna get rid of her then do it. enjoy all the money and time youve spent on her atleast a little.

its a top car mate. ae86's are gonna go up in price next year when they hit 25yrs of age, and keep going up in price after that. theyre a cult car like a monaro or ford coupe or gt (or gt coupe )

my mate told me how he sold his charger 5 years ago for $3000. he did it up awesome, spent so much cash. regretted it ever since, especially considering how much money theyre worth now.

if you do sell it someone is gonna get one awesome car.

[Hachi Roku]

just looking from your photo album i can see u've put in alot of work and effort into this car.. this would most probably be worth what your selling it for. I think going the 3sgte is an awesome idea, i've always wanted an a 3sgte in an 86 but just dont have the money, maybe later down the track.

Anyways dude gd luck with the sale, awesome car!!

[PuGZoR]

So hawt. Sounds like you've had epic troubles like me, but far worse since you've done the 3S conversion, lol. IMHO, you'd be better off parting it out, however, I'd prefer to see you keep it...

Either way, good luck, looks quality as.

[LIL BLU MAN]

he wouldn't part it i think he wants to see his dream move on and one day see it in one piece all together like he had wished
just driving down the street n sees this little hachi fly sideways like dorikin style and go past him n be like thats my old car =]
gl with the sale man everyone knows you put so much work into it, your going to miss it dearly the day it leaves.

[browneye]

Hey Jesse...

Finish this bad baby you big poof

I know this response is seriously off topic, but I along with everyone else has been waiting to see this monster..

C'mon there's no real excuse...no flaming from the croweaters lately..... :blink:

Good luck with the sale...but seriously I don't see this selling beacuse everyone on this forum is a tightarse....$18k pfft..(worth more than that)

Regards

Scott Brown