AE71 Haggard Wagon - Moonlight Garage's parts/tyre car ( R.I.P 1984 - 2012 - Gone Too Soon )

[ae8zn6]

I'll buy your suspension then =P

[maxhag]

Lets build you a car first

[ae8zn6]

touche

[joeschmo_57]

that makes sense. a daily should after all be a little bit comfortable

[maxhag]

The GReddys were "comfortable" in my AE86.... Greatly developed product......


It will be a daily, but more to carry tyres, tools, dogs and spare parts (I go thru 2 pairs a week in the drift car just casually driving), so I am always carrying tyres around getting them fitted, taking dogs to park (2 pitbulls), picking up parts etc etc etc....
It will have enough power and the suspension will still be decent enough. The car will be capable of basic track work, it being the "spare" drift car in emergencys.......

[maxhag]

Well, the wagon finally arrived last friday night. So good to finally get it, as I had been thinking about it alot. Itching to sink my teeth into it.....

The wags is all original, and has not been modded by previous owners. It saying that, it has done over 586,000kms, so it shows signs of that.... Everything works, T50 seems ok, tailights look almost new (came with a faded set too, so had been swapped by someone). The 4AC engine blows a fuckload of oil smoke when it warms up. But it's being replaced by a 4AGTE this week
The body is perfect for what I was after. A beater wagon, something that goes well, but looks haggard It has dents, SURFACE rust, white paint marks etc.... just perfect!
First thing I did, was try all my differant wheels to see which ones I will use.
Over the weekend I -
Stripped out the back seats and seatbelts
Removed rear bumper
Removed sound deadning in the back
Cleaned and vac inside
Fitted Luisi wheel and Boss
Lip'd and flared front and rear guards (hammers haha)
Changed the smallest/stiffest rear leaf from bottom to top (slightly lower and stiffer)
Painted everything inline with the window pillars black. ie; door window frames, bit between the doors, rear plastic cover etc...... (sort of subtle two tone effect)
Prepared the gold AE86 for engine removal

[maxhag]

BEFORE:




AFTER:




BEFORE:



^^^ AFTER:

[maxhag]

I am pulling the 4AGTE and W58 out of the gold AE86 today, perfect 150kw running motor..... I need to get another turbo manifold for it tho, as I used the one it had on my other BLUE AE86 build....
I should have the motor in by wednesday this week.....

Also going to fit the awesome big brake setup out of the 86. It's the Hopper Stopper kit (290mm XR8 discs, custom hubs, huge PBR calipers, R32 master cyl, braided lines etc.....) I will be using the wags to tow my boat too, so the brakes are def needed in this...

With the fuel system, I will just rig up something from all the parts I have around. I am thinking to use a VL lift pump, and a BOSCH 910 main pump, and a surge tank.

I am getting the rear leaves reset and leaf added in the next few weeks..... Height is stupid high at the moment...
I also have a big roll of 5% window tint. Never done it myself before, but I am going to take the rear windows out and give it a go.

Off the top of my head, to complete this, I need to get:
Either AE86 shocks and AJPS springs or get get some cheap coilovers if they come up for sale in the next few weeks
High mount T25 turbo manifold
Fluids
Some intercooler piping
New alluminium radiator

There is always a few extra things, but overall, its fuck all

[s13 james]

the grids look pretty cool on it

[maxhag]

Halfway with the heart transplant......
Motor is out of the gold AE86, gonna spend a day to clean and freshen it up, then will hopefully have the motor and box in the wagon by tomorrow afternoon....




Its never looked so sad -