Barry chases the last bits of rust on the AE86 shell before we give the underneath a coat of protection. This progress is interrupted many times by a variety of distractions.
I have a lot of memories with this car, I passed out and slept in it at Gatebil one year in Sweden, I got the chance to take a passenger spin with Luke Fink on the side of the Alps back in 2013 as he drifted the narrow ski resort hills…
Our friend Rob has a pretty cool collection of Mitsubishi Evo’s hidden right around the corner from our shed. Its about time we give you a tour of his unit packed full of Cool Mitsubishis.
When we pulled the car apart, we realised that the left chassis leg was kinked up just before the front panel. The car was in an unfortunate accident in Japan before it was painted purple, a new quarter had fitted to the left side, and a lousy repair on the filled in on the right side. That’s most likely why the car is painted purple. The new left quarter panel was done swiftly and caused a lot of rust which was a result of welds not getting the right treatment. I guess the Trueno was fixed back when these cars weren’t as valuable; people weren’t thinking about the future; they were highly disposable.
Barry is back to cut the rust out of the AE86. Jackie calls down to apply fresh seam-seal the vulnerable parts of the Trueno! More progress and fewer distractions with this one.
Throughout this whole build, Barry has been a critical ingredient in keeping me calm and pushing forward. He also likes to fuck with me as much as possible, especially when I’m completely vulnerable like a helpless child watching him cut the car into pieces.
Barry is back to cut the rust out of the AE86. Jackie calls down to apply fresh seam-seal the vulnerable parts of the Trueno! More progress and fewer distractions with this one.
With all this COVID 19 stuff, I’ve been going through all these photos recently, finally having time to sort them out and upload them on the site. One thing I’ve noticed is just how little time I have these days to do articles on the website.