Juicebox Unboxed Archives - Page 10 of 16 - Juiceboxforyou

Fitting new parts onto the shell was one of the greatest feelings. Everyone was buzzing to help, which made for a hilarious weekend of assembly craic with the lads. It was a huge milestone, it felt like we had reached the peak, and everything was going to be easier from here on in. After looking at the 86 as a bare shell for so long, I was starting to wonder if we would ever get to this stage. Out of nowhere, the body went from looking more or less the same for two-plus years into pretty much a rolling chassis in the space of two nights. It all happened so quick that it took a week or two for my brain to catch up.

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We find a famous AE86 and the perfect KE70 Corolla hidden in the Irish countryside.

The AE86 gets its first coat of paint! We finally paint the interior and the engine bay on the Trueno before we begin assembly. A massive step in the right direction!

The AE86’s engine bay gets sanded down for its final coat of paint, we get distracted by a Rally, and we check out a freshly imported ’78 911 from Japan.

A slightly productive weekend at the shed this week. Reubens Laurel is reunited with the shed as he tries to find space to fit it next to the bus. We fix the March and paint some bits for the AE86.

Reuben gets a one-way ticket to Sweden to drive his C33 Laurel back to Ireland in one weekend. He meets some interesting friends along the way and gets back just in time for work on Monday.

An AE86, nine years in hibernation, comes to the Juicebox BBQ and many other epic machines. Ireland packs a punch when it comes to cool cars. Our 2019 BBQ was a good one.

Feeling adventurous around Fuji and slightly refreshed after a somewhat questionable sleep, we decided to head for the famous Hakone turnpike. Luck was not on our side with this one. It turned out the peak was in the clouds, so we didn’t see a whole lot at the top. I bet there are spectacular views in the daytime, maybe next time!

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This episode is packed with unique cars, a wild Japanese Altezza Demo car survivor, a timeless Evo III and the Perfect 500bhp FD RX7. Enjoy a little slice of the madness hidden away in the rural Irish countryside.

Josh gets his S50 M3 powered E30 up and running, and we take it for a quick lap. Also, some bonus street action accompanied by shenanigans in Fast Barrys shed. Good times.

We uncover where my AE86 lived in Japan with the help of David from Japan car history check. We even discover an old for sale advert in Ireland and more photos which help piece together its past. Enjoy this 100th episode history special.



Remember our EK4 Civic? We give it a quick makeover and take it to an epic Honda only day at Mondello Circuit.



D-Mac reminisces about building his AE86 to compete in D1 during the golden years of drifting, we get a tour of the shop and encounter the strongest Irish accent.

We head to Group D, run by the legendary AE86 and Formula D driver Darren McNamara to buy some rear coil-overs for the Trueno, this is a two-part episode as we covered a lot during the visit. Enjoy!

We Head to Shadow Rotary, Irelands only Rotary specialist shop to see if Flips 13B from the RX7 is in good shape.