The Trueno gets the new roof fixed in place and Barry works his magic on the tedious bits of surrounding metal.
This is a little Christmas day treat. Happy Holidays to everyone who has been along for the ride so far. Hope its a good one.
Back to actual AE86 progress, the snow has melted and Barry returns to replace the rusty roof on the Trueno. We also tear down the 20 valve bottom end and rebuild the rear brakes. This one is pretty interesting.
The Trueno gets some work done until we are horribly distracted by a freak snowstorm called the “beast from the east”. Knowing how rare this weather is we quickly take advantage of some cheap cars and plenty of beer.
We get distracted from the AE86 build and somehow end up drifting on a snowy frozen lake in Sweden. We also get to experience the WRC with a bunch of crazy Scandinavians.
We pull apart the AE86’s new blacktop 20 valve 4A-GE heart and see if this engine swap was actually worth the effort…
In this Episode, we piece together this history of the AE86 and the recently acquired 20valve 4A-GE engine
Over a very productive weekend, the AE86’s original engine gets swapped for something silly… Also the shop is now live, with a fresh batch of stickers and clothing. Check it out:
We get some more work done on the AE86 but not without a bunch of distractions. Barry calls down to do some more metal work and we get carried away with fire.
In this episode, we paint some of my AE86 parts, we also learn about the Irish and UK spec AE86 Twin cam GT coupe. What a mouthful!
In this episode, we take a break from the Trueno and check out a V8 powered AE86. Flip also picks up one of his dream cars, an FC3s RX7 and we have a little fun with a Hyundai.
The AE86 loses more metal, gains some new metal and we have a BBQ. There’s also some cool stories about some of the donor metal.
We get the AE86 shell back from blasting and it turns out the rust is a little worse than we expected. Not to fear, a new character enters the series…
We take a visit to an AE86 parts graveyard to pick up some parts for the Trueno, we also check out a very unique collection of old-school Toyotas locked up in some sheds.
In this episode, we figured it would be the right time to explain my love for the AE86 and I sit Reuben down to give an explanation for the shed. A bit of a gift for reaching the 50k subscriber mark.
We drop the Trueno down to Ace Motorfactors to get the shell media blasted and show you some of the interesting machinery the owner has collected over the years.