New flared wings for the AE86 and a starting issue resolved. We also get a visitor to try out some potential looks for my Trueno.
An Altezza 360 skids in the rain during the lockdown, and Dash installation progress on the AE86.
Whilst AE86 Part hunting at MR X’s house, we score an unbelievable collection of old JDM Head Units and rare gauges from all the cars he dismantled.
New Wheels for the AE86, and we take a look at the Daily drivers with project updates.
Is this the Cleanest remaining Starlet GT Turbo in the World? We check out Conor’s insane AE86 and Starlet turbo parts hoard.
A tour of Ireland’s largest private collection of Toyota Starlet Turbos and AE86s.
Shane is a reserved character. Like I said in the recent video about this car, he keeps to himself. On social media, the odd post here or there about his car pops up, and he’s never actively posting the cool stuff he’s posting in his shed at home.
When I saw his Levin pop up online, it instantly caught my attention. Inspired by the Young Version / Run free collaboration car that famously graced the pages of Hyper Rev magazine and was done pretty much to perfection, I had to reach out and chat.
There’s not much to say about Quentin’s S2K. We already featured this work of art on the website a couple of years ago. Quentin has kept the car more or less the same, adding small changes here and there. It always fascinates me how he keeps to himself. He doesn’t have a group of car friends but somehow manages to keep moving and keep the inspiration going with his build.
This day was something Gerry had spoken about for years. Over fires in his backyard in Canada, drinking a couple of beers, we would chat about bringing home a Canadian AE86 just because they didn’t exist in Ireland. This country is obsessed with the chassis. Bringing home a bone stock SR5 would instantly make it one of the rarest examples in Ireland, it would stand out for being stock and different. It was always a pipe dream, something we would throw back and forth, but I never thought Gerry would bother. I figured it would have been too much hassle to make it happen.
I’ve been slacking lately, updating this side of Juicebox with articles. Years ago, it used the website, everything was about getting an excellent piece up with photos, and I enjoyed that pace. Lately, I feel like im playing catchup on youtube and Instagram trying to keep the algorithms happy. It’s weird being so far behind with the videos, too. I have to make sure im releasing the content that matches the episodes’ dates.
Since July, the weather has been good. It was hard to sit inside and find time to make it happen. Hopefully, over the winter months, I can double down on the content, as there are considerable gaps in the backlog due to japan in a van and other bits.
We take a closer look at this very cool street style AE86 Levin, inspired by the millennium era of Japanese drifting.
A great moment. The AE86 finally has two working headlights! We fit brand new Raybrig lights and bulbs and appreciate the two functioning Truneo pop-ups.
A couple of Epic S2000s reside in the town I work in every day, so I decided to hook up with them to make a video and shed some light on a lesser-loved chassis.
The Dream AE86 bumper lands at JDM Distro from Japan. Here’s a little mash-up of a work day in the life, unloading dream parts with a remarkable history.
Not everything goes to plan. Unfortunately, our exhaust mission didn’t work out, I sort of forced josh to make an exhaust for me, and realistically I should have got one made up elsewhere. It’s one of those situations where you have a friend who can weld, and suddenly everyone asks him to do work.
This was a productive weekend of sorting the dash, realising the exhaust is fucked and requires a whole new system, painting the little metal piece on the car’s frame to match the life, and sorting the headlight brackets.
I hadn’t been to the shed in a few weeks due to covid lockdown nonsense, so seeing Josh balls deep in his s15 resto and Flip doing some bits on his FC was a pleasant surprise. We usually get more stuff done when there isn’t a crowd!