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  1. BillyEdmonds

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    New guy here from San Francisco. Originally from Cork, Ireland. I have been a lurker since Phil's S14 was being put together when it was still black.
    Currently building an AE86 daily drifter. / driver / occassional track day etc...

    Bought it in 2009 when it was a bogo standard US spec Trueno:

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    1 Year later it looked like this ( I know, I know, typical Paddy ! ):

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    Fast forward once more year & it's getting this ( Atlantic spec Hasselgren 20v with slightly milder cams for DD):

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    And just for shits, here's a drift car belong to a friend of mine:

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  2. Mehmet

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    The 86 is gorggeeouuss.

    Do you work at that garage? some serious cars in there!
     
  3. BillyEdmonds

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    Thanks. Yes, I work there. I run the Bentley, Lamborghini & Lotus service department.

    She's not just a "cut-spring around a cone donutter" either. It has coilovers front & back, front & rear uprated sway bars, usually runs on 185/60/13 AO48s & has front & rear strut braces.
    It's an ok starter suspension kit but once I have some track days under my belt when the engines finished I am going to upgrade to something a little better.


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    lovely mate!!
     
  5. Stavros

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    To be fully Irish spec I hope thats a Janspeed on there!
    And there's no Cibie Oscars on the front!
    Hope you're leaving rings at every T-Junction in the USA! :D

    Messing aside, awesome 86, looks in brilliant condition :worthy:
     
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    Woah, nice work place!! And the corolla's not bad either :D

    Hopefully I'll be out in San Fran in July for a year with my current work, if I get the job I'm after anyway
     
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    Looking smart mate
     
  8. BillyEdmonds

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    Thanks Stav,

    Having watched all of your projects over the years that means a lot !
    You're correct, there is a distinct lack of "wanker CBs, I like driving around in circles listening to repetitive music while 15 year olds idolise me" lights but I think I just made clear how I feel about them. I have to admit though, the 1st time I drove it I did ruin an intersection....
    I have always had Corollas since I was 18, almost 12 years ago. There was a 325i sport in there for a brief period too but that was short lived.
    Well spotted, it actually is a Janspeed on there but the system is tool small for the new engine so it will be replaced in the coming weeks with a flowmaster series 10 box & a custom 2.5" system I will be making in house. We have a nice fabrication shop in our workshop.
    I will post up the engine dyno in approx. 2 weeks when we do it. It's going to be dyno'd with the ecu that will be used in the car along with the engine harness to make it truly plug & play.

    Thanks everyone else for your nice comments...!
     
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    Wow, some amazing cars there, including my dream car!
     

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