deposit on 4age engine , box , prop , loom and ecu made still need , fuel pump , exhaust , axle+diff , suspension , better front brakes Cars still stock , took it for MOT , passed no worrys , not bad for 28 year old.
Everything can be bought for a price dude , but how do you value such a thing? A mint 77k uk spec charmant with Zero chassis rot , is pretty much a one off I guess , on how many left .co.uk it says 3 left on the road!!! I hate using the word but it's MINT Pm me an offer , but I am quite attached to her :-) ---
Still cracking on with this a little slower than i'd like , (other cars getting in the way with maintenance :|) I've currently got a pile of parts ready to fit , 4age (Eu engine from 87 car) (currently in bits but the head and block are together) t50 clutch , fly , prop , oil cooler mounts 4-2-1 manifold (unsure on make but its posh as fuck from Japan) ecu , engine loom Parts I think i'll need Pedal box , master cyl , slave cyl , lines airfilter/hosing maybe upgraded radiator possibly a heater matrix Ae86 or alternative axle (the one fitted might be ok , but i think its only an s-series diff) , i'd like to keep the drums for the h/brake coilovers bushes exhaust Anyone help with the above? If i can get everything together in Ireland (which seems to be the easiest place) , I might scoot over and grab the lot. I've fixed the electric windows as it was raining one day and couldnt be arsed getting oily! I've started to strip down the front of the car , i'm over the moon with how straight and solid the panels are , especially for a low mileage car and UK! i'll take some pics this week
Picked up a vannete axle today , 1 inch wider track (perfect for the wheels I have) , drum brakes (massive) , 4.1 ratio , and an 8 inch diff. Perfect if I ever decide to swap engine for a little more power. STILL FUCKING Desperately trying to find a pedal box from an ae71 , or a ce71 diesel , if not i'm gonna have to make something fit.
CE70 pedal box doesn't work straight off as it's designed for steering box. You'll need to mod the clutch pedal to clear the steering column as I found out
Don't beat yourself up. I didn't bid on it cos I knew Bolf was so you wouldn't have got it anyway I just don't like the fact that it's not sorted yet
Im very sure you will get through, just some patience required, thats the sucky part, the swap isnt so technical and the car can handle the swap, brakes (cylinders and stuff) and everything will hold out until and if you want to upgrade in the future, i drove mine around after doing the swap at home for over or about a year with no issues, recently did a second swap and alls relatively well there.... crazy me didnt change the rubber fuel lines and running a Bosch 044 pump sooooo yeaaa........., either way the beauty of this swap is that it definitely can be a day swap and run if you know what to do.
Good to see you've got your priorities straight If the project I have in mind goes ahead, I'll have a shitload of 86 bits for sale in a few months dude.
