Ever wondered what a 5000HP shot of Nitrous looks like?? Here it is!!

Now I can rest easier.  And knowing is half the battle.

AE86 Tech #86-34: Proper closure

Like all things Corolla, stuff keeps wearing out and parts keep getting more expensive and harder to obtain new.  Door hinges are just an example.  Years of use, the bushings wear out and the door slowly begins it’s sag until it becomes difficult to open and starts to close.  Let’s try and remedy.

How to fix AE86 FRP bumper 間瀬サーキットの悲劇 破壊と構築

Break it and then fix it.

I know it all too well.

Voltron The Movie 1984 (Violence Restored Version)

This is the grown up version of a childhood show.

Living under a tree

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I’m sure at one point in it’s life, the grey goose had lived under a tree.  As you can see it’s accumulated quite a bit of junk.  In it’s 32 years of life, this is probably the first time the fender liner was removed. 

 

Finnish Toyota Corolla GT's with original sound II

Fins got mad love for coupes.

Corollas and Coffee

Back in the day, Club4ag is where AE86 enthusiasts would meet.  But as the evolution of the scene and Corollas progressed, the baton was handed to the AE86 Nights.  To my dismay, AE86 Nights didn’t happen for 2017.  Who will take the baton for the next generation of Corolla owners?  Behold the Café 86, will this be the corolla event for the next group of Corolla owners?

Nicky Hayden Tribute by LPVideo

RIP champ

Backyard dreams

Nothing fancy, just a lot of dedication, resulting in excellence.

Star Wars day

May the 4th be with you.

Star Wars celebration 2015

Leverage

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While putting together the Black Ice, one small detail I notice while doing the conversion.   The e brake cable guide profile is slightly different between the SR5 and GTS.  The profile on top is SR5 and the one below is GTS.  The SR5 looks to be slightly shorter than the other.  The handles themselves were of equal length using my eye and sitting them side by side.  It seems that SR5 handle would provide a better mechanical advantage to locking up the rear brakes.  The down side would be the extra travel for the brake handle.  Though I never heard of such conversions, I'll probably give this a try since I've both on the work bench.  If I don’t like it I can revert back to the GTS setup.  As to when is anybody’s guess.

1/4 liter 6 cylinder

This is Honda’s RC166 MotoGP bike from the 60’s.  Revving to 20k RPMs to make 65 and sounding beastly.  Not bad for something that has 250cc’s.

Winning

Big wing, big flares, & big RPMs.  Contragulations you're winning.

Porsche 911 GT3 RS - LEGO Technic - Designer Video 42056

I wouldn't mind having one of these.

Code 6

Not too long ago, Grey Poupon decides to drop a diagnostic light bomb.  Even though the car is operationally sound,  the check engine light stares me down taunting me.  It must know that smog season is coming up and wishes to antagonize me.  Utilizing the special service tool, aka paper clip, to pull the code from the ECU, the blinking lights inform me that I have an ignition signal issue.  Grey never had issues like this before, usually it’s cars that come by the cave that have this issue.  It usually ends up with me replacing harnesses and/or distributors.  But just when I was going to replace the distributor with a spare in the back, I find out the definitive cause of code 6.  Fortunately, didn’t have to replace anything just soldered everything back together and now everything is good.

The Best Songs Of 1987 (100 Hits)

1987 was the final year of the RWD Corollas.

Not surprised.

In the process of getting the cage installed.  I took upon myself to remove the windshield.  Since it was already cracked I didn’t have to be extra careful during it’s removal.  But all that didn’t matter since whoever installed did a pretty shoddy job.  The end result was a tremendous amount of rust that accumulated in the windshield channel.  But I'm not surprised with all other shoddy work the previous owner(s) had performed on the car.

The Best Songs Of 1986 (100 Hits)

Before it was know as the 86, the RWD Toyota Corolla was sold in 1986.  What kind of music was being pumped out of their Toyota Premium Stereo?

Tomodachi 86

Like the ground hog emerging from it’s underground lair to scout the surroundings.  I came out and headed to Chino Hills for what small meet.  Couple of the AE86 heads gathered for a meet and greet with an AE86 driver from the land of the rising sun.

The Best Songs Of 1985 (100 Hits)

The year is 1985 and the Corolla GTS is the new kid on the block.  What did it's owners listen to when driving off the dealership?