J-NATION 奥伊吹モーターパーク ④

Not sure what kind of show this is, but I like it.

Think twice before tossing.

It was a bit sticky and wasn’t making great contact so the side mirrors were moving intermittently.  Some folks would just throw it away.  Since it looks to be in pretty good shape, it’s best to try to renew it with a good cleaning.  It turned out pretty good.

"DEATHSTAR" 1977 Custom Dodge Van

Forget the stretch limo.  One must arrive to the Star Wars movie premiere in this stretched van.

Lack of maintenance or defect

Broken distributor rotors is not something I ever see.  So when it occurred to the gray door stop, it came as a bit of a surprise.  I don’t know if it was a defective part or maybe it’s my lack of attention.  I’m usually pretty good about maintaining all the vehicles.  But having to take care of 2 4AGEs I may have changed one, but not the other.  Luckily the breakdown was less than a mile from home.  It was just a long walk.

AE86 Tech #86-36: Find balance

Now that it’s up and running it’s time to get things balanced.  Just like carburetors, throttle bodies will also require the same attention to detail.  This also requires the same tool that carburetors use: synchronizer.   

But I'm sure most already know where the adjustments are located, let’s just take another review.

The throttle body butterfly adjustment screws.  There’s 8 screws that adjust the throttle butterflies.  Don’t necessarily have to use all of them.  For my setup I just had to tinker with about 3 screws.  Use this to set the initial idle speed and to balance out large differences in airflow.  It doesn’t have to be perfect but just close enough to use the next adjustment.

The throttle body screw, this is similar to your factory throttle body idle adjustment screw.  There’s only four you’ll need to adjust. Just like the butterfly adjusters above, you may not have to adjust all.  Use this to fine tune and this should get your balance spot on.  If you can’t get the flow to match up with the screw, go back to previous.

Once set, you shouldn’t have to adjust them again.  Unless you remove one or more throttle bodies, then you’ll need to check the balance.  If you’re lucky, you won’t have to adjust.  So it’s best to remove throttle bodies connected to the manifold as a whole assembly.

8 Most Insane Hot wheels Tracks Ever Made

Christmas is right around the corner.

Targa Tasmania 2016 - 1973 Toyota Corolla Levin, Pure Sound

Shhh  just listen

Rotary PORN | BILLET 13B plates by PROMAZ

In the rotary world the side plates are also known as irons.  So with these bits, do we call them 'bills'?

Japan's Secret Hidden Away Engine Builder - Koshikubi Engineering

Now if I can some how have him share his secrets with me.

Drag Racing on 26 inch RIMS - WTF?!

 Because dub life.

Back to basics

Since 2004, the turbo dark side has proven to be very powerful.  But after so long it just gets boring.  So it’s time to return to the roots of ae86. 

Work shirt

Just noticed I wore the appropriate shirt to work on the corolla.

Supermoto drifter

A whole different level of drift.

Gold makes things look pretty

Saving an AE86 Trueno | Juicebox - Unboxed #1

When I see classifieds full of fanboys parting out their cars cause they're getting out of the 'scene'.  It's nice to see at least some who are willing to make an effort to put a car back together.

It’s feeding time

Is this Initial D's Sequel?

Fanboys will  now have another car they can lust after.

South Pacific Island + Ariana Grande= Singapore GP

Many months back I made a decision to head out to place called Singapore, to see the singing diva Ariana Grande and as a bonus watch Formula 1.  The only night race on the Formula 1 schedule and also what I thought at the time, it’s final race.  But we now know that’s all fake news.  No matter, this place was off the hook fun.
  

AE86 Tech #86-35: Vf

LEGO MOTOR BLOWS UP (technic) but idk the rpm

At least these are cheaper to fix.