Surprises me how small a T50 is. The appearance of it is normally dominated by the easily removable bell housing and shifter section, and without it looks very small and easy. I’m totally ready to rip this thing open and…
AE86
This is my car. I’ve owned lots of cars, but this one especially is mine. It is nothing fantastic on a spec sheet, and that’s fine because it is to me a gigantic sum of experiences. This is the first clutch I kicked, the first bead I layed, the first vehicle to carry my wife. There are nicer AE86’s out there, but I don’t really care. For all that I’ve put into this thing over the years, I could own a good chunk of a house (that’s a little sad)… but I don’t really have regret.
Eventually, I’ll be a really old man and I’ll treasure it even more than I do now. I can’t imagine all the little transformations it will under go between now and then. There are no definite plans, but I’m sure much will happen.
Specifications of the Machine
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FOOTWORK
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Barrel of Speed
Saturday, October 15th, 2011Now What?
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
It’s fall. I missed the last weekend of driving by blowing a hard coolant line on a night run. I guess my soldering skills weren’t up to task, but I’m pretty confident that my ability to gob on JB-Weld is. …
Boosterless Brakes Continued
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
Having a booster masks how much the bulkhead actually flexes when you put real pressure on the brake pedal. Without a booster every stop takes as much leg work as any stop would with a booster equipped, and given that,…
20V Auxillaries PT@ – Ignition
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Grainy. Distributor relocation or DLI kits are typically the most expensive or hack part of 20V swaps… and from the engine’s standpoint this is neither. It sure is hack from the chassis point of view… but I’ve already cut and…
Farwell?
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Ha. I doubt it. Pretty hard to walk away from this.
Check In
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
There have been some niggles.
1. Wire RSO had a loose connection at the ECU plug, occasionally tripping a code 33 CEL, preventing the idle speed control valve from closing, and causing a high idle.
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