There are those with style, and those who bite other people’s style.  Hisashi Kamimoto was a rad AE86 driver at one time… and maybe the first guy that I ever witnessed wearing a jet style helmet.  It was my birthday recently, and my parents and an uncle collaborated to wrap this up for me.  If you wanna bite me, it’s […]

Tiawanese Fighter Pilot

CNAC was fun.  If I ever was fast, I am not anymore.  I still know how to look good though.  For those who are not auto-x savvy, this is an unmodified 5SFE powered SW20 on 225 R compounds.  Not a fast car by any standard, but an MR layout on soft suspension sure make it fun to throw around.  If […]

Normal

Wife was excited for my recent successes and chose the AE86 as her vehicle of choice for some errand running.  That won’t happen again.  Partly because my balloony 615K’s rub everywhere and open stacks are crazy loud, but mostly because the starter relay blew and left us stranded and 20km away from two crying kids and an overtaxed grandmother.  Luckily […]

Excited Guy

Just a quick drop to say it runs and it’s awesome.  There are still some bugs to sort out (fault 21 and 33) as well as a few details to look after (oil cooler lines, vacuum mess and finalizing the wiring harness), but I’m damn happy.  I actually got it all put back together yesterday, and then suffered a few […]

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