Legend of LongGrain. An AE86 success story. Part 1

i'm not a big mesh fan

when the time comes for wheels i'm going to look for something along the lines of xr4 or 03 equips 14/15 x 8/9. Going to paint them all black and keep the sportcracks as drift spares.

but i'm not really concerned with wheels right now. diff and harness come first...

aero?

no aero for now.

I have something in mind though.

Nachtmensch wrote:

14x11

THIS

Looking real good

got some sick ass mods in the mail.

overnight parts from Japan?

overnight parts from CHICAGO

baby steps

Levin front? Do et..

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das wrote:

popups!

it already is...

stay pop ups

Yadiig! pop ups for sure. get some new pics soon!

LEVIN

forgot about this

I put window moldings on

it looks a lot better I think


I also got license plates


I just spent way too much money on retarded shit too, more on that later.

next up is taking care of wiring issues and hopefully some cool bumpers/sideskirt removal

They give you those plates in Wisconsin if the car is older then a set number, or do you have to request it?

Edit: NVM Google is my friend.

you have to special order them

car must be a classic (20 years or older)
car cannot be driven in January
for street modified or replica vehicles

they have blue ones that say "collectors" also, same rules apply but they are for unmodified or restored classic vehicles.

Its a one time fee, the plates are yours for life, you can put them on any vehicle that applies and there is no registration to renew or anything like that.

LongGrain wrote:

I just spent way too much money on retarded shit too, more on that later.

Like hobbist plates?

500 dollars on differential parts

EDIT:

oh and a new door handle

$500 for a 2 way? or some supra something or other?

lol, I didnt even get an LSD

4.778 fd r&p
solid pinion spacer + spacer shims
diff bearings
pinion depth shims
pinion nut
pinion seal

basically going to completely rebuild the diff with the new fd and then weld it...

Too much work for no real diff Should make the car faster, but highway RPM is going to suck. Did you calculate what RPM 75mph (or whatever you drive on the highway) will be at?

i think i read somewhere that 70mph was around 4600 or 4700? not bad

I wanted a TRD 2 way, and I found one already all assembled in a 3rd member with 4.77s but by the time I had the cash it was gone.

The cars old as hell, and I think that rebuilding it with the new fd and shit will be a nice setup that will last. I'm going to have it open anyway so I might as well do it all. I still want a TRD diff but I cant find one for sale in the states. They used to be everywhere, but now that I have cash they've all disappeared, and I'm not buying one from some shady ebay vendor with 3-4 month shipping times

Your license plate number is my address lol.

LongGrain wrote:

i think i read somewhere that 70mph was around 4600 or 4700? not bad

I wanted a TRD 2 way, and I found one already all assembled in a 3rd member with 4.77s but by the time I had the cash it was gone.

The cars old as hell, and I think that rebuilding it with the new fd and shit will be a nice setup that will last. I'm going to have it open anyway so I might as well do it all. I still want a TRD diff but I cant find one for sale in the states. They used to be everywhere, but now that I have cash they've all disappeared, and I'm not buying one from some shady ebay vendor with 3-4 month shipping times

word.

I just looked it up using T50 gear ratios, the 4.77 rear, and 195/50-15 (assuming you'd run something similarly sized)

5th gear:
4000 = 66 mph
5000 = 82 mph
6000 = 98 mph
7000 = 115 mph
8000 = 131 mph

Not that bad, actually. But staying around 5000 RPM for long periods might get annoying. (and possibly hot)

http://www.kabamus.com/garage/gears.html