project ae86 3sgte :) by marley4us

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Worked a 16hr shift today, then installed the motor, got it in, just need to wait for my o-rings to come in tomorrow and test fire her up.

Getting the beast in

Its in! what a good feeling hahahah it always is

Trans mount in

Drive shaft in

Valve cover done, hope to have it running tomorrow.... fingers crossed.

5-10-2013

She is alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

I am so freaking happy!!!!!!

Love how I redid the valve cover etc it turned out better then I thought it would!!!

List for tomorrow:

Get SR slave cylinder and line, drive car to my buddies and built the exhaust!!!! Finish dash so speedo, tach, temp works for sure! Then I am done!!!!!!!!

5-11-2013

I got a s14 slave cylinder, and lines for 20 bucks. Cut it to fit the AE86, and flared the ends, the nissan thread pitch is the same as toyota so it bolted right up! Got to take the first drive today!

Finishing the exhaust tomorrow and the E-Brake and its done!!!!!!!!!

got my HKS filter in from japan!

5-13-2013

I did the VW sunshade mod to the AE86, with a little of my own changes to it.

Part number from VW 3c0 064 360 its only 15 bucks lol!!!

Come with all the hardware too

Pull off the speaker covers, this is where I made a bracket out of alum to space it out so u can put the covers back on.

Use some self tapping screws

Put the covers back on

put the oem clip in

and your are done

5-14-2013

Thanks another guy in club4ag posted it, its a sweet cheap nice mod.

Thinking about making a plate to cover up the intake manifold, might glass it in CF

HKS filter on, I need to lower it a little but its pretty much done.

Got the exhaust done today with xene, whole thing cost about 120 bucks to make V-Band and all!

since my garage does not have a 210 outlet we had to stick weld the tac welds then bring it to his place to finish it off.

Pile of steel

Cutting it down to fit proper

Downpipe and flex pipe tac welded

V-Band welded

Mid pipe

lol caught the blanket on fire

Midpipe continued

Brought it back to xenes to use the 210 self feeding welder, Not the prettiest welds but its all full depth and strong.

welding some hangers

Cutting down some pipe to make the angle for the muffler

Getting the pipe positioned under the rearend

Testing out angles for the muffler

Time to weld the pipes and bends up

welded

Started to make the flange and screamer pipe for the wastegate

Cut a piece of steel I had laying around

Used a piece of paper to mark out the wastegate bolt holes

Drill some holes