RE-FR-S-86

I got a bit excited today at the new FT-86 concept. It deseved a chop.

Im using a sard GT wing and Varis canards. I've dumped it on Advan RS in Matt Black and the Yellow is a contrast we like.

The wheels from 5 Axis are pretty hot. There's going to be some cool cars coming.

Supa Supra Surprise

Veilside is turning the Supra into a bently continental. Sort of. lights are from audi? Civic?

This is a re-hash of their bently kit. 2JZ-GTE 760HP and 20"F 22"R wheel combo.. gonna cause a stir at TAS 10.

Greddy T88-33D Turbo kit, Greddy intercooler, 800cc injector, VeilSide Special Surge tank, 90Φthrottle, Oil cooler, HKS F-con V Pro

There's going to be a few wild grts for Supra fans with AB-Flub doing a SCHWARTZER concept also.

These old cars are cheap now that they are providing a bit a last ditch comback for tuners.

Russ.

The Real Takumi

This is my friend Dai-san's AE86 GT-V Tureno.

Dai-san is the real Takumi Fujiwara in many ways. When I first met him, he was working at the gas station and spent every waking hour with his car on the hoist searching for that little extra.

These shots were taken as we headed to Nikko for a drift event... My roadster was new and a good platform for some highway shots.

On the way, Dai-san got a slow pucture, so we stopped to get it sorted and the front lip spoiler. Unlike the Initial D Takumi though, Dai-san knows his way around his car doing all the tuning and engine mapping of his freedom ECU tuned black top himself.

You often find him sitting in a C1 rest stop with his laptop getting the best response from the little tureno.
Here, with Allen and Miguel's he more than makes up for his hachi's normal looks and style with on track performance. In some ways the normal car attracts more attention because of this.

Interior is half stripped for weight reduction and tyre size is small for best balance. Dai-san's entries are nothing short of spectacular, and he can hold this style all day.

The Kid!

He has tried his hand at the circuit attack,

But his talents lie in the Drift Arena and the search is on for more power.

If you are in the market for a "real" hachi-rocku. One that has lived a good life on the C1 and Touge, is well maintained by a top mechanic and only needs a little love and attention,  Dai's is up for sale.

Hit up http://www.neweraimports.com/

The AE86. Dog or goD

The AE86 above is my friend, Allen's hachi. The AE86 is a cheaper entry level vehicle that can get you hooked on driving or motorsports and keep you involved, with reasonable outlay and continued cheaper maintenace and components, but buying a stock car isn't really going to do that.

When people think AE86, they think about cars like Allen's and these get you hooked. So hooked in fact that people tend to tune them somewhat more.

Miguel's AE86, a car I have spent some time in, is one such car. Race spec engine, stripped interior and most componetry upgraded. It's an awesome aural experience of excitement that stemmed from dissapointment with the stock performance.

"That's me in the passenger seat!" "Woo hoo!"

So what do we talk about the dissapointing stock AE86... or the wonderful tuned AE86.

Stocker does the basics well. and they are cheap to run and go shopping in. I think this is the main ingredient for the AE86 popularity. Low cost to a point.

Rear wheel drive fun with a decently long chassis that's not going to catch you out, enough power for fun, but not enough to break records.

They can make you a better driver, by not having mechanical aids and you can learn about RWD car control. ie Sliding.

But you have to really tune them to have real fun. A stock AE86 isn't going to compete unless you drop serious serious weight, serious money or.

Many tuners simply ditch the engine to go for power. Turbo, AEII Supercharger or another engine altogether.

I love this pic!!! Yates 3SGE AE86? Is that stock?

Are these cars still AE86 or are they something else. FJ86, SR86, RE86, V886 etc

Same can be said for many cars, but you know a GT-R is good because it is. The heart of the car RB26 rarely gets thrown away in favour of something else. The same can't be said for the little AE86.

So I love the AE86. Cool and Driftable, RWD boxy 80's styling. I remember dreaming about a Toyota Sprinter in Australia in 86 or so.

But, here is my gripe, and there are only a couple.

1. unergonomic interior. I think it has one of the worst driver positions of all time. (stock)

2. Refers to D1 which opens a can of worms anyway.

When other car's are seriously penalised to cater for the AE86 power deficiency. Is that a fair competition?

Now in Ueo's case, I believe he is the only driver that ever could get close to a turbo car of the period. He was the ultimate driver and car combination. No other NA AE86 driver deserves a mention. He simply drove the car far past it's normal limit with his own style. If you have ever watched the effort he put in clutch kicking to keep the engine on song, then he deserves every accollade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-FtspKilJk Amazingly insane, one of the first cars to get serious angle in D1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQq4lWalY1Q summary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ao4384Cwos
This is the punishment you need to drive a basic 180 at full tilt. Check the feet @ 1:22 bro!

But Terasaki. Even with some of the most biased judging ever in 2004 he still couldn't win the championship.

These days vehicle performance in D1 and FD sees full custom chassis and engine combos built around a fake body. So the comparisons are almost over.

You have to take the car without comparison.

Stock.. don't mind it.

Heavily modified.. Love it.

This Techno Pro Spirits AE86 has a 4AGE with 10,200 rpm redline. In this realm of race car tune, any car modified to this level of performance will be AWESOME!!!!!

See it in action. eventually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IHR8SzgtcA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IHR8SzgtcA

Take it and leave it at that, but people will compare.

1:00 flat at tsukuba.

AE86 Festival The top level.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oioMD1khjg

So saying a top race car AE86 is a better car than a 800 hp JUN Tune GT-R can be measured by Lap Times.

Is cheaper better? Is faster better? you decide. Is the car Fun... Yes!

I like them, even though it sounds like I don't.

D1 Okayama 2010

The RE28 mini mustang celica was back at Okayama, qualifying with 98.93.
I hope he can get back on track for the main

Very cool

Russ.

FT-86 Xtreme

This is my version of the FT-86 Concept from Toyota. I changed the chin spoiler line and the front lip design. then just added a rear wing and played with paint variation.

Wheels are the latest TWS Black Racing 200 in 19".

Russ.