Rotary Car Club - View Single Post - Carb'd 12A 1985 AE86 Coupe build in the Lonestar State

dr.occa · 09-16-2011, 10:54 PM

Picked this rolling chassis up about 2 - 3 years ago in San Antonio. I'll keep the dialogue to a minimum for the time being.

These cars never came to the States in a Levin format so here are snippets of parts to convert the US Trueno to a Levin.

The TRD replica Group A/N2 wing my daughter is holding is obviously just a luxury.

The factory Toyota brackets needed to mount the headlights accordingly graciously provided by a buddy (Aaron Rue a.k.a. Hondarue).

Some of the parts mounted.

I'll be the first to tell you I'm horrible with welding. I'm especially worse when it's with a cheap Harbor Freight wire mig welder.

I decided to try and rig up a hood by using spare flip up head light covers to weld up an appropriate hood. It's going to seem some bondo if I do go with the hood.

More turd welding.

Picked this up for $200 from the same kid I got the chassis from.

Engine bay rattle canned.

Power plant in.

Aero mounted. You rotary guys have some killer affordable rads!

Oil lines ran...

...and cooler mounted.

Then...

Today, I just finished up the DLIDFIS ignition setup. A big thanks to Rotary Car Club (AND RX7Club to be honest) and especially Master Chief from Tulsa Turbo for the wiring and explanation of how it operates.

GM HEI Modules

2 Accel Coils 1 for each leading plug. 1 to the distributor for the 2 trailing plugs.

The hook ups to the magnetic leads in the distributor. I finished up the alternator wiring into the SR5 harness as well as evidenced in this pic.

09-16-2011, 10:54 PM	#1
dr.occa Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 15	Carb'd 12A 1985 AE86 Coupe build in the Lonestar State Picked this rolling chassis up about 2 - 3 years ago in San Antonio. I'll keep the dialogue to a minimum for the time being. These cars never came to the States in a Levin format so here are snippets of parts to convert the US Trueno to a Levin. The TRD replica Group A/N2 wing my daughter is holding is obviously just a luxury. The factory Toyota brackets needed to mount the headlights accordingly graciously provided by a buddy (Aaron Rue a.k.a. Hondarue). Some of the parts mounted. I'll be the first to tell you I'm horrible with welding. I'm especially worse when it's with a cheap Harbor Freight wire mig welder. I decided to try and rig up a hood by using spare flip up head light covers to weld up an appropriate hood. It's going to seem some bondo if I do go with the hood. More turd welding. Picked this up for $200 from the same kid I got the chassis from. Engine bay rattle canned. Power plant in. Aero mounted. You rotary guys have some killer affordable rads! Oil lines ran... ...and cooler mounted. Then... Today, I just finished up the DLIDFIS ignition setup. A big thanks to Rotary Car Club (AND RX7Club to be honest) and especially Master Chief from Tulsa Turbo for the wiring and explanation of how it operates. GM HEI Modules 2 Accel Coils 1 for each leading plug. 1 to the distributor for the 2 trailing plugs. The hook ups to the magnetic leads in the distributor. I finished up the alternator wiring into the SR5 harness as well as evidenced in this pic. Last edited by dr.occa; 12-18-2011 at 09:50 AM. Reason: Fixed bad link.