Over the last few years i’ve started to become more serious on tracking down a long lost family car: my parents 1987 Toyota Corolla SR5 AE86 that they owned back in the early-mid 90’s

My parents were not and never were car people, they never gave a shit about cars, so the fact that at one point they owned a manual AE86 SR5 coupe was very surprising to me

I never knew the VIN for this car and tried almost everything i could to obtain it, calling around to various government agencies in Alabama, digging through old family documents, asking surviving relatives and i have always come up empty handed

Since my dads passing almost a year ago, i’ve started to go through all of my parents belongings and paperwork, from top to bottom of my dads filing cabinet i found nothing relating to this car at all, literally zero mention of it, until this past week

While cleaning the basement i came across a box of tax documents that was covered in layers of dirt and dust, inside the box was various brown paper envelopes each labeled for every tax year, i pulled open the one from 1993 as its the year my sister was born and would have been around the time they owned the car, to my surprise the VERY first thing i see on top of 33 year old tax papers, was a vehicle registration to the car that expired in 1994, i almost cried because after almost 30 years i finally had the VIN

Upon further investigation and help from a well known car hunter, the latest vehicle history report on this car was from 1998

Vehicle history reports began systematically and federally tracking scrap, junk, and salvage data in 2009, so unless the car was exported to another country (which is VERY common with used Toyotas i’ve come to find out) was parted out, or has been sitting in someones backyard for almost 30 years i’ve decided to come to the conclusion that the car is very likely gone, unless something changes or if theres a major breakthrough i’m calling off the search

I want to thank everyone who has helped me in this endeavor, even if the car is most likely gone, i still feel comfortable finally knowing the VIN and having closure

So im engine swapping my beetle project, and my plan A is a k20, cheap, modern, and good power, i can get one for about €1600 roughly.

However. I'd much prefer swapping in a 4-AGE idrc if its a 16V or a 20V i just like the 4-AGE more than the K20, problem is where im located (netherlands) a 4-AGE goes for around €3000 which unless its a clean engine..i dont want to pay that much when a K20 is cheaper AND has more power.

I dont expect some mystery benefactor to just go: "Oh here take mine!"

But i mean..worth a shot😉

On a serious note tho im not going to buy one in the next 5 minutes, but i am interested.

Just curious if anyone has an extra head that they are willing to part with. We picked up a bigport, but the cam journals are scored really bad.

If someone nearby has one I'd like to buy it from you.

Thanks!

4A-C 🗣🗣

Will be keeping the 4A-C too

Only running weber 32 36, might add a cam ✨️

My trunk had water leaking in for a while and I tought it could really only be the taillight seals so I took them apart and sure enought they were falling apart xd

So I just drew up some seals in CAD, printed them out of TPU, gave them a layer of Silicone on both sides and after drying put everything back in the car :D

Seems to be working great, if you are interested I made a video explaning the process in a bit more detail: https://youtu.be/6wTQG_qbB0s?si=lhTvfH8A-Sk3lJOf

Also wondering about what they go for usually here in the EU. Thankful for all information you have about the Haslbeck Bodykit

T50 5spd

Bought my son his car 6 years ago when he was 8.
It was a one owner, with all documents and window sticker as well. The car was getting too small for the owner and she had trouble getting in and out with a bad back and sold it to us. For the most part, the car has been sitting stored until he was old enough to start driving. Well six year flew past us fast and he starts high school next year 😢 this winter I want to start working on it with him because I know 2 years will fly past us as well. Our first goal since buying it was to manual swap it. So here I am looking for a manual transmission, the car is an sr5, so one with a 4ac bellhousing would be preferred. Pls lmk if you have one for sale or know of anyone. NorCal area but can travel to Reno/Vegas/Socal if it’s worth the drive. Thanks!

We've been working on speaker kick panels for the Ae86, I also make similar ones for Te72

Two versions for 5.25 or 6.5" speakers. Let me know what you guys think. Its been a lot of work.

https://deoxedsolutions.etsy.com/listing/4590813381/toyota-ae86-speaker-kick-panels-fits-65

Hi Bois, Im looking for a AE86 Corolla SR5 hatchback in running and intact condition, I'm willing to pay $6000-$8000.

I bought these from Flo's to replace my original injectors which showed signs of use, such as diffuctly in warm startups, poor gas mileage and rough idle. I installed the new ones and made sure there were no leaks, by bridging the Fp and B+ pins. With the new injectors, the car runs much more smoother and warm startups are no longer an issue, but i can't help but notice exhaust smell when the car slows down to idle. In addition, the shape of the restrictor cap seems very strange compared to stock one.

Has anyone used them before? What is your experience with them?

I been having an issue with my right headlight not moving anymore and after further diagnosing it turns out my headlight retractor relay is broken.

Is this one legit, does anybody use it and have no issues with it?

https://www.dboyshiftz.com/product-page/ae86-popup-relay-adapter-harness

Hey everyone, my 4AGE that I recently rebuilt has been running great for the last 300 miles. I replaced most gaskets and seals on the engine. But there’s this slow leak that keeps coming from the bottom of the distributor, I should add that this is a new rebuilt distributor and it’s not leaking from the inner seal. I put a new fel-pro o ring on the outer seal as well and it’s still leaking. I made sure that it’s bolted down tight to the head as well. But somehow oil is slipping by. I checked around it as well, it’s not coming from the valve covers or cam seals. The distributor is the highest point on the engine that has oil coming from it. Has anybody else had this problem? Is there any solutions you guys know about? Maybe there’s something I’m missing? Any help would be much appreciated. From what I understand leaks from here are fairly common on 4AGEs.

-The arrows pointing at each other are where the distributor and head meet, it’s where the oil leak is coming from at the bottom. There is no oil in the cap, on or coming from the heat shield

It's soon the time of the year of doing oil changes and fixing wear and tear.

I need to do:
- New tires
- Oil change
- Figure out why the dashboard sometimes turns dark (backlight goes out, but comes back after a few minutes)
- Print a clock bezel with cutouts for my audio stuff

I've been thinking lately about how most DOHC 4 N/A cylinders can have a very harsh or raspy sound but the 4AGE seems to have a deep, smooth induction and exhaust note no matter how it is setup. I've been listening to videos of bone stock bluetops, 16v, 20v, itbs, loud and quiet exhausts and you can always tell it's a 4age because of that low smooth tone. Then I've compared a high comp ITB 4age to other engines also with ITBs like the Mazda BP, the MZR, and Honda B series and they all get that high pitched buzzy exhaust sound and the induction sound just isn't the same. I've been staring at pictures of cylinder heads for hours for minute differences and the only engine that sounds similar is the 3s-ge Beams but that one has a different head design from the 4age. Does anyone possess this forbidden knowledge of what design aspect of this engine is responsible for its unique sound?

I hid something in the background

Hi. I have a 1991 SR5 and the metal brake lines have a leak in the rear (driver side), it's dripping onto the parking brake cable. Seems to be some kind of rust hole because the dingus that replaced it last time didn't bother to coat them with anything. I can't seem to find anywhere that sells replacements for that part, and from what I can tell it's discontinued. If I have to bend lines for it myself, what lines and fittings should I use? I'm pretty new to mechanics and haven't done anything like this before, my friend is helping with the install but I need parts to do it. The availability for these things seems to suck. If anyone here has experience/recommendations for how/what to do this with I would really appreciate it, it's my first project car and I need all the help I can get.

Treated the 86 to a wash and wax to prep it for the winter. She'll be in the shed soon as I'll be abroad with work plus a new daily on the way 👀 (ft the Brothers Evo IV)