Suter

Thanks guys :) Sunday 17/2/13 I was driving home from the shops when the engine started to make a loud clicking/rattle noise. At first I thought the exhaust had cracked so I pulled over to have a look under the car and the exhaust was fine. Then I popped the bonnet and started the engine and confirmed that the problem was in the engine and thought that I had spun a bearing since the engine has always burnt oil. Limped it home and then did a compression test, 1st was 130psi, 2nd 30, 3rd 30 and 4th 25. Left it for a bit and then did another one, this time the results were 1st 130, 2nd 80, 3rd 30 and 4th 25 again. After these results I was hoping it was only the headgasket since it was an easy and cheap fix. I was actually meant to go to Japan Sunday night but I decided to stay and work for that week since if I went to Japan I'd spend all my money and wouldn't know how long it would be until i could afford to fix it since I wont be working full time anymore once uni starts. Monday 18/2/13 Pulled the head off to see how the head gasket looked Head gasket blown between cyl 3 and 4 Ordered a new head gasket, should be here on thursday. Also ordered the rwd water kit, dizzy block off cap, velocity stacks, coil pack plate and top radiator hose. Almost ready for it to go in, I just need to find some coil-over-plugs and finish off the wiring once I source them.

yeah i heard the beep lol and i waved but my tint is to dark, was gonna beep back but you where to far lol.spotted you at liverpool kks on saturday night i waved out the window too but didn't think you'd see it yeah i walked past your car there too, surprised you saw mine though since i was only there for about 15 minutes

Spotted Rolls87 on king georges road last night, gave you a beep when I was beside you

Thanks :) There's still heaps of people building really nice ae86's, you just never see them around since most builds turn into full restorations Thanks :) Happy to help haha Friday 11/1/13 Did some more work on the wiring. It's pretty much all done, just need to solder it to the stubby loom from the ecu and sort out the wiring for the coilpacks once i buy some And everything thats been cut off the loom: Monday 14/1/13 I bought some whitelines last week and they arrived today Old sprinter lights: New Taillights: During installation: Both lights in: Drove around like that for the rest of the week since I didnt have any numberplate lights to go in the garnish. Sunday 20/1/13 Bought some numberplate lights so put the centre garnish on Lights out and holes drilled: Centre garnish fitted: Wednesday 23/1/13 I bought a brand new kouki rear bar and brackets since they had been discontinued recently and didnt want to miss out Unwrapped: Assembled: Zenki bar: Kouki bar fitted:

This one had no ecu or loom so thats probably why it was so cheap. Probably going to put one of them in and then rebuild the other, or maybe rebuild the 16v and put some itbs onto that Friday 28/12/12 Finished splitting up the loom and is pretty much ready to cut up Saturday 29/12/12 Resprayed the rear bar, it didnt really need it but it was just to make it match the front bar Bar before: Rear bar off: After scotchbrite: Primered: Brackets before paint: Tow hooks before paint: Rear bar after paint and reassembled: Back on the car: Looks like the car has been hit in the back at some point too. There's a dent in the spare tyre wheel well and the rear seam is full of bog Also got to have a better look at the rust with the rear bar off and found another small spot Before: After welding a plate in and then sealing it: New rust spot after rust converter: - Sealed this one with silicone but didnt get a photo of that afterwards Sunday 30/12/12 Trimmed the dash mat to fit:

Lucky find on gumtree. He was asking 400 and I asked if hed take 300 and I'd take it today and he said yes

Thanks :) Monday 24/12/12 Dashmat arrived. Its a little too long so ill have to trim it down for it to fit properly Wednesday 26/12/12 Tagged the loom and started to separate it into left and right side looms Thursday 27/12/12 Bought another silvertop. didnt really need it but it was only $300 so it was too good of a deal to let go

Saturday 22/12/12 The paint on the front bar was getting damaged from stones and red paint was coming through and I didnt like the glossy paint that was on it so I decided it was time to paint it Stone chips and cracked paint: Front bar off: Bar and lip after some scotchbrite: After paint: Back on the car: Painted the bumper brackets too, before: After: Added plugs in for each of the fog lights too since before there wasnt any and I had to cut the wires to get them off. Havent put them back on yet, might leave it for a bit and decide later if I'll put them back on or not.

not worth the risk of trapping sand Tuesday 18/12/12 Started to label the plugs on the loom. Got most of them done but still a few I'm not too sure on. Will have to look at the wiring diagram again to be sure Friday 21/12/12 Got a new loom and plug for the ecu. All the wires are already labeled to it should make joining the two looms together easier Also met another hachi owner at my work christmas party. (17s are on because his 15s are shredded after a drift day at Wakefield)

Monday 17/12/12 Went to a friends shop to powdercoat the cam cover. I rushed the prep so it turned out pretty bad but I'll strip it and try again. Thinking about just using paint next time since it will be easier to match with the plastic covers This is how it was supposed to look: And this is how it turned out. You cant see it that well in the photos but the coat is really rough and not very glossy on the exhaust side

Sunday 16/12/12 I put a deposit down on a ST 20v on Monday and today I went to pull it out of the car with my dad. After getting it home and stripping it down a little: Its on the engine stand now and I have the loom too, just didn't get any pics of that. I should have enough order the RWD parts for it this week

Saturday 17/11/12 Picked up a 2nd hand cw&p Sunday 18/11/12 Stripped the centre and painted the housing Pulling bearings off: Pinion: Crown Wheel: Cleaned housing: Painted: Monday 19/11/12 New pinion, diff and wheel bearings: Tuesday 20/11/12 Assembled the centre with the new bearings and cw&p Wednesday 21/11/12 Took the centre to a family friends shop to get them to make sure the backlash was set correctly and to press the new wheel bearings on Thursday 22/11/12 Got the axles and centre back Assembled the housing so it was ready to be put back in Friday 23/11/12 Put it all back into the car (sorry for the bad pics) Also found a rust hole in the passenger side rear wheel well

Yep :/ No you didnt Monday 12/11/12 Got the diff out of the car Jacked up: Axles: Diff housing: Crown wheel: Pinion Gear: And the missing pieces:

Sunday 11/11/12 The diff blew. Wasnt driving hard or anything, just pulled away from some lights and it went :/

Yeah just electrical tape haha Rears aren't a coilover and the fronts are just threaded insert that uses the stock strut Wednesday 31/10/12 Bought a kouki cluster and some genuine black door handles since my drivers side one was torn Old cluster: New cluster: Gave the glass a polish: Installed: The first time I plugged it in none of the lights that illuminate the tacho and speedo were working so I thought it was the bulbs. Switched them over from the old cluster and they still didn't light up. Turns out there was some corrosion on the light circuit so I cleaned that off and then it worked fine. New door handles, these are in really good condition for their age:

Not much has changed on the car over the last few months, just a few small things here and there Monday 29/10/12 Gave the wheel arches a fresh coat of black since they'd bothered me since I bought it but never got around to it until now. Front before: Front after: Rear before: Rear after: Also gave the back of the fuel tank a quick coat too: Tuesday 30/10/12 Painted the mirrors Before: Painting: Fitted: Taped up the headlights a few weeks ago too, I think it ties the headlights into the grill a bit better and makes the front end more agressive.

Wednesday 22/8/12 I never really liked the old steering wheel so I finally decided to buy a new one. Also picked up a quick release so my knees don't hit the steering wheel and I can be a bit more comfortable when driving My dad's also been working on the ducktail and hatch a bit over the last week but I havent taken any photos yet. Ill get some soon. Some of you have probably seen the pics but I met up with Elmo from Vantage again to test out his new rig so here are the results: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=425991240785095&set=a.378888225495397.115926.371836249533928&type=1&theater http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=426873554030197&set=a.378888225495397.115926.371836249533928&type=1&theater http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=429125277138358&set=a.378888225495397.115926.371836249533928&type=1&theater

Thanks :) Nah I don't know anyone there, I just went to check them out. They only drove them back from the dock that day when I went Monday 16/7/12 Painted the ducktail in primer Bought a 20 valve head. Will be a few months until I start to collect parts for the build of it I think though.

Thanks :) Should do, Ive been looking around for one ever since I got the car so hopefully it turns out good haha thanks Ayton Wednesday 27/6/12 Got the glass and wiper out of the hatch. Also started to get the bog off and found some rot in the fibreglass in the process Friday 29/6/12 Hatch de-winged to check for rust. there was only a little bit around a few of the rivet holes Saturday 30/6/12 Was at showcased all day. This is probably my favourite photo so far Photo by Lensflare Photo Monday 2/7/12 Started to fibreglass up the old wiper hole Tuesday 3/7/12 Went for a drive through natio with some mates and spotted an 86 in Sutherland so I pulled over and took a photo haha

Monday 25/6/12 Bought a hatch with ducktail. It's a bit rough but for $100 I'm not complaining. Hopefully it won't be too long until it's on the car Not much else has been going on, so here are a few other pics I took

Thanks :) I have thought about going bleeding panda (red and black two-tone), but I haven't really decided yet. I think panda works better when its just black and white. A few people seem to be surprised by the centre caps, i guess its because not many people use them, but you can buy them brand new Not much has been happening recently. Some have you have probably seen the final pics from the photoshoot by now, but Ill leave the link here for those who haven't. http://www.flickr.com/photos/elmodopaco/sets/72157629896727428/

Thanks :) Im not too happy with the interior yet. The passenger seat doesn't match the door cards and the rear door cards are all sunburnt and rusty :/ But that will all be fixed soon hopefully. I agree, it definitely needs the ducktail. I saw a full frp hatch with the ducktail moulded in on ebay a while ago, so thats an option if i can't find just the ducktail or if i can afford it. Thanks :)

Saturday 12/5/12 Finally got around to installing my fire extinguisher. Ive had it for a few months now but never got around to installing it. Sunday 13/5/12 Did a photoshoot with Vantage, heres a quick shot from my phone:

Wednesday 2/5/12 Had a mate take some quick photos of my car, I gave editing them a go. Here are a few of them: the rest are on my photobucket, and a few others here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.320387404699034.73516.320370834700691&type=3

Not much has been happening lately progress wise, just enjoying driving the car pretty much. Friday 27/4/12 Went to the JDMST EOMM Monday 30/4/12 New O2 sensor arrived, so put it in IMG_1722 by Suter-, on Flickr Old one: IMG_1725 by Suter-, on Flickr New one in IMG_1726 by Suter-, on Flickr Tuesday 1/5/12 Dashcam arrived, so went for a quick drive and made a video to see the quality. Ill make a better one tomorrow