Really nice AE86 model~ Limited Edition

I was in Ah Wei (12/TanV6)'s place to get my mango's insurance done, while waiting for the bloody slow internet connection, Ah Wei cheer me up with a present he receive from his Hong Kong friend.
OK, you will sure know what's that already right ;)

Another look from further away~ It's a Model car made to a precise which i didn't sure about the actual proportion. But believe me, it's very precision~
A look from the front. you can turn the head lamp either open or close, but the wiper won't move. Now~ pop the hood...
The detail of the model is so good~
This is the base/back bone of the model, the wheels spin freely and it's height and caster adjustable.
Even the Rims was Watanabe-RS style with a really 'huge' disc rotor
The interior was a bit simple, but still bring out the original layout of AE86
Even the gear knob and e-brake was out in together with the 3 padels~
and Darn they were good, the dashboard was printed with actual meter reading and the rear view mirror had reflection! I told Ah Wei if he got contact his friend, gonna ask him to get me another one! I WAN ONE~!

Spring is in the air~

It's has been 3 weeks since i feels like coming in to start posting something, it's kinda bored without mango around. Life seems pretty plain and simple.... untill yesterday~
my neighbor's car was covered by those pretty pink flower, which i didn't know what's the tree's name. And it does done that every year, telling us that spring is in the air ^.^ The only thing diffrent for this year is~

it BLOSSOM a lot nicer that previous year, and the year before and the year before ^-^

hope this is a good sign which we would be able to have a good year a head of us. Seeing that so much had happened this few months.

A very good and prosperous Spring to all my friends out there~ Happy always ;)

mango check-ed in~

The first time i saw my naked mango in the morning light, he seems so miserable. I feel so sorry for letting him staying under the hot sun for so long - exposing his front chassis in the hot sun and rain T-T~ 

Finally i had time to pick him up and send him to 'hospital' to fix his wear-ed and torn body. 
hooking up to the tow truck (with a 'ke-po' indian child who we dunno who's watching dangerously close)
tie-ing up mango's axle to the support beam, so mango won't accidently fall off the support beam.
checking the steering lock and tie on the 'evo-style' side tow plate ^.^ 
on the way ... 
after 2 hours of slow drive (i ask my uncle to drive slowly, make me heart-ache listening to mango's cried going over hump and bad road surface on just two wheels...)

We drop mango off at Ah-lai - Lai Kian Spray Painting : Ah lai - +60164025519

The boss Ah Lai was a really good dude. (compare to his brother :P - just plain rude) he slowly discuss with me on what's suppose to be done to mango, as i wanted mango to be able to survive harsh track day condition. He give me some idea of places to strengthen and places needed rebuild and so. 

At least i had found someone who was willing to take mango in to work on the complex and time consuming re-work. 

Will update  soon after i finish building mango's fiber mudguard. ^.^ till then~ 

cheers~ 

new 'sarung' for mango~

McGuyver never ran out of surprises . today, he show up with a 'very interesting' thing as that what he told me when he reach my place.

A TE72 face grill~ and it's still in very good condition with the original SE badge on it!  >_< darn i'm so happy, because i'm planing to restore mango to his prime stage. with all the original parts put back on him. Thousand thanks bro!  ya the best. 

mango strip-ed down~

Two days after i send mango to Mcguyver's place, i got a SOS from him. So i went and saw this~ 

and this~ 
and this~ 
Mango had completely strip-ed down. all the interior was taken out, wiring were out as well and the last thing to took out is~
the heart of the sweet mango~ ^.^ 
Since we dun have much proper tools, so the only way we were to get the engine out was jack up the empty chassis and drag the heart out under it. 
and few minutes of extreme labour, it was out ~ *_*  4age-20v sure was heavy.  
and now mango was ready to send to the body shop for a make over. i doubt most of his panel needed changing and reinforce. lot's more to do on the body. * we stop for cup of coffee before putting back the cross-member.

mango's strip-ed down~2

After having dinner, we start putting back the essential thing for mango to move ^.^ his front leg.

McGuyVer at work~ ^.^ (actually he almost did all the work.) When mango was able to roll around again~ the fun start ^.^
Mango's naked front~ (fender was taken out to send for making fiber body part.2009 first edition Recaro sit >.< haha~ 
Mango's ready to swim in bali's nice ocean~ his is naked~!!! 

imitating takumi's dad when showing his friend the new engine to put into 藤原とうふ店-AE86

(getting his deserved rest after pushing mango around all year long)
McGuyver showing off mango's "new" engine, which was able to produce 1PP (panda power)
Me sitting in mango's new "recaro" sit (replace by an old ammo box, the basket break under my weight) with "OMP" glove and "adidas' racing shoe.
Rest well~ soon mango will return with a fresh body and soul. 

Hi-Low adjustable - pillow mount style~

Something to share with you all ^_^~ An AE86's strut.

this is also the first time i saw the pillow-mount with hi-low adjustable. 
though the adjustable length is only limited to a mere 1.5 inches~ 
but it's all you need to adjust while changing a quick setting during track day~ without needed to jack-up the car and take off the wheels ^.^ simply simplicity~