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 Aug 19, 2011 - 8:28 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%)  |
Hey guy's, figured I'd start a project thread. I just picked up this Levin after 7 months of searching for one. They are pretty hard to find with a quality chassis this far north in Japan. This is due to heavy snow, and they use salt here. It needs a lot of body work and could use some TLC on the engine bay and the interior. It only has 126,000 KM's on it, and already has some work (gauges, POS sparco seat, coilovers) As of right now, it will be getting stripped down, banged out and painted dark purple. This thread will be going for the next few years, but we all have to start somewhere!
        
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Aug 19, 2011 - 10:58 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 27, '06 From Soda Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (91%) |
im looking forward to this project!
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Aug 19, 2011 - 11:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
The paint and bodywork will not be done until march, so there will not be many updates until then.
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Aug 20, 2011 - 12:38 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 24, '07 From Tucson, Az Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
gotta love Japanese Tuners and their favorite mod tool... Zipties... haha
Good luck man I cant wait to see the finished product! Kevin |
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Aug 20, 2011 - 4:35 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Thanks man! You're not a true tuner until you use zip-ties and/or Duct Tape! LOL
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Aug 20, 2011 - 10:15 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 20, '08 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Awesome car! Can't wait for updates.
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Aug 20, 2011 - 5:36 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '09 From Westport, MA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
nice find, cant wait to see more from this thread!
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Aug 20, 2011 - 11:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 12, '06 From Fresno CA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Sweet i got a project ae86 their very fun and very easy to fix.its also my Daily driver heres me and my car in action at a SCCA drift event skit pad.just started learning drifting.
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Aug 21, 2011 - 12:54 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
I can't wait to give updates! Come march this will be my dedicated money pit. We have to wait until winter here though, It's way to humid to paint. Then it's off to get a roadworthy test... then the "track only" stuff might fall into it somehow...
 pandakid- Love your 86 man! I'm going to be completely new to RWD, but there are many tracks here that offer classes, so I will be hitting that up! -------------------- |
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Aug 21, 2011 - 1:31 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 12, '06 From Fresno CA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
thanks a good site is club4ag.com
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Aug 21, 2011 - 7:29 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Yeah, I checked the out, It's okay. I prefer aeu86.org
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Apr 28, 2012 - 11:20 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Some update: Decided to go traditional "Panda" on the paint. I am having some trouble finding some headlights and a stock front bumper though. The us market has kicked up the price for the whole front end on this car (fixed headlights were mainly available on the JDM ones). Body work is mostly done though! After the bumper gets in the rest of the black paint will go on.
  
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Apr 28, 2012 - 1:07 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Aww, was looking forward to the dark purple. Looks good though!
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Apr 29, 2012 - 9:03 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '08 From Muskego,Wi Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
Looks great, i'd love to own one but in the midwest it is impossible to find one without salt ever touching it
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May 1, 2012 - 9:57 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
QUOTE (Stambo @ Apr 29, 2012 - 10:03 PM)  Looks great, i'd love to own one but in the midwest it is impossible to find one without salt ever touching it Well, this one will eventually be coming to the Midwest! Once I get it home you can expect to see me at damn near every meet! -------------------- |
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May 1, 2012 - 1:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '08 From Muskego,Wi Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
can't wait to see it. Where abouts are you moving too?
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May 2, 2012 - 3:12 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Hopefully I will be stationed back to the Colorado Springs/Denver area In mid 2013.
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May 2, 2012 - 4:36 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 31, '11 From Rochester, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
You can import one of these?
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May 5, 2012 - 8:22 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
yes, as long as it's 25 years old.
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May 13, 2012 - 8:22 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '11 From Misawa, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Update, black added.
   
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