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variant · 01-05-2003, 01:42 AM

A friend and i are currently in the market for an 86.... a gts more specifically

anyway....if u guys have any good ideas as where to look.....tell meh! cuz club4ag is a great site for the car, but the classifieds are lacking in the fixer upper catagory :O ........allright later everyone

Lafora · 01-05-2003, 02:15 AM

u'r the type who likes to do the work urselves huh.

it's more economical to get a proj car htat's already been started, IMO

variant · 01-05-2003, 03:10 AM

hah......economics isn't what im after....i like workin on cars

Trueno_Sprinter · 01-05-2003, 03:33 AM

be prepared to do a lot of work... depending on the quality of the hatch u pick up... blah blah blah... rant rant rant...

just read this...

http://www.toyotanation.com/viewtopic.php?t=9362

just a heads up to what u expect... restoring an ae86 is no side job... it's a full time commitment...

variant · 01-05-2003, 03:55 AM

www.cardomain.com/id/variant

: ) it cant be as bad as my squareback was :P

Trueno_Sprinter · 01-05-2003, 03:57 AM

nice F**kin job!!!!

that VeeDub looks mint!!!

bah well if ur serious about the ae86... ur in the right place =)

variant · 01-05-2003, 04:00 AM

lol thanks, and i'm serious :]

ractive_roLLa · 01-05-2003, 04:39 AM

i agree.. that is like WHOA.

wunderboy · 01-05-2003, 08:57 AM

Well done. Not so sure you want to look in canada for an AE. The one thing about restoring AE's from up north that I didnt see on your squareback is rust. One of the nice things about living where it dont snow. ...how interested in coming all the way up here to Canada are you to find an AE?

Voodoo.Priest · 01-05-2003, 11:37 AM

Holy ****! Nice job on restoring that car.

If you will take it in any condition here are the places to check.
Auto Trader, Ebay and any other internet auction or classifides you know of.
Also check your new paper. I found my first one in a crappy news paper that I get for free.
The Toyota Dealership should be able to get you one thet is beat up in about a month or so.
Also consider the possibility of an SR5 conversion if you really want to do a lot of work on it as there are more SR5's than GT-S's.

variant · 01-05-2003, 01:37 PM

hmmmmm i dont think im gona be goin to canada anytime soon

.....are they plentiful up there?? rust is workabe with tho depending on where it is...but im gona be lookin for them away from the beach cities..no salt in the air

...thanks for the advice voodoo :}

yeah..rust on the squareback was minimal i found the perfect one :] the only big spot was where the batter burned a whole in the ground under the rear bench and fell out lol.

Trueno_Sprinter · 01-05-2003, 01:54 PM

ur probably gona have ALOT more luck down in hte USofA than in Canada..

there are alot more clean examples in the states... but since u seem to have so much experience restoring rust and fixing vehicles... try starting with just a frame... then building on it...

u can make one hell of an awesome car, and it saves u the trouble of stripping and repairing rust...

also... having a stripped frame... is like having a blank canvis... u can do anything =)

variant · 01-05-2003, 01:59 PM

hheeh good idea :] .....now patience comes into the window again.. ;]

martiniracing · 01-05-2003, 03:13 PM

that squareback was glad you found her... gave her a second chance to shine

***REN69*** · 01-05-2003, 03:17 PM

for real.. that looks pretty sweet!