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by **beeker** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:29 pm

nzae86 wrote:There is a rule with motorsport , if you can't afford to trash it you cant afford to race it !

True, which is why I race a corolla and not a porsche !! It still hurts though.

Poor Blackie brothers wrote off their 996TT yesterday.

by **4000GT** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:11 pm

beeker wrote:
nzae86 wrote:There is a rule with motorsport , if you can't afford to trash it you cant afford to race it !

True, which is why I race a corolla and not a porsche !! It still hurts though.

Poor Blackie brothers wrote off their 996TT yesterday.

Those guys can afford to write it off...

And why I race a 1991 Levin! I dont care if it gets written off.

by **B1NZ** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:19 pm

CircuitLevin wrote:
beeker wrote:
nzae86 wrote:There is a rule with motorsport , if you can't afford to trash it you cant afford to race it !

True, which is why I race a corolla and not a porsche !! It still hurts though.

Poor Blackie brothers wrote off their 996TT yesterday.

Those guys can afford to write it off...

And why I race a 1991 Levin! I dont care if it gets written off.

Can I have a drive then? :lol:

by **NA Drifter** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:21 pm

eightytrueno wrote:a little offtopic but did you (or anyone) happen to get any photos or can describe the 20v ae85?? i sold mine to a guy who told me he would be he would be extendin the cage etc so it could run in the targa.. it would make my day if this turned out to be my old car!

I posted some photos at Multimedia section that I taken when they having pit stop in Palmy.

http://forums.toyspeed.org.nz/viewtopic.php?t=51580

Website · by Si » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:02 am

They just had to have metal man as sponsors,

looks sad seeing a crashed 86 with the words "metalman pays top $$$ for scrap" on the side!

by **RedMist** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:48 am

Sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts are with you, your family and friends. Please inform us all of when the ceremony will be held.

by **Drifter4ag** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:47 am

sucks ass ... i would reshell and get a new cage homologation etc ... piece of piss you can have it done in a weekend and have a brand new car !! maybe even buy one already done and use your running gear ? i seen them on trademe like that from time to time

by **nzae86** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:34 am

If your going to bin it let me know as I have a brand new left rear quarter hanging on my workshop wall !!!!!!!!!

by **beeker** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:50 am

nzae86 wrote:If your going to bin it let me know as I have a brand new left rear quarter hanging on my workshop wall !!!!!!!!!

Would you want to sell me the left quarter ?

Website · by **Rick** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:04 pm

beeker wrote:
Would you want to sell me the left quarter ?

You can still buy them new from toyota, revhead might do you a deal if you bought a whole heap of stuff?

by **crnkin** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:57 pm

Stank. I say get a new ae85 shell, pswap all the stuff over

by **NZ_AE86** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:27 pm

nzae86 wrote:Looks repairable to me a new left rear quarter and it should be fine.
You have now found one of the major problems of Targa a huge field of crews that have very little experince for a week long event .One of the reasons that Targa does not appeal to me any more.
Hope your repairs go well , as it will be cheaper than a reshell .

I agree with this, although it will not be a cheap repair I would still fix it rather then re-shelling. New rear Quarters are available or you could find a damaged car. We picked up a rear cut from 'B' pillar back for $850 2 years ago to do a similar repair. Just thinking I still have the other side which is no use to you of course!
Good luck with it.

by **nzae86** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:03 pm

Would you want to sell me the left quarter ?

I have these rear Quarters hanging there so if I do something similar to my car I can repair it without having to wait for parts .I think they are still avalible from Toyota ex Japan, talk to Warwick, if you need one in a hurry you can replace the one that I have here, so long as they are still avalible , I know the rear panel is there as well .
If you can't find a panelbeater that can repair it at a resonable cost then maybe you should try Hamilton as there are some cleaver guys here that dont charge by telephone numbers.
Why don't you talk to Grant as his car has been in the wars as well (front end) he maybe able to steer you in the right direction up there .

by **beeker** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:25 pm

nzae86 wrote:
Would you want to sell me the left quarter ?

I have these rear Quarters hanging there so if I do something similar to my car I can repair it without having to wait for parts .I think they are still avalible from Toyota ex Japan, talk to Warwick, if you need one in a hurry you can replace the one that I have here, so long as they are still avalible , I know the rear panel is there as well .
If you can't find a panelbeater that can repair it at a resonable cost then maybe you should try Hamilton as there are some cleaver guys here that dont charge by telephone numbers.
Why don't you talk to Grant as his car has been in the wars as well (front end) he maybe able to steer you in the right direction up there .

Thx. Plan to assess it over the next couple of weeks, then make a call. No hurry.

by **Chevron** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:54 pm

NA Drifter wrote:
eightytrueno wrote:a little offtopic but did you (or anyone) happen to get any photos or can describe the 20v ae85?? i sold mine to a guy who told me he would be he would be extendin the cage etc so it could run in the targa.. it would make my day if this turned out to be my old car!

I posted some photos at Multimedia section that I taken when they having pit stop in Palmy.

http://forums.toyspeed.org.nz/viewtopic.php?t=51580

Hey nice pic of my fathers car

We finished in 59th over all and came 2nd in class behind a 911 so we are over the moon with this result

As service crew we had very little to do but put gas in the thing and occasionally top up the oil.

Car used to belong to Grant Hohaia and we bought it off him about a month before the targa.

by **beeker** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:04 pm

Chevron wrote:
NA Drifter wrote:
eightytrueno wrote:a little offtopic but did you (or anyone) happen to get any photos or can describe the 20v ae85?? i sold mine to a guy who told me he would be he would be extendin the cage etc so it could run in the targa.. it would make my day if this turned out to be my old car!

I posted some photos at Multimedia section that I taken when they having pit stop in Palmy.

http://forums.toyspeed.org.nz/viewtopic.php?t=51580

Hey nice pic of my fathers car

We finished in 59th over all and came 2nd in class behind a 911 so we are over the moon with this result

As service crew we had very little to do but put gas in the thing and occasionally top up the oil.

Car used to belong to Grant Hohaia and we bought it off him about a month before the targa.

Now it all makes sense. I spoke to grant about this car a few months ago, as i was chasing spare axles that i think went with the car. Got any spare ones ? I think i have bent one during the accident.

by **Chevron** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:23 pm

Naa sorry, we did have spare axles... untill we realised that both the ones in the car were bent so we replaced them before the targa.

I have heard of a guy that has mouds for fibreglass replacement panels for the AE86's if you ask around i'm sure you will find some more information.

by **beeker** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:35 pm

Chevron wrote:Naa sorry, we did have spare axles... untill we realised that both the ones in the car were bent so we replaced them before the targa.

I have heard of a guy that has mouds for fibreglass replacement panels for the AE86's if you ask around i'm sure you will find some more information.

It'll be Mike Shaw fiberglass in hamilton im sure.

by **beeker** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:35 pm

Chevron wrote:Naa sorry, we did have spare axles... untill we realised that both the ones in the car were bent so we replaced them before the targa.

I have heard of a guy that has mouds for fibreglass replacement panels for the AE86's if you ask around i'm sure you will find some more information.

How bent are your old ones ?

by GH » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:18 pm

Well done Harry that is unreal go the 20v

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