maxpham’s 1985 Toyota Trueno

Last weekend's project. Removed the old dealer option sunroof, install a Webasto Hollandia 300 Deluxe. Total install time? 3hrs... mostly due to battery packs on the angle grinder waiting on charge.

Last weekend's project. Removed the old dealer option sunroof, install a Webasto Hollandia 300 Deluxe. Total install time? 3hrs... mostly due to battery packs on the angle grinder waiting on charge.

Engine
- AE92 4AGZE (Kouki)[DLI]
- Front Mount Intercooler (FMIC)
- Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
- Tomei FPR
- TRD 4-1 Exhaust Header
- HKS Grex Oil Filter Relocation
- HKS Sport Catback Exhaust
- Magnaflow Hi Flow Catalytic Converter
- Cusco Oil Catch
- Koyo Aluminum Radiator [Single Electric Fan]
-TRD High-Pressure Radiator Cap
- Odyssey PC680 Dry Cell Battery

Chassis/Bracing
- Cusco Front OS-Type STB
- Cusco Rear OS-Type STB
- AMT Rear Tri-Bar
- UEO Style Fender Braces
- NRG Sear Harness/'B'-Pillar Brace Bar
- Aerodyne 'C'-Pillar Brace Bar

Suspension/Steering
- Trust Greddy Type 'S' Coilovers (8kg/mm[448lbf/in] | 6kg/mm[336lbf/in])
- Tanabe Front/Rear Sway Bars (25.4mm | 20mm)
- TechnoToyTuning RCAs
- TechnoToyTuning Tension Rods
- EP Parts JDM Tow Hook
- BattleVersion Traction Brackets
- BattleVersion Panhard Bar
- BatleVersion Rear 4-Links
- TechnoToyTuning Outer Tie Rods
- Manual Steering Rack/Power Steering Knuckles

Brakes/Wheels/Tires
- SS Braided Brakelines
- (F) Brembo Slotted/Drilled Rotors
- (R) Bradi Slotted/Drilled Rotors
- Hawk HPS Ferro-Carbon Brakepads
- SSR Formula Mesh 15x7" Wheels
- Falken Ziex ZE912 (195/50R15)
- 1.5" Wheel Spacers

Body/Aero
- JDM Kouki Front/Rear Bumpers
- JDM Zenki Front Lip
- JDM Redline Kouki Taillights
- JDM Kouki Eyelids/Corner Lights
- TRD-Style FRP Hatch
- C4AG CF Visors
- CF Vented Hood
- CF Headlight Covers
- CBY Sideskirts
- CBY Carbon Replica Fender Flares
- Rear Bumper fins

Interior
-Nardi Deep Corn 330mm Wheel
-TRD Shift Knob
-Corbeau TRS Seats
- Sabelt 4-Point Harnesses
- Autometer 10k Tachometer
- Autometer Boost/Volt/Oil.P/Water.T Gauges

It's been a very long road for me and this car. Can't stop now.

It's a late model JDM AE92 4AGZE (MAP DLI) engine modified for a front-mount intercooler setup. Perfect engine for the AE86 platform IMO.

I had a few people interested in seeing what the interior looks like. Not anything too spectacular, I just wanted a simple/plain black interior with comfortable seats.

I needed to control the heat so I wrapped the header and the intercooler pipes. This should lower the inlet temperature which should increase the density of the air entering the intake manifold. Denser air in the combustion chamber means more molecules of air within the intake stroke. More molecules of air equals better combustion. All this means more skids! SCIENCE!

History in Photos First photo from previous owner... (Boston, MA) After I got the car running long enough for a test drive (Boston, MA) Got it running consistantly finally (Saratoga Springs, NY) Fresh paint after a 7 day road trip (West Covina, CA) Lip/Sideskirts/Tail Garnish coupled with Eibach/Tokico Suspension(Honolulu, Hawaii) Ditched the painted CF hood for a plain CF hood(Honolulu, HI) Moved to the Pacific North-West (Seabeck, WA) Settled with Greddy for suspension (Port Gamble, WA) SSR Formula Mesh for the street (Kitsap Lake, WA)

History in Photos First photo from previous owner... (Boston, MA) After I got the car running long enough for a test drive (Boston, MA) Got it running consistantly finally (Saratoga Springs, NY) Fresh paint after a 7 day road trip (West Covina, CA) Lip/Sideskirts/Tail Garnish coupled with Eibach/Tokico Suspension(Honolulu, Hawaii) Ditched the painted CF hood for a plain CF hood(Honolulu, HI) Moved to the Pacific North-West (Seabeck, WA) Settled with Greddy for suspension (Port Gamble, WA) SSR Formula Mesh for the street (Kitsap Lake, WA)

History in Photos First photo from previous owner... (Boston, MA) After I got the car running long enough for a test drive (Boston, MA) Got it running consistantly finally (Saratoga Springs, NY) Fresh paint after a 7 day road trip (West Covina, CA) Lip/Sideskirts/Tail Garnish coupled with Eibach/Tokico Suspension(Honolulu, Hawaii) Ditched the painted CF hood for a plain CF hood(Honolulu, HI) Moved to the Pacific North-West (Seabeck, WA) Settled with Greddy for suspension (Port Gamble, WA) SSR Formula Mesh for the street (Kitsap Lake, WA)

Phase - 3 Back from the Body Shop (1 Month Resting)From Feb 27, 2004 through Mar 23, 2004 my car lay resting and getting some cosmetic work done to it. Normally, I'd upgrade the suspension, engine, and interior before I even touch the exterior, but since I'm only in SoCal for a month and I trust no one other SoCal body shops... plus the car had more cosmetic damage than motor, so it was a move into cosmetic work.In case anyone's interested, The body shop is:Citrus Auto Painting & Body Works851 W. Front St.Covina, CA 91722(626)974-9999Contact: Ken Taw1st Encounter w/Another 86 after the new paint job. Meet Roger Najera (aka Trueno 909) and he's a nice guy from Pomona, CA. He got his hachi-roku for $650 with a great setup. 10 times better condition than mine did. I'll have to check up on him from time to time...BMW Paint Code #354 I wanted a Silver Panda Trueno and always fancied the 97 era BMW titanium silver paint. Not sure if anyone has done this before to a trueno... this might be the first one.

History in Photos First photo from previous owner... (Boston, MA) After I got the car running long enough for a test drive (Boston, MA) Got it running consistantly finally (Saratoga Springs, NY) Fresh paint after a 7 day road trip (West Covina, CA) Lip/Sideskirts/Tail Garnish coupled with Eibach/Tokico Suspension(Honolulu, Hawaii) Ditched the painted CF hood for a plain CF hood(Honolulu, HI) Moved to the Pacific North-West (Seabeck, WA) Settled with Greddy for suspension (Port Gamble, WA) SSR Formula Mesh for the street (Kitsap Lake, WA)

Phase - 3 Back from the Body Shop (1 Month Resting)From Feb 27, 2004 through Mar 23, 2004 my car lay resting and getting some cosmetic work done to it. Normally, I'd upgrade the suspension, engine, and interior before I even touch the exterior, but since I'm only in SoCal for a month and I trust no one other SoCal body shops... plus the car had more cosmetic damage than motor, so it was a move into cosmetic work.In case anyone's interested, The body shop is:Citrus Auto Painting & Body Works851 W. Front St.Covina, CA 91722(626)974-9999Contact: Ken Taw1st Encounter w/Another 86 after the new paint job. Meet Roger Najera (aka Trueno 909) and he's a nice guy from Pomona, CA. He got his hachi-roku for $650 with a great setup. 10 times better condition than mine did. I'll have to check up on him from time to time...BMW Paint Code #354 I wanted a Silver Panda Trueno and always fancied the 97 era BMW titanium silver paint. Not sure if anyone has done this before to a trueno... this might be the first one.

History in Photos First photo from previous owner... (Boston, MA) After I got the car running long enough for a test drive (Boston, MA) Got it running consistantly finally (Saratoga Springs, NY) Fresh paint after a 7 day road trip (West Covina, CA) Lip/Sideskirts/Tail Garnish coupled with Eibach/Tokico Suspension(Honolulu, Hawaii) Ditched the painted CF hood for a plain CF hood(Honolulu, HI) Moved to the Pacific North-West (Seabeck, WA) Settled with Greddy for suspension (Port Gamble, WA) SSR Formula Mesh for the street (Kitsap Lake, WA)