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Heaven's Gate - Toyota Corolla AE86
Meanwhile, while the engine build was underway, Asprer turned his attention back to the exterior. With the body mods taken care of, all that was left was the paint. Additional mods to the body include a deleted rear hatch, moldings, and a shaved antenna. Finally, the car was sprayed with a silver/black two-tone paint scheme. Again, to placate his obsession with cleanliness, he had a custom "clear bra" put over the entire front bumper, sideskirts and fender flares to prevent damage from road debris, like the rocks that fall off the semi-trucks that always seem to be loosing their loads. All said, the body and paint took a total of 4 weeks.
With the exterior taken care of, Asprer started on the interior, keeping it simple and clean. After replacing all the grey factory interior molding with black pieces, he bolted in a set of Bride seats reupholstered using Bride Ergo Gradation fabric, using the Bride fabric on the door panels too. The musical entertainment is handled with a simple Kenwood CD player. Hey, that would have been UBER high-tech in the 80's, right? Other miscellaneous interior mods include a Nardi Classic steering wheel, TRD shift knob, Bride rails and an alarm.
With the interior and exterior in order, it was time to drop the freshly rebuilt engine into the hachi. But before he could do that, Asprer made sure he had the engine management sorted out. To help get the most out of the 1.6-liter terror, Asprer turned to the venerable Haltech ECU. Using the stock injectors, AE111 20V ITBs, and a T3 intake manifold, he's got the intake side covered with style. The exhaust side of the engine also got dressed up for the party too, and sports a stainless-steel Silk Road header, which feeds into a HKS Hi-Power 60mm exhaust with a 96mm tip. The ignition is stock except for a 7MGTE igniter and coil, which help it jive with the Haltech ECU.
While the Hachi has yet to hit the rollers, we doubt that it will generate any earth-shattering numbers. Not that that's a bad thing. The good thing about low-powered cars is that they don't need a big, beefy drivetrain to reliably get their power to the wheels. In fact, other than a TRD short-shift kit, Asprer made no changes to the stock transmission, clutch and viscous-type LSD. The braking system remains 100-percent stock, utilizing new OEM parts.
While it may not blow your doors off in a drag race, the Hachi more than makes up for it with its well-balanced, rear-wheel-drive platform. So, it's no surprise that Asprer put lots of time and effort into the suspension. Rocking TEIN HA coilovers and Cusco anti-roll bars front and back, complimented with Shakitto strut plates and Cusco front roll adjusters, the car is set to carve up the stateside touge.
Helping the suspension keep the hachi planted to the roadway is a set of Panasport Racing 3-piece wheels. Measuring 16x9 and 16x10 front and rear, respectively. The old-school wheels are wrapped in Yokohama AVS ES100 rubber, measuring 205/45/16 and 225/45/16.
Asprer set out on a mission to recapture his youth by buying and modifying one like he would have back in the day. While we're not sure if he feels any younger for his troubles, we are sure that he built himself a ride that will knock the socks off any old-school JDM fan. Hell, even Takumi Fujiwara would be proud to drive this car.
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