Moro 13 Report post Posted October 9, 2015 A few weeks ago I finally bought a GT86. I've been waiting for this car for 7 years, from the moment Toyota announced they will build a successor to the old 86. Everything said about this car through the years was in a way painful as the car concentrates everything I love, the balance, the (reasonably) light weight, the lowest possible seating position, the rear wheel drive and low enough power to make you work behind the steering wheel. I think not a day had passed without me silently thinking "I really really want it". Now it's here it feels like a long time dream has come true, probably because it has. It is indeed as brilliant as all the reviewers were telling.The car is one year old, with full history and two years of warranty still left. It has an aero pack, but first owner removed the (in my opinion sligthly over the top) wing and got a Toyota dealer to replace it with a 5 Axis duck tail. It's nicely packaged with cruise control, seat heaters and leather/alcantara and should make a competent all-year round car to complement my summer-only ITB'ed cammed MX5. Though I think after a few years I will retire it from daily/all-year round duties and keep it away from salt to enjoy it for a long time, I don't think I will ever sell it, just like the 5.Here are the pictures I've made immediately after buying the car: And this is my ongoing MX5 project, the car has 160 bhp on the wheels and is a great fun to drive. And one from my road trip through Europe to UK and back, somewhere in North Wales But back to the 86. Now that almost a month has passed I've been enjoying driving the car thoroughly and yesterday finally had a chance to get out on a short track session at the local circuit. The car performed faultlessly and as many said, driving on track indeed cures the squealing brake problem. Never had a car before that can be fixed by going on track, good job Toyota A video of a lap below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=Q8houFf5vhU In other news, I'm waiting for Eibach Pro-Kit springs and camber bolts to arrive and also managed to get my hands on a set of Work Meister S1 wheels. They aren't new and as such I've given them to a wheel restoration specialist to bring them up to former glory. Hopefully they will be ready before the end of October so I could put them on the car for a week or so before going back to standard wheels for winter. That's all for now. 2 Keethos and Mark-in-Stoke reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikndel 509 Report post Posted October 9, 2015 Welcome o Ginger one nice tidy lap👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted October 9, 2015 Welcome aboard. No huge spoiler does make a difference to the looks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ztox 230 Report post Posted October 9, 2015 Welcome along Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moro 13 Report post Posted October 9, 2015 Cheers everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted October 10, 2015 Congrats and welcome to the club! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 23, 2015 Welcome aboard. Love your NA, pretty little clean build by the look of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moro 13 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 A little update The wheels took a lot of work but finally they are done. They will have to wait until spring as I don't want to risk ruining them with road grit in winter, but I've put them on for one evening and a asked a mate to make a few snaps. Ride height does look slightly silly but it will be sorted in spring, I already have a set of Pro-Kits sitting on a shelf. Otherwise I think they are a good compromise between looks and keeping the driving character of the car intact. 3 MangoNo5, Foulsmell and Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 Work Meister S1's, in 17's I'm guessing. It is in desperate need of lowering though I agree. I think they'll look great when you sort the ride height out. Got these wheels on my AE86. Good to see you got some proper JDM wheels too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moro 13 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 You do know your wheels! They are S1's indeed, in 17x8 guise. And I hope they will come alive with the Eibachs on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 442 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 Does it get a better profile if you sit on the bonnet? Wheels look nice, but definitely needs an inch less height! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 Looks awesome mate and very nice pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MangoNo5 55 Report post Posted December 1, 2015 Very nice, really liking the wheels! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moro 13 Report post Posted December 2, 2015 Cheers everyone! On 11/30/2015, 6:15:04, CanaryWundaboy said: Does it get a better profile if you sit on the bonnet? Wheels look nice, but definitely needs an inch less height! Haha, it would probably! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moro 13 Report post Posted December 14, 2015 The finishing touch to the wheels, all the necessary decals finally came in the post and were duly applied. I think I will put some 225 tyres in the spring though, as the factory Primacies have such a massive rim protector they look aggressively stretched when in fact they are not. But this car is all about fun driving it and on this note I went to a local autodrome a few weeks ago to have some. It was all good, the track is small with tight turns, more of a karting track really and it was nice to slide around, this no doubt helped by intermittent raining. Though expected but still a little irritating it was to find how the car understeered on initial turn in. It was especially apparent as I had a chance to try out the new MX5 back-to-back and while being much "wallowier" it was actually turning in with more want, this probably helped by it's lighter weight too. So this Saturday I finally came about to sorting it out and went to an alignment place. First we've checked the settings and it was in factory specs, around zero camber in front and about zero toe front and back. Tried what's possible with factory adjustments and as expected couldn't get more than a half degree camber in front, so astutely bought Powerflex camber bolts came out of the box and were put in place to give the desired 1 degree camber angle. We've also dialled a slight toe out (0*04' each side) in the front and adjusted rear for precise zero toe. While I haven't had a chance to go to the track yet, the difference is even apparent on the roads, especially doing 180 degree turns, the car does turn in much better. A little change maybe but a tangible one at that. 1 MangoNo5 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moro 13 Report post Posted April 7, 2016 Now lowered on Pro-Kit and with 225/45 Falken tyres on 4 Keethos, MangoNo5, KevinA and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moro 13 Report post Posted September 13, 2016 Long time no updates, but not much to write about too. Somewhere around Christmas we've had a few days holiday planned, 300 or so miles away from home. And literally two days before leaving home a front damper went bust in my other half's car, making for a pretty interesting handling. I couldn't source a replacement quickly enough and didn't want to take a risk of driving the car on motorways and we had to resort to 86 for the family trip. My wife was hesitant at first but it turned out much better than she expected, with my 10 year old son seated in the back and her in the front they both were comfortable enough for the length of the trip. And I've had a bonus of little RWD antics on the way back home when it started snowing. With most of the spring and summer spent driving the MX5, Toyota was left a little neglected and ended up looking really rough, the sealant it had on (Carpro Reload) had deteriorated up to the point the car was attracting all the dirt and looked a mess. It was time to sort it out. Now, it's only recently that I've got into detailing and I certainly prefer driving over looking good, so don't expect any show-worthy results As for the process, washed it with snow foam, then two bucket method. Used a polyshave block for claying. Very much recommend it, much easier to work with compared to normal clay and if you drop it on ground, no biggie, just rinse it and go on. Then degreasing and light polishing with Meguiar's 205. Purposely avoided heavier polishing as being a winter commuter the car sees so much crap that to keep it impeccable I'd have to heavy polish it once a year if not more often and I'm afraid I'd be soon left with no lacquer left to polish. Another wash after polishing and a coat of Soft99 Fusso synthetic wax. Interested to try it out as it's supposedly long-lasting, which is important for a car I use daily between November and April, as there is no chance to detail it once a month or so, so I'm looking at something which will last as long as possible with very regular snow foam washing. Finally, cleaned up wheel lips with Autosol and that's what I've ended up with. 3 Lauren, Keethos and Foulsmell reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdstrike 186 Report post Posted September 14, 2016 Nice! I always wondered how the Aero would look without the whaletail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
