Tag: 4AGE

WTF: Toyota AE86 trash!

After hoarding AE86 parts for over 20 years AE86Lan decided he needed a clean up his garage: An entire kei-truck is loaded with various AE86 parts like T50 transmissions, complete subframes, complete 4AGE engine blocks, valve covers, cams, camgear covers and many smaller bits and pieces. What a bloody waste: I think many of the…




Breaking the Celica AA63: the big move

This happened today: I moved the Toyota Celica AA63 to another place that is only 12 minutes away from my home. Much saner than the 1 hour 20 minutes it was now. 😉 I was surprised the 4AGE fired up immediately after not being used for almost a year. Usually when I start the Carina…




Carina Sightings: Yokosuka’s Toyota Carina AA63 for sale

Occasionally I browse Goo-Net to see if there are any interesting Toyota Carinas for sale, like a Carina Jeune or a 20v Carina. So when I spotted Yokosuka’s deep blue Toyota Carina AA63 for sale earlier today I really felt a strong pain in my heart: Why? It is one of the nicest Carinas around…




Video: The very first Best Motoring Hot Version

Last week I discovered Ka Ko (via Rocketpencil) who posts Best Motoring videos on an almost daily basis! 🙂 One of the gems he posted last week is the very first edition of Best Motoring Hot Version: As you can see there is a thrilling battle in this episode: the infamous Keiichi Tsuchiya battles with…




Family Album Treasures: Toyota Carina GTi16

A proper Family Album Treasure from 1986 for this whole family in their Toyota Carina GTi16 AT160! The oldest son is giving us a double victory and wife and youngest son are enjoying the sight of daddy taking a picture of his pride! (For you to determine whether that should be the Carina or the…




WTF: Guess the engine of this Hilux!

The first generation Toyota Hilux was a big improvement over the Toyota Stout: it was roomier, more luxurious and longer wheelbase. The only thing it lacked was a potent engine, especially in the modern days it may look a bit archaic. The owner of this Hilux solved that by swapping out the 12R engine for…