Tag: trueno

Hilarious: Inazuman

I found a part of really old episode of Inazuman on Youtube and tried to find out more about that series. Somehow I think it was not the Grand Championship cars which inspired the bosozoku, but rather this series with this weird flying car called Raijingo! On Youtube I found the hilarious opening of the…




AE86 Trivia: Levin and Trueno meaning lightning and thunder?

As being an admin of AEU86 I’ve seen a lot of questions, facts and fun stuff about the Toyota AE86 (hachi roku). I also see a lot of questions returning even though we documented it on the FAQ already. So I thought: why not share it in a returning item on my personal blog as…




Rumor: Toyota Subaru 086A may feature two different body styles

I really found this exciting news by 7Tune.com: the Subaru/Toyota 086a compact sports car is rumored to have two different bodystyles based upon the Legacy floorpan. There are two styles: a very sleek look (Celica T230 lookalike?) and a more serious boxy version. Toyota Subaru 086a sports car bodystyles Why is this exciting news? Well,…




Perfect Initial D Sprinter Trueno AE86 replica

Impulse just finished their Sprinter Trueno rebuild and took a picture of it in front of the Akashi Kaikyo bridge (over the Seto Inland Sea): Perfect Initial D Sprinter Trueno AE86 replica in front of the Akashi Kaikyo bridge To me it looks like it is the perfect Initial D AE86 replica: it is a…




Initial D: Useless merchandising

Was browsing on Amazon and Ebay and it amazed me there was a huge amount of useless merchandising for Initial D fans. And I don’t mean useless merchandising like some tofu sticker to stick on your wannabe tofuboy Silvia S12 with panda paint scheme. Here is my top 3 useless merchandising: On number three: Initial…




My old AE86 is going to have a good destination!

It is clear what will happen to my old Trueno: This Daihatsu Charmant A35 is owned by a friend of Eircamae86 and he was looking for an upgrade of his 4K engine. He decided to put a 5K engine in it, however given the opportunity of swapping a 4AGE with T50 made him decide to…