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Hey Dan, Sorry mate, but I'm almost certain the fronts are up to 07... Feel free to prove me wrong and I hope you do! But it's what I researched when I got my AP Racing's on the front and then the Brembo from the 08+ on the rear

Thanks Lauren, things are certainly looking promising

Mainly head work actually, but the ITB's aren't cheap

@DanJ I don't think the front Brembo's will fit? The front hubs match Impreza's up to 2007 and the rear is 2008+ Have you checked to see if they fit? Or had new brackets made?

£10k gone into that engine alone...

Time for an update So as with the other thread I put up explaining the demise of my FA20, we suffered a small end failure with the HKS Stroker kit on piston 4 which caused the rod to windmill round inside the crank case and just destroy everything After all this, I quickly fell out of love with the Boxer engine and began to look at alternatives. It seemed like the right time to do some research on V8's which has always been a dream of mine to put into the 86. After lusting after an LS engine swap for ages, I came to the conclusion that I just couldn't justify putting another £20,000 into the car when I can use a 1UZ engine from Lexus which is a strong, reliable block that can give really good numbers with some forced induction. So I started to work out how much I could sell all my engine parts for and it worked out almost exactly what I needed to complete a supercharged 1UZ swap I'll be using the services of Nev at Driftmoto right next to Brands Hatch who has a wealth of knowledge putting these engines into various cars. Here's 1 that he's built for his drift Corolla, currently running around 800bhp on ITB's We'll be developing a kit with Rotrex so that will keep costs down while we essentially do the R&D for a "bolt on" supercharger kit for the 1UZ engine. This should boost it to around 400bhp+ which is plenty for the little 86 I've been struggling to move some of the more expensive parts such as the Sprintex 335 supercharger and HKS Stroker kit, but things look to be just about falling into place finger's crossed! On the subject of HKS, @Mark@Abbey M/S has been absolutely superb in talking with Maz and HKS to get a resolution that suits me. We have agreed to a replacement stroker kit which will be sold brand new to someone along with the cams. HKS were also discussing giving me a replacement crank case but this would obviously be useless to me now so they have very kindly agreed to compensate me for part of the cost of the crank case, to go towards my new project. I really can't thank Mark, Maz and HKS enough for helping me get the perfect resolution to this difficult situation! The next few months will be spent getting everything sorted for the 1UZ swap. First thing is to send the block off to the blasters to get soda-blasted down and painted to make it look nice and neat. Then Nev and I will be spending most weekends getting it all put together and running. Updates might be a bit slow during the install process simply due to the fact it's a completely custom project, but it'll be so worth it!

I can't bud!

Just let me know mate, would appreciate it

@rob275 are you still going to this? Or could @Test Drives Unlimited take the Berk HFC up for @Keethos for me?

Clutch and flywheel sold Hopefully got a buyer on the FT86 forum for the charger

Sorry to see that you had all this trouble Keith, I can only respect the amount of time and effort you put into trying to fix what looks like an unsolvable problem!

I'd be willing to discuss part payments - i.e. purchase some parts now so I can start my project and then when you have the funds available purchase the rest?

Come on guys, I really want to move onto my V8 now but need some help from one or two of you! Price(s) are ever so slightly negotiable, but I'm sure you can already see it's a great deal for someone

Buy my engine bits first

No chance mate, haven't even started yet! Car is still at Abbey waiting for HKS and Mark to confirm what's happening and also need to find a buyer(s) for all my bits to fund the V8!

*cough* Sprintex 335 supercharger *cough*

I won't be joining you this time mate. I'll feel a bit left out

Ah, was hoping this would be a bit later in the year. If you do a summer one Mike, I'll defo be up for that with the 86 hopefully finished so we can stick her on the dyno ear-defenders at the ready!

If you've still got an OEM cat in place you'll be fine

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59602 Fairly straight forward. Biggest thing is to remove the bolts under the non-slip mat in the centre tunnel where the cup holder bit goes so you can shift the centre tunnel backwards and give yourself wiggle room

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Seeing as I'm getting rid of the Boxer engine, I guess my custom exhaust is also up for grabs! Many of you will have seen this when it was first made up back in November. It is truly a work of art by JP Exhausts in Macclesfield. Top quality work using only the best materials Specification of the exhaust is as follows: Custom manifold with 2" primaries for maximum power output with a 4-1 design, finishing in a 3" outlet Custom 3" overpipe Custom 3" mid pipe with 2 large silencers to keep the drone and noise down Manifold Fitted to the car Overpipe Mid pipe This exhaust is basically still NEW. It has covered less than 2,000miles and has a lifetime warranty with JP Exhaust in case you ever get any issues, not that I imagine you would! Just nice to have that piece of mind. This cost me £1,400 back in November and with it still being in nearly new condition, I am asking £1,000 ONO JUST £800 for this delivered to your door. Feel free to ask me any questions

I can't see why not

@rob275 if you're definitely going can you take something for @Keethos for me please?