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new guy from south texas
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:45 pm
by joshiroku
hello everyone my name is josh and i hail from corpus christi tx, i found this forum through aaron who is making the fc caliper adapter kits and brad, another ae86 driver that is local to the houston area. ive had a couple of ae86 over the years my first one having a 12a carbed and ported rotary, my second and current 86 had a 20v w/megasquirt and now has a lexus 1uz swap. i registered here to gather useful information on the modifications that are being done and to hopefully provide info on topics i have experiance with that are ae86 related.
im not a drifter, but its a driving skill id love to get more seat time in. im a pretty avid road racer though and i currently run in the nasa texas circuit in time trials and attend south texas area porsche club track events where im a certified instructor.
i prefer the ae86 chassis because of its flexibility and light weight, i like the way it looks and always have....plus its one of the few small cars i fit comfortably in...my favorite thing about it is its underdog status when playing with the big dogs (porsches and corvettes) out on the road course...chasing down a 100k porsche or modified vette in my mid eighties shitbox is what i live for..i do all my own work on my car and truly appreciate what it takes to get these cars to perform.
hope to make a meet sometime to see more than one other corolla in a parking lot at one time.
my wagon
and the other car i have thats not a toyota
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 5:35 pm
by joel26
welcome... nice cars
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 5:45 pm
by AznTKDmstr
chasing down a 100k porsche or modified vette in my mid eighties shitbox is what i live for..
amen to that brother!
those are some nice cars you've got. welcome to the forums!
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:06 pm
by mooreofmick
welcome aboard and very nice cars
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:21 pm
by landslideATX
welcome, nice cars.
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:09 pm
by mooreofit
been eyeballing that 1uz swap for a while. who did the wiring? very nice cars and welcome to the club. will you be making the 1\31 event? it should be a must for all texas 86 owners and there will be people coming up from the valley too.
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:31 am
by joshiroku
thanks guys
mooreofit wrote:been eyeballing that 1uz swap for a while. who did the wiring? very nice cars and welcome to the club. will you be making the 1\31 event? it should be a must for all texas 86 owners and there will be people coming up from the valley too.
i did the wiring
ill be at msr-h in houston for the nasa season opener, its a two day race weekend for me!!!! i cant wait.....its like christmas
i will take the car to a drift event when its not on the same weekend as a points race
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:45 am
by JOMON-C
nice rides bro. a few of the porsche club are goin to msr nasa this weekend too. good luck on the races bro. try to make it out here sometime this year at laguna vista for the rgvpca/hpde events here.
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:22 am
by pecx
Welcome to 86garage Josh
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:39 am
by mooreofit
so your going to be in houston? saturday night we are all getting together for a little meet up.
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:31 am
by 85levin
welcome. i had followed your build from club4ag. you have some very nice cars. you should attend the nst annual event in houston on the 31st of this month, would be great to see your ae86 in person.
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:09 am
by joshiroku
JOMON-C wrote:nice rides bro. a few of the porsche club are goin to msr nasa this weekend too. good luck on the races bro. try to make it out here sometime this year at laguna vista for the rgvpca/hpde events here.
you must be the fella with the 86 in the valley?? i was gonna go shake down the car at the event that got cancelled due to the weather...ill be down there pretty often...i really like the cameron county setup
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:10 am
by joshiroku
mooreofit wrote:so your going to be in houston? saturday night we are all getting together for a little meet up.
how far is the meet from msr-h???
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:44 pm
by madcao
nice rides, i am originally from rockport, tx. go pirates
Re: new guy from south texas
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:57 pm
by mooreofit
joshiroku wrote:mooreofit wrote:so your going to be in houston? saturday night we are all getting together for a little meet up.
how far is the meet from msr-h???
just north of downtown. around the 45 and 610 north area.
the nst event is really not that far from msr.
i would really like to see your car in person while its in town.