At the recent Fitted Friday III event in Western Sydney, many automotive taste-makers from the local area and further afield came out to display their latest creations to a sizable crowd of enthusiasts. A few special and yet-to-be-seen builds were kept under wraps before being dramatically unveiled on stage – the car before you being one of them, completed only days before the event
Australia is actually the third largest market in the world for the ZN6, which is surprising considering our relatively small population. But for local tuners it means the little Toyota is a goldmine of potential customers.
I’d love to be able to put myself in the shoes of the Garage 88 team a few months back, staring at a stock Toyota 86 as a blank canvas to be tweaked, tuned and improved in every conceivable way. As a workshop that specialises in using quality Japanese parts to help owners turn their mental creations into four-wheeled realities, it only made sense for them to build the ultimate JDM 86 as a vessel for showcasing their expertise and deep connections within Japan’s aftermarket industry.
Varis supplied the wide-body kit with the ‘Full Carbon’ option box ticked, along with carbon replacements for the roof and bonnet. It’s clearly channeling an extreme time attack design, and the vented front fenders and pavement-scraping side aero skirts gives a touch of drama, while being functional too.
Where the car departs from a race-ready finish is the elements of bling: Valenti LED headlights, Grazio & Co. LED tails and of course the matte silver vinyl wrap. There was a time when I’d never considered a wrap to be an option for a tough build, but it’s pretty obvious these days that the quality and final look can even exceed that of a proper paint job.
It’s by no means a subtle creation, but there has been enough restraint demonstrated to allow all the parts to work together as a single entity rather than fighting each other for attention – a rare trait when it comes to shop builds, especially in Australia. I think it’s one of the reasons that the car spoke to my aesthetic conscience so well.
Hiding behind the beefy spokes of the 19-inch SSR SP4 wheels is a seriously large Brembo 6-pot setup originally destined for an R35 GT-R. Why is that amount of stopping power necessary?
Because the guys have put together an experimental turbo system based around a BorgWarner EFR7670 turbo and dual 38mm TiAL wastegates. The setup is good for a seriously punchy 298kW (399hp) at the rears, and Dom from Garage 88 ensures me it’s not at the expense of engine response. The best part? Stock internals, and stock gearbox. I bet that arouses the curiosity of a few 86 owners! Supporting mods include a full Fujitsubo exhaust, custom fuel system, HKS clutch and a Cusco LSD.
Inside is a JDM fan’s wet dream – an iconic Nardi Deep Corn wheel and Bride seats complemented by a suite of Defi gauges mounted in the passenger dash. To keep the consistency, the rear seats have been treated to a custom re-trim in Bride material.
It’s been over three years since the 86 was launched, and it’s great to see workshops continuing to invest in and develop the platform that Toyota had always intended to be a tuner’s delight.
Blake Jones
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This 86 is sex
SWEEEET Ride! simple but sweet!
that interior is fantastic
Absolutely perfect. The engine looks great. A soundfile would be nice.
Absolutely perfect. The engine looks great. A soundfile would be nice.
Absolutely perfect. The engine looks great. A soundfile would be nice.
More photos!!!
No spec list?
No spec list?
No spec list?
Hee hee, those little details. Think the car started out as a BRZ. Not that it matters.
looks nice but i kindof have a love hate with the 86,frs,brz not for the looks because they look awesome this one especially but for the powertrain when toyota decided to go with the boxer it totally fucked every thing and on top of that not even a turbo model in sight. would have been better with a 2jz or 3sge beams or hell a revamped 4age 20v so many options and 25k entry cost for a fucking scion. i cant wait till people wreck(not wishing just waiting) these things so they can actually be rebuilt the way they where suppose to be for the price they where suppose to be but after the 10 year absence of the supra i guess we're lucky to get this after all the shitty "family cars" but they totally missed the mark ive driven them and they arent to impressive not like an ae86 total fail rant over. nice well put together build though but i dont particularly like anything about it its kindof bland even with all its fancy gadgets its kindof become routine wide body, poky wheels, turbo kit, coilovers and carbon fibre blah boring
Chri5 Duncan These 'spotlight' features (no chapters, around ten images) never include a spec list. They're intended as a quick look at something, but they also leave room for a full feature in future.
Chri5 Duncan These 'spotlight' features (no chapters, around ten images) never include a spec list. They're intended as a quick look at something, but they also leave room for a full feature in future.
Not my cup of coffee but I dig the owners' uniqueness on this one.
Glad to see he stuck with the engine and go from that.
Not my cup of coffee but I dig the owners' uniqueness on this one.
Glad to see he stuck with the engine and go from that.
@hahaha
I wish Nissan would get the hint and produce a new 240sx already. Don't waste your time with the IDX-nonsense.
@hahaha what similar new car can you get for 25k?
Needs more POWA!!!
just looked it up miatas are cheaper 24k frs base starts at 26k the miatas might have less power but they way like 500lb less fully trimmed and for an extra 4k u could just get a 370z an actual sports or ecoboost mustangs start at 23k but weigh 1000lb more. to quote flavor flav "dont beleive the hype" toyota failed just look up all the problems that have come up they rushed production and toyota is defenitley better than that and if your down for paying 25k for a project then go for it but for the same price you could just get an ae86 build it with money left over and learn something but it is cool how much aftermarket r&d has been going into it especially given how new the platform is. its just really disappointing all of the corollas(ae72.ae86,ae92,ae101) ive driven are alot more fun even the fwds
90nissanS13@my350z Unfortunately, there was some news some time ago that they killed off the IDX. Just couldn't make it financially feasible.
Ughh Nissan :s
This is news to me. The platform of the IDX was a good idea but it needs Silvia styling. The Z car is too expensive for the entry level market and the Sentra is not a sports car.
Nissan needs to borrow the Toyota/Subaru game plan.
Paddy McGrath copy that
Thanks for a shoutout @SpeedHunters! Also cheers for the shoot and good catchup Blake.
The car has a very long list of modifications, almost too long to remember every piece that was upgraded. Put simply, if it can be done, it has been changed. We are quite new to social media, if anyone wants to see the car and what we do, check us out at on Instagram at #Garage88au or Facebook "Garage 88 Australia"
@hahaha Every engine you've mentioned is not even a plausible option for a brand new vehicle. A heavier 3S with similar power, a boat anchor 2J or bring back the 1.6 4A??? REALLY???!!!!
@hahaha Stay in school.
Bro5 im just going to stay stupid if i can hahaha
Bro5 im just going to stay stupid if i can hahaha
RichieTipsyKariuki not the best examples i will agree.my point is that toyota makes great engines and whats wrong with suggesting a 1.6 really?
RichieTipsyKariuki not the best examples i will agree.my point is that toyota makes great engines and whats wrong with suggesting a 1.6 really?
@hahaha RichieTipsyKariuki Fair enough but so does Subaru and with or without UEL headers an 86 can sound friggin awesome. A 1.6 I4 would be a step back when they're already powered by a more modern and powerful 2.0 flat-4. Sure they could turbo it but they could also turbo the 2.0. I know which one i'd pick.
@hahaha RichieTipsyKariuki Fair enough but so does Subaru and with or without UEL headers an 86 can sound friggin awesome. A 1.6 I4 would be a step back when they're already powered by a more modern and powerful 2.0 flat-4. Sure they could turbo it but they could also turbo the 2.0. I know which one i'd pick.
Wild exterior, 400hp, and stock gearbox. This build is sick!
Wild exterior, 400hp, and stock gearbox. This build is sick!
90nissanS13@my350z
Maybe they can partner with Mitsubishi who also needs some sort of desirable car.
Great car!
I would like to see someting like this on air cup suspension: http://www.stanceparts.com/air-cup-suspension . With airride, you really suffer on handling, with air cup suspension absolutely not.. you just keep the ride quality of your coilovers!
Great car!
I would like to see someting like this on air cup suspension: http://www.stanceparts.com/air-cup-suspension . With airride, you really suffer on handling, with air cup suspension absolutely not.. you just keep the ride quality of your coilovers!
I don't know if it's still current but, Nissan is/was partners with Renault. That's where my lovely VQ35DE engine came from for my 350z.
Mitsu' could use that modivation in the performance depart of that category...
I know the hype of the 86, and the huge community it has, but I couldn't swallow the fact this car untouched will be completely toasted by Grandma's Golf GTI, it isn't sport by any means in stock form, there's no noise, no flavour, no speed, no soul, the wheels are hideously deep inside the wheel well, you will deffinately need a set of wheel spacers to bring them back to their natural place. I know that it is light, cheap and all, but why it had to be so deadly boring in stock form. I will save up a few extra bucks and get me a 370z, and if more adrenalie arouse will supercharge the thing, and run +500 hp quite conservativley as a daily therapy
Mahfoodh *facepalm*
Mahfoodh Not surprising coming from a guy who can't spell "definitely"
Mahfoodh settle down manfood.
It's designed to be a cheap sports car that is built on the old spool formula of light weight, rwd and fun. If it were turbo, had better and bigger wheels and a brutal noise it wouldn't be near the price point it is now. I like that it's got so much potential to be more, it shows the true enthusiasts who put huge amounts of effort into there build as opposed to people who own cars that are already at a decent level and can be
Any with tuning.. Like 370z owners lol.
It's designed to be a cheap sports car that is built on the old spool formula of light weight, rwd and fun. If it were turbo, had better and bigger wheels and a brutal noise it wouldn't be near the price point it is now. I like that it's got so much potential to be more, it shows the true enthusiasts who put huge amounts of effort into there build as opposed to people who own cars that are already at a decent level and can be
Any with tuning.. Like 370z owners lol.
Gary89
Well, you don’t fundamentally need to start from the bare
minimum to be a true car guy, and a naturally aspirated 2.0ltr 4 cylinder with 195hp or somewhere around
that, is too bare to be a starting point for the mass market unless it’s a Honda
F20C, other than that I see anything below a little turbo (e.g K04 or Garrett
T25) mated to that small boxer engine is considered as sub-zero ground, of
which you have a freaking painful long way to go to make any decent power that
is fun worthy, Now, I can understand that 200hp is a punch of power 20 years
ago, but not today. The perfect example would be the return of Nissan S-Chassis
with a detuned version, smaller displacement of the RB series engine, with a
little turbo, and a 260hp mark as a base entry level, and they will figure a
way to cut costs somewhere else, but not the engine, particularly on a sport
coupe.
Mahfoodh I'll never forget the first corner I took in one of these cars.
Mahfoodh I'll never forget the first corner I took in one of these cars.
pictures are on point!!
bluestreaksti Mahfoodh
Ohh really, why is that?
bluestreaksti Mahfoodh
Ohh really, why is that?
Mahfoodh the entire POINT of the 86 is to be a blank driver's canvas. same thing with the Miata. both are remarkably good stock driver's cars - meaning they can be used and abused and thrashed to 11/10s all day long at a closed course to teach someone proper driving techniques. Then you can modify them any which way you want, and create a monster of a car with a smaller budget than, say, a 370Z would require.
Mahfoodh the entire POINT of the 86 is to be a blank driver's canvas. same thing with the Miata. both are remarkably good stock driver's cars - meaning they can be used and abused and thrashed to 11/10s all day long at a closed course to teach someone proper driving techniques. Then you can modify them any which way you want, and create a monster of a car with a smaller budget than, say, a 370Z would require.
Mahfoodh bluestreaksti because, most likely, he was WOT through the corner and was burning rubber the whole way through, amirite?
spdcrzy Mahfoodh
As much as I would
agree about the 86 being, a lecturing tool, and a cheap beater, I would
disagree with the point of spending less in comparison with the 370Z to create
a monster. It's absolutely true that the 86 is a handful bucks cheaper than the
370Z (though these two aren't quite head to head rivals) both rolling out of
showroom, however a 1 year old 370Z might be in the price range of a new 86, I
believe that the horsepower/Dollar $$ might be very close, or perhaps in favor
of the 370z with it's bigger displacement motor, and all around heavier duty
setup, where starting point is 330 hp with 370Z, the 86 would never make that
sort of power without forced induction which requires a good bag of $$.
spdcrzy Mahfoodh
As much as I would
agree about the 86 being, a lecturing tool, and a cheap beater, I would
disagree with the point of spending less in comparison with the 370Z to create
a monster. It's absolutely true that the 86 is a handful bucks cheaper than the
370Z (though these two aren't quite head to head rivals) both rolling out of
showroom, however a 1 year old 370Z might be in the price range of a new 86, I
believe that the horsepower/Dollar $$ might be very close, or perhaps in favor
of the 370z with it's bigger displacement motor, and all around heavier duty
setup, where starting point is 330 hp with 370Z, the 86 would never make that
sort of power without forced induction which requires a good bag of $$.
spdcrzy Mahfoodh
The 370z will react to mods with more power generosity than the 86, once both cars reach the 400hp mark (or perhaps way before that for the 86), the 86 will need beefed up brakes, beefed up transmission, beefed up other stuff, where the 370Z will be running many of it's components stock. Now remember the price gap is not massive between those two car, and the extra weight of the 370z may be dealt with extra power, and believe me the 370Z has one of the best hp/$ ratio. The best cheap beater will be the return of the S-Chassis
That is one serious run-on sentence.
That is one serious run-on sentence.
That is one serious run-on sentence.
90nissanS13@my350z
I adore yor brilliance that made you spot that.
Speedhunters Canales_Jay
Speedhunters Canales_Jay
corzabell Photo's in high resolutions, please?
I need these as wallpapers
Nikhil_P Thanks mate!
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