The Doctor
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 48
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The time has come to part with my rotating grille... I now came to the conclusion that i'll NEVER own an AE86, because they're way out of my reach and if they where, i could buy lots more interesting stuff then an AE86  Had this for years (probably 5 years now?) and never used it, always stored in such a way it wouldn't get damaged. It's a complete grille, including the thermostat, so it's just a matter of make the connection to your water lines and off you go! 3 small pics, i'll make some new ones later today.    €250,- + postage Location: The Netherlands, but i can always take it with me on a trip to the UK  Contact details fire me a pm or just reply on here |
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st182
Part of things
'yota man
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Aug 27, 2010 15:11:48 GMT
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thats frikkin awesome!  *trots off to ebay to find an ae86 to fit this to* |
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Dan  '93 JZA80 '79 TA40 '99 SCP10 |
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Aug 27, 2010 16:03:49 GMT
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*Stupid question alert* Does this open & close automatically dependent on the coolant temp? If so that is literally awesome! ;D
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Aug 27, 2010 16:16:39 GMT
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Yes, this opens and closes automatically.
It has a themostat which allows water through and "activates" the arm and swings it open. Old Skool tech at it's best lol.
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Aug 27, 2010 16:18:42 GMT
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Taken from an AE86 website.....
"Basically what it did was having a closed grille when the engine is under normal operation to improve the drag coefficient and when the engine is under stress it would open up to give it more cooling. It had a thermostat which opened the grille when the water temperature was hot enough. Then the grille would open up and show the twincam 16 logo instead of the Levin logo when closed."
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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Aug 27, 2010 17:29:03 GMT
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Yes, this opens and closes automatically. It has a themostat which allows water through and "activates" the arm and swings it open. Old Skool tech at it's best lol. Taken from an AE86 website..... "Basically what it did was having a closed grille when the engine is under normal operation to improve the drag coefficient and when the engine is under stress it would open up to give it more cooling. It had a thermostat which opened the grille when the water temperature was hot enough. Then the grille would open up and show the twincam 16 logo instead of the Levin logo when closed." Fek me! That's the coolest thing I've ever seen!  |
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The Doctor
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 48
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Aug 27, 2010 17:36:14 GMT
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Aug 27, 2010 18:25:16 GMT
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WOW! That's beyond awesome! |
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'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily
'86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser
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ra28gt
Part of things
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Aug 27, 2010 19:56:56 GMT
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how great where toyota back then just awsome |
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Aug 27, 2010 21:26:11 GMT
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that makes a corrado spoiler look pants in the gadget ranks! love it
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 Retro VW Service, Restoration and Kustom Bodyworks
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rtlkyuubi
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Low and Slow
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hahah those crazy japanese people!! stick it up on driftworks and it would probably sell straight away.
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The Doctor
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 48
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Sept 12, 2010 15:27:02 GMT
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it didn't still for sale  |
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Sept 12, 2010 22:48:56 GMT
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What a totally awesome grill! You tried egay?
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Sept 13, 2010 12:18:35 GMT
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skinnylew
Club Retro Rides Member
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Sept 13, 2010 18:07:33 GMT
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Speechless at just how cool that grille is. Epic, absolutely epic, i bet very few are still working/on AE86's.
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The Doctor
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 48
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Sept 13, 2010 20:36:37 GMT
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in Europe i haven't seen one the last 5 years! But that doesn't mean there isn't one!
as far as i know, it was only fitted to the prefacelift japanese APEX Twincam models.
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Sept 14, 2010 0:38:18 GMT
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I would suggest that you get a price for posting it to Ireland, and advertise it on a few forums and so on here, because this is the highest concentrated AE86 populated country in the world (probably).
I'll give you a few forums (or put it up for you) if you want to do that.
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The Doctor
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 3,434
Club RR Member Number: 48
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Sept 14, 2010 20:44:24 GMT
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yes please! (one of both options is fine for me! ) |
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Sept 18, 2010 22:55:17 GMT
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Sept 18, 2010 23:29:11 GMT
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My god I honestly thought this was an add for a Rotating Grill,
I.E a spit roast!!!!!!!
Took me 20 bloody minutes to work out why the words didn't match the ADD!!!!!!!!!
curse word I blame the Merlot..............
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*trots off to ebay to find an ae86 to fit this to*
Ax GTi Turbo
