Hachiroku Heaven: AE86 Display Overload - Juiceboxforyou

Let’s move onto the display area that was up in the main entrance. It appeared to be an old go-kart track set up to display a couple of hundred epic road cars. I’m laughing as I put this article together; I can distinctly remember the panic looking at these cars.

The display is hidden from sight as you make your way up from the central car park. It catches you off guard, and you are left trying to figure out what path to navigate 200 plus epic road-going AE86’s. I’ve broken this into two parts so a fellow Corolla enthusiast can digest each piece.

I’ve put as many of these cars up here as possible with the hope you might get some inspiration. Or the very least some ideas from such a large gathering of the same chassis. When someone covers an event like this, my biggest complaint is the number of photos you see from coverage on various websites, so I decided to go to the other extreme and put way too many Juicebox.

What I love about the Japanese 86 scene is the variety. How about this copper coloured Trueno wearing TE37s with a few battle scars.

What a great look, meshes and all black for this Zenki Trueno.

The show area had a sea of pandas in every variety and trim. From stock body with Te37vs…

To all out J-blood wide arches on this patchwork panda. Both cars have equal appeal for different reasons.

Then you have spotless style with this Levin with Zenki grill and SSR Sp1’s.

Or this Silver over Graphite Kouki Trueno with OEM spotlights and Work Equip 03’s

As I’ve mentioned In other posts about this event, everything here was worthy of a feature. Every car had something about it that stopped me in my tracks just to look for a couple of minutes.

It’s so cool to see so many takes on a chassis, blacked-out rear glass and an aero front bumper look cool on this Levin, along with the slightly wider front Watanabe.

How about these Riverside R109s on this two-door Trueno? Such a good looking wheel.

This is what my car would look like if I restored it back to stock colours. A perfect look!

Tofu delivery with a little more aggression.

Even simple cars like this Trueno wearing MK1 one-piece Equips stopped me dead in my tracks.

The US decals on the side of this 2 door Levin were a nice touch. I loved the machines Watanabe wheels with the silver spoke. Such a clean look.

Not many modern wheels suit the style of the 86 as well as the Work Meister. Another timeless look.

This was worthy of two shots,  the eyelids and Zenki grill give it a tough look up the front.

This was one of my favourite cars at the event. There are photos of it wearing TE37 V’s in the last article.

Another copper/burnt orange car. How cool is this?

Pandas everywhere.

I wish I shot more photos of this car. I think this is my favourite black limited Truno ever. I followed this guy on the web for years, watching the car slowly progress. What a beauty.

Always nice to see some Advan Onis.

I really wasn’t expecting to see this car at the event. I had seen it go for sale on Yahoo auctions last year, glad to see it’s in the right hands. This is the Hot staff F20C powers AE86 that Tsyuchia drove in Hot Version. So cool!

Look at the paint on the hood! how cool.

The Work Equip 40s are a nice touch.

Here’s another shot, this is one of my all-time favourite 86’s!

It’s interesting to see the American flavour creep into the Japanese scene. Another USDM GT-S decal down the door looks quite good to be fair.

Now here a colour you don’t see too often! Followed by a classic formula of nice wheels, nice tyres and an OE exterior minus the side skirts. A tried and tested formula with an unexpected colour.

There were about six black limited on display at the even, they really are a rare sight these days! This one was sporting TE37’s and an Aero front bumper.

Another unusual colour, with a classic style. EBN style arches, mega-sized Watanabes and an OEM front end. I love the cut out front grille replaced with mesh. It gives the Trueno a tough look.

This was too cool! Totally OEM I even love the fact the owner has refrained from fitting a Zenki front lip to the Kouki bumper. Check those wheels!

The Vertex kit looks good in Gunmetal, combined with beefy looking Starsharks.

Another shot of this white Levin, less is more.

An iconic look, you don’t see enough Zenki front ends.

I loved seeing the same style and same parts on both cars. One is just a bit more aggressive than the other. Only in Japan!

The custom OEM style arches on the back of this Levin were awesome, following the original lines of the bumper and car. I was trying to take as many notes as possible about what way to style the arches on my 86, this would be a cool route.

You have to love the original look too. A decent ride height, nice tyres and cool wheels. A Zenki front end is a great look for early spec cars.

I wish they didn’t make so many varieties with this chassis.  It’s hard picking between both cars.

Here is a closer look at that black limited I was talking about. What a beauty. Arguably one of the best-looking examples in the world.

Safe to say the panda scheme is the most popular choice in Japan. I wonder why?

Even after seeing the same chassis 100 times at the same event, everyone single one of them has something worthy of a photo. The orange centres on these SSR MKIII’s were too cool.

Nothing much I can say here except wow! The execution on this thing is perfect.

Interesting front end!.

This is a beautiful front end.

I keep repeating myself in this article, but yep you guessed it another perfect looking build. I love the red lines painted black on top here to almost look like older sprinter lights. This is something I missed at the event and only noticed during the upload of these pictures.

Check those DTM cup mirrors! How good is this thing?

Or this? The perfect formula.

Loved the look of this Red Panda wearing Enkei focus Racing wheels.

I was happy to see a few red over black examples at the show, it really is a colour you don’t see to often these days.

Another perfectly executed Kouki Levin with OEM exterior.

As I said further up, it was great to see cars in real life that I’ve followed online for a long time. I chat to Maru FCR on Instagram, it was super cool to finally meet in real life.

His Trueno is absolutely perfect. This is how you build a Panda 2 door.

You can see the pain in my eyes in this photo.

Rob was nice enough to translate the conversations, a big help I wish I could speak the language.

His IG name is an indication of what’s under the hood. Some FCR carbs complimented by a Tornado spec manifold. A very well put together car.

I’ll leave it here with these two Panda hatchbacks. I might be insane but I love how both cars have a different look but are essentially the same car with the same set of wheels. This is what I love about the Japanese car culture, the freedom of expression through personal modification,  Everyone has their own take on the chassis and I love seeing all the little personal touches to these cars.

I really hope you enjoyed part one of this in-depth coverage from the 2019 Okayama Hachiroku festival. Hopefully, some of you find some inspiration from this post.