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A Forgotten race car on the roof & AE86 progress | Juicebox Unboxed #48

We look at a forgotten AE92 race car on the roof in Flips shed and get some more work done on the AE86.

A stunning Sileighty & an angry JZX100 Cresta | Juicebox Unboxed #47

We head to the hills and check out a few hidden gems, a stunning Sileighty, and an angry JZX100 Cresta.

A productive weekend with the Trueno | Juicebox Unboxed #46

The AE86 shell progress moves forward and the shed experiences an unusual level of efficiency, we fix some lights have a BBQ and Bryan pulls his forgotten Trueno out for a wash.

Where I work & importing wheels for the AE86 | Juicebox Unboxed #45

In this episode, I take you to work at JDMDistro where my wheels for the AE86 arrive from Japan.

The pockets are not mint lad | Juicebox Unboxed #38

Sadly the AE86 pockets are not what we thought…Not to fear, Barry is on the case. We also check out a another Trueno bare shell build not too far from our shed.

Trueno torture, Endless Spidery surprises, Flaming fireballs gone too far | Juicebox Unboxed #37

Another weekend working on the AE86, Barry finds some tricky stuff, we find some more spidery surprised and playing with fire goes a little too far!

Twisted Trueno | Juicebox Unboxed #35

In this episode the AE86 gets the front chassis leg straightened out. The Trueno was in a bit of a smash somewhere on its timeline in Japan and the left chassis leg is a little wonky. The progress is always accompanied by a bit of nonsense.

Rings, Roofs and Christmas | Juicebox Unboxed #34

Rings, Roofs and Christmas | Juicebox Unboxed #34

The Trueno gets the new roof fixed in place and Barry works his magic on the tedious bits of surrounding metal.

This is a little Christmas day treat. Happy Holidays to everyone who has been along for the ride so far. Hope its a good one.

Trueno Roof replacement with Barry | Juicebox Unboxed #33

Trueno Roof replacement with Barry | Juicebox Unboxed #33

Back to actual AE86 progress, the snow has melted and Barry returns to replace the rusty roof on the Trueno. We also tear down the 20 valve bottom end and rebuild the rear brakes. This one is pretty interesting.

Pulling apart the Trueno’s new heart, was it worth the effort? | Juicebox Unboxed #30

Pulling apart the Trueno’s new heart, was it worth the effort? | Juicebox Unboxed #30

We pull apart the AE86’s new blacktop 20 valve 4A-GE heart and see if this engine swap was actually worth the effort…

Trueno goes under the knife part two | Juicebox Unboxed #23

Trueno goes under the knife part two | Juicebox Unboxed #23

The AE86 loses more metal, gains some new metal and we have a BBQ. There’s also some cool stories about some of the donor metal.

The Trueno loses more parts – | Juicebox – Unboxed #17

The Trueno loses more parts – | Juicebox – Unboxed #17

The AE86 loses more of its parts, almost being stripped of everything but the shell.

The AE86 Teardown | Juicebox – Unboxed #16

The AE86 Teardown | Juicebox – Unboxed #16

Things get a little “serious” with the Trueno, we finally start tearing it apart to get it ready for sandblasting, and as usual, we make things awkward. Enjoy…