Have You Had Your V8 Today? Toyota Corolla AE86

Inside, you will find some very subtle yetabstract modifications. Ignore the MOMO RS2 GT seats for a minute; stare at the dash. Anything? That steering wheel looks stock, but not AE86 stock-that's because it's a factory Paseosteering wheel. What else? Aren't you supposed to roll the windows up with a hand crank? Not anymore. You can thank a power conversion for handling that job as well as locking the doors. Even the factory key locks have been switched to Solex locks, so you'd better figure out an alternative way of opening this Corolla up (no, put the brick down).

Walter and Billy are proud to say they haven't jumped on any bandwagons; it's not in their blood and they've stayed true to their roots. "Drifting's popular," they both say, "and everyone'smessing with the 4AG, whether it's a standard 4AG, the 4AGZ, or the 20V. But we're not drifters. We're not planning to be in the drifting scene. We're doing this to be different. We've always raced on the streets and the [drag] strip, so that's where we're going to keep it."

FAST FACTS

Ride Toyota Corolla

Owner Walter and Billy Escoto

Daily grind Operations manager;N/A (Someone's a slacker. - Staff)

Power 200 hp at 214 lb-ft

Under the Hood 4.0L Lexus LS 400 V8 engine; Permastar-coated intake and valve covers; NTO Motorsports intake and exhaust; Walbro fuel pump; Magnaflow catalytic converters; NGK Iridium spark plugs; Bosch spark plug wires; Koyo radiator

Drivetrain Lexus LS 400 automatic transmission; OE AE86 limited slip differential; NTO shifter;B&M Hi-tek transmission cooler; custom driveshafts

Brains Lexus LS 400 ECU; A'PEXi SAFC II

Stiff Stuff QA1 coilovers with modified NTO strut housings (front); Tokico Illumina rear shocks;Nagisa Shakitto tower plates; T3 camber plates and rear control arms; Auto Power roll cage

Stoppers '93 Toyota Corolla brake booster with'92 Lexus LS 400 master cylinder; cross-drilled rotors; TRD brake pads

Rollers 18x8 Axis Decades wheels;Kumho Ecsta SPT 215/35R18 tires

Outside Vertex body kit and rear wing; Nissan350Z blue paint; airbrushed graphics; carbon fiber fenders, hood, and headlight eyelids; '04 Toyota Corolla antenna; JDM Sprinter taillights, front bumper lights and front bumper brackets

Inside MOMO RS2 GT seats; Toyota Paseo steering wheel; power windows and door locks

Ice Sony CD head unit; Clarion 4.5-inch speakers; Tsunami wiring

By Henry Z. Dekuyper

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