Young Version — August 1999
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The August 1999 issue of Young Version explores drift setups versus grip tuning through 22 shop demo cars, including S15 Silvias from Mine’s and Kazama Auto. Features cover front-wheel-drive builds taking on high-powered 4WD rivals, choosing a first drift car, and reviving a used AE86 Trueno on a ¥1 million total budget. Suspension fundamentals, engine-oil selection, rotary maintenance, new-parts tests, and reports from Hiroshima and California round out this look at Japan’s late-1990s tuning scene.
242 available scans from Young Version — August 1999, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
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A highly effective refresh for an old car. This series began with the goal of turning a 1983 AE86 Trueno GTV, purchased for ¥120,000, into a truly enjoyable car to drive on a budget of ¥1 million. In the previous installment, we assessed its condition. There was no major accident history, but after 16 years, many parts were badly worn. This month we are refreshing the areas that concerned us during the inspection. Even the best parts are wasted if the base car is tired. First, Mr. Yamazaki of AP Engineering, the “AE86 expert,” pointed out that the bushings had deteriorated. The car had traveled about 100,000 km without a recorded replacement… .
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Revive an inexpensive used AE86 for about ¥1 million, all-in… [headline fragment]
Let’s bring it back to life!
Cheap… fast!
AE86
Fun, too!
Super Twin…
Tuning plan!!
Includes all the bushings for the front/rear lower arms, stabilizers, tension rods, lateral rods, and control arms: ¥37,900. A bargain! .
SPORIS PARIS
SPORTS PARTS
PARTS
ORTS
TRD
Suspension bushing set
Rule 2
Bushing refresh operation!
TOYOTE
JOUNCVERSION
16 years… [fragment]
Worn-out… [fragment]
Replacing bushings requires a hydraulic press, so it may be very difficult as a DIY job. After removing the old bushings, press the new ones into place… [instruction continues].
The AE86 is being refreshed… [caption fragment]
The AE86 may not look glamorous yet, but it is steadily improving.
…is the way to do it!? [fragment]
There was no sign of replacement, and the rubber was crushed and cracked. The condition was awful… The suspension could not function properly like this.
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On the right is the factory control-arm bushing; on the left is the reinforced TRD part. Besides using harder rubber, it also has a metal outer… [sentence clipped]
This is a stabilizer-link bushing. The factory part on the right crushes easily, while the reinforced part shown here holds its shape. Photo: Young Version photography department (Hiroshi Takagi).