Would just like to thank Ledwith Racing for their continued support on our site. Ledwith racing is owned by Brian Ledwith and specialise in bespoke motorsport parts for the AE86 and 4age 16 and 20 v engines.  They also build honda engines B16a/b but we don’t approve of that type of thing on here

Ledwith Racing’s services include:

Rally car fabrication
Car Restoration
Rally engine building 16v and 20v (200+bhp)
Conversion kits to fit 20 v engines to RWD cars
20v – rwd throttle bodies cable
Dry sump kits for 16 and 20v engines
Front trigger wheels with pick up sensor brackets
Type 9 to 4age engine adaptor plates
20v manual timming belt tensioners

For further information check out their section on the site  ->
http://www.ae86irl.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?67-Ledwith-Racing

Or on Facebook ->
http://www.ae86irl.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?67-Ledwith-Racing

Hi All,

Time to pull off the car covers, free your calipers and pull those sleepy twincams out of the shed for the first big AE86irl event of the year this weekend in Tullow Sun 8th of April.

After a 5 month break we are back in Tullow and lets make this one our best day yet!! Entrance is €15 per person and gates open at 12.

See you all there,

Gina

As the winter draws to a close and our cars come out of hibernation, we thought it would be a good time to try something a little bit new. Cars and Coffee meets have been run successfully the world over so its about time we gave an AE86irl its first one!

It will take place in the midway food court in Portlaoise on March 11th @ 1.30pm.

We will have a professional photographer present on the day –  so its a good chance to get some cool shots of your pride and joy!

Hope to see you all there and all going well AE86irl Cars & Coffee meets could become a regular thing

Gina

I would urge everyone to take part, all participants are welcome and sponsorship cards are available for download right here 

If you cannot participate then please consider donating to another member as in today’s times of recession every cent raised can help.

See you on the 4th of May,

Paddy

We hope you have a great Christmas and New Year 2012…

Take Care out on the Roads, and be Safe, See You in 2012…

I’m very pleased to announce that GRP4 Fabrications Ireland’s leading manufacturer of competition components has joined AE86irl as a site trader. GRP4 specialise in a range of parts for MK1 and 2 Escorts as well as some other models but have recently begun to produce a range for the AE86.

I would like to thank them for coming on board and supporting our site and hope that their expertise will be a help to AE86 owners not just in Ireland but the world over.

You can keep up to date by visiting their section here -> http://www.ae86irl.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?70-GRP4-Fabrications

Paddy

CleanCar.ie also supply the world renouned carcoon storage system which is perfect for keeping your car in top condition while it is not in use.

Check them out at www.cleancar.ie or click here to view their section on the forum

-Paddy

“SQ Engineering is a buisness dedicated to 4age conversions including parts such as 20V RWD cooling kits, adapter plates to suit individual coils on both 16 and 20V engines, trumpets and other parts of which the range is increasing quickly. It stands by all it’s parts with warrantys and install support where needed.”

Further technical details are a bit vague but we do know that it will be powered by a N/A 2.0 subaru derived boxer and it will be mated to a proper 6 speed manual gearbox with no flappy paddle crap! Toyota have also said “the mechanicals have been kept as low as possible in the car, as well as between the front and rear axles, to help maximise the car’s agility and sporty responses”

Production will start late this year – no indication of an Irish price has been released yet but we are looking at a sub £25k price for the uk market.

Paddy

No final details have been released about the powertrain but as the concept has been developed in conjunction with Subaru it is likely that it will feature a revvy N/A boxer engine positioned to give optimum balance with hotter versions available down the line.

European release is set to be Mid 2012 with those pesky Japanese getting it a bit earlier. I don’t think it will ever recapture the magic of the hachiroku, but Toyota taking a break from electric ecoboxes and delivering an affordable RWD sports car is something to definately be excited about.

So who is going to be first on the waiting list ???