4AGE Twin-Cam Powered Toyota Starlet Is The Ultimate Hot Hatch

"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo) 09/08/2014 at 12:59 • Filed to: Daily Turismo, Blog

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Every once in awhile, someone builds a car with such meticulous craftsmanship that you lose an afternoon in its build thread. Sometimes those cars are listed for sale. Sometimes they're posted by someone who knows how to operate a camera. And in even rarer circumstances, the listing includes the type of information necessary to inspire purchasing action. Nearly everything in this listing has been done the way it should be, and it's extremely refreshing. Find this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in Miami, FL for $8,990 via craigslist.

Gram Lite wheels. TWM individual throttle bodies. Toyo R888 tires. Those, along with the best from Eibach, MOMO, MSD, and Recaro, make an intriguing case even if they were stuffed in a cardboard box. In a rear-drive tin box motivated by an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! -sourced 16-valve 4AGE, it's downright seductive.

This Starlet uses the AE86 5-speed manual, a custom shortened drivetrain, and an aftermarket limited-slip differential. Together with 15x7.5-inch wheels, aluminum four-link suspension, adjustable dampers and coilovers, and bracing, this thing could thread highway lines. Advanced Haltech tuning allows for E85 fuel and lots of power from the little four-pot, and it probably sounds heavenly through those aluminum intake runners.

The images say "macro lens," and the build quality says "you can actually trust this guy." The only downsides are preferential: A digital dash that hampers the retro vibe, an asking price near $10k, and its location in far-off Miami, a city that's closer (as the crow flies) to other countries than it is to most U.S. states. Those are nitpicks in a car that moves as beautifully and assuredly as it looks.

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YSI-what can brown do for you > DailyTurismo 09/08/2014 at 13:04

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Are you sure it is the ultimate hatch?

Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like > DailyTurismo 09/08/2014 at 13:13

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I WANT IT!

Boxer_4 > DailyTurismo 09/08/2014 at 13:48

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Especially if it's a 20 valve.