{"id":68020,"date":"2021-02-24T14:43:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=68020"},"modified":"2021-02-24T14:44:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:44:57","slug":"toyota-ae86-with-a-ls1-v8-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=68020","title":{"rendered":"Toyota AE86 with a LS1 V8 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=68030\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68030\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"68030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=68030\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-19.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Toyota AE86 race car with a LS1 V8 19\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toyota AE86 race car with a LS1 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-19.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-19.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-19-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota AE86 race car with a LS1 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-68030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-19.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-19.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-19.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jamie Potts and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LS86build\/\">Toyota AE86 race car<\/a> has seen plenty of track time since <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=39102\">we shared<\/a> the project in 2019. Soon after he finished the bodywork and painted the car. He&#8217;s also upgraded the suspension with an adjustable anti-roll bar and the drivetrain with a TR6060 six-speed manual and sequential shifter. Jamie took home first place in Round 4 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gtrnz.co.nz\/jamie-potts-takes-gt3-gt4-opener-at-manfeild\/\">GTRNZ GT3 class<\/a> at Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon on February 12-14. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=68032\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68032\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"68032\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=68032\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-21.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Toyota AE86 race car with a LS1 V8 21\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toyota AE86 race car with a LS1 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-21.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-21.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-21-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota AE86 race car with a LS1 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-68032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-21.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-21.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-21.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=68033\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68033\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"68033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=68033\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-22.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Toyota AE86 race car with a LS1 V8 22\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toyota AE86 race car with a LS1 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-22.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-22.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-22-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota AE86 race car with a LS1 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-68033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-22.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-22.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-22.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLS86build%2Fvideos%2F833088094204418%2F&#038;width=600&#038;show_text=false&#038;height=338&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLS86build%2Fvideos%2F441462803972761%2F&#038;width=600&#038;show_text=false&#038;height=338&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLS86build%2Fvideos%2F986713635143815%2F&#038;width=600&#038;show_text=false&#038;height=336&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LS86build\/\">LS86 FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Potts and his Toyota AE86 race car has seen plenty of track time since we shared the project in 2019. Soon after he finished the bodywork and painted the car. He&#8217;s also upgraded the suspension with an adjustable anti-roll bar and the drivetrain with a TR6060 six-speed manual and sequential shifter. Jamie took home&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=68020\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Toyota AE86 with a LS1 V8 Update<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":68030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[205,118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ae86","category-corolla"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Toyota-AE86-race-car-with-a-LS1-V8-19.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":139462,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139462","url_meta":{"origin":68020,"position":0},"title":"Electric Toyota AE86","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Toyota and Lexus debuted their AE86 BEV Concept (battery electric vehicle) at the 2023 Tokyo Motor Show. 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