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2020 brought challenges that forced us to grow whether we wanted to or not. This became very evident to me as I reflected on the past year of running the Autohaus. In this episode I discuss what I reflected on and talk about what will be new for 2021.  

Squeeze 86 Landin Williams has an unbridled optimism that shines equally as bright as his yellow AE86. We talk about the inspiration for his YouTube videos, the modern-day Corolla community, and go into a rabbit hole conversation about Initial D fandom.  

Matt Panic returns to the podcast to talk about his 2020 drifting shenanigans, a drift vs grip battle with Time Attack driver Jackie Ding, and updates for PANIC Made and PANIC Wire.  

Fan favorite Chris Van returns for Episode 100! We reminisce about the early days of the podcast and talk about Chris’ current day Corolla life making his own 16v Link wiring harness, finding the work/hobby/family balance, and the future of the AE86 Toyota Corolla.  

A cruel twist of fate led Jacob Durbin to say “Screw it” and take the plunge into a JDM GT Apex Levin Hatchback. We talk about first track days, the importation process, and Corolla culture between generations.  

Executive Vice President of Vintage Air, Rick Love, graciously joins us on the podcast this week! Rick has been with Vintage Air since 1998! Today we talk about advances in air conditioning technology, retrofitting A/C parts into JDM vehicles, the Vintage Air product line, and working with OEM and supercar companies.  

Steven Nakamura saw the birth of the AE86 scene in SoCal and has lived it ever since: from pestering TRD Headquarters (once in Gardena, CA), to drag racing with an early 4AGE turbo kit, and to modern day suffering as an adult without air conditioning. We also talk about our shared experiences concurrently owning both the “old” and “new” 86 chassis.    

MB Drift Series 2020 Champion Devin Crezee of Doctored Garage joins me to talk about doing a BEAMS swap in the early days, getting your start and building up to competitive drifting, and Carolina Squat Trucks.  

As seen on Hoonigan and terrorizing your local SoCal track, Colin Frost of Big Country Labs joins me to talk about the resurgence of the AE86 in pop culture, those who have set the foundation for the chassis, and the current state of the Corolla market.    

Nikos Isihos from ProgressionD did a BEAMS swap way back circa 2011 before anything was really available. We talk about how the BEAMS swap market has changed since then, the unspoken J160 reverse lock out issue, and Club Loose.    

What is my end goal? An introspective on the past 10 months of running CM Autohaus full time: lessons I’ve learned, what I feel my future will hold, and deciding if I will continue with the AE86 chassis.  

Seb from Modify Up is building a destroked 2AZ swapped AE86 with a TL70 (FRS/BRZ) 6 Speed manual transmission. We talk about this monumental undertaking of an engine swap as well as his automotive background and the pain points of being an enthusiast in Aus. Our first guest from Australia mate! Vegemite Sandwich!    

Founder of ProgressionD, Hosen Tandijono, joins us to talk about the origins of ProgressionD and his beginning in the AE86 and drifting world. We also talk about his wild roster of cars including his newest acquisition currently residing at Tec-Arts…  

FRS/BRZ/GT86 Specialist of the West Coast, Neal Wiebmer, owner of The Racer’s Line in Concord, CA joins us to talk about the origins of The Racer’s Line, CARB approval of the Harrop Supercharger Kit, and his ONE almighty key to business success.      

Chase Binner “Hakosan” is from Texas and is of the newest generations of Corolla owners. We talk about his turbo MRS, YouTube career aspirations, and his 16v pnp harness from R.N.R Autosport in Malaysia.    

Jackson is of the newest generations of Corolla owners and has owned his converted GTSR5 since he was 17. This guy first caught my attention long ago at one of our first Friday of the month Corolla meets. I casually over heard someone saying there was a new owner in attendance and that he was still in highschool. I’ve since seen Jackson gradually become more a part of the community and I really wanted to hear his story as a new Corolla owner, especially because he is of the newest generation. In this episode we talk about his experiences as a new owner, trying to find knowledge in the digital age, and fun (or not) Rollalife stories.    

New Corolla owner and editor in chief of Donut Media James Pumphrey joins us to talk about why he bought an AE86 after a LONG roster of VW’s, the origins of Donut Media, and car communities today.

PODCAST EPISODE 86! John Russakoff owner of JSP fab graciously shut down ALL his machines to join me for this momentous podcast. A life and business history of Mr. John and JSP fab from 2001 to present day including his start in the automotive industry, Sportcar Motion, SpeedMachine, Turbosmart, Formula D, the and the many times JSP fab almost went under. Make sure to check out his 86 Connect Facebook group!

Buying my first Corolla. I also talk about how my fascination with this vehicle started. Part 2 of my vehicle origin story.

Recap of the AE86 Vintage Air project. Steven Van joins us again to talk about the project from start to finish and our future plans for the project to ready the kit for production.