[NEWS] Toyota Gazoo Racing bringing back more discontinued parts

    Toyota Is Bringing Back Even More Vintage Parts
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    Owners of old cars know how hard it can be to find parts.
    Sure, cross-compatible parts like wheels and suspension
    components will likely always be around, but what about
    headlights? Interior trim? Wiring harnesses? Owners of
    old Toyotas have long collected solutions to this issue
    for some components, but now the Gazoo Racing Heritage
    Parts line is adding more options for the AE86, Land
    Cruiser, and Supra. 

    Gazoo Racing is adding 14 new parts to its library this
    year, with the first newly-produced parts hitting dealers
    this month. "The project reproduces spare parts that have
    been discontinued and sells them as genuine parts,"
    Toyota's racing division said in a statement, "in order
    to support customers who wish to continue driving older
    vehicles that are full of memories and that they truly
    love."

    Some are relatively universal parts, but others are white
    whales that would otherwise be truly difficult to track
    down - and equally hard to live without. As Hagerty puts
    it:

         "While some pieces like oil pressure gauges for
          60- and 70-series Land Cruisers and fuel gauges
          for 70- and 80-series Land Cruisers could be
          replaced with aftermarket pieces, other parts,
          like the A80 Supra rear speed sensor, are
          harder to work around."

    Old parts can be hard to find
    For the AE86, the latest added parts from Gazoo include
    one of the most frustrating things to DIY: Wiring
    harnesses. Toyota has reintroduced engine bay harnesses
    for the 4AG engine in the AE86 chassis, which is a godsend
    to anyone who's faced down the concept of making a whole
    new harness by themselves. The parts even include diagrams
    and instructions on how to install them, ensuring that
    every fiddly little connector actually goes where it's
    meant to. 

    Having new factory harnesses to chop up could even be a
    boon for us U.S. residents interested in 4A-GE swaps in
    non-GTS Corollas. Wiring is often one of the most
    frustrating parts of an engine swap, but having brand new
    factory harnesses to chop up can simplify things immensely.
    All the connectors you need, at the right wire lengths,
    ready to be hacked into whatever connector your Haltech
    wants. Bringing back old parts doesn't just make it easier
    to keep old cars on the road - it makes it simpler to
    modify old cars the way their original owners might have. 


    
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