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Check out the BCRacing coilovers at Justjap, and Manon Racing brakes in NZ. BCR have coilover kits that get welded into your strut base, and kits complete with a stub axle. Manon do brake kits for 13" and 14" wheels with Wilwood calipers. I'm organising both for my KE70, but you may find gear that will fit. PerformanceSuspension as PSR are also local and have a wider range of springs for their sets. They do XYZ shocks with them.

I'd suggest having a good read through the Rollaclub website, & you'll find a wealth of suggestions, & experiences of others, including myself, going back many years. I just popped in KE30 front brake upgrade, into the search box at the very top, of this page, & it found 37131 references, & 1486 pages, where this subject was covered or canvased. Good Reading ! Cheers Banjo

"makes one click noise and nothing else. " Often a symptom of a worn ring-gear/starter gear and a run-down battery. The motor usually stops in the same position so a few teeth on the ring gear get worn out and the starter gear jams as it engages. One click and nothing.. You've solved the battery being flat by now, & the other is as you said, the solenoid contacts are burned away. Check the compression/spark as Banjo said and tow start it in third gear! So long as you can get red ignition lights it will run... ah wait, it might be an auto... That wouldn't work for the worst possible Corolla I can imagine, a 3K with a crappy GM 3-speed auto! 'Don't expect much if you can smell old fuel, it will need a general cleanup to run nicely.

Welcome aboard ! How long has this KE30 been sitting in this yard ? If it has been a long time, & the engines condition, is unknown; then there are several things You should do before trying to start it. The first thing before even trying to start it, is to remove all spark plugs, & pour a little light oil, into each spark plug hole. Let it settle for fifteen minutes, so the light oil, can seep down through the rings, & wet the lower bore. Make sure there is oil in the sump, but if it looks old & very thick, then change the oil, & oil filter. Then take a socket & bar, & place on the crankshaft pulley bolt head at the front of the engine, & see if the engine turns over easily, clockwise, with no spark plugs inserted; which means there will be no compression. If that all works so far, then hook up a battery, & turn the engine over with the starter motor. If the engine spins freely, then there are two other things You need, which is fuel & ignition. Undo the fuel line & turn the engine over with the starter motor, & ensure fuel is being sucked up from the fuel tank, at the rear. Likewise, Hook a spark plug up to the output of the ignition coil, & earth the spark plug body, & check there is a spark across the spark plug. If all good for fuel & spark, then replace all spark plugs & leads, & try to start it. However, before you try starting it, ensure the air filter is not blocked. If the air filter is in questionable shape, then remove it altogether, just for the first start. Let us know how You fare, or whether You get stuck, anywhere, along the way. Cheers Banjo

Just watched Mr. Papadakis' video on his TA22 restoration. Love his videos ❤️ Says he used some Holley period-look-but-LED headlight replacements, much safer and they look great Fairly sure they're smaller diameter than KE26 headlights but I imagine they have other sizes