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Thanks mate :) Good question actually, i'd like to say "LOTS" lol but i'm saving for a house at the moment (been saving for the last 7 years but cars always take money from the funds lol). I'd like to get new a/c seals, get the system regassed and hopefully get a reasonable stereo in for those days I feel like chilling out. Reaslistically I could see myself getting a 2.25" cat back system and a high flow cat. I'm hoping a second hand system will come up. Then I can just chuck on my hurricane 4-2-1 extractors and then the fun really starts hehe After that maybe a mild set of cams and an aftermarket ecu may be added into the mix. Really i'd love a plug and play setup, the less cutting of the loom the better.

After a huge headache dealing with the idler pulley on the p/s belt I ended up getting it to work. I also got around to properly sanding my letters so the surface is spotless now. I also got an intake pipe from the guy that was selling the extractors in echuca. It was a bit long so I needed to cut it down slightly. I am not sure if I am that keen on the blue on the silicone hose (ignore the OEM hose clamp with the 2 circles on the intake, I will change them asap). The intake pipe was sprayed with matt black. I think the overall look is coming up very nicely. The extractors aren't on yet, but once they are it should look even better. The front end all assembled now. I am hoping the small touch of the red toyota logo on the grille looks alright. I thought it matches the red pinstripes quite well. A shot of the back end. Definitely needs a new muffler on the rear. I will get this done when I get a 2.25" Cat back system. The great thing with how the car is sitting is that its 140mm off the ground so I don't have issues with ground clearances.

Ensure that when you set the motor to TDC that you can see the notch through the oil cap on the intake cam. Otherwise the dizzy will be 180 degrees out. If you can't see the notch, turn the crank 360 degrees till you hit TDC again and the notch will appear on the top of the crank.

Depending on how much you pay want to spend, there are various factory optioned seats which may work out much better. AE92 Corolla SX Seats are very comfy and are a great improvement over the stock CS CSI seats. AE92 Levin seats are very adjustable and will bolt straight in. They also get you sitting lower in the car too :)

Oh mad thanks Ben, I'm hoping to take the attention to detail another level with some small touches which should make each bit on the car a bit different. Its been a heap of fun to muck around with and the end product was well worth it :)

Hey all, Thought i'd share my little project. its a 1990 model AE92 corolla CSX, which i've removed the Carby related side of the model which would mean its an SX model in theory hahaha I've always dream't of a Corolla SX Sedan, i've had a liftback in the past but really wanted to try make something fun out of a Sedan model and heres what I got to: 1990 Toyota Corolla Motor/Transmission - 4AGE 16V Smallport Motor - C56 Short Ratio 20V Gearbox - Corolla SX EFI Fuel Tank Conversion - 4-2-1 Hurricane Extractors Interior/Body - AE92 Levin Seats - AE101 Gear Shifter - AE101 Gear Knob - 90s Mazda 626 Front lip - Corolla SX Rear Seats - Corolla SX Dash Cluster - Corolla SX Body Loom - Corolla SX Engine Bay Loom - Corolla SX A/C Lines and Condensor - 7" GPS/DVD Bluetooth Headunit Brakes/Suspension - Corolla SX Series 1 Front 238mm Vented Disc Rotors and Calipers - Corolla SX Series 1 Rear Disc Calipers and Rotors - Lowell Springs - Corolla SX Front Sway Bar - 18mm Whiteline Rear Sway Bar - Corolla SX Front Control Arms - Advan RG2 17x7 +40 offset Wheels Planned Mods - Emanage or other Aftermarket ECU - 264 or 272 Degree Cams - 2.25" Full Exhaust AE92 GZE 258mm Rotors and calipers - High Flow Cat - Electric windows from Corolla SX Model - Deep Dish Steering Wheel - Full Nolathane/Whiteline Bush Kit throughout - Whiteline Front Strut brace

Last Friday I had to go to pickup my Conversion kit package from Tullamarine. I went from the transport company, then to Customs, then to a Custom Broker, then to Quarantine, back to the transport company for a quarantine inspection and then I was on my way. What a big job that was, took all day. I should have the gearbox in by mid march if all goes well. The only thing I noticed missing out of the package was the transfer case off the gearbox. I am just awaiting for that to arrive separately from NZ. The one part I was worried about the most was having to drill through the firewall for the clutch pedal and clutch master cylinder. I was happy to see that there was markings already there in the panel, they just needed to be drilled out. the previous owner had used this hole to route the boost gauge lines but this will have to be reallocated at some stage. The Manual Conversion is all done.... Well I must admit that is a lie. doh I only test fitted the shifter to see how it would feel. Its a bit of extra motivation to do the other parts and get it on the road. The gear knob has a great weighty feel to it, pity its very worn (some of the stitching on the other side has lifted) I got the clutch and flywheel from the car in NZ so I will be able to get the flywheel machined (the clutch will be binned) I got my Manual LSD rear diff. It needs a really good clean though. The Wrecker in NZ was very comprehensive, all bit and pieces were included. The glorious manual ST215 Manual gearbox Parts that have so far come off, In all good time they will go back on. I put the gearknob in a container with some washing detergent and hot water, the amount of grease and dirt that came off it was aweful. I covered the gear boot with some washing detergent and hosed it off. Seems to have worked well. Great to see the manual shifter in place, the auto shifter is looking on with disgust in the background now that someones living in his old home. I caught a quick shot of my car taking a stretch lol

Hey all, Just thought i'd share my daily driver/Project Car. Its a 1998 Toyota Caldina ST215 1998 Toyota Caldina GT-T 17x7 +38 A-Tech rims, Blitz cat-back exhaust Apexi N1 ATS silencer Blitz DSBC spec R Blitz radiator cap Blitz boost gauge Largus Coilovers Brakes EBC Greenstuff All Round It needs a few things done: Fix the sunroof The sunroof isn't working at the moment. I've noticed that buttons to open the sunroof seem to work for a very short moment (was too scared to open it anymore) but to try and close the sunroof, neither close button did anything. I was going to take the interior cover of the buttons off and clean all the contacts. I'm hoping it could be something as simple as the contacts gumming up. Noise at Front Strut I noticed when turning at low speeds I could hear the spring in the coilover repositioning/twisting. I heard I could adjust the preload to stop this, or use a ballbearing ring in place. These coilovers used to be in Ronas car I believe. Small Oil Leak There is a small leak that I need to attend to at some stage for rwc, i'm not quite sure where it is coming from yet but i'm hoping its an easy one doh I am currently in the process of converting it from Auto to Manual: Here is what it looked like when I first got it: Here it is now: