Engine was then sent away to the engineers to have a three-angle valve job, skim & reset valve clearances. Still waiting on it to be done after 2 months..
I found a TE71 T series with mounts for a kp so snapped that up.
It had a locked diff which twisted one of the axles..luckily I managed to find just one to replace it.
Have a TRD 2 way lsd on its way to replace the locky.
As for the gearbox I originally bought a W57 + front position shifter, 4age niteparts bell housing and release bearing extender.
Then the opportunity to buy an Altezza J160 6 speed came about that I couldnt refuse.
Had a chat with sam-q engineering and he should have a conversion kit sometime next year.
Since the J160 came with an electronic speedo pickup sensor I figured i'll have a go at keeping it rather than the jumpy cable speedo pickup.
i've seen kits that have a pulse signal input which then run a small motor to spin the cable tacho but at 400 plus that was not a option for me. Instead I decided to fit the rev and speed tacho from an AE111 into the starlets sprint cluster, had to file the light reflector trim the gauge surround & mill out the housing but all fits up snug.
Also had to wind back the odometer, scarily easy to do.
I love sunroofs, some people don't but thats ok.
I happened to find one in a NZ new KE70 wagon at the scrap yard and had to have it.
Made a template from my other shell then transferred it onto the good shell then carefully trimmed the hole out.
Decided I didnt like the look of the eBay special fender mirrors, found a set of TE71 og's and sprayed with black plasti-dip
Purached a set of Advan A3A's 14 x 6" +6 & a pair of SSR MKIII 14 x 6.5" +9.5
Now as she stands for now
My plan is to drift the lil girl so will see how she goes, have ordered an ajps lock spacer to help with the short wheel base and T3 adjustable diff links to increase the rear castor as it were.
For the suspension I am currently getting MRP AE86 front coilovers welded to my kp hubs w/custom tophats, and can use adjustable seperate spring and shock coils for the rear.
For the front brakes i'm using ae101 single pot calipers and pug rotors, anythings better than the cute non-vented rotors on it at the moment.