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I think you will really struggle to find anything other than a standard insert for these unfortunately. Question has been asked a few times. This was one of the more recent https://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/72643-shock-absorber-inserts-for-front-struts/#comment-704206

Do you still have the KE20 strut bodies? Haven't gone bigger?

Agree, I would reckon that's pretty standard

Could simply be that you need to adjust the tappets. Easy job and may also solve your rough running at the same time

Sounds great. I'm sure those plans will keep you plenty busy. Easily the best option for upholstery is a guy in NZ (Grant Donaldson). He isn't expensive and produces excellent skins you can self install. He is highly regarded all around the Corolla world. You will find his details on this site, but yell out if you can't find anything.

Welcome Andrew. Make sure you join TCCAV also, if not already a member. Great option for club Reg and a good bunch what are your plans for the car.

That's what I used too. Then when inevitably you need to pull it off to change some little thing you forgot, it comes off easily enough......

What did they charge you for the AE86?

Getting pretty rare now, but that looks far gone to resurrect.. Certainly you will be able to sell parts from it though. Make sure you post in the for sales here as well

Crikey. I reckon that's gone to samurai heaven, or whatever it's called where samurai go

Since 2013 in fact

Realistically the only thing that wears out on a carby is the throttle spindle. As long as there is no wear there, everything else can be replaced with a rebuild kit. There are often subtle differences from year to year in linkages and other connections which mean that something you may assume will be a bolt on, isn't, even though it's for a 4K Plus jetting etc may be more suited to a forklift rather than a Corolla

Put on eBay and you will find out

There was some discussion recently. There are a number of people who have converted to rack and pinion, which isn't simple, but I expect you could go the whole hog and go pwr steering. A modern option that may be better would be electric pwr steering. You can buy universal kits, but perhaps investigate something oem. I think some Yaris's have it? Realistically they are small and light with small tyre patches so not sure why you would bother. A lot of work for little gain.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen Daniela Weßling I bet she's hot

Very 80's. I remember spending the day at Calder walking around the pits when the WTCC was on, drooling over the schnitzer M3's,Sierra's etc. It was damn cold. But yes, they are a bit much.

How accessible are the over fenders?

Filfrederick sold it going by the above. Hopefully he is still following this thread and can tell us what wizardry he is up to now.

Do we know if this thing is still getting around? It was a fascinating project

Sounds good. I got some amazing parts for my KE15 SL from a guy in the US that used to do the same thing. The Spanish guy certainly gets some of his parts on yahoo. I've seen items sold on yahoo that subsequently appear on his eBay site that are unquestionably the same ones. If you have the local Japanese ties, you may do well.

You have to lift your game if you want the good parts! Use a broker to search in English and bid on yahoo. I use importmonster.com.au but doubtless there will be a UK based crowd offering a similar service Give the importmonster site a try as a general idea of what you can do. Aaron is a great guy and has brought me in everything from brochures/magazines to a whole bare shell.

Yes, but he sells under a couple of ID's. Another one is Toyotagaragesell. In the past he was a bit slippery, but seems to have lifted his game. He does still build his reputation from other accounts he has set up though. Yahoo Japan is the only source for some particular parts, but prices there have caught up The US is useful for some things, crossmembers, suspension components (especially steering arms) and so on. There was a nice guy on AEU86.org in the Netherlands (The Doctor) who built up a car some years ago. He may have some Euro insight, and you will see there are a couple of Scandinavian guys on here with early Corolla's

If you want the later pointed bonnet, you need the other bits that go with it, as above. I left out the grille from the list. There is some serious money to be spent. Like anything, you will need to find them, which in your neck of the woods may be hard work. Even in Australia, where these cars were very popular, they are now hard to find, especially in reasonable condition, whether early or late. Guards, bonnets, bonnet front trim, grilles and correct grille trims, corner garnishes are in high demand and generally priced accordingly. If you prefer the Trueno type front, you will also need the Trueno specific guards which are different again, as are the various Trueno front parts. Australia didn't get the Trueno model. Essentially you join the parts roundabout like everyone else. I spent years getting to know people around the world when I was actively sourcing parts, and it took me some years to locate everything I needed. Since then, prices have risen astronomically. I would think very seriously about the effort and expense of sourcing the later front end panels. The early flat front is a rarer model these days and a very nice one was restored here in Qld not that long ago before being put on the market for an astronomical price. It was a genuine TE27 levin however. Not sure if it ever actually sold. If you can find them, shipping will be horrendous. There is a guy in Spain you will probably already have found on ebay who gets good stuff, but at eye watering prices. And "modify", a member on these forums (and others) from NZ is able to source parts and good to deal with. He is also involved with a great guy (Grant) who makes replica seat trims and door trims. You will quickly find him on your forum travels. Join up on Japanese Nostalgic Car, AEU86.org (euro corolla forum - mainly AE86's but other Toyota's including the E20 chassis), 3TCgarage etc etc, trawl yahoo japan via a broker company. etc etc

I should also add there are also levin and trueno differences, with Trueno only in Japan and it would seem some Asian countries