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not looking to spend any money on this if possible; how much do you want for them, and can you bring them up to marden? i'd come get them otherwise but here's what I did today:

also current total expenditure has been $328.95, includes rego, bus ticket and $20 in fuel haha

my friend and i just put points, plugs, new fuel lines, new filters in! I don't have a dwell meter though and someone has replaced the distributor with a bosch model? needed bosch-type points and i had to call a friend in to set the points correctly. There was no oil in the gearbox or diff either so we've put fresh oil in there too. heading out to pick up new radiator hoses today, then will flush the radiator and replace the fanbelt and it's almost awesome to go! Hey Ryan, are you still keen on coming around to put that old clutch in? if so let me know 0400055524 also, does anyone have any of the following in not quite as rusty condition to donate: front doors (both sides, don't need glass) front quarter panels drivers side SEAT if so give me a buzz! so much rust! my brother in law just got his first welder and needs a project, looks like this is it!

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it's just a beater to get me around, it only needs to be tidy! but thanks for your support. it's not going to be a keeper, just needs to be reliable and safe enough to get up to one tree hill until i get married and buy a real car

Sweet, will pick one up when I get fuel lines, thanks! Cheers for the tips Ryan! I'm not free this week and I noticed you're down south, i'm up in marden! i'm not driving it until I get a new fuel line, it's way too unsafe. Give me a week or two to get the hoses in order then we can go for a spin. that clutch sounds like a deal too, let me know how much you want for it. would you be keen to give me a hand to fit it and change the box oil in exchange for beers? I have no idea how to do it myself. Thanks for the oil guide! This gearbox is a 4 speed, the synchros feel ok, all the gears are SUPER noisy, sounds like bearings. I'm going to try to get the guards off while it's off the road and clean it all out inside, the bolts are rusted though. The brake lines bleeder points have rusted. How can I get these open? is there some kind of rust dissolving thing i can put on there to get the nuts undone? I want to see how cheap I can get this going, does anyone have any old stuff to donate? looking for: - driver's seat that isn't a scrotal death trap (doesn't need to have good upholstery, just not have springs poking out into my balls!) - some bricks to brick it up with! - some screen door mesh - LOTS OF BOG - paint! any type or colour, i'm thinking it'll look good with dulux wash & wear in some kind of APRICOT - might need a set of shocks, will test the rebound tonight :hmm:

Thanks! I started pulling it apart tonight, here's some pics! in the driveway. i went to clean the compliance plate and it fell straight off in my hand, the rivets had oxidized completely SPEED HOLES more speed holes in the rear passenger aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa rear drivers side there was moss growing in this hole in the drivers side front quarter fuel leak this is the little piece of hose i was talking about earlier. looks like it's there to vent crank gas and also spit oil everywhere?? shouldn't be venting to atmo - what the hell is this thing for? interior is totally slick diff seals gone gearbox seal gone too, also some crazy spiderweb cruft dangling from the speedo cable doesn't look like any rust at all on the rails! now to fix the fuel lines and brakes and start work on the body rust. for the front quarter panels i was hoping to just grab two unrusty ones from a wrecker somewhere, doesn't matter if they're dinged up, i can hammer them straight what do you guys think? any tips?

G'day all I scored a free ke55 today! what a wonderful machine it is, and hey, you can't get better value than free! This is my first corolla, i've been looking around for one for a while, and when this one came up as FREE i jumped on it. So far it has cost me a train ride over to alberton to pick it up, and a favour from a friend to borrow an old battery to get it started. Good stuff: - 4kc 1.2L sedan, manual - Odo says 315,000 kms - starts and runs first time, even in this cold weather - Even has the original owners handbook, logbook and service book! Naturally, it has had a pre-sale inspection, and nothing more ever logged - All lights, horn, and the radio works perfectly - no knocks! - no engine leaks - no metal cornflakes in the oil - no clouds in the radiator - no smoke or soot, not even on the first start - drives straight as an arrow - even came with floor mats and seat covers! - and tyres in good condition - WAS FREE Stuff that needs super urgent attention: - fuel line cracked and spitting fuel - radiator hose LOOKS fine however when i touched it, it began to crumble - has terminal car cancer in most of the panels, and the front quarter panels even have moss growing in them? about to get under it to look at the chassis to see if it's salvagable or just a complete wreck - BRAKES NEED BLEEDING Other things: - all the vac hoses are looped around the exhaust headers??? will need to replace most of these as they all look ancient - there's a little piece of rubber hose sticking straight up out of the cam cover that goes straight to the atmosphere? what's this?? - desperate need of a service, needs all filters done, oil looks like vegemite - hardly any clutch left - gearbox is ultra noisy but working well enough to get around (ie. no frashing), looks like it might have a small leak as well - exhaust has a hole (holes?) in it - steering very loose - head is tapping a bit - anything plastic is crumbling away, most of the plastic electrical connectors are only staying together due to a complex caulk compound of fuel and dust and some other supernatural force which disintegrates with nothing more than a stern glance - every bloody screw is rusted over to form surfaces inpenetrable to any screwdriver - there are no bolts in the car, just rusty spots that resemble bolt heads that have long sinced mutated into car body as one - speedo feels like it's 10km too low, either that or everyone on port road is speeding (most likely) - driver's seat has completely collapsed except for what feels like a spring sticking straight into my CROTCH - driver's side window fell down into the door when i started winding it down and i can't get it back out - COMPLETELY FILTHY - interior looks and feels like a whole family have decided to wok-toss a years worth of stir-fries in it Pics to come! will try to get some during the day, have only been able to snap some night shots today. Have started popping some bits out to clean up as well and looking for any evidence of chassis rust What fuel should I be using in it? Does the 4kc need a special additive, and what do you guys recommend? I've also tried googling around for service guides, or at the very least, a list of part numbers for the oil/fuel/air filters, but can't seem to find anything - can I just go into Generic Car Shop and pick up all the bits I need to give it a service? What brake fluid and coolant would be in it, and should I use thicker oil in it at this stage of its life like 40w50, or go with something lighter? I can't do some other the trickier stuff like the clutch or the gearbox seal, and I dare not play around with steering or suspension components due to the obvious dangers that can create. As I'm seriously strapped for cash right now, can anyone recommend a good backyarder willing to give me a hand with servicing the steering, suspension, clutch and seals in exchange for cold beverages?