silverra23 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) Hey guys Thanks to the ebay posts in here I discovered this little gem and picked her up yesterday. A little bit of drama in all that but its home now! I am looking forward to tidying it up and then getting out and doing some club racing - hill climbs, super sprints and the Winton 6 hour. Specs as I know them - info a little sketchy from the previous owner KE35 Hardtop 2TGEU with Weber 40's TRD grind cams T50 5 speed Corona diff of some kind Bolt in alloy cage Front suspension unknown Koni rear shocks, reversed leaf packs on rear. Sway bars of some description Brakes appear to be standard fronts, corona drums on the rear. Very old Yokohama A008R's Current plans will be: Good clean inside and out Cheapie respray - white, with some red vinyl racing stripes applied after. Fit oil and radiator overflow bottles Get a good tune - getting some fuel being spat out of rear trumpet Investigate brake options - better fronts, discs on rear, etc Fit a rear bumper Here are some pics Edited July 16, 2009 by silverra23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverra23 Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) More pics Edited July 16, 2009 by silverra23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Sweet looking 35! Bet the induction sound is crazy! :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyota_ae71 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 SAWEET looks tuff as with the jelly beans nice find :dance: :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwarf Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I knew that car when it was racing.... :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Looks tuff as, I bet the 2TG goes well in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverra23 Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I knew that car when it was racing.... :hmm: What do you know redwarf! Would love to hear any details :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo[RL] Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Good luck mate, will be good to watch the progress on this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78_7kRolla Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 that engine looks sexual mate ! Can't wait to see the finished product. I'm presuming you are trying to get it race ready? Good luck. Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverra23 Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 that engine looks sexual mate ! Can't wait to see the finished product. I'm presuming you are trying to get it race ready? Good luck. Matt. Sure am. Engine bay is obviously the stand out with it. Needs an overflow for oil and coolant, and a tune (Weber guru wanted!) and it will be right to go. The body needs to be painted so its presentable. Interior needs wiring tidied up, replacing the out of date harness, replacing the padding that has all gone brittle in the sun.. etc etc.. It really just needs a general tidy up and it should be right for club level stuff like hill climbs and super sprints, where you arent racing as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golberg Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Corona diff of some kind If thats an F-series corona diff, thats a rather valuable piece you've got there. The sprinter boys are after them because they are close to the correct width for an AE86 and also obviously fit an F-series LSD. Chances are its not though as I think they only came on personal import coronas and they are hard enough to find in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverra23 Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 I suspect its nothing too special.. I might have to take a photo and see if someone can identify it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverra23 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Another car club meeting over for the month.. one of the guys had some photos of my car in its former glory so here they are... Nothing has really happened with the car... have tidied it up a bit and painted some bits that needed attention. Exterior is getting a coat of jam at the end of this month.. then its time for some weber love.. and maybe we can go racing when funds permit! Also got a team logo done by a good friend ... C-Force logo... most of you will be too young to understand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverra23 Posted May 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Finally get the old girl painted this weekend. Going in to have a quickie one day paint job on it.. going to be all white.. and then sign write some graphics/stripes etc later. Here is how it looks pre-paint. Windows getting popped out later in the week. Am on the hunt for a rear screen rubbber, found a well priced front one through autorubbers.com.au Looking forward to the "after" photos immensely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwarf Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Christ, I think I wrote an article in the edition....... As you probably already know, the celica and corolla were run as a sort of 2 car team. I always liked the corolla more. :lolcry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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