Johno's 86 Corolla Seca

[Johno]

OOOO, good to see some progress. pity bout the carport although for a temporary one, it's done alright. we do sell replacement roof covers, just no the sides, although nothing a few shillings and some standard tarps can't fix.

 

Haha. yeah its been about 6 months since i did any work on it. Now that the weather is getting better i have found myself more motivated to work on it. I was thinking the same thing, just a couple bits of wood and some cheap tarps but i might just go out and buy me a new roof, cheers bud :P

[Johno]

I got a new roof for my car port, Yay! Thanks Mr Bowler :P

 

Spent the day just putting on the roof and finished block sanding the panels with 400 wet rub. After it all dried out, I wiped the panels down with wax and silicon remover and filled up all the dents and chips

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 9, 2009 by Johno

[JiP]

Looking awesome mate!!

 

Great to see you've got the motivation again!!

[78_7kRolla]

Great to see your back into it mate. We were all hoping you would. Onwards and forwards!

[Johno]

Thanks guys! :jamie:

 

This aftenoon i bought new 2 pack undercoat and got some powerfull work lights.

I just block sanded all the patches and filled what needed to be filled again.

 

 

 

 

 

[Ben-89]

Good work Johno, this will be worth all the effort!

[towe001]

:lol: :jamie:

[Johno]

I bought some 3mm wipper snipper line at bunnings. I am using this to lift the rubber seal around the rear windscreen. This way I can paint underneath the rubber just a little bit and later have the rubber sit over the new paint so I don't have that ugly mask line on the rubber. :worship:

 

 

 

I'm up late so i thought i would post up some idea's that i have for the rolla.

 

1. Modifing the bonnet to have eye lids sitting over the headlights - (maybe)

2. Getting one of those remote control mufflers with volume control

3. Multi coloured LED lights for underdash foot well's

4. Painting cam covers same colour as the body colour

5. Getting new mag wheels - (maybe) 17" Black with chrome lip

6. Tinted windows

7. Thinking about not going crazy with stereo now.

No subs, just a good set of 6x9's and splits in front. (Less weight this way)

8. 256 degree cams (later maybe)

9. New leather interior (maybe)

10. New carpet

11. After car is painted and wiring is in i'm getting a sick ass

alarm system installed with full remote central locking

12. White dial dash

13. New door cards, might try and get some new design that

will match new leather seats if its not too much.

14. Coilovers!

 

These are all just idea's.

Edited September 9, 2009 by Johno

[JiP]

Good to hear that your trying to paint under the seal. :worship:

 

What is this muffler?? I've never heard of it.

17's sound pretty cool. I'd be keen to see how that looks.

Yes for leather seats :y:

And Alarm system is a must!!

[Scotty19832008]

hey Johno

 

Go the 17" rims if you have trouble with the tyres rubbing on the struts, get yourself some camber pins. nolathane sell them the 12mm set does the job quite nicely. Just remove rear wheels remove top bolt securing the hub to the strut install the camber pin on each side in its place. there is a little tab face it so that it is pointing towards (not directly at) the wheel. and tighten them up, get down to your closest tyre shop and get them to do a wheel alignment to get the camber spec right then you'll be cheerin :hmm: if you want a part number let me know :jamie:

 

[Johno]

Good to hear that your trying to paint under the seal. :jamie:

 

What is this muffler?? I've never heard of it.

17's sound pretty cool. I'd be keen to see how that looks.

Yes for leather seats :hmm:

And Alarm system is a must!!

Hey John, its called Varex. There is a few youtube video's on this link that explain how it works.

http://xforce.com.au/cars/view_car/29

 

Edited September 11, 2009 by Johno

[BlindKidSeeks]

Xforce Varex was the best muffler purchase i ever made.....

 

EDIT: And oh... Johnno... it looks great mate... keep it up! can't wait to see it all finished.

Edited September 11, 2009 by BlindKidSeeks

[Johno]

hey Johno

 

Go the 17" rims if you have trouble with the tyres rubbing on the struts, get yourself some camber pins. nolathane sell them the 12mm set does the job quite nicely. Just remove rear wheels remove top bolt securing the hub to the strut install the camber pin on each side in its place. there is a little tab face it so that it is pointing towards (not directly at) the wheel. and tighten them up, get down to your closest tyre shop and get them to do a wheel alignment to get the camber spec right then you'll be cheerin :hmm: if you want a part number let me know :jamie:

 

 

Thanks Scotty, I might have to look into that. It wont be for a while (prob next year) but thats handy to know. The tires were rubbing untill i rolled the gaurds but I'm sure they'll rub again if i get 17"s

[Johno]

The Damn bloody mother f@$king wind blew my carport apart. :no2:

 

The winds recorded about 100km per hour in short bursts. Because there were no sides it got underneath the roof and litrally toor it out of the ground. Weld joints broke and the whole lot twisted up. My mum had to clean it up this morning because it was all scattered across the drive way.

Edited September 13, 2009 by Johno

[towe001]

Speechless Johno. The only thing that comes to mind and off my tongue is "Phuck", mother nature had it in for that car port of yours doesn't she.

 

Don't let it be a set back again. Use the tarp to cover the chariot till you can get back on your feet with a car port or something.