July 14, 200818 yr comment_260913 Hey all, well it's the first time I've posted in here! The last time I attempted to post up pics of my ride, it was giving me trouble! I have a KE30 2 door, which my uncle found for me in his neighbours yard!! My uncle bought it off his neighbour for next to nothing, and then I got it off my uncle and traded him an old car stereo of mine (CD Stacker and head unit)!! Yes, a stereo that is worth about $80 on E-bay (which doesn't play MP3 CD's) was my payment for this beast! Best of all, my uncle that wanted the stereo doesn't even have a computer and doesn't know what MP3 CD's are, so it was a perfect deal! The car was sitting around for 6 months in my uncles neighbours yard, so it hadn't been run for a while. My Uncles neighbour bought a new Subaru wagon thing and instead of selling the corolla straight away, they just left it sit there until my uncle bought it off them! After I got it off my uncle, I did the once-over and made sure it was all legal and everything worked! Then I took it down to Services SA to get it registered! I noticed something interesting on the rego papers, in the Engine Number Section, it said 5K####### I thought.. 5K motor? Hmmmm that would be a bonus, and sure enough.. I found out It does have a 5K in, when I brought it home and popped the bonnet to have a decent look at the engine number and see if it matched the papers and yep it's a 5K alright! Next bonus was the gearbox, after my first drive home I only took 60Km/h roads, so I only got as far as 4th gear, but when cruising on the highway on my second trip, I found it it's actually a 5 Speed!!! Then I found out that the little things on the car like the driving lights and air horns actually worked!! And the Dash has been customised with a Tacho (where the clock used to be), a custom centre consol (with a clock inbuilt.. That works too!) and seperate volts and oil pressure gauges! The Fuel and temp gauges work like a charm (first corolla I have had where I haven't had trouble with the fuel and temp gauges) The roof is carpeted, has an old-skool pioneer stereo with Pioneer 6x9's that also work, and even has 2 Mag Wheels on front with near new tyres! Now to the negatives: It has been resprayed in Green from the origional mustard colour the paint is peeling in areas and has some surface rust, but thankfully there's no major body rust or dents, so with a full rub down and re-spray, it should be an awesome looking 2 door! Pics: Report
July 14, 200818 yr comment_260922 Well done KJ's, you didnt even take advantage of your uncle off. he's happy and so are you :( Your right, plenty of potential there for sure... Edited July 14, 200818 yr by ROL-110 Report
July 15, 200818 yr Author comment_260948 Thanks mate! Well I always wanted a wagon or panelvan as my next corolla, caus I do Mobile DJ'ing and there's not a lot of room for PA gear in the 2 door, not to mention trying to get gear into the back seat! But we have another car that we use for DJ'ing, so it's not the end of the world! Plus, as soon as I started driving this car, I fell in love with it - so the only way I'll get rid of it is if I find a good wagon or panelvan! KJ :-) Report
July 15, 200818 yr Author comment_260953 If I could choose out of any of your cars mate, u know it'd be the KE50! Pics of my KE50 going up shortly! KJ :-) Report
July 15, 200818 yr comment_260960 If I could choose out of any of your cars mate, u know it'd be the KE50! Pics of my KE50 going up shortly! KJ :-) Are you serious!!? Ke50's are like toyota's version of the RX5 - Nobody wants one cause they're bloody ugly!!! ....no offence Jip!! :( Report
July 15, 200818 yr Author comment_260961 Haha, stock as a rock KE50's may look a little.. um.. I guess I could say.. "different" But trust me, with some simple mods, they are a one-of-a-kind amazing corolla creation! Back me up here Jon lol! KJ :-) Report
July 15, 200818 yr comment_260965 Sorry, I was writing something when my internet decided to SMEG it self. TELSTRA SUX :( Its an acquired taste and once you own one, you love it!! :( Besides, I remember seeing a Top Gear episode once. The presenter said if your going to collect a car, go for a car that wasn't seen as attractive and didn't sell well. Cause now, if restored, that car should be able to fetch a fairly good price as they aren't as common. You see ugly, I see $$ Report
July 15, 200818 yr Author comment_260968 HAHA that's an interesting point, however I see beauty regardless of others different views! :-) Report
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