how come your selling up

 

would definatly buy if i had the $$$$$

would be way more fun then driving the BA around

Hello.

 

Simply want to put my resources into finishing the other car (2azfe ae86) that I've been building.

 

With 12k already in that build, and another 3-4 grand to spend to do it right, I'm getting to the point where I would like to sell this car and put all the time and funds into the 2azfe car.

 

Plus, owning a Corolla is a never ending project. For example, you can't just neglect a car and not do the maintenance because you have another build happening. Since the 2azfe efforts have been ramped up I've done plenty on the 71 as well. New wheel bearings front and rear, new headers and extensive retuning, modified the exhaust a bit to make it more free flowing, changed to better rear calipers. So the idea is to move her along to a nice home while its all running beautifully and hopefully make someone very happy.

 

Its a hard thing to find the right buyer, as most people don't want to buy a car with everything done, they would prefer to build one.

 

I'm looking for the person that wants to save 3 years of their life and a bunch of money and just get it in their hands. Even though it makes sense its not a description of a Corolla person.

Hadnt driven this car for about 5 weeks due to it being too hard to get in and out of while recovering from Hernia surgery.

 

I had my rotors machined today, and checked the seating of the cones in the hubs for the new bearings. I have successfully gotten rid of the pulsing that presented itself after the new bearings were fitted. Now its perfect. Thanks alot to Brian at Rocklea Mechanical for the wheel and brake masterclass. Thanks as well go to Shaun Vidler at all Brake and clutch supplies, Rocklea for the mates rates machining on a tricky set of rotors. Champions.

 

Also was having a few battery dramas and was able to get a new battery under warranty. Yay for a battery with a 36 month warranty.

 

Problems all sorted and man am I enjoying driving it again.

 

Edited February 28, 201313 yr by LittleRedSpirit

God I love those wheels. Wish mine were as nice as that.

Ran the power feeds in under the left gaurd the other day. Also washed air filters and changed the dented front gaurd.

 

Mungi mods will pop over one day this week and flare it to match the other side so I can paint it. Had the wheels balanced and rotated also today.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 18, 201313 yr by LittleRedSpirit

Just heat wrapped the exhaust manifold and switched to a different tap for idle control today. Works a treat.

 

Car is going really well, I thought the vvt pulley was shitting itself, but I put some fresh oil in and the noise went away. Perfect.

Edited April 15, 201313 yr by LittleRedSpirit

What sort of idle control are you using?

Hardie Pope.

 

Edited April 15, 201313 yr by LittleRedSpirit

Be a real shame to see this parted out. Wish I had the money, or at least enough on top of what I could get for Peanut.

Damn my inability to save money.

Yeah I detailed it today pretty well, changed oil n filter yesterday. Its going to be hard to let go of. But the time is right.

 

Spent the last 45 minutes just cruising my suburb looking at council cleanup piles with my missus, its running really well. Did some more refinement of the idle the other day and its a bit more smooth and torquey right off idle. Also brought vvt on 500 revs later, gives a more linear rush of power rather than a couple of waves.

Hopefully someone will buy it whole and use all the data you have spent so much time perfecting and take it further.

Truly is greater than the sum of its parts. And I do like function first (though it still looks great ;) )

Thanks for the praise. I just cannot wait to do it all again with more capacity and a car that handles essentially the same if not better.

 

Thinking about making a video to promote the sale of it with my friends help. Could be a viral sensation, lol.

Still have the bulge?

Nah sold it.