Had a spin in the driver seat of this thing today, and for a late model econo-box it really gets up and goes. Pulls well in every gear. Would really like a spin in a Sportivo model if they go as hard as I've heard.

 

I test drove a Sportivo years ago when they were brand new, like a wet fart at anything below 6 grand, and then ZING :)

 

Useless for driving around town if you ask me, by the time you hit 6 grand in first you were almost doing 60 so never really able to use the power :P

I test drove a Sportivo years ago when they were brand new, like a wet fart at anything below 6 grand, and then ZING :)

 

Useless for driving around town if you ask me, by the time you hit 6 grand in first you were almost doing 60 so never really able to use the power :P

 

6,000+ = Hypospeed as Luc's mate calls it.

 

Thats the point of it really, to be able to putter round town getting good fuel ecconomy. Then when you need the power, Drop it down a gear or 2 and your right in VVTi teritory, then a couple thousand revs later variable valve lift kicks in all the way to the 8,200rpm limiter.

The 1zz-fe engine in mine is more torquey down low but doesn't have much up high.

the 2zz-ge which is in the tivos has 40 more kw than and its more like 5000 the vvti kicks in you can really feel it and then you feel it again when the lift kicks in.

so for 3200rpm your in powerband and once you change into second your straight back into power.

 

i'm soo impressed with the way ours drives i'm gonna pay it off and get myself a tivo.

that looks rather good, ive been eyeing these cars off for a while seeing more and more clean examples of these zze's nowadays.

 

What are the Sporttmaxx tyres like was almost tempted to getting some but then went with Yoko Adrive R1's :lol:

 

Karl.

swear by em mate.. the tyres are awesome sticky and hard wearing.

the size i listed 205/40 is approx $300 each tho but i'll definately be getting em again.

 

seriously better off getting a wheel and tyre package.... buerepairs at seaford looked after me really well $1500 wheel and tyre package for the speedy's.

Stay tuned on this one. Custom paint and some new bit coming. Whiteline rear sway bar and coilovers to name a few.

Soooo been ages but the rolla has come a fair way. long way to go still.

 

Just before i pulled it off the road. Had spot repairs all done.

 

 

Started stripping it down.

 

 

then came fibreglass flairs.

riveted and glued on. Body got cut back and rewelded.

then moulded on for that smooth look.

 

 

moulded them onto the bumpers as well to make it seem factory.

basically moulded it all as one then cut my own bodyline.

 

got myself stivo front lip and levin sideskirts.

pic of font end all widened and lip test fitted.

Looks kinda staunch.

 

 

new wheels for it, bit different for this type of car but hey i love it.

15x8 +20

 

 

then wrapped in toyo proxes 225/50/15

 

 

few fitment pics.. car will go on coilovers eventually. for the moment i may jst take a half coil out to bring it down a bit.

 

ok so this weekend its all getting painted. alot of work has been done. windscreens out dash out etc.

so far body, all doors, bonnet, sideskirts are all getting painted this arvo.

 

i did paint some stuff a while ago but wasnt quite happy with the colour. so i have modified it.

well here is some pics of the colour before

 

 

interior is all at trimmers now getting stripped bolstered and redone in leather.

I had a set of the steelies on mine. Looked good but damn they were heavy! Which in turn made them hard to balance, I had it done twice and still had a horrible shake at 60 kmh and 120 kmh. The guys at the tyre place reckoned a couple of them were slightly buckled from factory! Suppose that's what you get for cheap chinese made non adr approved wheels. Hence I sold them.

UPDATE

Dash been wrapped in leather

 

Leather seats

 

Luxury carpet. Deep pile stitched to a 25mm foam layer.

 

Custom spoiler.

 

Dynamat over everything... Doors inner and outer. Floor boot area and roof

 

Black velour roof lining

 

More to come hoping to have it finished off and driving again within the next few months

Well a lot of progress has been made with this. Paint has been almost completely done. Only grill fuel flap and one mirror cover to go.

It's looking great. Fender flares have turned out better than I had hoped for.

 

 

 

More to come over the next few weeks. Trim will hopefully be completed by end of the week.

Windscreens should be in on Thursday. Lil bits finished off for paint. Soooon.

Update.

Glass in. Most body panels done. Still minor bits to go. Body has had full rub back and polish.

Spoiler on. Interior nearly complete. Everything works still so that's a plus.

Anyway pics will do the talking.

 

nice work, paint looks shmick