Johno's *new* Ae82 Sedan Project

[xmoht]

Its been a while since an update so here it is.. (Captain obvious) :lol:

 

So i got the RWC, went to vic roads, got it rego'd, put the plates on from the old seca (i like em :) )

Went for a first drive out to emerald, driving along then all of a sudden from the front end.. BANG!!!!! CRUNCH, click.. BANG!!!

Stopped the car on the side, got out and saw a trail of little nuts and bolts scattered up the road, Bloody drive shaft went.

Got a tow truck, went home, fixed it the next day. I had a really cheap dodgy socket set and couldn't tighten up the bolts cos the bits kept slipping. Bought a new socket set and all god now :) (yes go ahead and laugh)

 

Other than that I installed the DVD touch screen unit from the seca put new carpet in the boot :jamie:

 

Pics of interior plx. Looks great by the way. I'd lose the strips on the exterior personally, I'd take looking nice over granny spec sleeper any day with an AE82.

[Trev]

Bout time you updated Johno.

[Johno]

Yep, and about time for some new pics i think too :) i'll upload some tomorrow

I'm not too sure what i'm goign to do about the outside look as yet, I have a few idea's up my sleave.. :lol:

 

I went for a cruise tonight on twincam.org Felt great to have a rolla to burn around in :)

On the cruise i noticed a few oil drops from the engine, opened the hood and it seems to be leaking from behind the front cam covers :(

I hope its not too serious but i'll take a closer look tomorrow

 

Oh yeah and i opened 2 small clips on the air box and it gave the engine a wicked induction noise :jamie:

Edited April 16, 2010 by Johno

[Johno]

Here's some new pics of the car.. enjoy ;)

 

This is a pic of its first drive after getting rego'd, sadly it didnt make it back home by itself :lolcry:

 

Just a few shots at a local football ground

 

 

 

 

And here's a few before and after shots

 

 

[Trev]

LOL at plate, Engine bay looks very tidy John, Glad you got rid of the s2 front end, S1 is so much cleaner.

[project_KE55]

G'day mate,

 

Just read your thread from start to finish!

 

I never liked this model of Corolla but i think you've just changed my mind.

 

You rolla looks sweet with the little mags on it and you engine bay is clean as!

 

Cheers, Mark.

[Johno]

Thanks guys :dance:

 

I had the afternoon off work toady cos i am sick.. No really, i am but i really wanted do do some more stuff to the rolla so i bought new things for it..

 

Cadence 300w RMS @4 ohm amp

Kicker 6" 65w rms speakers

Pioneer 12" 1000w sub (second hand)

8 gauge amp wire kit

 

I also took the rolla to MR Muffler in dandy and got my 2" exhaust system fitted for 60 bucks, they had to modify it slightly becuase it used to fitted to a 4ac.

I also fitted the boot out with new carpet, its a pretty quick job but looks a heck load better than the old wet mouldy carpet that was there before. And last but not least, i'm in the middle of making a 12" sealed sub box for the rolla. Its a fairly big one.. 2.8 cubic feet.

[Trev]

Carpet looks really good.

[78_7kRolla]

Carpet looks really good.

 

Agreed. it looks super clean johno :dance:

[Ben-89]

Nice work Johno, so will this be on the tcca cruise?

[Johno]

Thanks for the comments :laff:

 

Well, sub box is finished.. fitted out the wiring last night and all running. The box is a little too big i think, and the amp is too small :D

It sounds really good but i just can't crank it up otherwise it distorts. Down low it sounds sweet and hits some pretty low notes.

 

Pics..

[Johno]

12" running in the rolla.. sounds ok and has some thump to it but the box is still too big. I'm going to spray some expanda foam in to try and make it a bit smaller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i2IXfQIOQk

[Johno]

Did this a few weeks ago, broke the drive shaft

 

 

Did this tonight..

 

 

Dropped the clutch abit quick then 2 seconds later.. bang!

I don't know how it happened.. I had the lug nuts on tight :lol:

Its still running the standard 4ac setup, would that be a problem? I'm sure it could handle the 4age power but maybe not? :)

 

Only one nut stayed on, but the the others are off and somewhere down the road.

Edited April 28, 2010 by Johno

[Trev]

Did this a few weeks ago, broke the drive shaft

 

Dropped the clutch abit quick then 2 seconds later.. bang!

I don't know how it happened.. I had the lug nuts on tight :lol:

Its still running the standard 4ac setup, would that be a problem? I'm sure it could handle the 4age power but maybe not? :)

 

Only one nut stayed on, but the the others are off and somewhere down the road.

 

Slim was and my mrs car still is running the 4ac driveline, Slim's had a puck clutch and would get clutch dumps without breakage (until the new owner got it :lol:), The missus car is auto, It has done on the limiter neutral drops, burnouts and all kinda crazy shit (don't read this either you 8itch) and the running gear is still intact, You are either way to rough or did not do them up properly.

[Johno]

Well i didnt do any burnouts but did take off a bit quick, not wheel spinning quick but almost..

Ok the drive shaft was not done up properly but i did the wheel nuts properly. Not sure, i'll change the hub over tomorrow

you may "edit your post now if you want... :)