Thought I'd throw up a thread of my current Corolla. Currently in the process of complaincing for Australia with South Australian rego as a 2 seater.

 

Car:

1979 TE71 GT

 

Engine:

2TGEU (70 - 75KW mark)

Converted to Solex's

80amp alternator

Extractors

No air-con

Cusco engine mounts

 

Drivetrain:

T-50

Cusco gearbox mounts

 

Wheels and Tyres

Stockies

Bridgestone RE001's 185/60

 

Suspension and Brakes:

Front:

AE86 Struts

Cusco Camber Tops

Cusco Strut Brace

Super Pro Bushes:

- Castor arm

- Sway bar links

- LCA

 

Rear:

Disc brake rear end

Super Pro trailing arms bushes

AJPS Adjustable Panhad Rod

 

Interior:

Stock

Rear seats removed

Velo GP 90

 

Plans:

Rack and pinion conversion

XT130 LCA's, AE86 PS arms, Adjustable tie rod ends, Cusco castor arms

Some form of mesh wheels

Engine work

Maybe half cage

 

 

Edited March 4, 201115 yr by fusion

Is this the one that has been kicking around for a while or did you import it yourself?

 

Love the look of these.

how do they go with a 2tg?

Looks great! How's the 2T go? I think Black centers would do it more justice hey.

If it is the one that was kicking around, I could never understand why the guy didn't just do the work it required.

 

Will be a great car, and how many of these do you see here?

Cheers guys

 

It was orgianlly imported by Jay, than was sold to Andy and now to me.

 

Theres actually been more work than you think to get this up to standards haha Old cars love to keep surprises.

 

- New fuel system

- Couple of engine seals, servicing, air filters, dyno tuning

- Stock interior

- Stock rims and new tyres

- New exhaust system

- New alternator, battery and wiring (old wiring was burnt)

- New bushes throughout

- Rust spots

- Brand new front seatbelts

 

etc etc

 

The Advan rims in the picture are now sold and sitting nicely on Tallys KE2X Corolla.

 

2TG goes really well once warmed up, goes strongly all the way to 7,000RPM. Compression loss on cyclinder four that seems to be a piston ring (will be replaced after Regency most likely) although.

 

And as far as we know, this is the only TE71 GT in Australia of its kind.

 

Cheers Ross

Edited March 4, 201115 yr by fusion

Hmm, yes none of that ever got mentioned in the rather vague description when it was up for sale. '

 

Really looking forward to watching your progress with this one. Good luck with your inspection!

Thanks parrot

 

To be honest its a bit of a mix of reasons rather than false information. Its an old car, even though it has low km's, doesn't mean things aren't going to be worn. I am a bit picky, I like to do things right once, even if its going to cost me a bit. And the EFI to carby conversion done by the previous owner wasn't exactly done right (in relation to the wiring and the fuel system). So its costed me a bit more, but I see that as just how things are haha

 

Cheers Ross

I swear I saw this on Yahoo JP many moons ago hey. Those wheels and that body really ring a bell. Great score though. Great to see such a rare car in good hands.

I swear I saw this on Yahoo JP many moons ago hey. Those wheels and that body really ring a bell. Great score though. Great to see such a rare car in good hands.

 

It wouldn't surprise me if Jay saw it on there and brought it back with him from a trip to Japan. I know hes imported a few cars before.

 

And thanks, all I can do is try. Hard part is being paitent :D

this the one that was for sale in QLD? I know you are from Adelaide but just asking.

Looks really good mate.good luck with it

knew it looked familiar.. saw it a couple years back

 

 

good catch, i used to think these were the bee's knees.

hey nice car mate! probably my favorite toyota's ever (equal with ae92 fx gt anyway) i used to have a te71 levin but it was rusted to hell and i never even got to register it. i'd really love to get a decent one some day. nice to see another te in aus :)

Cool car.. its not the only one in the land of oz though... this one lives in Melbourne