Hey guys,

 

My names Lance and i just picked up my first toyota and first non-Subaru.

 

Its a 1981 KE55 CS sedan, 4 speed with the 4K-C powerhouse. I bought this by chance as i was over driving a 302kw ATW Subaru as a daily and needed something cheaper to run.

 

The storey goes, i was at work working on an old 240 Volvo and decided as a joke to search the classified for one to buy and drive... After finding only interstate ones, i found a KE55 corolla only posted earlier that day.. So later that day after work i went and had a look, and bought it straight away..

 

One owner from brand new, EVERY single service recipt since its first service. And all services since 30,000kms was at one local workshop. it also came with:

 

the factory service/warrenty booklet,

Factory phillips AM cassete/radio booklet

Factory phillips authorisef car radio centre booklet

Factory Toyota emission control and maintenance guide

 

It drives very smoothly, starts first go everytime, gearbox feels brand new and I'm loving it :)

 

Besides abit of rust in the boot and surface rust on the Roof and boot, its great.

 

I'm currently replacing the tyres ( bridgestones) and fixing a few oil leaks. Then will put new brakes alround.

 

I'm in the position to choose whether to spend the minimum on the old girl and drive it everyday to save money. Or put some money into it.. Respray it white or black, maybe rebuild or replace the motor with something with abit more poke..

 

So i hope to see what others have done and help with my decision

 

-Lance

Edited August 14, 201115 yr by TarmacAttack

sound very clean mate.

 

 

 

PICTURES :D

Its notbas clean as id like. The body has marks on most panels and the roof and bonnet have paint flaking off..

 

Typical rust in boot and rear quarters and bottom of doors. But my goal is to maybe fix this and give it a respray in white or silver.

 

Anywho i have put new bridgestones on the front, painted the standard wheels silver, brake calipers red and hopefully getting a new grill from a member on here soon.

 

The car owes me about $600 which includes the purchase price, rego inspection and 3 months rego

 

Heres a few pictures of the ol girl

 

 

 

 

Went on a nice drive down some dirt roads in the brindabella ranges up to MT franklin ( yep, where the bottled water comes from)

 

 

 

Any the books it came with, incuding 30+ years of service recipts from the one workshop

 

Looks good mate, weather don't look to goos where you are

 

Always handy to have the log books, I have mine also, history of the car always has a story with it

Canberra mate, cold and wet in winter, hot and dry in summer

Nice KE55 mate.

 

Pics of Subaru please. Are you from RSLC by any chance?

Yeah on RSLC, Evil_rex is my username

Pics of subaru

 

 

I'm not a crazy suby fan, but thats pretty sexy! Something about it looks different :hmm: Score with the rolla too!

Edited August 15, 201115 yr by ae824ate

Lol different? Its a liberty B4.

 

Maybe the Brembos i put on front and rear from a WRX STI? And FMIC

 

As for the KE55 i keep on thinking about how cool it would be with abit more poke, even a standard 12A turbo, somthing along those lines.

 

But there goes the cheap to run daily driver aspect of it

Edited August 15, 201115 yr by TarmacAttack

I was bored today and decide to spice up the tyres haha..

 

 

Good to see another '81 Ke55 (:

 

Looks overrated!

Good to see another '81 Ke55 (:

 

Looks overrated!

 

Thanks mate,

Its good from far, but far from good.. Needs rust removal and new paint.

Whats with the battery location sticker? You gonna do some motorsport in it?

 

You gonna come to the motorkhana next week?

 

Come and say Hi...

I found it amongst some rally stickers we have to pimp it up. But i will enter it at the next BMSC khanacross whenever that is.. Not keen on a motorkhana on tarmac though. Thats how you break stuff :P but i might come out an say hi anyway