hey guys finally got around to picking up this little gem from a old bloke the next town over for $300. had been sitting since 2008 when the rego ran out, so we rocked up this arvy with a jerry can and a battery......long story short few pumps on the pedal and SHE LIVVVESSSS!!! so down to the important stuff: 18R-C backed by a 4 speed manual, all original granny spec including untouched uncracked original dash with original radio and tape deck, all original chrome hub caps, phat ass grille :) few spots of rust here and there, but nothing unfixable. only have one pic at the moment guys :( will be taking some more tomorrow 4 sho. new pics added!!!

Edited April 9, 201214 yr by madKE35coupe

Looks grouse. Can't wait to see more pics of it. :y:

 

Got any plans for it?

 

Josh :cool:

not much jj will fix the rust and have a respray in mind :wink: I'm abit stuck though i don't want to cut up the dash for a cd player.....wonder if the tape deck is standard single DIN size? otherwise i will be mounting under dash too much respect to cut up such a clean dash. all new rubbers and bushes too..have some work ewing 15 inch wheels to fit under the guards :) pretty much a cruiser

If you want i can do a install on it and hide the stereo somewhere out of sight (thinking in the glovebox)

yeah only problem is i will use the glovebox......some pondering masy have to be done on this topic.... :hmm:

You could run it off an amp, no head unit. The only thing visible would be the aux cable. your only downside is if your ipod does not get you don't either

 

mount it under a seat and hide the main wires. pm me if you want an explanation / pics

 

on the car, I love it! nice score

I do have an aux cable that runs to rca's.......could be an option. The stereo isn't a necessity atm since its not on the road so can gather a few ideas as we go along.

new pics up guys put my work wheels on 4 sho :)

My Parents bought one of these wagons brand new, a couple of months before I was born! and I was driven home from the hospital in it - in a cane basket on the backseat next to Mum!! how times have changed...

 

They bought it from Bill Buckle Toyota at Brookvale, it was white and also manual, a CS model.

 

Dad had a 'Pierce Simpson' brand tape deck fitted to it before he picked it up. My earliest childhood memories are attached to that corona - family holidays listening to ABBA, Boney M, Chicago and John Farnham on cassette lol. Then there was those early mornings dropping the car off for a service at Phil Gilbert Toyota with Mum (Sis and I still half asleep in our jammies!)Dad would pick us all up in their second car - a 1974 VW Beetle 1600 Superbug.

 

Anyways, thanks for sharing your Corona, why not try a decent buff on the paintwork first? I think it may do wonders and save a heap on a respray for now. Have fun with it!

It could definitely do with a wash I know that for sure! A buff and polish those lovely chrome bumpers is a definite too! Drove it out of the carport on my lunchbreak and did a bit of a clean up.....just getting rubbish out of the car. I don't think it would take much at all to get the old girl registered :)

Man thats awesome =D

 

You should give the ol girl a deep cut n polish. Might come up a treat !

 

Ahh Days of the asthmatic 18RC. Reliable old tractor engine ftw =D

 

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well teddy i have never had an 18r before but from what i have seen so far with the motor it sounds like it should be in an old massey ferguson of some sort :) may have a 2rz lined up :):):) if ella is keen?

This is how i mounted my cd player in my liftback. Obviously i make use of the remote.

 

Was able to squeeze 2 x 4" speakers side by side in the original dash speaker spot.

 

http://www.rollaclub.com/board/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=60800

Thats a nifty idea bamboo, might look into that. I was thinking of putting some bigger speakers in the back too but if they don't fit under the trims in the sides I will be putting the same size in.

of course ellas keen, lets make it happen!