CanadianKE17 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Seeing as this forum seems to have the highest concentration of KE10s on the internet, I figure I should throw mine in for good measure! The story starts when I drag this KE10 from the bushes in my hometown, paying about $200 to get it to my house. My initial observations: The car has been hit in the front and back with a lot of flaking bondo as evidence. The entire interior is halfway converted to dirt. Not a single mechanical or electrical component is working or even looks serviceable. The only upside is that the shell is structurally solid if not straight, and it has some extremely awesome patina. To the parts pile! My initial plan was to leave it stock and patina'd and slam it, just to make it a nasty cruiser. Then the drifting bug bit me, and I got a little more ambitious. The nice KE17 shown above was rear ended shortly after that photo, so I decided to borrow the running gear for the KE10 while I repaired the damage and performed complete a bodyshell restoration. The mechanical rundown: Motor: 3TC (2tc block, early pre EGR 2tc head, 3tc internals) Fidanza Al flywheel Mikuni 40mm from a 2TG on a mikuni manifold fresh rebuild 0.5mm over TE27 SR5 T50 trans (has a different tail housing that keeps the shifter further forward) AE86 short stroked front struts/brakes with T3/Ground Control stuff. 6kg springs, koni yellows TE2x crossmember and steering box lengthened TE2x control arms 17 or 18mm sway bar (again from a te27 sr5 I believe) TE2x rear end with 6.38 diff, TRD LSD and welded diffs, both 3.9 ratio Modified rear leaves: Thicker main leaf, reversed eyes and de-arched flat. Crappy KYB rear shocks :( Swap in progress: I scored some free corbeau seats off a friend, mostly because they were hideous colors that nobody else wanted. A concept sketch: And it all pays off, here it is at it's first drift day! Now, the pictures are cool n all, but in truth I was spinning out like mad. The car is so light and short, with a front heavy bias, and a slowww steering box. I let some friends try it out, even those with more experience had their hands full. Of course, this first post only covers stuff up to about april 2011, so there is much more to come, in this epic saga of trying to get a KE10 to drift acceptably. Stay tuned!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkbrth Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Looks like a bunch of fun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 YES! Even if you only rescued it for burnouts thats still wicked. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 I like it :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickn5k Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Rat-tastic!!!! Seen this a few times on YouTube. Needs more turbo 5k!! But then again so does mine.lol Stu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01sik Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 f*ck yeah looks awesome please don't paint it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenpos Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 thats so cool man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolla van man Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 This is the baddest rig around!!! I think I'm in love!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolla van man Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Also, rename it toyoslide, not toyoglide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLO-030 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Been watching this on 3TCgarage. Wicked stuff man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKsev Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 This is nice as and Toyoslide hahaha love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) Awesome little car ps: cool sketch :) Edited January 19, 2012 by TOMsGPTurbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19914afc Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Looks great!! Something very different from the usual drift car! My T18 with a std 3t would slide big track here at queensland receway alright, and it had a steering box, just needed stupid entry speeds haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Good to see that it didn't go to waste :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianKE17 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks guys! North America doesn't really "do" k series motors :) There are no aftermarket parts, nor racing series using them. We only got a few 3kcs and 4kcs, and with our steering box and brake master both on the same side as intake/exhaust, it makes them a real pain to deal with. 90% of Corollas here from 1970 to 1982 came with a 2tc or a 3tc. Unfortunately, we didn't get any 2tg or 3tgte cars either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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