February 9, 200620 yr comment_100617 hey hey well, just picked up my new daily driver.. its fairly tidy etc, cost me $600, doesnt have a WOF or a rego, but that will be solved in a couple weeks. just a bit of detail 1981 Toyota Corolla Station wagon, 3 Door, 4K 4spd cd player and speakers. piccies up soon. - David Report
February 9, 200620 yr comment_100633 Are these 3 Doors somewhat rare?, I have only ever seen 1 or 2 getting round here? Report
February 9, 200620 yr Author comment_100720 hey, they are getting harder to find, most have surcome to rust in the front doors and around the boot. there are still quite a few over here, just finding a decent one is the hard part. this is the second 3 door wagon iv owned, but the previous one was in a slightly better cond. next on the list for it is a whole new rear end - diff, axles, housing etc, as apparently when driving it home last night, both wheels were wobbling, which seems to tell me that my wheel bearings are about to go. and it $60 each, its cheaper to replace the whole thing at once lol. pics; http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v685/bdazl/blue2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v685/bdazl/blue1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v685/bdazl/blue.jpg Report
February 10, 200620 yr Author comment_100728 haha, nice from far, far from nice. it drives nice, doesnt use any petrol compared to my old Mark2 wagon which would use $10 petrol driving 30ish kms.. :o Report
February 10, 200620 yr Author comment_100746 haha well..struck the first and quite a large problem on the road to getting it road legal.. the front seat belts which were suppiled as new ones, are incorrect 'doh' :o so now i have no passenger seat belt, so i wont be out cruising this weekend :D now on the hunt for 2 front seat belts.. Report
February 11, 200620 yr Author comment_101110 well, fixed the rear end..turns out the diff and wheel bearings are fine. it had LOOSE wheel nuts :o , almost lost both back wheels last night coming home, luckily i had the stereo turned off, so i heard what i thought was a stone rattling around, turned out to be 2 wheel nuts on the right rear coming off, and 3 on the left rear coming off. make sure when buying a new car, you don't take the previous owners word that the wheel nuts are done up tight. :D Report
February 20, 200719 yr comment_164857 they start in 1981, they started in 1980. Do the wagons run the same front struts and springs as the sedans? Report
February 20, 200719 yr comment_164885 Pretty sure the KE70's started in 1979 in Japan. Oh, how are your seals? just camea across these.... Mr clicky on me thingo:P Report
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