Envy Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 (edited) Hey all, As some of you may know - On the 13th April, 2006 - I bought myself a 1984 Toyota AE71 Corolla Spirit, 5 Speed Manual and it has the 1.6L Super Responsive (hehe) 4-AC engine. A very impressive car... Excellent Condition for the age and price I paid, which was only $750 - For a completely working car allround, no issues at all. Also to my amazement was the dash reading only 188,000 Kms :dance: ...I guess I hit the jackpot with this car :lolcry: Anway this is my new project car, as I already have a daily car (1984 Mazda 626 Super Deluxe 2.0L Manual) and I am looking to swap the 4-AC motor for either a 4AGE 'Big Port' 100kW \ 4AGE 'Small Port' Silvertop 125kW \ 4AGZE 125kW Supercharged Motor. I am located in Adelaide, SA, Australia - and hoping that I can do the full conversion for under $2000 (more so, $1500). I have found out that I will not need the car to pass a Regency inspection if I swap to a 4AGE - However, as soon as the engine is swapped for a turbo \ supercharged engine... there are many hassles which arouse - Meaning the car MUST PASS Regency Insepection - for it to be Registerable with the new engine. Now I've been told by many people that A-SPEC Performance Tuning is the best workshop for me to go to for this conversion (maybe because of all the AE86's sitting inside hehe :y: ) Anyway until then - I will be doing my own modifications, and generally cleaning up and restoring the car back to BETTER than original condition. I will post up pictures as the project progresses, until then... I will list the following modifications (however big or small they may seem). Hope you all enjoy - Also any help or advice would be much appreciated. Cheers, George :lolcry: ::: 14th April, 2006 ::: -Cut off Annoying Dangling Bit of Rubber from Rear -Removed Wing Deflector -Removed 4x Mudflaps -Cleaned Up Boot (and found Complete ORIGINAL Toyota Tools Kit - Excellent) ::: 15th April, 2006 ::: -First Day of pics :D -Washed and waxed the car -Did a thorough 10 minute vacuum -Sprayed plenty of Strawberry Essence Parfume into the car to make it 'smell fresh' -Spent 2 Hours Buffing, and Polishing the car -Bullzye Red Seatcovers -Bullzye Blue Steering Wheel Cover -Bullzye Blue Seat Belt Protectors -Bullzye Grey Floor Mats ::: 21st April, 2006 ::: -New Bosch Spark Plugs -New Top Gun Ignition Leads -New Valvoline Air Filter -Fixed Loose EGR Pipe to Carby -Fixed Loose Carby... Rebolted it to Engine * The 'Rolla is Running Beautifully now, after changing over the filter, spark plugs, and ignition leads... The previous filter was quite dirty, the old spark plugs had shat themselves, and the ignition leads.... well... all I can say is that one had melted onto the old spark plug. Anyway, since that drama - The car starts beautifully everytime, and runs a dream... I'm very happy :) ** Also, as of today - and after much research, and questioning I have (unfortunately) come to realise that my budget of $1500 for the engine swap on this car will NOT be sufficient... I have decided to stick with my 4AC, and get a straight through 2.25" Exhaust, and Custom Muffler (NO CANON) - Something with a very AGRESSIVE note ;) I will also be putting extractors on her.... It should be interesting to see how the engine performs, as I've noticed most people forget about the 4AC and straight away choose the 4AGE\4AGZE over it, without second thought (as I initially did)... I will keep you all updated on my progress, and will take new photos of the car, once the mods are done - Hopefully Soon! George Edited April 21, 2006 by Envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Yee Haa :lolcry: ! Sounds like a nice little broooom brooooom :lolcry: I demand pictures!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 -REMOVED 4x MUDFLAPS :lolcry: That is always the 1st thing i do. And BTW the Big port engine is the 86kW series, if you want a bit of engine info goto: Toyota A Series Engines That mazda 626 Deluze u got is it the turbo edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Damnit... Someone told me the bigport was 100kW... oh :lolcry: I'll go read some more - Pics coming in under 2 hours! ...I wish I had the *Hairdryer Edition* but I don't - Anyway its a stunning lil' 626 - Best Condition one, I've ever seen - If you want pics of it, I'll post them up :lolcry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Well they go up to around 92kW's but they are classed as the 86's only the smallports were classed as the 100kw's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggo Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Blah, engine swap aye? I did one once.........and ended up doin the whole farking car :lolcry: Nice score by the way. Want any help then shoot us a PM n shit :lolcry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 When I got my car the first thing i did was remove the 4x4 mud flaps too!! I don't know who in their right mind would put mud flaps onto a rolla. My dad is one, but i don't believe he is sane. lOl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) FIRST TRUE PROGRESS UPDATE :lolcry: Many High Quality Pics have been posted - For your perusal. Enjoy. George Edited April 15, 2006 by Envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 More Pics Uploaded :lolcry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 They are the standard spirit spoiler arent they, has any1 in brissy got 1 that isnt attached to their car that will let me put 1 on a boot to see waht it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thats one of the reasons why I took some of the photos which I did... as to give others an indication, as to what the spoiler looks like on the car... Have another look @ my pics :lolcry: Edited April 15, 2006 by Envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Ok, i didnt know if the spoiler was changed or not as i knew the spirit had 1 but wasnt fully sure what they looked like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac101 Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 When I got my car the first thing i did was remove the 4x4 mud flaps too lol me you and every other person with a corolla has some thing in common apart from your dad. its amazing how some gay mudflaps and pizza cutter tyres came condem great cars like corollas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Posted April 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Hehe - Its soo true. I'm sure everyone else removed the mudflaps...... ...and lowered that damn ugly antennae :lolcry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Ha Ha yes i forgot the antenna always another thing to go (down that is) and any stickers to say its been owned bu a grandma, like - western brisbane bowls club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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