R0n3r

Sticker bombed the valance since it was black

This is my thread for my factory 16r Toyota and to show progress of its life. Discussion thread I bought this Corona November 2013, It already had a been painted and 5-speed and cream interior transplant. Kept it as a daily and weekend cruiser til Febuary 2014 when I got all the rust in doors, wind screen, etc cut out and repainted in Volcano Red. Not long after I bought 'her' I was striaght away researching into a simple and easy motor swap. I really fancied the 22r and was deadset on one but the pricing and even getting my hands on one near-by just didn't seem realistic so I kept an eye on TradeMe for a few months til July 2014 I spotted a 18rgeu pop back up, I had seen it months earlier but the seller was very vague about details. I took a risk and bought it, I got it for $380 , including Long Block, Fuel injection setup (AFM, Intake, Loom, etc), piping, the whole works, even a complete RA63 Body loom and a few christmas lights in the bottom of one box lol. I looked into what I would need to alter first. *Return line to fuel tank *Cert for EFI Conversion *Wiring I stalled the conversion for a month. I then got a hold of the guy who sold me the motor, He had some Sidedrafts that were pretuned for a 18rg, I took the risk and bought them for $260 I then got cracking in. With help from a mate, we had the 40 year old 16r out.. With work and my simple knowledge of mechanical shit, I got a mate to put the shortblock in for me while I was at work. Wacking the side drafts on, giving it fuel, air and spark the motor ran, and ran beautiful. Not long after I ended up getting a txt while at work and my mate thought it had blown headgasket... It wasn't, he had just jumped ten steps forward. Anyways I ended up doing the head gasket, New filters, timing done, side drafts tuned, throttle made up etc The project got put on hold for few months and I missed out on 4s & Rotarys that year. Early this year, with it in and side drafts on again, exhaust made up the conversion was done Took it for wof, all she passed flying colours, no cert needed. Photoshopped: Cheers for reading.

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