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Pushed this out of the garage today to give it a wash and see what I'm actually dealing with, tried polishing the boot to get rid of the surface rust, it's better but still needs more work

and I pushed it all the way up the driveway purely for a pic with the crown, GF was very unimpressed when I told her the actual reason I made her help. It's TINY compared to the crown

also picked up the rest of the stuff that comes with it, except I've missed the struts I just realised.

7K-E and G52 box fit nicely in the back of the daily

And I got the wheels, 14x7 and 14x6.5 watanabes, minor positive offsets, I'm pretty stoked with these! Although they require a stud pattern change to 4x114.3

can anybody ID K sumps by eye? I need a 4K one, this came with, no idea if it's the right one

cheers

Matt

There's two facelift MS45 sedans that I know of, one is a members car @ruff kunt automotive From memory

no pre facelift (round taillights, same as mine) have shown their face but who knows what's hiding in sheds 

1 hour ago, oldmatedan said:

True that's grouse

It seems there more common over there 

There's always stuff on gumtree etc 

Or is that just an illusion?

They are more common, but Aussie is a big place. Finding decent parts cars for a decent price that aren't on the wrong side of the country is a lot harder than it was 5-10 years ago

2 hours ago, kyteler said:

What is this? A girl who has good taste in cars and knows how to take care of them?

Is she a witch?

Definitely a witch

We've got a few boxes of spares but Loz has already sold off the stuff she doesn't want to keep just in case. It was her first car, she's had it for 17 years, she's stripped 4 cars over that time, and considering how hard it's getting to find decent replacement panels/glass/bumpers she just won't let it go. Can't say I blame her

Ha, the stout is in NZ and the crown ute is not even a roller so it makes it difficult

corona and carina

crown sedan and corolla 

Crown ute and gf's celica

and stout

corona I bought for some parts I wanted for the carina, it's going to be sold fairly quickly. Might have to sell the carina too now the Corolla has come along. I got carried away again

cheers

Matt

When I was helping my mate clean out his workshop I saw a random old Toyota steering wheel, I grabbed it thinking it was off an MX22 he stripped a while back but now I've had a Google I'm thinking its very likely the original KE15 one. Way better than the rusty aftermarket shitter that was there

had a good look through the interior, door cards and roof lining are mint, seats are pretty much totally fucked from the sun. Will keep an eye out for decent KE20 interior in black.

found the original service book, with vouchers! Hadn't even used the 48,000 km one, the dash shows 52,000 so I'm wondering if it's actually only done those km's. First owner had her until at least 2000, last rego paper showed a pensioner discount. Original tool kit was missing one spanner, and had a dirty Nissan screwdriver

ive got these MX22 hubcaps which I wouldn't mind using but it turns out that 14" wheels in 4x110 only came on R100's, and people want drug money for the, these days so I may need a plan B

cheers

Matt

1 hour ago, Seedy Al said:

Seems like you really have no need for a stout now. ....

Incorrect. I need ALL the rusty old Toyotas!!!

I'd rather finish it, don't need the money anymore, and I really do want to get some enjoyment out of the copious amounts of $ I've poured into it

6 hours ago, Abarth said:

Whenever I see these cars it reminds me of this KE20. Good score man, looking forward to the updates.

 

 

That video really does make turbo options look more tempting

2 hours ago, Snoozin said:

I fell in love with one of these when I was in Melbourne a couple of years ago, a guy turned up to a little meet we went to in a super cool 5K swapped one. He was a GC, and he drove it pretty hard. I've pined for one ever since, but chances of owning one are probably pretty slim. Definitely one of my dream machines.

Keep it K. I can't believe I'm saying that, but the character that this little KE15 had with the 5K in it was just so perfect for the car. Couple of doorty sidedrafts and you're good to go.

Red one with stripes and race numbers? Adam Laws threw that together, that's the exact car that made me want one

as much as I've never been a K motor fan I think you're right, this is the right car for one

Discussion:

This is where you tell me why I should/shouldn't rotary swap it.................

I won't. So far almost all the Kiwis I've told have tried pointing me in that direction, the Aussies are more inclined towards an LS1

Cheers

Matt

Inspirational pic runs rotary! Haven't seen anything about it for a long time now, wonder if it's still around

cool score, old celicas are awesome. Wish the gf would let me mod her RA28 the right way, but she thinks wheels smaller than 16's are not ok. Why do I even like her???? Oh wait, she's got a BEAMS RA28 and lets me keep buying old Toyotas 

cheers

Matt

3 hours ago, smokin'joe said:

i have only ever seen W40/50 and W55 with R bellhousing, but i believe there was an early P ? box behind early coronas.

never seen a T40/50 behind an R motor, but that's not to say they don't exist.

There were G boxes behind 12/18R's in hiluxs, and the P51 behind the 18RG's in GT celicas/coronas. All the same bellhousing though I'm pretty sure

/endlingpost

I've got a 3T one here that's the same as the bottom one. 

I didnt think any R engines ever had T50's behind them but could be wrong 

cheers

Matt

They do swap, can't remember exact details. There's heaps of info on the 'B1600 appreciation' page on Facebook 

Sounds to me like they've just made it ok for a neighbour to complain about a parts car/unregistered project and you have to get rid of it. 

4 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

It's going to look great with bags and a C notch.

Shit, he may as well bodydrop it while he's got the welder out

I like both, but this shape can look awesome with it's big boxy lines