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  1. Background: After accidentally hijacking Gavs/~Slideways~ build thread, thought I should make one of my own. Here is my 1991 hunk-o-junk. I purchased the car in Whangarei, was driven up to collect it and took it back to Auckland. Did not check for rust as well as I should have, however ended up getting a gem. The car was always meant to be a daily, but we kind of know how that goes. It lasted about 6 months of minor changes here-and-there. The big issue right from the get go was the plasti-dipped exterior and weird racing strip. It obviously meant the paint would be rough underneath and plasti-dip is a real pain to remove. I've been trying everything possible to remove it, and in the end a good solvent and some elbow grease ended up being the play. Additionally, the car had no power steering and the A/C was NFG, which is an expensive fix due to being r12 not r134a and not technically legal anymore. I did all the fun road-trip things you are supposed to do in a newer car. Engine was running well, gearbox was smooth, clutch was fine (for now). Ended up changing the clutch about 3 months in after being "that guy" merging into a motorway at 60km/h trying to baby the clutch. Around this time I noticed the diff was playing up, and it wasn't. Turned out I have the mazdaspeed 6" clutch-type LSD (as well as mazdaspeed adjustable dampening shocks and mazdaspeed upgraded swaybars). Turns out the car was a good buy after all! Also had a run-in with some shitheads thieves. Fortunately they didnt break anything, just my faith in humanity but it was a good lesson to not leave my car parked outside! Anyway, the positives and negatives: +It ran and drove +Mildly upgraded (kinda old) suspension parts +Clutch-type LSD +Plenty of boot space +Mint soft-top with glass window +Decent interior -Sounds bad -Looks bad -Slow Now that we know whats wrong with it, why don't I go ahead and modify literally everything that doesn't help those three points? Good idea... (Keep in mind I am a student, most of the "Why did you not just pay someone to do it" questions I usually receive can be answered by lack of funds).
  2. Hey guys, new to oldschool, went to your gymkhana at the tui brewery earlier in the year and ever since have been meaning to get on your forums. My first car was a 86 2door wagon, 4k with 500,000+ k's on the clock. I then upgraded to a redtop 4age 83 sedan, after a year or so, for some dumb reason i sold it. And have regretted it ever since. Anyways, since then, i bought this mint as ke70 GL (minus 4k and box, but only 110,000kms?) of a mate at the start of the year. it has sat in the shed under cover since, while i have completed my engineering course, that is now over and i am about to start a full time job, and i am itching to get in and start this project. Plans at this stage are: -altezza Beams 3sge with 6 speed, maybe quad throttle bodies -wilwood brakes and pedels -hilux diff -big suspension upgrade, sway bars, Coilovers etc. -clean shaven engine bay -bucket seats -front lip spoiler -Ducktail spoiler -and probly much more... In the last week i started building this mould for a front lip spoiler/splitter for the ke70 and should hopefully be going into production soon. Cheers Discussion //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/31343-brennans-ke70-corolla-3sge-beams-powered/
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