Harvey's 86 Corona CS

[JamesHarveyGibbons]

Discussion thread > viewtopic.php?f=18&t=34784

Howdy. Just picked up this mint 1986 Toyota Corona CS.

Its a 2 litre, 4 cyl, RWD Wagon, picked up about a month ago

for $600 on trademe with Wof and Reg, 100% straight panels,

Absolutely no rust, amazing interior, only a few minor problems...

> Drivers side window seal.. Doesnt have one.

> Boot pumps have lost compression so boot doesnt

stay open... Big deal.

> It's a 5 speed, and will go into 5th gear,

but doesnt engage, just has the same effect as neutral.

All of these are obviously 5 minute jobs except for the gearbox,

thats only an after noon job and is probably cheaper to replace with

a second hand one.

Anyways! So yes, this is my 100% straight, blank canvas. And I already

have everything I wanna do mapped out. So here are some pictures from the auction

from when I bought it, since i have removed the bumper as I dont really need it,

and I think it looks better, I've got into that terrible trend of rusting panels,

its really 50/50 from what i've seen on the internet of what people think of the whole rusting thing.

So i'm just doing the fuel cap door hahaha, thats my 2 cents towards the trend.

Also tuned up the throttle, border line pinching so response is now upto standard on the

accelerator. Freaking hate the open diff. Trying to kick her out but no pull what-so-ever.

So im trying for an LSD of some sort, no idea what to do for engine surgery. Wanna drop something

different in it, any ideas?

Got my AVS installed so I feel a bit better putting stuff into it with lower risk of getting knicked.

Awesome, well i'll take some photos tomorrow and update you guys asap... pretty low on funds at the moment...

So this'll take a while haha

Cheers, Harvey.