BlownCorona Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 i think the front springs in my corona are cut, and mated up with some short koni shocks. sits perfecly. and handles extremely well. seeing as these are double wishbone, cutting the springs is alot more forgiving than mcphereson (though still not legally legit) otherwise chamberlains will be able to make you up a set. you'll probably also need to get the rear leaves reset by them too when you get the blocks put in cause 2" isnt heaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 i think the front springs in my corona are cut, and mated up with some short koni shocks. sits perfecly. and handles extremely well. seeing as these are double wishbone, cutting the springs is alot more forgiving than mcphereson (though still not legally legit) otherwise chamberlains will be able to make you up a set. you'll probably also need to get the rear leaves reset by them too when you get the blocks put in cause 2" isnt heaps. Did a bit of research and apparently Gemini springs are the same size but 1.5" shorter but I'm thinking I might just chop them and use the left over coin for new shocks hah. Yea may end up getting the leaves reset but figured I'd throw some lowering blocks in first since that's pretty easy and see how it sits. Cheers for the advice though, much appreciated. Had a read through your build thread, pretty sweet setup you've got with the bike carbs. Did you replace your clock with a tacho? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 yeah gutted the clock cause it never kept time properly (discovered an adjustment in the process lol) and fitted a retro tach in the housing took a fair few hours to do a really good job of it, but got it almost looks factory. ive seem people hack up their dash and fit ugly 5" monstrosities and the like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtbag Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Yeah the 18RG is definitely a good upgrade for a little car like the corona. My one is probably double the horsepower of the old flogged out 6R. Downside of them is finding certain parts. A lot of people that own them tend to hoard 18RG stuff and the price of complete motors seems to have gone through the roof lately. There are definitely cheaper and easier options but they do look the part and sound so sweet especially with a pair of sidedrafts at full noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 yeah gutted the clock cause it never kept time properly (discovered an adjustment in the process lol) and fitted a retro tach in the housing took a fair few hours to do a really good job of it, but got it almost looks factory. ive seem people hack up their dash and fit ugly 5" monstrosities and the like Yea looks pretty good, will probably give that a go too later down the track. My clock doesn't even run anyway hah Yeah the 18RG is definitely a good upgrade for a little car like the corona. My one is probably double the horsepower of the old flogged out 6R. Downside of them is finding certain parts. A lot of people that own them tend to hoard 18RG stuff and the price of complete motors seems to have gone through the roof lately. There are definitely cheaper and easier options but they do look the part and sound so sweet especially with a pair of sidedrafts at full noise My 6r seems to run pretty well, got some sort of receipt that suggests it was rebuilt at some point but I'll just wait til a good deal comes up on an 18rg. Yea prices definitely seem pretty high for a 40 year old motor and they don't tend to be complete either. Did you cert yours or does it get wofs fine without it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Rona Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Looks like I might be the only one left rocking the 6R by the looks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 After about four trips to Autolign the sway bar bushes are sorted. Many thanks to Tim who's the big man there, super helpful!Anywho have done a few bits:-Replaced a headlight-Cleaned and regapped the plugs-Valve clearances-Made up a new battery bracket-New shocksValve clearances made a good difference, sounds much less like a tractor! Still need to mess around with the carb though, idles very low on cold starts.Have ordered some 14x6.5s in the same style for the front from YHJ auctions so eagerly awaiting those.Turns out there are two gearbox cross members for these Coronas, one to suit auto/W50 and one to suit W40. Bit of pain since I'm putting a W40 in so have to locate a new cross member. Also need a pedal box and a speedo cable so on the hunt for those now.Have been driving it around quite a bit, seems to turn a few heads despite being pretty rough with the primer patches. Just needs to be manual and I'll be stoked with it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AE86NZ Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Hi, Do you extra RT94 manual pedal box for sale or any link? Also do you have side chrome trim that go below door side skirt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunta65 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 corona rt94 1970 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunta65 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 私の車は1970年にtoyopetコロナrt 94です 日本から エンジンは6Rです。ミクニソレックス ホイールはSSRシャーク 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunta65 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 my corona rt 94 in 1970 mikuni solex on 6r 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaderok72 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Do you know where I can get side window and quarter window rubber moulding? For 1973 Corona Coupe Deluxe RT93, RT94, RT95? I am in the USA I can’t find them here. I’ve looked everywhere. Seems like the nicest restored Coronas are from New Zealand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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