Aubs’ 1985 toyota sprint starlet

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So yesterday my mate finally sold me this starlet.. ive been asking more like annoying him for a long time for it. I also own a 1982 yamaha xv1000 chopper well close too anyway haha. So heres a couple pictures of my new weekender car. As i got a work truck dosnt have to be. Overley relible hahah. Will take more on weekend cheers

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So drive home for 1st time was interesting turns out has a welderd diff. Haha. Gotta change that at some point.

Plans are simple fix rust.

Genrall tlc 

Drive

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So this little jem has gilmore belt drive pullys ect. A nissan radiator that dosnt fit properly but works will change that a strut brace cause of reasons

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Soo today was interesting..

1st day to actually go over the car

Make abit of a check list ect

Took for a drive to repco and a quick drive outta town.

So temp gage wasnt working found a wire not doing anything but onto thermastat (spelt wrong soo sue me haha). Gess what now temp gage works. Need to fix rust now as she goes well so that will do for now but..

1~ fix rust in hatch lid under window

2~ fix rust under hatch lid

3~ fir rust drivers water gutter

4~ fix rust pasngers gutter

5~ fix rust in bonent

6~ fix rust drivers floor

7~ Get an unlocked diff. As she has a locked diff and thats no good. As i want her for weekends so dont gotta use work truck

8~ get serviced but oil lools fresh so no rush

9~ take into get a revin but dont bother me bogans ae lol.

If anyone has a kp starlet diff thats open let me knw or swap locked diff and a box off gods own double brown. Speaking off duh brown time

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Ok so me and my little ones were bord so did some tinkering. Brouggt some welding wire so will crack into rust soon.

So polishes up the wheels as washing them didnt doo much. Not perfect but miles better. 

Steering wheel had no centre cant find one atm so just made a tempery one. It works so will do for now.

Gear stick cover was yuk so made 1 out of a old ripped shirt nothing flash but looks better.

Also made one for hand break.

Fixed oil leak outta the rocket cover. 

And cleand gapped plugs.

And did some stuff on my 1982 yamaha xv1000 chopper-ish. Also on this site. Under 2 wheels cheers

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My bike if anyone was wondering lol

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Super stocked won this trade me auction for spot lights for 40$.

Stooked exacually what i wanted for my low key 80s rally spec vibe im going for.

So now i waite like a little kid at the door wating for his favrote uncle to arrive to recive. The most wated dor present stoked. 

Heres a photo of thy style in shooting for

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So today finally mounted the spot lights.

One light was missing a bracket so hadda make one.

Prety happy gotta buy one a new bulb.

 

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Thank u verry much tortron for these covers verry xcited to get home and put em on however in a motel room for work. So will have to wate.

Also scored some mint carpet for the wee starlet off a mate wrecking some cars so will pick that up on saterday. And hooopfully atack some rust.

Alredy done some of the serface rust on floor and in boot.

 

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In love way too hangover for doing carpet today hahahah thank u again tortron for the covers. Stoked as

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Been slack on the starlet side of the shed.

Abit of love today however..

So ba falcon carpet + knife + kp starlet =this haha

I mean its not perfect but aloooot better.

Also took for a quick drive think alternator is on its way out.

One thing off the list another on hahah

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Sadly some projects just pan out...

My xv1000s clutch is getting worse and my van needs some attention and havnt done amything really with starlet...

So sad to say shes gone to a new home..

Hope gets more use.

But atlest can now afford to fix my bike properly