Hi all, well its time to start a new project, abit different from the previous project. This time i got my hands on a 1977 Toyota Corolla KE-35 hardtop coupe. 2 doors, 5 seater. its got a 1.3 engine in it, single carburetor and it only weighs 700-800kg. Me and my dad again found this car for sale in Raub, Pahang thanks to mudah.my and well the price was reasonable and we liked the shape of the car. We went to Raub, Pahang to see the owner of this car and to check the condition( rust, accidents, etc.) of the car before buying. Well, when we got there, the car was well kept and immediately we bought it!
This is my second car under my name :) the previous owner of this car had placed in a nice stereo system and 13inch sport rims on it. BUT there's alot of work to be done on this car. since the resale value on this car isnt as much as the Toyota S800, me and my dad have decided to modify the crap out of it.
What I wanna do to the car: there's alot i wanna do i dont think i can mention all of it. One of the major things that need to be fix would be the body work. apparently, the front of the body work has some cracks in it causing the body to flex alot until its causing the rest of the body work to crack as well. Now, we're looking for a shop that can fix up the crack and also stiffen and preserve the frame and body of the car. but what really surprises me most about this car is that the previous owner put in that stereo system! it just needs some nicer speakers and it'll sound good!
well, what i have in mind now is just a general outline of what i wanna do with the car; respray the car, add seatbelts in it(if not my friends would be scared to sit in it while im driving) :P change the dashboard to look like a race car's dash board(the aluminium type of dash), put in some good meter gauges, change the suspension to Koni shocks, brake system also needs to be changed but havent decided what brakes to use, change the drive shaft because it is really giving me alot of problems already, change the rear axle and, this is the best part, change the engine to a toyota AE86 Levin 4-AGE engine which would kick about 120 horse(stock). considering the car is lighter than a myvi, with this engine in it, it could really run...
Well, im gonna start work on this car probably by the end of the week and the estimated date of finish would be in october :P patience is the key in doing up old cars. this is a on going project so there will be lots of photos of the car soon! gonna take pictures if the before and post them up and then once its done, the pictures of the after will be up :)
hopefully once the car is done, i'll have the chance to test this car in sepang! :)
This is my second car under my name :) the previous owner of this car had placed in a nice stereo system and 13inch sport rims on it. BUT there's alot of work to be done on this car. since the resale value on this car isnt as much as the Toyota S800, me and my dad have decided to modify the crap out of it.
What I wanna do to the car: there's alot i wanna do i dont think i can mention all of it. One of the major things that need to be fix would be the body work. apparently, the front of the body work has some cracks in it causing the body to flex alot until its causing the rest of the body work to crack as well. Now, we're looking for a shop that can fix up the crack and also stiffen and preserve the frame and body of the car. but what really surprises me most about this car is that the previous owner put in that stereo system! it just needs some nicer speakers and it'll sound good!
well, what i have in mind now is just a general outline of what i wanna do with the car; respray the car, add seatbelts in it(if not my friends would be scared to sit in it while im driving) :P change the dashboard to look like a race car's dash board(the aluminium type of dash), put in some good meter gauges, change the suspension to Koni shocks, brake system also needs to be changed but havent decided what brakes to use, change the drive shaft because it is really giving me alot of problems already, change the rear axle and, this is the best part, change the engine to a toyota AE86 Levin 4-AGE engine which would kick about 120 horse(stock). considering the car is lighter than a myvi, with this engine in it, it could really run...
Well, im gonna start work on this car probably by the end of the week and the estimated date of finish would be in october :P patience is the key in doing up old cars. this is a on going project so there will be lots of photos of the car soon! gonna take pictures if the before and post them up and then once its done, the pictures of the after will be up :)
hopefully once the car is done, i'll have the chance to test this car in sepang! :)
perghhh
ReplyDeletecantik kereta bro
tanak jual ka?
bact. thanks bro but sorry tanak jual, i baru dpt kereta corolla ini.
ReplyDeleteSalam bro , xnak jual ke kereta ke35 nie ? hehe
ReplyDeleteBro, im looking for this car badly. If u want to sell it, please pm me..0197515257. Tq
ReplyDeleteim from brunei and i have the same car as yours, brother. the thing i want to ask is what are your recommendations into giving into the beast that we have in common here?
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