Yes, for a bid of a mere $2.21 to a Council abandoned vehicle auction I secured ownership of this wonderful Toyota Corolla KE36 Panel Van, see the reciept below:

A good source of cheap wrecked vehicles is Local Government abandoned vehicle tenders and auctions,

• steering column,
• engine mount cradles from crossmember,
• mirrors,
• clutch cable (KE series cables can be converted for use as a handbrake cable, read this)
• instrument panel (has round faced guages, all the legal lights such as brake fail warning, and space for a tacho)

• steering column (take out the central shaft and use it as the lower column, connected by the standard rubber flexi-joint to the top column ,
• wiring loom
• handbrake and cables (I invented a system that should work with Cortina Mk2 rear drum brakes)
• Parts I didn't use on the Locost but could be sold, used to recondition other parts etc:
• K-40 transmission (sold $50)
• rear axle (sold $40)
• 3K engine (sold $50, used in a 1200cc Speedway class)
• alternators
• brake master cylinder (interesting as it has a hose to connect to a remote reservoir - good if master cyl. ends up lower than front calipers)
• brake booster - KE30 booster is compact, but will attach to later model Toyota master cyls.
 
 
 

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