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| The Toyota SR coupe...Corolla...KE35...When the body & engine have been un-touched, they're not alot to look at. Now they're old & the engine is becoming obsolete, they certainly wouldnt be the 1st choise when shopping for a new car! I was getting tired of the Civic, paying for it weekly & paying off Insurance. What was also a worry is that Hondas & V-TEC's are very costy cars for engine work & parts. At one stage as a random idea, was to put the 1.5L V-TEC-e engine into something old like a KE35 & use the 1.2L/1.3L twin carb engine into the modern body. Thinking there wouldnt be much difference in power & petrol. After the 1st crash in it, I put the stereo into it with the dream of modifying it to make the grand-ma car look like something that everyone would wish they owned it. Chosing to spend $1,000 on more stereo equipment over a body kit made things change. Then losing my job didnt help, so i was basically left with no spare cash to do anything. Then came the 2nd accident, where a friend T-boned me in the drivers door! After finally getting that fixed I decided it was time to sell. |
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| I wanted a Toyota Corolla SR coupe 1976-1979 model. At first it was it wasent much, just a few interior mods would be the most I'd do, put in some more sounds, & a flash paint job. The idea of a different engine was perfect for something a little different. Possibly a 12A or 13B rotary engine? No, I wanted to keep everything Toyota so its cheap & as to fix anything that goes wrong. Along came an old Toyota Corona, rear wheel drive with a 1.8 EFI engine with stainless 4 throttles A few cups of coffee & $100 later I owned the beast. Even if we had run it dry trying to start it up to drive it home. No matter, I only lived around the corner & the Civic easily handled the tow home. |
| 82: 1600 Standard, DX, GL, SL (82) 4dr sedan, 2dr hardtop, 4dr liftback coupe (standard only sedan) 88hp (12T-U) rigid rear axle 4 speed gearbox (SL 5 speed) brakes: front disc, rear drum 1800 DX, GL, CX, LX, SL (82) 4dr sedan, 2dr hardtop, 4dr liftback coupe 95hp (13T-U) rigid rear axle 5 speed gearbox brakes: front disc, rear drum 1800 EFI SL, EFI SX 4dr sedan, 2dr hardtop, 4dr liftback coupe 105hp (3T-EU) rigid rear axle with anti-roll bar 5 speed gearbox brakes: front disc, rear disc 2000 CX 4dr sedan, 2dr hardtop, 4dr liftback coupe 105hp (21R-U) rigid rear axle with anti-roll bar 5 speed gearbox brakes: front disc, rear disc 2000 GT II, GT 4dr sedan, 2dr hardtop, 4dr liftback coupe 135hp (18R-GEU) rigid rear axle with anti-roll bar 5 speed gearbox brakes: front disc, rear disc 83-85: Standard, DX, GX 4dr sedans 83hp (3A-U) GX, EX 4dr sedan/2dr hardtop 100hp (1S-U) GT 4dr sedan/2dr hardtop 130hp (4A-GE) GT-T, GT-TR 4dr sedan/2dr hardtop 160hp (3T-GTEU) |
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| Mine, being a 1800CC SX Corona, works out to be about 105Hp. Not alot to be impressed about, but I have few engine mods planned with the rest of things. The only thing I can see that could be holding me back is money! |
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