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Hey! I had an intro thread a while ago of myself and a few pictures, but seeing as I've been doing a bit more work lately, I thought I should actually make a build thread.
This is all just content transferred from the smaller community that is Rollaclub.
Here she is as I got her. A very tidy example with a few needed rust repairs in the usual places.
It's done a few km's and needed a new diff. Apart from that - spick and span.
Owned by a car-detailer that sold it because he got a AE86. Prior to him it was owned by a Toyota mechanic.
First step for me was to start hacking up the rust.
I stripped it completely and made up some panels to weld into place.
Once I'd done that, I fibre-glass filled the gaps, followed with plenty of sanding and bogging.
It got to this stage after that:
Similar repairs followed in the wheel arches:
Somewhere between all of this the car also got it's springs cut, a roadworthy, and the stock rims painted black.
Once the repairs were done, undercoat, rubbing and painting followed.
Some of you with a keen eye might recognise different guards in the paint oven - yep.
I've always liked quadlamps and decided to undertake making them fit.
Now to do it properly, a quad conversion is a big job on a slanty.
It begins with sourcing panels from a flat front, I picked them up from Pick-A-Part luckily.
the lights themselves are off an RT104 Corona, which the bases were modified and welded to fit and mount on the rad-support of the corolla.
You might also see that the door-frames have been painted black. That was my dad's idea so I thought "why not?" give it a go, see what it looks like.
I don't mind it actually.
Front comes off...
Front goes on...
After fitting the lamps
I drove it like this for quite a while.. but it NEEDED fender mirrors!
Also got a $20 stereo from the wreckers. A sweet find.
Then THESE came:
Uphilson Strato or something? I dunno. No name brand but look wicked. 14' x 7' 0 offset.
Got them mounted, wasn't low enough but they looked alright. Still running chopped springs at this point.
I unbolted the old shocks, one collapsed down - probably good I replaced them. They were marked 1997, hahaha. these are short stroke shocks from a Holden wagon.
It was finally worthy of it's "low and slow" sticker... because it won't get much lower than that. Front shocks are completely bottomed out and faaaarked. Rear is a finger off the bumpstops.
Follow me a few months down the track, and I purchased a new engine from a Townace van. Along with a 5 speed gearbox and extractors. These aren't in yet.
and TODAY I put these in:
Adjustable coil-overs, nice height, can be wound down another inch or so (which I will!) and are great.
So thanks for this, kind (and constructive words) are appreciated!
Ask any questions you may have!
Oh! and here's how I WANT it to look eventually :P
This is all just content transferred from the smaller community that is Rollaclub.
Here she is as I got her. A very tidy example with a few needed rust repairs in the usual places.
It's done a few km's and needed a new diff. Apart from that - spick and span.
Owned by a car-detailer that sold it because he got a AE86. Prior to him it was owned by a Toyota mechanic.
First step for me was to start hacking up the rust.
I stripped it completely and made up some panels to weld into place.
Once I'd done that, I fibre-glass filled the gaps, followed with plenty of sanding and bogging.
It got to this stage after that:
Similar repairs followed in the wheel arches:
Somewhere between all of this the car also got it's springs cut, a roadworthy, and the stock rims painted black.
Once the repairs were done, undercoat, rubbing and painting followed.
Some of you with a keen eye might recognise different guards in the paint oven - yep.
I've always liked quadlamps and decided to undertake making them fit.
Now to do it properly, a quad conversion is a big job on a slanty.
It begins with sourcing panels from a flat front, I picked them up from Pick-A-Part luckily.
the lights themselves are off an RT104 Corona, which the bases were modified and welded to fit and mount on the rad-support of the corolla.
You might also see that the door-frames have been painted black. That was my dad's idea so I thought "why not?" give it a go, see what it looks like.
I don't mind it actually.
Front comes off...
Front goes on...
After fitting the lamps
I drove it like this for quite a while.. but it NEEDED fender mirrors!
Also got a $20 stereo from the wreckers. A sweet find.
Then THESE came:
Uphilson Strato or something? I dunno. No name brand but look wicked. 14' x 7' 0 offset.
Got them mounted, wasn't low enough but they looked alright. Still running chopped springs at this point.
I unbolted the old shocks, one collapsed down - probably good I replaced them. They were marked 1997, hahaha. these are short stroke shocks from a Holden wagon.
It was finally worthy of it's "low and slow" sticker... because it won't get much lower than that. Front shocks are completely bottomed out and faaaarked. Rear is a finger off the bumpstops.
Follow me a few months down the track, and I purchased a new engine from a Townace van. Along with a 5 speed gearbox and extractors. These aren't in yet.
and TODAY I put these in:
Adjustable coil-overs, nice height, can be wound down another inch or so (which I will!) and are great.
So thanks for this, kind (and constructive words) are appreciated!
Ask any questions you may have!
Oh! and here's how I WANT it to look eventually :P
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