79 AE70 Corolla from NZ

[AE70]

They're not huge so will need some spacers but I wasn't going to pass a chance to own a set. Saw a set of 14x12 go for over $10,000nzd, so they're fairly sought after and don't come up for sale often... Probably be a wall piece more than anything and just use them occasionally.

[M M]

Damn those second wheels are cool! They're going to suit it well.

[AE70]

Im in Wellington.

So... went a bit crazy on Yahoo Japan and bought some new wheels today...

The first set is XR4 Longchamps, i wanted a set i could use on the track etc and not have to worry about ruining my WORKs.


And... My favourite wheels of all time! Devil Japan Shadows


Fizzing at the bum!

[M M]

I like what you've done with these cars man. Keep it up.
By the way, what part of NZ are you in?

[AE70]

So turns out i'm not buying those headers... They went up in price for some reason so will end up being around $600 to get them here. Instead i'm getting some custom made, which will actually be better due to the steering set up in the AE70. It also means i can get them rising up as high as possible.

I've bought all the stuff i could from SQ Engineering that'd help with this, dizzy relocation kit and cooling kit etc so that should hopefully be here in the next few weeks.

I'm also contemplating buying some different wheels. I love the CR01s and i wont part with them, but i'd like some 14"s as well. Can't decide what i want though, whether i get something out of Japan or buy new. I'd love a set of the new Hayashi Streets but there's no dealer in NZ and they dont do international shipping.

[Codidly]

Looks great man!

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[AE70]

Perfect car for snow! It even has a plow... Just watch for the rust that will develop in 10 seconds

[K.Stockdale]

This thing is so rad. How reliable would these old JDM cars be in a snowy winter area? lol.

[AE70]

Thanks man, still a long way to go before its ready. The swap isn't as straight forward as I first expected. Running the water pipes and removing the distributor are proving to be quite annoying and expensive because I'm running a FWD engine on a RWD car and everything ends up hitting the firewall and needs moving. I've found a place that makes all the parts for the conversion but they all add up. Still need:
- dizzy cap
- 1ZZ coil packs
- coil pack adaptor plate
- figure out where and how to run water lines
- hydraulic clutch setup
- most like a Link ECU

It could be done on the cheap but I'm in no huge rush to get it done. I also like that it's not an easy swap, a bit different to the normal 16v conversions.

[keeton]

ITBs and pulleys looks awesome. Keep it up.

[AE70]

Actually made some good progress on the car for the first time in 4 weeks. Managed to get the motor and gearbox etc mounted into place. Heaps of room and will be ordering some new headers hopefully this week. Going for CX Racing equal length which should look sick!

Some pics




And the headers

[kevinc]

This is so cool. Keep up the good work man! Don't sell it.

[AE70]

Spent 3 hours today degreasing and scrubbing the engine bay. It's far from perfect but a huge improvement! Shouldn't be long until the motors in, just waiting on a few clutch parts to arrive. I also have a new alloy radiator.

[AE70]

You'd be surprised, theres a few around in New Zealand, just not the twin headlights. We're lucky, pretty much Japan's dumping ground.

[sterling archer]

Well now. You don't see many of those these days