Drako11

Hey man I'm excited for you!! haha Those things are totally sweet, wish I could find some!!! I would totally get some paint after I clean them up and paint the TEQ symbols on them like white or something, that would look badazz!

Here's my girl! Like I said a little rough, but I see potential! Sorry the images are so large, not to technologically savvy so didn't know how to resize. Hope you enjoy the pics, I'll get some engine and interior shots ASAP, actually in the middle of final exams right now so rather busy. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Thanks for the info Taz! Answered a lot of thoughts before they came to my head haha. I think I am going to stick with my 3TC and re-build it. Probably a NA build, just because I don't know much about turbos and to me adding a turbo is just more variables to go wrong. There's a couple guys on 3tcgarage getting 150-200hp off NA 3tc's and I think that will be plenty for me. These little TE72s are so small it doesn't take much to make them go fast! :dance: Either that or I have one other option I hadn't thought about and that is pull the KA24DE out of my wrecked 240sx, people are getting crazy power out of those as well. Not gonna bail out on rotary either, that is definitely going to be an experiment for down the road! I'll get some pics up ASAP blzbub! She's not in the best of condition right now, but I she's still solid, and most of all the rust is only surface rust. I've been daily driving her a good distance and she's holding together fairly well, even took her for a little sliding around fun in a wet parking lot a couple times haha. :laff:

Hey everyone! New Corolla owner here from across the great puddle! I'm from Tennessee, and just recently acquired a 1982 TE72 Corolla, 2 door, Hardtop. I've owned several Toyota's in the past, but this one is by far the oldest, and my favorite. I have so many plans for this car and I hope to learn a lot working on it as I am relatively new to engine and car work. Anyways I have always been a car fanatic and love to stalk through various forums just checking out other peoples rides and admiring them. I have been lurking here, but never felt justified to post until I got this Corolla. First off I have to say I have a lot of respect for you guys! I have seen so many wonderful builds, and passionate car enthusiasts here! I find so many of the things you guys are doing so much more interesting and tasteful then most of the car scene here in America. I'm apart of 3tcgarage as well, it is a good site, but I still find the quality of work and support here on a totally different level. I give you guys props! I hope you guys don't mind me sliding into your group and sapping you of all your car knowledge, and maybe have a little fun and laughs along the way! To start off I had a few questions! 1. Are there no 2 door Corolla's over there?? I know the KE70 is basically the equivalent of my TE72, but it seems like every build I have seen is a 4 door. Don't get me wrong I am loving those 4 doors, but where's the 2 door lovein?? 2. First thing I am looking to do for my car is engine performance and reliability. I love the simplicity of these older carbed engines compared to all the new mostly computer controlled vehicles today. If you ask me adding computers to vehicles was a mistake! So my initial plan was to re-build my 1.8l 3TC, to keep the car more original, and keep that simplicity I love. However I have always been a fan of Mazda's as well and the idea of a rotary engine is very intriguing to me. Are rotary swaps mainly for drifting cars? What's the daily driving like? How hard is the swap? I plan to one day set my Corolla up to take to Rally events in surrounding states. Would a rotary engine be a viable candidate for a rally engine? I have so many more questions and ideas to ask about, but I don't want to over do it on my first post! Excited to be part of the forum, keep up the good work guys! :D