Holden By Name, Corolla By Default

[Bowler]

Name: Andrew

 

Model: 1989 LE Holden Nova SLE

 

Colour: Maroon

 

Bodykit: None - and never, ever will have one

 

Engine Type: 4AFC Boat Anchor

 

Engine Mods: K&N Filter, ripped off the stove pipe, and half the intake piping

 

Power: what ever is left after 366000km

 

Exhaust: Standard (burnt out mufflers I think)

 

Gearbox: Standard 5 speed manual (starting to get a little notchy)

 

Diff: Standard

 

Brakes: AE92 Levin Fronts (258mm), Discs Rear - Slotted all round, Bendix pads (HD/GCT)

 

Suspension: Lovell lows over koni yellow shocks in SX housings, SX front lower arms, std sx front anti-roll, SX front strut brace (gloss black)

 

Wheels/Tyres: SX Wheels (Black Powdercoat), "toyota" writing removed using "gentle persuasion" (a hammer), Yokohama C-Drives, 195/60

 

Interior: Re-trimmed in VT Berlina Velour, Custom Mount Door Pods in front, replaced all plastics, SX dash, New parcel tray - 16mm MDF

 

Other Mods: This is the "touring" model - installed that blue sleeping foam you used to have on school camps under the carpet in the rear, for those occaising where you're just too far away from home

 

Stereo: Kenwood Headdeck, Focal 6 in splits (front), Kenwood 7x10 (Rear)

 

Build Period: 6 yrs

 

Cost: If I put up a cost, you'll laugh at me

 

Contacts: Johno, eviltwin

 

Future Mods: Engine - Silvertop, w/ small turbo, or blacktop, with GZE rods, and small turbo. Exhaust, and SX/GTI rear muffler (with 2/2.25/2.5 into it) - HOORAY UP TO ENGINE!!!

 

Stock - apart form the rear parcel tray and brake upgrade - the only shot I have of it

 

Before lowering

 

Shiny new shocks and springs (Thanks Johno for your help mate)

 

 

This Doesnt show the fairly large difference in height

 

Photo on the Adjusting knob

 

Lowered 1

 

Lowered 2 - note to self, buy a camera

 

 

The story

I purchased this car as my first for 2K, a bit over 4 years ago. Immediately grew to love it (originally had an XD panelvan, 3.3, man steering, 3 on the tree), so this car felt so much more together, and tighter. First mod was the interior, which had suffered a life on the farm - and after cleaning out the 3 tonnes of soil that had built up, (and excavated the $14 worth of coinage in the center console,) just drove it around stock for the first couple of years. The whole time I've had it, it's been in 2 minor accidents (and lost an argument with a skip) - the first was my failed terrorist attempt on the shell refinery in geelong (slippery night, lost it on a corner due to in-experience) where i got as far at the cyclone fence (an neatly picked the narrow gap between the 2 power poles). The second was more recently, were a BA pulled out in front of me, and I lost that one too - wrote off (ecconomic) the car - managed to salvage, fixed the front quater which bore the brunt of the collision, the front headlamp and corner lamp assembly, bumper, and replaced the steering rack - and still came out on top. About 2 years ago, I did the brake upgrade (std solid rotors and drums to vented and discs), which feels fantastic, but was lacking a little in terms of suspension control, which was sorted when I overhauled the standard suspension.

Edited June 9, 2009 by Bowler

[eviltwin]

buy a god damn cammy - looks hawt lowere man , why the hell did i sell you this SX wheels haha i hate you!

[warrenfromtonny]

hahahaha finally got those strut arms sorted i see. never gunna be as classy as a ke11 tho with all that plastic stuck on it. have to have a cruise or somethin when mines on the road just to see what your missing out on

[colonel]

You have a "Firm Knob"....

[Johno]

You have a "Firm Knob"....

:dance:

 

Hey Andrew, about time you started a project thead :y:

 

Looks heaps better lowered. Have you got the car airborn with your koni's yet? If you say no i will be very suprised.. lol

Keep us updated.

 

Roll on.. Johno

 

 

(Note to self.. gotta get koni shocks for my 82)

[AE92man]

Damn Andrew, got Koni adjustables? :dance:

 

Selling them Munroe's? :y:

[Bowler]

Damn Andrew, got Koni adjustables? :dance:

 

Selling them Munroe's? :y:

sorry man - gonna hang onto them jus incase i need them

 

QUOTE (colonel @ Sep 11 2008, 09:36 PM) *

You have a "Firm Knob"....

 

- Chris, you are a bad, bad man...hehe

Edited September 11, 2008 by Bowler

[JiP]

Any plans on converting her to Toyota or shaving the badges??

[Bowler]

not really - prefer (as sacreligious as it sounds) keeping it a holden (red at heart), but I love the stock look. so finished paint and all that, will look pretty much identical (save for perhaps a light tint), to what it does now.

[deri2k3]

hey man, saw this last week when i went to SCA to get some carby cleaner. looks really clean too!

[Bowler]

hey man, saw this last week when i went to SCA to get some carby cleaner. looks really clean too!

cheers mate - i try to keep ontop of things - needs a few dents/scratches here and there taken care of, but it does the job, for the kms it covers

[Bowler]

Front Swaybar in today...and i must say WOW. It's astonishing what difference it makes to how the car feels and points through corners. If ever you are doing up a standard fc, or single cam, this is a must. You'll thank me later when the front end doesn't wash wide through a corner when you enter it with a bt of enthusiasm, hehe

Edited October 15, 2008 by Bowler

[Johno]

I thought i was going to give you a hand with that..

shit ay, must be really good now because when we took it for a fang through the hills i thought it was good then, ha ha.

 

Your going to scare the crap out of me on this crusie arnt you???

[JiP]

I do think this thread should read... "Corolla by Design, Holden by Rebadge" :dance:

[Bowler]

I thought i was going to give you a hand with that..

shit ay, must be really good now because when we took it for a fang through the hills i thought it was good then, ha ha.

 

Your going to scare the crap out of me on this crusie arnt you???

 

All the parts were in geelong, and it was easier doing it there because I had another car at my free disposal.

 

I do think this thread should read... "Corolla by Design, Holden by Rebadge" :yes:

 

I reckon the "Corolla by Default" sums it up nicely :dance:

Edited September 25, 2008 by Bowler