kickn5k Posted July 1, 2012 Report Posted July 1, 2012 That wagon looks awesome!! Sorry about the confusion with the seca, Leigh does have a front brake upgrade and they still look small. Your 70 looks great. Period correct wheels, quads and low enough to still be very practical!! Oh yeah I did see that one you were referring too. And I was stressing about cutting 2 holes in my rad support for the cooler plumbing in my ke11!! Quote
Jrad Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Posted July 2, 2012 Hahaha, I can't believe the amount of stuff missing on that! But thanks for the kind words - nice to hear your work being appreciated! Quote
Jrad Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Posted July 3, 2012 Paid for the ZZE corolla and it was dropped off today! Very happy with such a great deal. Got a few bonuses too - the guy threw in some Sportivo mag wheels and a hatch spoiler. So it'll be slightly different from day dot! I'm going to put fog lights in it, and yellow-tint them JDM style haha. Now just chasing a set of coilovers for it - I'm going 100% legit for a daily driver. The keto doesn't matter so much as I don't do a ton of driving in it. King springs will only drop it 50mm, and these things have like a 150mm wheel gap Quote
Jrad Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Posted July 5, 2012 After much deliberation as to what to do in terms of suspension for the ZZE (..maybe i should change this to a parallel build thread?) I purchased a set of coil-overs. There were Tein super Wagon ones on ebay US for about $800 landed, but were second hand and may require re-building, etc. etc. I was hesitant on other brands or cheap knock-offs, but did further investigation into BC coilovers as there are a LOT of people running them. A lot of people had average reviews, but for every bad one there was 100 good ones. They come with a 12 month warranty and are fully re-buildable. It's not like I'm going to track this car - it's just because by the time I put king springs in it and different shocks (a daily, i want to do it properly!) it was only a few hundred more for an adjustable set-up. Just Jap are the Aussie retailers for them, so I called them up today and they were super helpful with my questions. Payed for them about half an hour ago - all sweet! Now I'll sell my commodore and its wheels+tyres will pay for wheels and tyres on the ZZE. As for repairs. I've stripped the whole car, repaired the bumpers already, fixed a few dash bits. It's going along swimmingly. Quote
Jrad Posted July 15, 2012 Author Report Posted July 15, 2012 Got coils. AND AND ANNNNND! My dream wheels to ever exist. Quote
jimi91 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Posted July 15, 2012 Wow they look good as :) Where did ya get them gems??? See ya Jimi Quote
Jrad Posted July 15, 2012 Author Report Posted July 15, 2012 Scored them off the JDMST forums. Came down from NSW. Paid half price compared to getting them brand new from Work in Japan, and they're in as new condition. I'm excited! haha. Quote
jimi91 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Posted July 15, 2012 Wow thats good as :) can't wait to see them on the car out and about ;) See ya Jimi Quote
Jrad Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Posted July 22, 2012 Test mounting - couldn't wait! hahaa. New panel was welded on this weekend, btw. As you can see, there's the damage above this wheel. Quote
Jrad Posted August 31, 2012 Author Report Posted August 31, 2012 Hahaha! definitely should! They actually go pretty hard for a little engine. May as well update. Found this cool image of mine from Toyota winterfest: Very nice! The ZZE is finished, just waiting on a VIV for it. Sorry about the bad photo. Quote
Willis Posted August 31, 2012 Report Posted August 31, 2012 Definitely needs the 2ZZ dropped into it :D Quote
Jrad Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Posted September 27, 2012 Update time! ZZE is on the road now - all finished and going well. Onto the main car. Picked up some wheels the other day. Another favourite SSR Longchamps. Genuine Speed stars in 14x7 (I think) in +8 offset including some average tyres. 175/65 and 165/70 I think they are. Bit of stretch but not much. Odd sizes.. who does that? Fitted them up... and one side fouled the coil-over. Turns out it seems I have either a bent stub axle or the coil-over is a bit off (they did look average when I bought them - home made job) My other wheels are 0 offset so I never had that problem. So running a small spacer on the passenger side. Anyway. A picture is worth a thousand words. Still a great looking wheel, but I'm not sure. Willing to sell the whole set if a good offer arises. I'll probably put them on eBay in a few weeks once uni is finished. Thoughts on these? Don't know if I want to keep them. they don't sit as nice as my others. Trades for some old school 14x7.5 or 8, 0 offset rims anyone? hehe. Quote
Jono.C Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 I liked your old wheels.. They still look alright though! Quote
Jrad Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Posted September 28, 2012 Yeah, still can't decide. Longchamps are so nice, but these ones... maybe not for me. If I can get longchamps in my dream offset/sizes I WILL MAKE THEM FIT. Been driving it around, tyre keeps scrubbing mid-way (because they're stretched) on the rear wheel arch when I hit a bump as I'm too low for standard arches, lol. The rears are bald anyway so not fussed. Wheels are for sale (not officially, but for Rollaclub members that see this) so PM me offers if you're keen. Otherwise they'll go on Ebay in a couple weeks I guess. Quote
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