808 yoda Posted October 23, 2012 Report Posted October 23, 2012 I bought the Rolla from a family, who left their parent's car in the garage of an estate for years. Car had great interior, body in decent shape, and minimal rust, aside from the battery leaking acid onto metal. Corolla came with a 3kc 4 speed, which had 25,000 miles. I was suspicious of that, until I cleaned the jets on the rebuilt carb the car already had. Car runs like it just came out of the dealership new! I just wanted to share the journey of my find. 78 Corolla $800 Paint and body $400 (good paint shop) Baby supra 13x5.5 front 13x8 rear $100 Wrapped in kumho 175/70/13 front futura 205/60/13 rear free Suspension lowering $35 king springs free Quote
Bowler Posted October 23, 2012 Report Posted October 23, 2012 Excellent score! Any plans for it? Were the bumpers attached too? Quote
Skellington Posted October 23, 2012 Report Posted October 23, 2012 very nice. Is that toyota super white? Quote
808 yoda Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Posted October 24, 2012 More pics to come soon. Right now I just got the car street ready. Bumpers will stay off. I got a great working 3k, but no power, so the lighter the better. I got a Puerto Rican buddy working on the 3tc complete with trans for 300 bucks. It will be a mild build for daily driving, but it will be built right. Until then the 3k is fun. It's funny I power washed the motor and the car ran smoother and faster? Quote
808 yoda Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Posted October 24, 2012 A buddy of mine has a paint shop. He paints taxis as his bread and butter job. I don't think the car is painted Toyota super white. I think it's taxi super white. Can't beat a 400 dollar paint job with good paint. Quote
the_ke55! Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 That's mad! Are they just stock wheels painted black with a lower profile tyre? And I'm really digging the no front bumper look, it's givin me ideas for my ke30 haha Cheers jesse Quote
808 yoda Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Posted October 24, 2012 They are the baby supra wheels. I was suppose to get them repaired and powder coated jet black, but it cost 100 bucks a rim, so I bought a 3tc motor instead and will redo rims next summer. Quote
the_ke55! Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 Oh sick, could you take a closer pic of the wheel wanna see what it looks like Quote
808 yoda Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Posted October 24, 2012 The 13x8 are supra replicas with 205/60/13 tires. The 13x 5.5 are oem with 175/70/13 tires. Quote
the_ke55! Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 Looks grouse! So what's the plans with the engine Quote
808 yoda Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Posted October 24, 2012 Motor works fine as it sits. I'm just going to clean it up change all the fluids, replace plugs, wires, cap, air filter, and get a optima battery. I bought a 3tc, which is being torn down and rebuilt. Theres two built heads for it already. Motor will have dual carbs. The car will be meant for daily use. I want to restore the car, but I want to drive it. Not locked up in storage. Quote
mark1414 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 Where did you get those wheels from? Have never seen them before. Quote
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