shiryo Posted July 18, 2013 Report Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Hey guys. This is my little '77 ke30 sedan daily drive - Shiro-Bōzu. The name is Japanese for a white spirit. I felt the name to be pretty fitting. I'm the second owner of the corolla, the first was an elderly lady who'd had it since new. The car came with every single service reciept including original purchase papers and only had 76xxx genuine k's on it at the time I purchased it in 2011. It currently has 91xxx on the clock. I also swapped in a low km 4k engine last year after the old faithful 3k decided to part ways with reliability. I got a little carried away, as we all do....and started modifying it with some basic mods. Probably not the smartest idea seeing as most of my funds should be going towards my never ending s13 build. Ironically, that's called the Shinigami, which is essentially a Death Spirit, or Soul Reaper. For those interested: http://nissansilvia....=432891&st=1170 Granted, some people aren't going to like the fact I've taken away from the ke30's originality...but oh well. I'll try get some more pictures soon, possibly this weekend if weather holds out - however here's one for now from last weeks Winterfest. At the moment she's copped: - chrome fender mirrors - chin lip moulded into apron - Nardi deep dish woodgrain steering wheel - T3 coilovers with camber plates up front - lowering blocks in rear - tsurikawa for passenger - JVC headunit and parcel shelf 6x9's - 14x6.5+7 work excels up front with spacers - 14x8-3 ssr riversides on rear - custom stainless weathershields - lowered 3inches all round - thermo fan Plans for the rest of the year are: - reset the leafs properly in the rear to sit closer to 4inches - lower the front accordingly to match - upgrade the front brakes - get adjustable lower control arms and tension rods - new wider/better front wheels That's pretty much the plan anyway. In the distant future I'd love to convert it over to manual and have a tough little 4k with bike carbs built and perhaps a full respray. ....one step at a time though. Thanks Rone Edited March 3, 2014 by shiryo 1 Quote
Tenny0 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Posted July 18, 2013 Wow love it, looks awesome. Keep the pics coming :) Quote
shiryo Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Posted July 18, 2013 thanks mate, hopefully snap up some new shots this weekend Quote
B.L.Z.BUB Posted July 18, 2013 Report Posted July 18, 2013 Looks awesome with the lip properly moulded onto the apron. Quote
Kid-Ae Posted July 18, 2013 Report Posted July 18, 2013 Thought I recognized the car. Looks the goods mate. Quote
Oh-KE Posted July 18, 2013 Report Posted July 18, 2013 Very nice! Good mods so far, look forward to seeing what else you do with it! Quote
Ben-89 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Posted July 18, 2013 Such a nice example of a 30, like the others I really like the integrated front lip. I had the white ke70 Corolla last year at Winterfest.... You commented on it. Still got it but this year I took my white ae92 which was parked next to yours. Keep up the good work! Quote
cuzzo Posted July 18, 2013 Report Posted July 18, 2013 Can I copy everything you've done here but on a 2 door. Kthxbi Quote
GJM85 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) It's an abomination and should be dematerialised into a toaster. ghostbusters reference Edited July 18, 2013 by GJM85 Quote
ke70dave Posted July 18, 2013 Report Posted July 18, 2013 very cool, i like the lip very much. what does Shiro-Bōzu mean? Quote
B.L.Z.BUB Posted July 19, 2013 Report Posted July 19, 2013 Hey guys. - Shiro-Bōzu. The name is Japanese for a white faceless spirit. A faceless spirit is a ghost or spirit that feels it was ignored in it's lifetime. Quote
shiryo Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Looks awesome with the lip properly moulded onto the apron. Thought I recognized the car. Looks the goods mate. Very nice! Good mods so far, look forward to seeing what else you do with it! Can I copy everything you've done here but on a 2 door. Kthxbi Neat look, I like Thanks for the kind words guys, appreciated. It's an abomination and should be dematerialised into a toaster. ghostbusters reference Because life doesn't move to the beat of one drum, what might be right for you.... Such a nice example of a 30, like the others I really like the integrated front lip. I had the white ke70 Corolla last year at Winterfest.... You commented on it. Still got it but this year I took my white ae92 which was parked next to yours. Keep up the good work! Hey mate yeh I spotted that little gem straight away, it was dead clean - should be very proud of it Saw a few other familiar faces again this year that unfortunately I didn't get to say hello to, sorry about that. very cool, i like the lip very much. what does Shiro-Bōzu mean? Cheers bud. It can also translate roughly to "white boy" or "white boss". :) Edited July 19, 2013 by shiryo Quote
Hiro Protagonist Posted July 19, 2013 Report Posted July 19, 2013 Makes me want to own a KE30/55 again... Quote
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