Falken_KE30 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 On 7/9/2012 at 12:24 AM, rolla83 said: new that is... Sure, autobarn sell them, Troll aside, no. you maybe lucky and find NOS one hiding in some horders basement. good luck Quote
Jono.C Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 ^ Why do you laugh? Autobarn can get brand new ke70 guards.. My brother works there. They can get new panels for a lot of things. You never know.. Quote
Falken_KE30 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 ^serious? if so, 90% chance its a reproduction one. KE70 is newer, but even newer guards local would be a mission. If you could buy new guards easy, don't you think half of the owners would buy new ones instead of repairing? Quote
Jono.C Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Pretty sure they get stuff through ashdown ingrams I think it is. Have a look on there and see whats up. The thing is price with most people, they're cheap and don't want to spend $200-250 on a New guard when they can bog theirs and use the money to stickerbomb their gearknobs. I can state for a fact I've seen brand new guards for ke30 pop up on eBay from to time to time so you may get lucky there, not sure if NOS or repro but Quote
Falken_KE30 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 They pop up Yes, but being 30+ years old. you can't just walk into a dealership and say "Hey, i need some Front guards for a KE38!" they are around, i see a few on ebay maybe once every 6 months? if that Quote
Warehouse_XIII Posted September 11, 2012 Report Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Hey Guys and Gals, my name's Nathan and I am a Corolla Addict, long time reader first time poster (so be gentle) ;) This is my second corolla as my very first car was a 76 2 door coupe painted in factory purple (kicking myself for ever getting rid of her :( ) Due to budget cut backs at work I have been forced to find another car and thought it was the perfect time (read: perfect excuse to give the minister of finance) to get myself another little beauty and after much hunting I stumbled upon this gem one night while sitting in traffic. She is going to be used as a daily driver fairly soon, when I lose the company car, but will also be used as a project car to teach my 3 boys what a real car is like (none of this modern electric garbage lol). I do have plans to eventually use it as an occasional track car as well but for the moment I am just going to be fixing the few minor blemishes and doing a little work to the existing 4k to make it a little more fun to drive. I am planning on starting a build thread on it as well to document the ongoing (albeit slow) repair and build up of all the work I am going to be doing to it. Car: May 1981 KE55 Corolla Sedan 4 door Motor & Driveline: 1300cc 4k with 4 speed manual box Suspension & Brakes: Suspension has been lowered (by previous owner) at pedders by about an inch all round, brakes are still stock front discs, rear drums Wheels & Tyres: All stock 13' rims and rubber Interior: Stock, black door panels with brown carpet and front set of after market seats (installed by previous owner). Back seats are original and I do have the original fronts to put back in as well. Body: Red, so she goes faster :) . Other than the expected odd rust spot, she is really clean and tidy, no accidents, frame is straight all original panels. The only issues with the body are a rust spot at the lower passenger side of the rear window near the corner of the boot and at the base of the front drivers side quarter panel where it meets the drivers door, other than that, there is a small bubble starting on the bonnet and just the expected bit of stone chips etc. Let me know what you think :) Edited September 11, 2012 by Warehouse_XIII Quote
Taz_Rx Posted September 12, 2012 Report Posted September 12, 2012 Dan you can still buy brand new REPRODUCTION guards for 30/55. They're rubber pressed not steel pressed like original ones though so can have some small ripples. They also don't have any holes drilled in them so that needs to be done top suit vehicle (ie 55 with wrap around bumpers). But yes some hoarders have straight, rust free goodies stashed away for rainy days. I've still got those brown XX ones. Quote
toyota1515 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 Long time no posting in this forum! here is my latest gas saving Rolla, a USDM KE30 Look Mommy, Daddy get you a Gas Saving Car!!!!! Bumper delete, and 13 in Baby Supra wheels 13x4.5 up front and 13x8 in the rear, with 155r13 and 235 50 13 respectively! coming soon! Quote
NinjaMekanik Posted October 15, 2012 Report Posted October 15, 2012 On 10/13/2012 at 11:24 PM, toyota1515 said: Hey mate whats your plans with the rear where youve taken the bumper off? I'm still deciding as to how to patch mine up after bumper removal. Quote
toyota1515 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Posted October 15, 2012 Really,,, Nothing i will leave it just like that, it is just the way i do it back in the day when they where new back in Puerto Rico. For no aparent reason i do like the way they look, IMO there is no reason to cover what is not damage or broken! Quote
toyota1515 Posted October 18, 2012 Report Posted October 18, 2012 Car is insured already tomorrow will be the classic car tag and street street street! Quote
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