My Corolla(s) progress thread - Lots of pics:::56K FTL!!

[puregroove]

Yeah, dude. Gabe's the man. I'm going back tomorrow, at 1p for an alignment. --got a lot of work to do tonight. I hope it stops raining.

[Dirty Octopus™]

Yeah, dude. Gabe's the man. I'm going back tomorrow, at 1p for an alignment. --got a lot of work to do tonight. I hope it stops raining.

yeah they're friggin awesome! they did mine when i had the Drags. but i went through some changes since then. i gotta go back

[04Prerunner]

this thread makes me wanna get rid of my no-balls 02 corolla and get an AE86....

[puregroove]

this thread makes me wanna get rid of my no-balls 02 corolla and get an AE86....

Well, it depends on how you look at it. In a speed contest, your '02 might have more cajones [pre-swap, that is]. But I will stand by the ae86 on modification and on the sheer fun they are to drive. I 2nd the notion on ditching the '02 for the '83-'87 banger:::

[Fuster_Cluck]

Nice update as usual. Keep them coming

[DrAE86Toreno]

amen....tellin u man....ima get an 86 again HAHAHAHAHA! evil laugh...

[puregroove]

Nice update as usual. Keep them coming

Thanks, bro:::

amen....tellin u man....ima get an 86 again HAHAHAHAHA! evil laugh...

fa sho, fa sho!!

[puregroove]

Dude, I'm the only guy that loves to shop:::




































I think::: I can assure you, that, my priorities are in the correct order.

[FriskyWalrus]

krazy glue ftmfw! but nice AE86. me and my buddies drool over it every time at the V meets

[puregroove]

krazy glue ftmfw! but nice AE86. me and my buddies drool over it every time at the V meets

Thanks, bro. Holla at me next time:::

Here's another shot while I was at Xtreme Auto Repair last week.

[FriskyWalrus]

hell you've probably seen us up there. we're usually the only hawk eye WRX wagon up there. tomorrow my brother will finally have it stage 2 and hopefully by the next V meet, he'll have suspension finished up and maybe the WedSport SA-90's hes looking into putting on it

[puregroove]

Okay, no pics right now. But here's the update:

Things accomplished today:

Alignment done by GTE

-3 camber in the front FTW!!
0 in the rear

15" SSR MK1s [pair] mounted and balanced
I need shank-style lug nuts to run these tomorrow. If not, I 'll just use my 14" enkeis. I'm told, I can get these at Summit. Anyone know any other places?

Thanks to Tiger Racing [met a ton of coo people], installed:
-Tanabe rear sway bar
-NGK ignition wires
-NGK spark plugs
-new rotor and cap
Car runs like top:::

Car's sliding ability tested by Sammy

If you're going to All You Can Drift Buffet tomorrow, I'll see you there.

[Ltdnismorace]

last time I was active on here you only had the white one... red one is looking good brotha...

[mushroom_toy]

Looking good man. You should see my cleaning product cabinets haha.

[WalkS]

Eddie i wont be able to make it to the drift buffet. make sure to take some pictures, and get someone to shoot you while your in action!

[bandydesign]

Hey man, I just caught up on your thread and I love what I see. It seems that you take your time and do things right. I also see you have good taste in cars. When I see a good copy of a car it pulls me in and I want an AE86 more than anything right now. I took a glance in you Flickr an noticed some awesome photography. I admire what you do man. If you give me the opportunity, I'd like to meet you in person tomorrow at the drift buffet.

The name is Kevin, I'll be grabbing some pictures along side the rest of ya'll

[chinitoxamor]

hmmmm.. interesting.. i wanna see this when its at its prime

[FriskyWalrus]

id love to go to the drift buffet but i was planning on going to my buddys concert tonight but it seems like we're not going and cordele is waaaaay farther than that lol

[puregroove]

last time I was active on here you only had the white one... red one is looking good brotha...

Thanks, man.

Looking good man. You should see my cleaning product cabinets haha.

It's fun, dude. It's a love. I would only do it for a car. I say that, now, right?

Eddie i wont be able to make it to the drift buffet. make sure to take some pictures, and get someone to shoot you while your in action!

I wish I had taken more pics, man. There was so much to shoot. That would've been the only thing I would have done, if I weren't driving.

Hey man, I just caught up on your thread and I love what I see. It seems that you take your time and do things right. I also see you have good taste in cars. When I see a good copy of a car it pulls me in and I want an AE86 more than anything right now. I took a glance in you Flickr an noticed some awesome photography. I admire what you do man. If you give me the opportunity, I'd like to meet you in person tomorrow at the drift buffet.

The name is Kevin, I'll be grabbing some pictures along side the rest of ya'll

Dude, you'll have to give me your # next time 'cause I don't think I made it into your photo pool. I saw your thread on 240Atlanta.

hmmmm.. interesting.. i wanna see this when its at its prime

I price things out everyday...what I'm going to buy next. I wish it weren't so expensive. With my EG/EH hatch, I just had it painted and threw on a lip and duckbill--done. ae86s have so many options. I love it.

Here's a good example... I was watching this lip on eBay... 255.00!! for a freakin' lip! I'm just gonna go and get a full front bumper.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MEWA:IT&ih=016

id love to go to the drift buffet but i was planning on going to my buddys concert tonight but it seems like we're not going and cordele is waaaaay farther than that lol

It's not too bad of a drive. After the event, I took a 45min. nap at a rest area and drove back home. You should come to the next event.

[mushroom_toy]

We have to get together someday man, adn take some pics lol. Battle of the popups.

[FriskyWalrus]

yeah man i wanted to go to the drift buffet. hopefully ill get out there to the next event. ill probably be at autocross

[puregroove]

I went to Summit, yesterday, hoping to get some shank-style lug nuts for the MKIs. I drove an hour and half (due to traffic) for disappointment. And yeah, I did check for the lug nuts online before deciding to make the trip. They were only listed in bulk. Plus, I didn't know what length shank I needed. Well, I guess the trip wasn't a total loss. of the new eyes.



And this came in today :



...for the '76.

[mushroom_toy]

Noooo... dont turn to the dark side....buy some hellas.

[puregroove]

Noooo... dont turn to the dark side....buy some hellas.

lol...u should know by now, bro. The headlights are as far as I'd go to the edge of the darkside.

[puregroove]

I, finally, found some shank-style lug nuts for the SSR MKIs [pair]. So, I mounted them up. I know I need to replace/clean up the nuts.
I need to find out whether I can replace them with Home Depot ones.

Unwashed and unpolished. These are 15x8. Offset is about +5-7. I'm still going to get the fenders rolled, but no rubbing issues so far. Tires are Kumho 195/50/15.

Hopefully, I can find a pair for the front. I thought about running some Centerlines all around 'cause they're easier to source.







Mad Max eat your heart out!!

[Alan®]

looks good man

[Thighs]

talk about hot brakes...

[Fuster_Cluck]

Nice as always

Looks good but I was thinking:

talk about hot brakes...

I would of came up with the K-eg if I knew you were there

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to puregroove again.

[Dirty Octopus™]

Oooooooo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

[cactusEG]

wheel whore ! !

[puregroove]

looks good man

Thanks, man.

talk about hot brakes...

Yeah, I may run a different set for the track.

Nice as always
Looks good but I was thinking:

I would of came up with the K-eg if I knew you were there

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to puregroove again.

'sall good man... --will see u at the meets.

Oooooooo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

wheel whore ! !

lol...the cool thing is: These rims retain their value.

Reps, as I'm able.

[bandydesign]

Saw 'em on your flickr, good stuff man, good stuff!

[Skillet]

dope!

[mushroom_toy]

They looks freaking great...wish I could find some of those for the accord haha,.

[JDMrequired]

looks badass, keep the pics coming

[puregroove]

Thanks, guys!!

Back from battle:::

More details later... I have to do a few things. More pics, too...later.



I has a slanted tow hook. Martin's gonna piss himself:::

[SLOWLYbtngU]

lol... he will...lol

[puregroove]

Update on the TE31...It's, currently, my daily driver...

--red coupe is being stored. I want to order a clutch replacement and get a better LSD.

--got a chance to wash the car in the after pics:

Unwashed:


They still work fine, but are covered in a bit of surface rust.


Shiny new lugs I had left over to put on the TE31...


Interior shot...Dirty Octopus stopped by the other day and saw this...


I swapped the enkeis to the front and the SSRs to the rear.


I had to remove the fender to mount and connect the headlight bulb. I'm gonna bang out the fender, so I can put it back on until I find a replacement. The turn signals still don't blink. I'm going to check all the bulbs and fuses to see if there is a bad termination [correct term?].


Oh, I also, replaced the gas cap. The old one's rubber seal was dry-rotted and I noticed loss of fuel pressure.

[canadianrcis]

sick builds man.

[DrAE86Toreno]

nooooO!OO!OO!!! not the tow hook!!!!!! its ok...i never used dem anyways..