My Corolla

[dorifto]

hey man

Do you have that white Sportivo thats lowered and has red calipers? If so, bloody clean man. I think I spotted you leave on tonight (Thursday). I'll give you a thumbs up next time

[Blind Kid Seeks]

hows the new Donk Trung???

i bet it feels like a spritely little bugger now!!!

i want my SX back...

heres a pic for old times sake....

[dorifto]

Yeh new engine is better than the previous. Not a huge difference, but it:

-Doesn't consume oil

-Doesn't blow any smoke

-Gets up to operating temp faster

-Sounds alot better with the headers fitted

So, very happy with it overall.

[jusuo]

hey man

Do you have that white Sportivo thats lowered and has red calipers? If so, bloody clean man. I think I spotted you leave on tonight (Thursday). I'll give you a thumbs up next time

haha yeah thats me, but i don't think i was there on thursday.. i really can't remember though. lol but yeah anytime mate.

i'll see ya around :)

[dorifto]

Just got my clear indicators from South Africa (lol, don't ask)

Dirty car needed a wash, so here's a random pic

cheers

[dorifto]

And then i bought new wheels

They are BBS wheels of an old school BMW 3 Series. Numbers are:

4 x 100

14 x 6.5J

+30

Intend on using them for track days.

cheers

[kolourhero]

Your car is looking really good now with tasteful mods Trung.

I'll bump into you again soon!

[juvenile]

I love your car,best hatch Toyota made...I miss my GTi now :( :(

[dorifto]

6 days later and I've bought another set of wheels. Unbelievable.

Those BBS wheels are now for sale, I need to fund some other (car related) projects.

Cheers

[dorifto]

Postman arrived

Current radiator has a split where the filler neck is, mechanic said I should get one. So i had no choice.

Also had the the day off so did the black housing headlight mod.

Started off with these

3/4 way through

Completed

Sorry about the ****ty pics recently, brother has taken the SLR with him om holidays.

[1rocky]

great job done

post pics up when the radiator is in.

[dorifto]

Just some happy snaps after a car wash. Not much done since, had the radiator installed. Now waiting on my new wheels to come from Japan.

The interior is quite messy so I didn't worry too much about quality shots.

Thanks for looking

[J e r e M y]

:D looking good as always!

n damn u have alot of wheels xD

[Sergio]

Before I got my Ls a few years bak i used to dream bout owning a done up SX lol now its the sportivo. I was wished sweet dreams too often

Very neat car mate! TOPS :)

Edited June 18, 2009 by Sergio...

[dorifto]

My visors arrived last week from Japan but never got 'round to taking pics

Gotta love EMS postage. Cost me a fortune though.

Genuine Toyota FX-GT window visors, the rears don't fit as they are shorter.

Fitment

Also had a hit and run while I was at work. Never, ever shop at Coles.

[dorifto]

New wheels arrived. About to confirm that my TOM'S wheels have now sold, see if the guy will come through. My flywheel arrived as well but no pics.

[1stKill]

Looking good Trung... can't wait to see a pic with the wheels.

btw hows that front seat for skinny azz Hobbits going....i've still got sore kidneys from just getting in & out .

[dorifto]

Haha

Its ok you can say skinny ***** asians :P Were you the guy @ the dyno day that wanted to see what it felt like getting in and out? It's funny, at most events people see my bucket seat like Ferris wheel.

[dorifto]

I know that these wheels won't appeal to alot of people but I personally like them so that's fine by me. Plus, I wanted a change and I got it.

Had the rear guards lipped further this arvo and first impressions are: These KUMHO sidewalls are stiff! That's ok - they are near semi-slick compound so thats understandable. Still scrubbing slightly on bumps/dips so going in for a wheel alignment and see how much camber I get in.

Have parts coming next week. Will post then.

cheers

[1rocky]

Rims look great :toast:

car is looking awesome :toast:

[¥uri]

i've always liked this shape Corolla

tastefully JDM too, quite impressive to say the least

and btw, how did you find your RE001's?

looking to buy a set myself :)

[Rusty Bucket]

Looks tough mate, nice work... :D

[dorifto]

Thanks guys

i've always liked this shape Corolla

tastefully JDM too, quite impressive to say the least

and btw, how did you find your RE001's?

looking to buy a set myself :)

The RE001's were very good, a good bang-for-your-buck tyre thats for sure. Quiet, awesome grip and not too bad in the wet. I really don't have anything bad to say about it. I went with Kumho's this time 'round as they were only abit more expensive but with softer compound. Definitely more noise and stiffer sidewalls but that doesn't phase me too much.

Will keep the updates coming, tomorrow maybe.

[dorifto]

Some parts I manage to accumulate. The brake pads and radiator cap arrived today.

cheers

[dorifto]

Managed to borrow my brother's camera and tripod so went to take some photo's at a multilevel carpark.

Changed to a smaller diameter (330mm) TOM'S steering wheel a few weeks back.

Didn't turn out as good as I would have liked but my skills with a DSLR camera is limited. "Auto" ftw! I'll be selling my current wheels soon, so if you're keen then feel free to drop me a PM.

cheers