Brad-dreama

Yeah i dunno if they make them any more but maybe they got a few spare, i bought a front and rear set years ago.

Hi guys,

I havent been on for a long long time because i sold my stivo then moved OS.

Its been about 4 or 5 years and i miss my old prize so badly!

It was a black sportivo 2005 model.
Dual rear muffler that was on an upwards angle.

Short shifter and bushings from TWM performance (loved this upgrade)

debaged and toyota symbols sprayed black.

Front and rear sway bars

Low king springs

Rear skirt put on that was pretty rare, so if you see any sportivos or know of any with it on that are black and have similar traits, please let me know.

Front and rear eyelids color coded to match the black micra, but i later removed the rear eyelid and light to make way for blacked out tail lights.

I lived in Balgowlah at the time and sold it to someone around Forest way/St Ives.....

(Rego and plates have been changed)

Im wonder if anyone has seen it around or knows the owner? I just want to know how it is going and maybe one day i will either buy a new one...in white! But hopefully i could get my old one back. Im sure you guys know the feeling when you had a real good attachment with your car/s.


I wish i took some better pictures so i could keep a good memory of it, but for now this is all i have.....


Im having troubles uploading photos for some reason so here is just a few photos i have of it on my FB. Its a public album so you can take a look.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.440036663141.225086.574718141&type=1&l=d94c99091f

The JZ engines are one hell of a motor and most of us modify our cars to represent who we are and what we like.

Great point!

I guess it comes down to how good the condition of the car itsself is too....

Yes i understand what you mean, but im talking about buying one here with either of these engines installed.

The market here has plenty of A31;s with these engines already inside!

Im also in Thailand for reference and the laws arent as tight as bloody Aus hahaha

Well guys, have been away for a long time traveling etc since i sold my Sportivo (miss it soooo badly)

I havent had a car for a few years and i have ben riding around on motorbikes.

Because its toyota related i have a few questions!!!

So im currently living out of Aus for a few years and would like to pick up a cheap car for daily driving and fun cruising on the weekend.

I have average experience with cars and do alot of reading on specs/stats etc.

I would like to know some pros and cons from users here in regards to buying a 2nd hand cefiro with one of these turbo engines.

Im a big fan of these 3 engines and there is a large supply of cefiros for sale with these engines available in them.

Now obviously it depends how good the work has been done on the car, but for now i would like to be able to narrow my search on them.

It will most likely be personal preference of which engine, but in regards for maintenance etc and less issues of modified engines i have heard the 1jz is quite reliable.

Rb25 would be great, and the 2jz has always made me cream myself as a youngster watching my first mkiv supra fly by......

If anyone has experience in these engines in a conversion point of view, especially in a cefiro could you please let me know.

I would be driving manual. A few of them have had LPG conversions too.....im not too fond of the idea and i have done some googling on LPG tubo cars, but could i get some light shed on the idea of LPG in a turbo car.

The reason for buying a cefiro is because years ago they were a bigger import here and anything such as a skyline, or silvia/s14/180sx are a few thousand $ more than the cefiros that have had some slight work........hence the choice of the A31.

I have drivin in some old soarers and a chaser. Ive never drivin a rb25det. They are all fun to ride in but now that im looking at 1 chasis and have to choose which engine its quite difficult! I enjoy my cars and im not too biased about them. Dont be upset or biased about a nissan running a toyota engine please!! Just give me your thoughts from a tuners POV.

Thanks heaps!

Any help will be much appreciated.

very nice! very professional. i like it

I'm here now, chilling with a few people.

Should be a good day

i already fitted mine on fri 27th nov. hehe the day after i got it =p.

ill post pics up after tomorrows cruise.

****** off the scratched it though! ahaha

pm sent

hey guys, can i get some phone numbers of who is going.

im from manly area and dont know my way around that area too well, except for the usual meets and i want to find it without a mistake.

but if i do it would be nice to call someone just incase.

ps it the turn off for the silverwater bridge before or after the train tracks heading to villawood.

now if only the pics on the face lift one worked =p

good job tho evil

yea. i wasnt sure if you specifically bought the one im talking about though, thats all.

Well when you do get your car back please post a vid hehe.

thanks heaps

My shifter and bushings were 350$ back in jan.........omg! Haha

Hehe thanks guni, I'm more keen on the speedy lights or lenso type m look.

I like your wheels too. But I want a lot of spokes.

Also I'm not after wheels with a chrome lip

So guys im wondering if i did buy the f1 american one would it fit in my stivo?

Sorry to hijack =p.

Also I'm sceptical on lightened fw breaking. Also does anyone have a link to see how much they increase the rev speed? And not a video in neutral please haha.

any good links to buy a clutch and flywheel for the 2zz?

im considering replacing flywheel when i do my clutch.

otherwise ill just do my clutch ehehe.

will parts like this ebay link(dont flame me please haha)

fit in our 2zz here?

noob question. i know their engine bay has opp. parts and switched around but im curious.

also has anyone tried the exedy HD clutch in a 2zz?link

yea i was thinking about that but isnt doing them all cheaper because your doing them all at once?

If you know anyone or are selling yourself please let me know.

Ill be looking around over the next 3 months.

Otherwise I will have to borrow some wheels to get mine powdercoated.

I took the day off so ill be there for sure.........

.......wax on.........

.......wax off.........

looks nice and i have my own spacers from japan,

but i dont want to run the risk of not getting a pay out IF i crashed or something happened etc.

dude im going through the same thing....

but i realised i have a good quality car and if i sell it for a crapper, with my luck it means ill need a new engine or something!

and when i mean a cheap car i mean around 4k. fair enough i would love to have a lil project car to work on from scratch, but i seem to have bad luck with old cars and i dont like risks.......

so if i just keep making my payments on my personal loan, im happy to keep my sportivo, which i love and respect.

i say just get the repairs done when you can and dont let it stress you out.

even if you sell it you will still need a car to get to uni and if you by a cheaper car you run the risk of having to fork out more money.

fair enough you might get a reasonable cheap car and i would like to get one too, but i dont have the time on my plate to go searching for a well looked after older car.

not to mention the time it might take you to fix your car and then sell it.

i was considering a trade in + cash my way. but i feel alot of the cars offered to me will break down or have certain problems.( NRMA check would be good for that though)

good luck dude.....

and like i said until i work out my plan a bit better im going to hold on to mine.

well with all the new cars coming out i have heard that a few of them offer chips and tunes from the shop.

even just slight torque increases etc would be nice in the rolla...

thanks for the info though.

I'm curious as to why there isn't any flash tuning avaliable to australias best selling car the corolla.

I've heard things like our ecu are diff and harder to tune and flash tuning won't work.

Its kind of annoying haha. I don't want to pay a few grand for a new ecu set up.......

maybe he sent it to you with the wrong address and it got sent back?

my purchase went though very well.