White Lightning

Lol... I'm glad I saw this thread - just done a lot of the research... I have an AE102R and it comes factory with a rear sway bar (safety measure) which is 17mm thick... the most popular upgrade to that is to go with a White Line rear sway bar - however this is not necessary unless your using the car on a track (which is highly unlikely because its an AE112) as the White Line rear sway bar is only 19mm, which is a big outlay for something your not going to use the full range of on the street - so don't do it... I also had the idea of shoehorning a 1MZ-FE into mine, but the amount of time, effort and money it really isn't worth it... firstly without pulling out the 7A-FE and trying to drop the 1MZ in its place to see what's going on, your not really going to get an accurate idea of whether logistically it will or won't work... there's a lot to consider, i.e. engine mount mounting points, chassis rail widths, will you need to cut back the rear firewall, will you need to flare the centre hump to accommodate the E153 gearbox (if you go manual) to accompany the motor, how hard and where and who are you going to pay to figure out and wire up your wiring harness... the list goes on my friend... It's a 7A-FE motor... your best bet if your going to go the road of transplanting an engine is to get a 4A-GZE (supercharged) or a 4A-GTE (turbo) or a N/A 4A-GE 20 valve (naturally aspirated)... it works, it fits, and it won't have to be certified if you get one from the same year model corolla as yours because it came from the same year range and model that you own... getting a mod plate and engineers certificate for a 1MZ would be a nightmare... whatever you do though, don't go just sticking a turbo on your 7A-FE tho... you will need to build some of the internals first as the conrods on this motor are like toothpicks, and you'll need dished and forged pistons to lower compression to safely boost it... The AE102R and the AE112R share the same chassis and many of the parts are interchangeable... to mine i've installed KYB Excel-G front shocks with Super Low King Springs at the front, Monroe shocks with Low King Springs at the rear, and that is pretty much it and the ride is very firm - verging on uncomfortable... it doesn't take much to stiffen these little cars up so don't go overboard - especially at the rear end or else u'll oversteer something fierce... the only other thing I would do to mine is a 2 point tower strut brace for the front end... Hope that helped :D

ur an idiot? lol...

Priced parts for the Foz GT, Oxygen Sensor for the Rolla, and a bonnet scoop, front seats, marine carpet for the Sherpa... Sherpa is also getting a wash and is getting collected from having a Major Service in a matter of hours...

What's wrong with civics????? <_< did i stutter?

So you keep making abundantly apparent ;)

why what's wrong with civics? <_<

lol well u won't see me because i'm from Brisbane... but welcome to the forum and hope that you find all the info and support that you need :D

plugged the hazard light and rear window demister plugs back into the centre console after deciding to drive my wife to work to be nice and realizing that i had no indicators

a little belated so I apologize, but looking forward to ur input as a Mod and... well i can't say welcome aboard because I'm not a mod... but... umm... well i guess Good Luck will suffice... hehe and congrats dude...

oh wow... Rusted Bonnet - Approve Stickerbombed front quarter panel - Approve... The rest - Dazed and confused i'm kinda wishing i'd never seen that... lol

where is it booked in to be tuned? make sure its someone with a good reputation and deals in mainly jap stuff... alot of tuners will tell you they can do it even if they deal primarily in says fords and / or holdens, or euro cars... nothing worse than paying top coin for what you think is a good tune and it turns out to be crap... one of my mates who does alot of euros did a better tune for free on another mates car with his laptop, tek2 device and a piggyback chip for much less than what our other mate spent initially on a ***** tune at a reputable "holden" tuner... just some info for thought... not saying that whoever u've booked it in with is crap (as I don't know who u've booked it in with) but just do ur research before getting it done with the first company you come across... u wouldn't send a porsche to toyota to be serviced... same difference... :D

there's an echo in here, and i'm not referring to a toyota vehicle... lol...

ARGH! I'm from Brisbane - I want to see Mr. Glitter too! :P

WOAH! I want ur car... its like that James Bond Underwater Lotus... lol... (sorry - was reading the thread and couldn't resist so don't take it personally, i'm a stirrer lol) :P

if your interested or not

wow dude - that looks rad... i mean its not mag wheels but its at the tasteful end of the ghetto spec scale... I LIKE!!!!

its ok Sketra - u still have the soarer don't u? and they let u insure it for $3K - $3.5K? WOW... i want ur insurance company... I was looking at buying one of them and the max they'd insure one for in QLD was $2K - so any more than $1K worth of damage in an accident and its an instant write off... Guaranteed ur's should be able to be fixed for about $1.5K... Boost Cruising it up... u'll get all the parts for about $400, $100 worth of good spray paint in can form from Repco, and ur back in business... what's the damage, a set of headlights, front and rear bumper, bonnet, a couple of auxiliary light surround panels ... that's nothing! But if u've had a gut full of the car take the pay out and buy a mirage or something similar.. maybe a civic...

mighty car mods time! We'll borrow Mick.Wheelz's angle grinder and cut a hole and then buy a DECENT Hornet scoop from Autobarn... lmao... Drag Spec FTW!

lololololol... i'll do it for u, just don't expect it to be done right - and u'll still have to pay me in a carton of something alcoholic and coke!! lmao...

echidnas... their beady eyes and their stupid long snouts with stupid tongue... I EFFING HATE THEM!!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

underbody strobe neons that pulse and change formation with the current flowing to the sub woofer... hehe...

*fap fap fap fap fap* :o

I've heard much about the illustrious Ingres, even seen his car... i was starting to think he was a rumour or a myth... lol... kinda like it was just the car like on knight rider and it drove itself and there was no person involved.... lol... yeah I hope he's not there either... he stalked us yesterday at Slacks Creek...

lol... if u decide not to be afraid of getting lost and driving at night u can come and see :P will attempt a sound recording or video tomorrow... its a wee bit hectic... much more informative than pictures...