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The ski-port would be lockable for the reason that split-fold seats are lockable, and the glovebox - so that there are parts of the car where things can be securely stored without being accessible unless you have the right key. This is the purpose of valet keys - they can unlock the doors and start the car, but they won't open the glovebox or boot. In the Soarer for instance (which doesn't have a ski-port OR split-fold seats, since the fuel tank is in the way), there is a button on the dash with a lock built in to it - push the button and the boot locks and can't be unlocked unless you put the master key into the button and unlock it - the valet key won't work, no key will open the boot manually and neither will the boot release lever. One of the advantages of having an electric boot release rather than a cable.

It would be much easier, since that is the same engine family as in the starlet you have now.

Not just same family, same basic engine (he'll have the 4EFE in the at the moment) just not turbo

IMO a 5EFTE (starlet turbo motor) is a better choice, as it will easily fit.

You mean 4EFTE :P The 5EF(H)E is the 1.5L non-turbo.

very similar to this, a chevrolet wheel holden, before the HSV making Holden now, 20-30 years ago, there was another company to replace HSV (I forgot the name), and here it comes with Chevrolet wheels

They are the wheels off the HDT VE Commodores, which were a tribute/throwback to the VK SS Group A (aka the Blue Meanie). They then got used on a couple of special edition Retro models, which is what the ute above appears to be

Apparently an older version of the company I work for did a mass redundancy by organising a stop-work meeting, then the CEO got up on stage with the microphone from a portable PA machine and basically said that everyone was fired.

That's where I went wrong, I thought these used the same gearboxes as the tercels.

Totally different drivetrain, AL25s have a north-south engine, AE95s are east-west...

Looks good for what you paid for it. It should clean up well, there's a few nicely modded AE95's going around, should not be too hard for you to join the ranks.

If you go GZE/GTE, it would probably be a good idea to convert to FWD, the 4WD gearboxes in these are a bit on the fragile side.

I think you're thinking of the Z-series in the AL25 Tercel (ie the predecessor to the AE95). They have a gearbox made of glass and straw.

There are inherent problems with running a GZE in an AE95 though as Kebin found out, the supercharger sits just where the vacuum actuator/solenoid is for the centre diff so requires some creative modification (of course, going turbo would get rid of that). Not all A-series blocks have the notch in the right spot either and require some grinding to fit the 4WD gearbox, from memory 20v silvertops are fine.

And what would be the point of having an AE95 and only using it FWD? The 4WD system is one of things that helps overcome some of the awkward styling points :P

must be a n00b just spamming his post count so he can post something in the classifieds.....

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I'm down for the show'n'shine, won't come close to winning anything but at least the money goes to the club/event.

Might depend if the QLDers take the inland route or not...

No wonder the workers are deliberately introducing defects into the new camry's being built.

Any evidence of this? Unless you're one of the workers on the workers on the shop floor itself it's a pretty big claim to make. Pretty much all the guys I know who have worked in the car industry (or other manufacturing sectors) take pride in the product they make, even if they are unhappy with management. The ones that don't just tend to slack off or slow down, anyone who is caught deliberately making mistakes is given the boot very quickly.

Nice cases - I think there's actually an old HP case at my parent's place, might see if they want to part with it :P

I hate you :P

Nothing like some proper glass ware for some proper brews :)

You're welcome to come round and share one if you're ever in the area.

I also use the non-branded mugs for making cappucinos :D Nothing like half a litre of coffee to wake you up on the weekend.

Obviously we are all here because of our common passion of Toyotas, and some of us even take it to the next level and actively _collect_ cars, but what I'm interested in are those other little curiosities in our lives - what little knick-knack can you just not pass up in the antique shop, store or tip? What takes up a whole bookshelf relegating actual books to a box in the dusty corner or the garage? What takes pride-of-place on your entertainment unit instead of CDs or DVDs? That's right, it's Collectors - TOCAU edition.

For me, I've never been a big hobbyist or collector, mainly dabbling in little things here and there like model cars, Lego (although that did grow quite large, but pretty much stopped when I turned 12). However, slowly but surely over my adult years I began collecting a range of beer glassware. I wouldn't normally go out of my way for it, but every so often there'd be a special at the bottle-o or a limited-edition pack would come out, and I'd add another mug or glass to the cupboard. Eventually, it got to the point where I have a glass for pretty much all the main beers I drink, so it gives me that little warm feeling inside to be drinking a particular beer from it's branded glass, especially in the case of a lot of European wheat beers and Trappist ales where the shape of the glass is a design feature to compliment the beer, rather than just hold it.

So as I was cleaning the kitchen today, I decided to take a snapshot of my collection (and clean out a few of the dusty ones). Bit hard to see the labels and such (I just used my phone) though.

From L to R, roughly grouped:

Trappist chalice - La Trappe, Leffe, Chimay

Seidel - Lowenbrau x2, Bitburger

Wheat bear tumbler - Hoegaarden x2 (1 small, 1 large)

Pilsner - Becks

Tulip - Murrays, Grolsch

Pint mug - a few un-branded and trophy mugs + Kronenbourg

Schooner - Newcastle Brown

Maßkrug/seidel - DAB, Paulaner, Uni of Newcastle Becks Oktoberfest 0.5L

Vanuatu Tusker pint mug + pilsner

Weizen glass - Weihenstephan, Erdinger, Schofferhofer

And their forlorn resting place in the cupboard behind closed doors - no real room for any more, so we're on the lookout for a bar of some kind to get them out of the cupboard with the rest of the grog and into a proper home.

So, what do you collect?

Hey Camrolla, did you try this technique? Was very helpfull for me the other day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7jw7xGnDec&list=FLiW5Zz2FQreKKYzpBRheWpA&index=4&feature=plpp_video

Cheers

AB

Fuel filter for his model is in the engine-bay, not in-tank like newer Corollas...

Hmm, would need to get the extinguisher fitted then, and I don't have any sort of CAMS license either....

out of curiosity does anyone want to attend the tampered track day on the 11th?

What is required of the car? Bonnet pins, fire extinguisher, battery triangle etc? What about CAMS license? I'm interested but a complete track day n00b

Mmmm, FXGT.....

Rollaclub as well would be a good place, there's a bunch of T18 owners there and heaps of xE7xs too.

As for the whole FWD vs others argument. We don't need any more of that sh** here. If you want to go justify the purpose of buying one of these cars, do that elsewhere. Not everyone races their car. A large percentage of people who drive these cars wouldn't even know the difference between how they drive if you were to ask them.

Exactly. Besides, believe it or not there are actually benefits to having FWD in a modern family hack - space, fuel economy, and price. 3 of THE biggest factors that most people would consider when buying a car.

The 1jz would be heaps cheaper to maintain.

And why do you say that?

Ironically, considering how much time I spend on the forums at work, the one post that I make that is actually relevant to my work comes at 10pm at night when I'm at home :P

I should add however, that the main exception to the above rule is for shoulder bolts - they can generally be run down to clearances of 0.1-0.5mm as they are designed for shear loadings.

What could be a good avenue to go down is a mobile bolt removal guy... they do it all day everyday and are usually top blokes .. can cost a little bit more than a set of decent easy outs but good for peace of mind...

^This. Try and find one that the dealerships use too, since you can often organise to catch them on the way back from another job (as they're always out and about fixing up f*ckups from apprentices) and thus avoid the call-out fee...

We get thread repair guys to my dealership all the time, unfortunately u will still have to pay call out fee.. Getting bolts out and repairing threads puts food on his table for his kids !

I must have jagged a good one then. Snapped a bolt on the water outlet on the end of the head on a 4AGE, thread doctor who works for the dealerships in the area came by on the way home from a run, drilled out the old bolt (with a wonderful 90-degree drill, which was awesome considering it'd be next to impossible to get a standard cordless into the area), bored and heli-coiled the bottom hole and re-tapped the top hole, all for a measly $70 including labour, which would have been about 1/2-3/4hr.