Corona Avante RAT142

[Corona w/ Lemon]

Hello,
This was my dads car but sadly he passed away last October. Thats how ive come to own this '85 Toyota Corona Avante.
I dont really have alot planned for it just yet apart from doing little things to make it a nicer car to daily drive.
It currently has been lowered but im unsure of the set up (looks like Pedders up front and King Springs in the rear), 16" front and back (staggered fitment but im not sure of width and offset) Racing Hart Type C rims wrapped in Bridgestone Potenza GIII 205's (front) and 225's (rear), Toyota Paseo steering wheel, a pretty simple stereo set up and fender mirrors (it had Toyota Corolla mirrors on the guards but i have upgraded to Jap looking items).
On top of my list to do is to get a full service and tune, manual conversion, exhaust and tidy the interior up abit.
Heres some pics.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26467.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=010_800x600jpg.jpg)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26468.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=011_800x600jpg.jpg)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26469.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=012_800x600jpg.jpg)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26470.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=014_800x600jpg.jpg)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26471.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=018_800x600jpg.jpg)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26472.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=016_800x600jpg.jpg)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26473.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=017_800x600jpg.jpg)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26474.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=019_800x600jpg.jpg)
^ The fender/guard mirrors.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26475.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=022_800x600jpg.jpg)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/1/2/26476.jpg (http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/layzboy_6294/?action=view&current=021_800x600jpg.jpg)
^ How it currently looks.

[biggo]

Very nice, it looks fairly unmolested too.

Have a look for a ST141 SR spec corona boot lip and front lip. They make me feel good.

[hao.]

Sorry to hear about your dad passing away mate. The car's looking good so far though.:thumbup:

[Corona w/ Lemon]

Thanks.
Its in not too bad condition considering the age of the car and the odo reading 240xxxks but it does need a good cut and polish and the rims could also use a polish.

[Corona w/ Lemon]

On closer inspection it looks like the springs are Pedders front and back.
Also, the wheels are 16x7 +38 front and 16x8 +38 rear.

[Corona w/ Lemon]

I got my new no. plates today ... finally.

R + S series. RAT 142

[stahlz_ae86]

Car looks tidy, 16X8's 0 offset all round would set it off and you'd be able to re-use the current tyres ;)

[Corona w/ Lemon]

Have a look for a ST141 SR spec corona boot lip and front lip. They make me feel good.

I have recently purchased a ST141 SR spec boot lid for my Corona, it was very cheap aswell :D
Now i just need to make holes in the boot and get the lip resprayed to match the car.

[Corona w/ Lemon]

Picked up another RT142 Corona a couple days ago, its the same colour as mine and this one is a manual. Ill be starting the conversion in a couple of weeks. At the moment im swapping some interior parts and other little thing over into my car.
When im done with the parts car ill either part it out or sell it as a whole running car (auto, not manual), if anyones interested.

[AJPS]

these are really good manual!

[Corona w/ Lemon]

Tell me about it. The drive home was very fun indeed.

[Corona w/ Lemon]

Started the manual conversion today. With any luck it will be finished tomorrow.

[Corona w/ Lemon]

Manual conversion is done.

[KePanelVan]

nice one mate! sorry to hear about your old boy, i think its real cool what your doing with his wheels.

make sure to post more pics!

[Corona w/ Lemon]

nice one mate! sorry to hear about your old boy, i think its real cool what your doing with his wheels.

make sure to post more pics!

Thanks for the kind words mate, i appreciate it.
Im not one for the photos but ill give the car a good clean and take some more.
Thanks again.

[Corona w/ Lemon]

Thinking of selling up now... EOI/ swap or trade.

Ive realised i cant hang onto it forever and im not really into drifting either (im no good at it).

[shift_rook]

no one's good to start with though? practice, practice, practice, sweet wheels man i definately wouldn't go selling this if you can afford to hang onto it

[Corona w/ Lemon]

Cheers man, i appreciate the kind words and advice.
Im not a kid anymore and im too lazy to go to drift practise.
Its only an EOI at the moment so if i dont get offered what i want then i wont be selling it but like they say, everything is for sale for the right price :)