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blusil
15th July 2010, 11:20 PM
Hey all, just got out of the r31 scene, had a nice rb25det silo, and scored this rona for $600.

2.4 manual, 5 speed, irs, cold aircon, 2 owners, great little car. To date only mods is dobinson lowered springs, cat back zorst with gay cannon and some tunes. 1uz coming when the 22re lets go. I also scored a SR front lip and rear spoiler for $50 from the wreckers today. Was just going to be a daily...........enjoy the pics......

http://i26.tinypic.com/2a0hwth.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/15yi1x2.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/2vuaizc.jpg

Wheels have gone to Macca, side strips have been removed, SR stuff will be fitted this weekend. And yes needs more low at the front

MR-28
16th July 2010, 01:27 AM
Woah the ronas are starting to invade! Nice pick up mate and i hope that in that list above you will add remove cannon:)

keiichi
16th July 2010, 09:27 AM
what a clean looking rona, unless my eyes are still asleep, looks newish.
what wheels you getting to replace those ones?

marvis
16th July 2010, 10:33 AM
That car is awesome, so mint and IRS.


Here is a motivational picture.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/5/2/9/48873.jpg

coFF33
23rd July 2010, 03:30 PM
looks nice
i like it
soarer 4door really :)

blusil
31st August 2010, 02:20 PM
Here are some progress shots of the front bar and rear spolier repairs, has taken me ages to find this kit at the wreckers (SR kit).

http://i36.tinypic.com/xbn7gg.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/w9gwvp.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/316n68j.jpg

I am searching for a boss kitt and steering wheel if anyone has a spare...lor better still a part number/brand for the boss kitt.

Ta

ecko
31st August 2010, 06:29 PM
i have a few boss kits and a decent sparco elevo very deep dish wheel $180 for both

blusil
12th September 2010, 09:45 AM
New pics with SR kit fitted and tow bar removed, not sure on rear spoiler
http://i55.tinypic.com/yidqw.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/1433yn5.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/16kdq81.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/71tmk2.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/2e4c5yr.jpg

Pidgey
12th September 2010, 10:35 AM
That cannon makes me want to vomit. And the towball is really not doing much for me.
But apart from that, hot hot hot hot hot. Put rear lip on too, pleeeaasseeee.

spiderman
12th September 2010, 10:50 AM
Gonna have to start calling it 'Rona Driving Club soon lol
Looks clean mate, nice find

blusil
12th September 2010, 01:48 PM
For some reason this car remind me of this dude

http://i55.tinypic.com/2qxu9hz.jpg

keiichi
12th September 2010, 06:59 PM
hahahaha... what the-

blusil
12th September 2010, 07:34 PM
That cannon makes me want to vomit. And the towball is really not doing much for me.
But apart from that, hot hot hot hot hot. Put rear lip on too, pleeeaasseeee.

OK, towball and bar has gone, I have temp put the rear lip and yes the canon sux balls

http://i56.tinypic.com/pwvo6.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/2n862kw.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/2qnxmoz.jpg

I dont like the rear lip

Pidgey
13th September 2010, 05:17 PM
Give it to me then :)

marvis
13th September 2010, 06:01 PM
Looks good, but that exhaust is terrible.

blusil
13th September 2010, 07:32 PM
Give it to me then :)

Make me an offer then.......I dont want it

keiichi
13th September 2010, 08:00 PM
BUY IT PIGEON! ronas ftw! :D

blusil
14th September 2010, 09:57 PM
best $600 bux eva

Pidgey
14th September 2010, 10:14 PM
You paid 600 for this?
FUUUUUUU. Deal of the century.
You has PM.

blair
14th September 2010, 11:15 PM
1 vote for leaving rear boot lip on. Do a good job with white sikaflex/silicone tho.

blusil
15th September 2010, 11:28 AM
The lip is designed to bolt into the boot. My boot infact the whole car has pretty mint paint, not keen on drilling into it. So sikaflex-double sided tape might be the go. That sticky black windscreen shit has a bit of flex.

Does anyone know if they had some sort of rear bar/sideskirt thing as an option. This was going to be a cheap and nasty car to take to QR/Archy and have some fun. The more time I spend driving it I am not that comfortable with driving it into the ground anymore. I suppose it is only a corona but it is pretty tidy.

coFF33
16th September 2010, 11:39 AM
looks nice

can you just make it a fair bit lower and remove that homosexual cannon from under the rear bumper, it looks so out of place and shit.
just get some 2" twin pipes welded up at a exhaust shop, shouldnt cost more than $200 . and would make the car look loads better.

part from that its nice!!

blusil
17th September 2010, 08:50 PM
yeh man on it, funny I bought this for my son, but he now has his hilux we put a new 22r in so I guess its completely mine to play with, and back to the original plan. Now the car wont be reppin P plates it is going to change-dramatically. Sourcing a front cut as we speak.

blusil
18th September 2010, 12:33 AM
rear lip for sale for a slab of coronas (cold) lol

Pidgey
23rd September 2010, 10:52 AM
yeh man on it, funny I bought this for my son, but he now has his hilux we put a new 22r in so I guess its completely mine to play with, and back to the original plan. Now the car wont be reppin P plates it is going to change-dramatically. Sourcing a front cut as we speak.
3sge please :)

blusil
23rd September 2010, 04:39 PM
a few have said that I am new to toyotas what is the advantage of the 3sge? I was thinking 1uz or 1j turbo.......or sr20det.....

Pidgey
23rd September 2010, 05:53 PM
Advantage of 3sge= look at Biggo's carina. Very good engine, relatively light (lighter than 22re), and they make usable power.
1UZFE would be cool as, but probably more expensive, 1J would be a little too heavy and stupid amount of power, SR.... need i say more.

spiderman
23rd September 2010, 06:10 PM
shit piss weak valve train, sounds like a fart in a bottle etc etc ;)

blusil
23rd September 2010, 07:34 PM
Advantage of 3sge= look at Biggo's carina. Very good engine, relatively light (lighter than 22re), and they make usable power.
1UZFE would be cool as, but probably more expensive, 1J would be a little too heavy and stupid amount of power, SR.... need i say more.

ahhh ok, more educated after some research, beams is looking interesting...........engineering is easier as well.

keiichi
23rd September 2010, 10:46 PM
sr will prob be easiest conversion, lots of parts, prob cheapest, silvia engine in a lighter car, lighter than 22re - then you do detailed process in thread so i can be motivated to put sr20 in mine lol.

also, someone selling sr lip and wing? i want i want!!! (maybe) but probably.

blusil
25th September 2010, 08:19 AM
pidgeonspec wants lip. I have free rona stuff. Tow bar and ball plus wiring and plug. Chrome wheel arch things. Door molds. 22r engine with blown HG, radiator. Its free.

RRX-007
25th September 2010, 11:49 AM
i read sr conversions are easy as. like can use standard box, thats if you got the w58? and the engine mounts all line up. just gotta change them to s13 ones. im waiting to get a proper job so i can start thinking properly about doing the conversion. will probably get flamed for that.

Pidgey
25th September 2010, 12:31 PM
Keichi, if you want the lip, you can have first dibs. I have way too much shit on at the moment, school holidays are insane. But if it's still there in a week or two it's so mine :)

Probably just use SR box man, W58-SR bellhousing would be exxxyyy. Would be a very fun car with a simple SR though.
Dooooooo ittttt.

keiichi
25th September 2010, 12:37 PM
ok cool cool, i wouldnt want the lip without the wing though so if its just the lip by itself might pass.

*edit* on another note though lol i might just pass all together, better things i can buy for the car but sr kit and matt black would look sweeeet :D

blusil
26th September 2010, 11:34 AM
Rear lip stays goes, meh-not concerned its here for a carton of coronas....is the diff in my carona the same as a ma61 Supra...confused

keiichi
26th September 2010, 12:45 PM
yeh the ra65 celica, irs coronas and ma61's have same diff im 95% sure - ratios might be different

macca1590
26th September 2010, 02:02 PM
yeah all f serries correct? but a ma61/ra65 rear sway bar will not fit a rt142, i bught one off ebay and it appears where the sway bar mounts to the rest of the car is further back on the xa6x than rt142 buy about 100-200mm

toyoland
30th September 2010, 09:35 AM
Hi Guys,

Love the Corona Avante. I've been looking for a one like Blusil in Brissy. Most of them for sale are based in NSW or SA. Could anyone tell me is there a particular site or forum that I could get hold of this model in Brissy? It's time for me to get one. Anyone on the forum in Brissy who has got one to let go, please let me know. Will offer sensibly.. Cheers

keiichi
30th September 2010, 10:21 AM
i only use carsales and ebay for car searching, but my last two coronas - first one was word of mouth second one i found on this site.
gl :)

toyoland
4th October 2010, 04:09 PM
i only use carsales and ebay for car searching, but my last two coronas - first one was word of mouth second one i found on this site.
gl :)

Thanks keiichi, will certainly check it out

blusil
5th October 2010, 09:14 AM
Hi Guys,

Love the Corona Avante. I've been looking for a one like Blusil in Brissy. Most of them for sale are based in NSW or SA. Could anyone tell me is there a particular site or forum that I could get hold of this model in Brissy? It's time for me to get one. Anyone on the forum in Brissy who has got one to let go, please let me know. Will offer sensibly.. Cheers

OK, try this, go to a mid range car yard-do the morooka strip and tell them exactly what you are after, you would be amazed at what oldies trade in. Leave your details I will bet money they will find one using their network of used car salesman. Its a quick buck for them-let them do the work. I have sourced a few cars this way.

I hate to say it but try boost-ignore all the bullshit posts-you might get lucky. Thanks for your offer but I knocked back 2.5k.

Pidgey
6th October 2010, 08:31 PM
... Sell this to me... :)
I would give you more than 2.5 for it, srsly.

blusil
7th October 2010, 12:59 PM
... Sell this to me... :)
I would give you more than 2.5 for it, srsly.


Hmm PM me if you are srs-I am about to whack an SR20det or IJ in it.

Pidgey
8th October 2010, 11:22 AM
WAT. SR20det would make it a weapon. 1J would make it do cool burnouts, and sound good, but not much else.
PM sent :)

blusil
24th October 2010, 05:47 PM
Corona doing corona things. New rims (polished and painted) from forum dude new 195/50/15's. Can now slam it.

Wheels where blue.......
http://i54.tinypic.com/2ecgff9.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2pqs7wy.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/eipiso.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/9viglt.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/33epoac.jpg

blusil
24th October 2010, 05:52 PM
15's performance mesh meant to be +12 but not sure

RRX-007
27th October 2010, 02:57 PM
need moar offset. heaps prefer them to the sportmaxx imo. :) what size are they?

joeschmo_57
28th October 2010, 12:49 PM
if they were -4 it would be srsly awesome.

also sr will be srsly awesome.

looks much better!

blusil
28th October 2010, 07:09 PM
chasing some ssrs 0 offset 8" 15". But they will cost more than the car did. I agree better than sportmax, thx for the feedback

blusil
31st October 2010, 08:51 PM
http://i53.tinypic.com/qrj4vr.jpg

Going to try and it these seats they are from a GA70 supra reckon they will fit?

blusil
26th December 2010, 01:33 PM
http://i55.tinypic.com/nyslcz.jpg

no more sound deadening, was removed to find a leak, which i did (after having the dash out)

http://i51.tinypic.com/sy0zo4.jpg

never ever ever again...........what a head fuck

http://i52.tinypic.com/2e0vksn.jpg

happy with the result but

http://i52.tinypic.com/246ov2h.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/246ov2h.jpg

blusil
24th April 2011, 09:12 PM
hmmm not much going on rona is reliable as ever, got welded diff......skids soon, just chasing more rims

blusil
13th June 2011, 08:34 PM
hmmm not much going on rona is reliable as ever, got welded diff......skids soon, just chasing more rims

22re just wont let go, drive it like I stole it, so got bored this car is all about cheap fun, small update
http://i56.tinypic.com/29ap4x5.jpg

love it or hate it, doesn't matter

http://i51.tinypic.com/swy3jo.jpg

moar

http://i56.tinypic.com/2yuh9q0.jpg

and corona is watching you play pool

http://i51.tinypic.com/bja1bs.jpg

dr1ft-pig
13th June 2011, 09:10 PM
hows the diff going darren??? still chirping like a champ??? cars looking good mate

blusil
13th June 2011, 09:31 PM
yeh mate all good, just collecting rims/tyres at the moment then archy/qr time. Diff is awesome......thks again

dr1ft-pig
13th June 2011, 09:46 PM
too easy man! haha i raided a tyre pile today.. need another job though, i got sacked on friday :(

ill be back out archy again soon but, i moved out that way so its uber close now :)

blusil
18th June 2011, 02:01 PM
got some more rims 13" this time. Looked like this when i bought them-

http://i52.tinypic.com/2hz5mqh.jpg

spent some time with the wet and dry, polish and paint, look like this now-

http://i56.tinypic.com/2nbaexk.jpg

Look like this on the car-

http://i52.tinypic.com/25qsw74.jpg

blusil
1st October 2011, 06:57 PM
not much to update may be for sale.................pm me if keen

dr1ft-pig
6th October 2011, 09:55 PM
would this be the car i saw at wacol train station the other day darren???

sticker bombed front lip n stuff??? im sure it was yours :)

blusil
8th October 2011, 10:56 PM
yeh mate, hopefully some one steals it.

dr1ft-pig
16th October 2011, 08:54 AM
LOL^^

blusil
18th October 2011, 08:44 PM
now with less canon and more straight pipe, thanks dr1ft-pig..............brap brap braaaaaaaaaaaaap. NA raspiness...... Taking bets until defected.

PoDgE
18th October 2011, 09:10 PM
pics now please k thanks


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blusil
20th December 2011, 08:26 PM
well rego runs out next month, I have decided (almost) to turn it into a track only car. Before I remove all of the interior and door trims etc, i may be tempted to sell. Comes with 6 sets of rims and tyres. pm me if keen

joji55
18th January 2012, 03:40 PM
i want to buy ST141/RT142 Corona granny shade and ST141/RT142 SR bootlip if theres someone who can help me and i want you to send it to thailand

blusil
27th February 2012, 09:29 AM
well rego runs out next month, I have decided (almost) to turn it into a track only car. Before I remove all of the interior and door trims etc, i may be tempted to sell. Comes with 6 sets of rims and tyres. pm me if keen

*Update- Car will be up in the for sale thread soon. Quickly, RT142 Avante, rebuilt 22re, W 5 speed, new low springs, IRS, locker, straight pipes, no sound deadining. Performance Mesh wheels with brand new tyres, drift steering wheel. SR Kit, front bar, rear wing. Comes with various jap rims (24). Willing to part. No rego, no rwc.

CelicaZR
27th February 2012, 09:45 PM
PM!