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millhouse
5th August 2009, 10:56 PM
Hey so bought a corona avanti.
Its manual, power steering, disk rear end
It was completely grandma spec and pretty clean when I got it this is it now.

Engine and drivetrain
- 2.4ltr 22re
- K&N pod filter.
- W55 gear box with shifter rebuild
- Custom tail shaft
- Ra60 t series 3.9 locked
- T series with disk conversion

Suspension
Front:
- AJPS 8kgs springs
- AJPS RCAs
- KYB short strokes
- kelway strut brace
- Cusco camber tops.
- Lock spacer

Rear:
- 6KG AJPS springs
- Boge turbo short strokes
- 20mm selby sway bar
- ajps panhard rod
- super pro trailing arm bushes



Interior:
-drift button
-Auto technica steering wheel LOL
-dope dash mat
-drift stereo

Harris
6th August 2009, 08:58 AM
cant see the photos lew lew, but it sounds rad, 8kg aye i thought you were always againt 8kg what made you change your mind ??

Harris
8th August 2009, 04:05 AM
car is heavier than a ke thomas

lewis is homo, his hair is firey

cant see the pics
oh very true, didnt event think of this
ohh soo firey

crackett
9th August 2009, 09:14 PM
You fail!

Harris
21st August 2009, 08:05 AM
hurry up with the photos lew lew im still waiting

Joshie_Mcslide
21st August 2009, 10:55 AM
tru, i wanna see this thing too!

crackett
21st August 2009, 08:40 PM
Please get some wheels ASAP, or I will continue to fail your fat red arse!

Steery
27th August 2009, 10:37 AM
Moar.
Pics.

I want to see what my old car looks like now.

millhouse
30th August 2009, 09:37 PM
I have been having a lot of troubles with the car at the moment.

Coronas have a stupid borg warner that have spider gears in closed!! (if any knows a way of locking them please let me know).

ill take so pics tomorrow when its light, I’m ashamed to post up pics when all it has 14 by 6 mesh wheels on it.
:)

Joshie_Mcslide
30th August 2009, 09:42 PM
come on mate! mines only got 14x6's too but a fake jap wheel copy made by an Aussie company.....pics all over the shop of that! at least there meshies!!

post em up son!! ;)
josh

crackett
31st August 2009, 09:13 PM
Your hair is shit
Get a hair cut...

Water Boy
22nd September 2009, 08:43 PM
Keen to see some pics as a corona is quite appealing to me :thumbup:

KKUSTOM
18th October 2009, 11:42 PM
lewis get some pics man

corknose
19th October 2009, 06:40 AM
lewis get some pics man

you herd the man pronto.

KKUSTOM
19th October 2009, 10:14 PM
LMAO, this carona is genuine goodness

Joshie_Mcslide
21st October 2009, 11:01 PM
You'd better......cos if i have to wait any longer i will fail this thread!

millhouse
24th October 2009, 03:18 PM
Hahah yer the cars finally going again. It has an ra 60 t series locked besides the faced that ra60 difs are 10mm shorter each side.
I’ve been driving the car a bit it goes pretty well except the epic flange leek, next is defiantly exhaust

I have been meaning to put some pics up but i don’t have a camera at the moment sorry guys, i think Elliot is coming down this week to take some pics.
If you guys can handle waiting.

Joshie_Mcslide
24th October 2009, 03:27 PM
Dunno if I can handle it actually! where's my rope?
lol

So the ra60 diff is 10mm "shorter" that a stock corona diff!!!
So I will Def need spacers then!

Keen to see it though!

benzo
25th October 2009, 10:08 PM
Ugghhh, sweet Corona

this Steery's old car?

Joshie_Mcslide
25th October 2009, 10:29 PM
Celica lights look cool!
Looks similar or the same colour as mine.
Nice!

Josh

millhouse
25th October 2009, 11:04 PM
yer this is steerys old car
yer lights look good but i want to try some other grills.

Konakid
25th October 2009, 11:20 PM
Yeah needs, grille like mine, black slat.

Dave
26th October 2009, 01:16 AM
i reckon u could pull of a front like the one below with some adjustments. Looks gd

http://i.imagehost.org/0483/hftb.jpg (http://i.imagehost.org/view/0483/hftb)

http://i.imagehost.org/0857/h6dr.jpg (http://i.imagehost.org/view/0857/h6dr)

Chaos Theory
26th October 2009, 01:50 AM
i love MK2's so this car wins.

keiichi
26th October 2009, 07:28 AM
i got a pic today, after i took it my camera shat its poo poo
here is one till i take some better ones

car is super dirty as we were down at a mates farm spraying the corona with dust from the moto haha

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/0/8/26740.jpg

ahhh awesome, was there much involved to make those lights fit?

benzo
26th October 2009, 10:11 AM
yer this is steerys old car
yer lights look good but i want to try some other grills.

yeah thought so, pretty clean last time I saw it when he was buying my old Challengers

Car looks sweet

Joshie_Mcslide
26th October 2009, 12:40 PM
hey iv'e got a black slat grill here if you cant find one up there?

give us a yell if ya need it

Josh

millhouse
2nd November 2009, 07:08 PM
yer the mk 2 front is gangster!!!
The lights went straight in with a little love from the angle grinder.
It still not finished one of the mounts is bent so one light sticks up.
Yer i want to try some other grills, the mk 2 grill i recon would fit nice.

Cheers guys.

millhouse
26th November 2009, 11:16 PM
Cheers Elliot for the pic!!

The other night went out for drive it was good fun EXCEPT when my exhaust fell off! So I went and got extractors made up and a 2 ¼ exhaust with 1 ressy and a muffler on the end for now.
I’m getting my tail shaft done on Saturday so I can actually run 4 tail shaft bolts not 3.
I think 15 by 10 superlights on the rear are next as soon as I can get some cash together
I’ll also be out at Mallala this weekend for prac hopefully if every think goes well.
:D

Konakid
26th November 2009, 11:40 PM
Straighten that light up boyee!

Try a slat grille sometime?

Zach
29th November 2009, 12:10 AM
I saw this the other day, it was at exhaust tec. looks sick.

spiderman
29th November 2009, 06:10 AM
Celica lights look cool as, nice job man :D

millhouse
29th November 2009, 12:31 PM
I saw this the other day, it was at exhaust tec. looks sick.

cheers man yer they did a great job.

sounds nice now!!!:P

Zach
29th November 2009, 01:15 PM
the lights stand out soo much aswell. whats next?

millhouse
29th November 2009, 02:57 PM
next is lock i need it! stock lock is gay.

and probly wheels for the rear.

Zach
29th November 2009, 02:58 PM
yeah win. what wheel you thinking?

millhouse
30th November 2009, 08:03 PM
mhm agreed 15 by 10 superlights im thinking.
cheap and easy to get :DD

trdrifter
3rd January 2010, 06:36 AM
Hows the car going? any updates? looks tough as!

R&D Mechanical
3rd January 2010, 02:46 PM
LOL good time to post that, his wheel fell off last night and fucked the rear end body fair bad!

pics soon he is ok too :)

keiichi
3rd January 2010, 03:02 PM
woops how did that happen?

R&D Mechanical
3rd January 2010, 04:07 PM
studs broken off!

keiichi
3rd January 2010, 04:17 PM
nice!
overtightened or spacers?

R&D Mechanical
3rd January 2010, 04:44 PM
both very lucky aswell got the rear all pushed up but saved the fuel tank and i saved the defect saying i was a toyota mechanic and i will inspect the car and regancy will not have to :)

millhouse
3rd January 2010, 07:46 PM
Yes Davey is a life saver.

Yer I had an 8mm slip on that probably didn’t help the situation. Ill take some pics of the brutal damage when I get home. And cheers for the guys that help me get it on the trailer at 2 in the morning.

Well updates are nothing has really been happening I have a rear sway bar on order (20mm)

I don’t think the car will be back on the road for a wile I need to fix a bunch of stuff such as wheels for the rear still not sure on what wheels to go for, engine seals I have a mighty fine oil leak, brake lights don’t work, I have a lock spacer that needs to go in a hole bunch of crap.

Other news I’m buying an mx73 Cressida daily that I should have in the next week or so

Konakid
3rd January 2010, 09:50 PM
fuck cock spacer, get some ra65ps arms or some ae86 ps arms niggha, faster steering and lock for the win.

millhouse
3rd January 2010, 10:20 PM
This may be a stupid question but my car has power steering so would it have the same ps arms as xa6x. I just wasn’t sure about that and if so can i get my arms shortend.

millhouse
3rd January 2010, 11:12 PM
http://img8.imageshack.us/i/036dv.jpg/

http://img37.imageshack.us/i/046xm.jpg/

http://img37.imageshack.us/i/046xm.jpg/

http://img8.imageshack.us/i/036dv.jpg/


Some pics after i drove it off the trailer with three wheels! 8|

Gavatron
4th January 2010, 12:11 AM
fuck cock spacer, get some ra65ps arms or some ae86 ps arms niggha, faster steering and lock for the win.

Already has the same arms as any *A6* Celica with power steering, according to parts cattledog.

Joshie_Mcslide
4th January 2010, 09:50 AM
ouch!
thats gotta suck man!

millhouse
4th January 2010, 08:01 PM
cheers gavatron ill try and get som 86 ps arms.

Gavatron
4th January 2010, 08:40 PM
86 ones are different bolt spacing.

Go the coon way that elliot has put up, but maybe get a boilermaker to weld them. Cos they're cast, they should be pre-heated and shit to get a proper weld. Don't really want them snapping...

svenmate
4th January 2010, 08:52 PM
Zip tie them? You're a bandit :)

Touge Boy
4th January 2010, 09:05 PM
Go the coon way that elliot has put up, but maybe get a boilermaker to weld them. Cos they're cast, they should be pre-heated and shit to get a proper weld. Don't really want them snapping...

Cut n Shut knuckles are easy. Hit me up if you need a hand.

Sucks about the damage too.... hope it's not to hard to repair it all.

Konakid
4th January 2010, 09:50 PM
AE86 ones work if you mill out the holes a few mm, Slide86, huw has/had a pair that were for sale that had this done but dont buy them cos im going to haha.

Touge Boy
4th January 2010, 09:56 PM
AE86 ones work if you mill out the holes a few mm

Quicker and easier to do this.:thumbup:

corknose
4th January 2010, 10:04 PM
wouldnt there be play then??

millhouse
4th January 2010, 10:08 PM
ill look into finding some to mill out cheers.

More new opened the boot and found that the petrol cap had bent back about 20cm and also is smelt petrol witch probably isn’t to good will have a closer look in the day light.

Touge Boy
4th January 2010, 10:08 PM
wouldnt there be play then??

Nah, zero play if it was done precisely.;)

Not in a bench vice with a cordless drill haha.

Harris
4th January 2010, 10:31 PM
ill look into finding some to mill out cheers.

More new opened the boot and found that the petrol cap had bent back about 20cm and also is smelt petrol witch probably isn’t to good will have a closer look in the day light.

atleast we got some of it kinda out, nothing a pick cant do right lew lew :))

millhouse
4th January 2010, 10:58 PM
cheers eliot we will give in a good smash :)

ecko
5th January 2010, 09:59 PM
do 86 springs fit these?

millhouse
5th January 2010, 11:05 PM
do 86 springs fit these?

yes but you will need ae86 fronts for the rear. and 86 fronts fit in the front well enuf. :)

ecko
7th January 2010, 10:32 PM
how well do they fit the front? are they loose like choppys or pretty tight?

Konakid
7th January 2010, 11:27 PM
DONE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NY NIGHT, 2nd gear no worries.

http://www.vimeo.com/8481183

trdrifter
8th January 2010, 05:31 AM
tarf skids..

Joshie_Mcslide
8th January 2010, 01:19 PM
how well do they fit the front? are they loose like choppys or pretty tight?
pretty good ey!

millhouse
8th January 2010, 05:20 PM
hahaha new years was fun!

it loves 2nd.

millhouse
12th January 2010, 02:38 PM
Here are some pics after we had a shot getting the dent out. Special thanks to Elliot he is good with a hammer.:thumbup:

http://img63.imageshack.us/i/sdc10268.jpg/

http://img189.imageshack.us/i/sdc10266kf.jpg/

http://img709.imageshack.us/i/sdc10265.jpg/

http://img63.imageshack.us/i/sdc10261h.jpg/

http://img194.imageshack.us/i/sdc10271r.jpg/

http://img190.imageshack.us/i/sdc10262q.jpg/

Dave
12th January 2010, 02:55 PM
such a nice car shame something like this had to happened. Will u be looking for another one or just fix the body work?

millhouse
12th January 2010, 09:07 PM
I’m not sure what i am doing yet it’s finally back on the ground, just got back from tacking it for a small dive and all seams good.

I’m not to keen to put any bog on there i just need to give it some more love and get some of the crinkles and dents out. Then she will be sweat! :sunnies:

svenmate
12th January 2010, 09:20 PM
But... no bog?? .. :(

dori_86
12th January 2010, 11:16 PM
saw this today looked good! but i only saw it from the front though... liked the celica lights, reminds me of carina's

millhouse
29th January 2010, 05:06 PM
Well small update car did seem to be all good but it seams I have snapped an axel I recon I would have fractured it or something when the wheel snapped off, also the centre is up the Fritz. I have a new axle I just need to find a new centre if any one has one that they won’t to get rid off, Im wanting about a 4.1 ratio and higher.

Besides that new sway bar is in, 20mm Im hoping it won’t be too solid.
I just got a new job so I will start spending money on it again. :)

millhouse
3rd February 2010, 08:26 PM
Well got the new centre also picked up new tie rods and rack ends and put my lock spacer in. At first I didn’t think I had more lock but took it for a drive last night and yes I defiantly do!

I’ve been looking around and have found a guy to shorten my steering arms. :D


But... no bog?? .. :(

Yer no bog if I was to bog the hole rear quarter I would need about 5kgs so I’m just going to bash it out as best I can and give the quarter a spray, It doesn’t need to be perfect I’m pretty sure the car slightly is bent any way.

benzo
10th February 2010, 04:39 PM
Looked hawt Sunday man!

just needs like 15x9s on the rear

Needs some more pics up in here

benzo
10th February 2010, 08:39 PM
10's.....

Whatever..

haha 10s would be nice. rear guards are huge on these

millhouse
11th February 2010, 12:30 AM
Looked hawt Sunday man!

just needs like 15x9s on the rear

Needs some more pics up in here

cheers man your car looks sic it a awsum hight!

Yer i have organised some superlights all round, I haven’t decided what colour or size yet I was thinking silver and 8 all round but now I’m thinking 10 on the rear, I was thinking 8s just for tiers and such but I’m not really sure.

Also have picked up some Cusco comber tops, ajps adjustable panhard rod and a shifter rebuilt kit.

ill get some pics when i get the wheels on.:D

benzo
11th February 2010, 05:00 PM
Haha thanks man

go 10s on the rear, leave mk2s on front. Will be soo good

millhouse
11th February 2010, 11:16 PM
Yep yep, i put the camber tops in today, i haven’t got weely yet but I’m guessing i have about 2 maybe more degrease of camber, cheers Lawson. Also test fitted superlight and i have decided to go with silver 15 by 8 – 4 for the front and 15by 10- 12 for the rear it should sit nice.

millhouse
11th February 2010, 11:49 PM
Haha thanks man

go 10s on the rear, leave mk2s on front. Will be soo good

I do like the mr2s but they are + 13 offset and I’m running a 25mm bolt on just to clear the LCA. My plan is to get the mk2s widened to a 9 and put them on the rear and then find more 8 with a good offset for the front but that’s not for a wile.

blair
20th February 2010, 10:39 AM
Any pics of 10's on rear yet!?

millhouse
20th February 2010, 05:30 PM
no not yet the 8's are in just waiting on the 10's they should hopfully be here this week.

Im excited!

millhouse
25th February 2010, 12:24 AM
Well change my lower trailing arm bushes today they were in a bad state, the uppers where done by the previous owner.

Just got back from taking it for a drive and no more crab the car feels sic the rear end is heaps smother.

Here’s a pic of the old bush.
http://img205.imageshack.us/i/029av.jpg/

biggo
25th February 2010, 06:44 PM
I r thinked ur bush got beated

I wish aus coronas had irs so i could rape some parts off them.

millhouse
25th February 2010, 06:48 PM
There are irs ronas in aus well I know 2 that are on the road in sa and theres one down at a upullit down south.

squish_m8
25th February 2010, 06:51 PM
I have seen a fair few IRS rt142s at wreckers when I was looking for corona rear discs. they dont seem that hard to come by

biggo
25th February 2010, 07:00 PM
blah! why do i miss out on all the good things.

Infact, find me an st141 wagon manual with irs and i might buy it. Everything up here is auto AND live axle. It seems to suit the old farts who drive them just fine tho.

millhouse
25th February 2010, 07:01 PM
ive been looking for one for a wile now but never found one for sale.
I don’t know if the st141 versions where released in irs. Might be thought not sure.
Old people are gay.

squish_m8
25th February 2010, 07:52 PM
I've never seen an st141 with irs though. probably because as the 2sc power was the bottom of the line

Konakid
25th February 2010, 08:19 PM
No IRS wagons :(

biggo
25th February 2010, 08:56 PM
FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

me no rikey mr toyota

Need a carina firewagon now. Might have to import hmph

squish_m8
25th February 2010, 09:52 PM
cut and shut IRS sedan with wagon?

keiichi
25th February 2010, 11:30 PM
avante auto model coronas come with irs.

celicas have same irs iirc.

millhouse
26th February 2010, 12:56 AM
Yer im pretty sure rt142 ra65 irs are identical. Not sure about carina probably the same though.

old_school_jap1
26th February 2010, 01:58 AM
The Corona RT142 sedans only came with the IRS between 08/1985 and 12/1986. That is both manual and auto I believe. RT142 IRS rear ends are the same as MA61 except for the rotors and calipers. RT142 IRS rear ends are the same as RA65 except the RA65 had drums, so it doesn't have mounts for the calipers on the arms.
:hehe: Biggo I hope you haven't payed big dollars for any chassis/rear end parts because, the Carinas have the same chassis & IRS as these ronas (different between IRS and live axle though). If you want some good rear brakes grab some MA61 rear rotors and calipers they will bolt up and get rid of your solid rotor gheyness.

millhouse
2nd March 2010, 07:44 PM
Well today had a bit of a mess around with the car getting rid of the EGR crap and tacking out the air con system (that didn’t work) the engine bay looks so muck cleaner now it doesn’t have random hoses going everywhere.

Wheels not here yet still waiting, hopefully this week.

biggo
12th March 2010, 08:44 PM
I demand pics of 10's or millhouse in his birthday suit

R&D Mechanical
12th March 2010, 09:26 PM
we have photos of him nude and a video of him doing a poo keen?

biggo
12th March 2010, 09:33 PM
no thanks. try blackmail and score his sister for a night?

millhouse
13th March 2010, 04:05 PM
Haha thanks davey and biggo black mail wouldn’t work every one has already scene it but we can make a trade you can have my sister if I get your car.:)

Bad news no 10s I only have 8s all round change my mind and just got the 8s, haven’t got them on yet but Ill put them on tomorrow and have a little photo shot.

Went to u pull it yesterday and there a minty fresh red irs corona I might go offer 500 for it everything was still there but the head of the 22re.

Also cars not moving at the moment need’s a new alternator and it’s out of rego.:(

AJPS
15th March 2010, 12:17 AM
Does it go better with no AC belt and the EGR removed?

Looks good with the silver wheels

millhouse
16th March 2010, 08:27 PM
Does it go better with no AC belt and the EGR removed?

Looks good with the silver wheels

Haven’t really felt a difference yet but i haven’t really taken it for much of a drive i read that some removing EGR makes a 22re rev better not sure how though.

Just fixed my alternator all I needed to do was replace the regulator so i should get rego in a couple of days. :)

R&D Mechanical
16th March 2010, 08:56 PM
Wheels?

TrackRona
22nd March 2010, 11:24 PM
car looks good man...

i have a RT142 in the shed... slow build up pproject for purpose of some track fun... with a group of mates..

its auto IRS atm, but i am looking for a manual conversion