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    I have always been interested in sprinters but really couldnt find one when it came time to get my licence. Anyway, since i already have a day car ive been keeping an eye out for a AE corolla which are signifiacntly cheaper than sprinters. This is the one i have bought







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    a wicked stock 4ac engine

    Suspension:
    Chopped falcon springs all round
    Sierra rear shocks
    Ra60 front shocks with gt4 short strokes
    sigma control arms

    inside:
    good old australian earl 80's styling - green dash and blue panels
    momo steering wheel
    sprinter drivers seat

    Feet:
    some random 14" rims with new tires
    currently has almost balled tires on the rear that used to be on my prelude

    Future mods:
    4age engine of some sort
    maybe coilover and such... but depends on how much i want to spend on an old car

    at the moment its just a pig that i will be taking to the track every QR day and sometimes out for some urban drives

    hopefully it will become quite the drift car
    http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/731/43367425735d6c87ce7bo.jpg

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    Thats Chris' old car right? The suspension is the old setup out of the flat black KE70 I drove at drift nats. RA60 front struts with celica GT4 short strokes and chopped falcon springs with sigma control arms. The rear is like you said sierra shocks with falcon springs.

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    next best thing to a spritner. I would have bought one for myself.
    ask Beau Yates for the ae86 suspension($500).
    lock you diff and you can start drifting.
    my sprinter drift with locker diff. well only two round.
    i killed it after doing burn out on the spot.

    it should be fun

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    sure is. haha, you know more bout my car than i do

    im hopeing to get it up to QR this weekend, however, i need a trailer. I can hire one, but its expensive... So ill just have to see
    http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/731/43367425735d6c87ce7bo.jpg

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    nice car mate
    What are the sierra shocks like?

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    Pretty decent, theyre pretty stiff shocks. I havent driven the car too much, as its unregister atm

    But, as soon as it is ill definately be out seening how the car goes
    http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/731/43367425735d6c87ce7bo.jpg

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    nice car you got there

    im sure it's gonna be a lot of fun

    we might have to get some tandem drift happening

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    absolutely, im really hoping to get up there. Screw the costs etc. i just wanna have some fun. Plus i think its the last drift day at QR for this year
    http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/731/43367425735d6c87ce7bo.jpg

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    cool project car man
    get that sideways asap

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    oh, you can count on that... just a matter of how sideways with the 4ac

    But will be certainly trying on saturday
    http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/731/43367425735d6c87ce7bo.jpg

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