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Thread: Joel-AE86's daily - KE70

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    I have recently acquired a 1982 KE70 Corolla. I have always had a passion for the old KE and decided i'd get one again.

    The car initially cost me $450 with 2 months rego. Despite the 4K's lack of power, she's a rust bucket of fun through the hills and doesnt have too many problems keeping up with Nissan junk on the downhill.

    CAR: 1982 KE70 Corolla (early shape)

    MODS:

    ENGINE:

    Full service - plugs, filters, oil and points.
    Adjustment to fuel mixture and advanced timing
    AE82 radiator with single thermo
    2.5" under diff jun bl cannon (sick)

    SUSPENSION:

    Front:
    GH Sigma Lower Control arms
    RA40 Celica Tie rod ends
    Kmac cut ghey springs
    40W70 engine oil in shocks
    Wheel aligned to 0 toe, approx 7deg. castor, 3deg neg. camber

    Rear:
    Custom 18mm sway bar
    6kg/mm custom springs

    Wheels:
    14x7 +8 Mk1 Supra wheels front w/ Yoko A539s 185/60s
    14x7 +15 Draglights rear w/ Nankang 185/60s

    Other mods:
    CD player from my ae86
    full sick drift button
    black bonnet and black side strips

    Thus far, besides having lots of things lying around my yard (i.e. wheels and springs), the car has cost me close to $600.

    I have recently purchased a 4AC for it, and hope to make it into a fun drifter for under 1K.





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    sounds good mate, not a fan of the old 4kc engines... my mate has one, it has so much body roll and is that lacking in power.

    4ac should be nice if you are doin a cheap drift, 4age would be nice but if you have a sprinter theres not much point in that.

    good luck mate
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    Yup 4K-C is rather gutless.

    With the current suspension mods its handles very well and has little body roll.

    In the wet it slides quite well, even open wheeled. Just gotta be violent and abuse the shit out of the clutch...no different to an ae86
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    ha ha so true^^

    PICS

    i wanna see that camber! lol

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    Joel, the KE is a sweet ride.
    How does the suspension feel now with the new oil, springs and sway bar?

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    if you are on max caster it should be about 4.5-5 degree positive.

    swaybar is 17mm

    ke70s are sik, joels will never be as cool as mine...he has 5 speed envy...

    hahaha looks sik now mate

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    I don't see why you would waste your time with a 4A-C, might as well spend the few extra dollars and get a 4A-GE..

    KE70s rock
    Why hesitate when you can accelerate???
    Yellow 1984 KE70 Corolla, 1.3L 4K-C, Tighe 104 Cam, Electronic Dizzy, Dellorto DHLA40s,
    4-1 Hurricane Extractors, 2" Exhaust System, 5 Speed, Factory Mags, Towbar, 33 RWKW Last dyno.


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    sounds so cool! i wanna see pics of the mighty 4k downhill monster

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    Yes yes, this is true. My goal is to spend under 1K on the KE and make very driftable. At the moment with a 4K it reps hard in the wet bu t can rep shit in the dry.

    I have obtained a 4A-C for $25s and already have a crossmember and some other gear. Just need a peddle box, clutch hydraulics and a T50.
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    That looks so tuff!!! I like how your front tyres are slicks too, lol

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