4ABHGE's AE82 Corolla Twin Cam of WIN! (sometimes)

[racsov]

racing is fun

[4ABHGE]

After drooling over a certain KE70 I have always wanted a particular set of rims, so after waiting patiently for a few months the perfect set popped up for an awesome price. So I made the trek to Sydney to pick them up.

The car used oil more than it did petrol (went through almost a litre on the way up, and another on the way back down LOL) and had axle binding issues due to my new driveshaft being a too long.

Regardless we made it up and back in one piece, although I do have a sore back (dem NSW roads...) and am still sweating and dehyd thanks to the lack of A/C on two 40+ degree days!! hahaha

Hayashi Streets
14x6.5 effective offset +3 with 10mm spacer (originally +13)
14x7 +7

Running a 175/65R14 balloon KH15 tyre. haha

They do need a polish but Ill get around to that after the track day...













A couple of people said I shouldve gone bigger but for some reason i love a narrow tyre on the 82's

[4ABHGE]

Tuesday to Friday this week has been hectic!!!
- Stripped the car right out
- Changed rear toe bolts
- Changed rear calipers, pads and rotors
- Changed to braided lines all round, newer corolla ones on the rear, celica ones on the front! (ffffuuu HEL)
- Swapped pads and rotors on the front - left to right - so rotors are now facing the right way
- Changed driveshaft
- Changed front left hub
- Changed gearbox oil
- Changed air filter
- New wheel alignment
- New tyres fitted for monday :spiteful:

Car feels tremendously better! Heaps more grip than before even on skinny kumho tyres!! and there are no brakes at all.... that is until theyre warm then they're friggin fantastic!!


Also a couple of pics, because i know how you all like pics!

Tried on 10mm spacers on the rear for lols... its a bit too much poke for my liking, still didnt rub much though hahaNew tyres...


Old vs. new axle... longer one was axle binding as it was too long


Stock vs. HEL brake lines... rears fit perfectly fine, the fronts didnt... luckily used Jo's Celica GT4 front braided lines which fit better than the "AE82" ones...

Tyrepower North Melbourne doing their thing!

[Panda BVB700]

cars looking good mate wheel realy suit it think

[Lurkin]

Such sweet sweet cars.

My first car was a NZ new GT liftback...

(like this )

Similar story, had wound up with a small port.

I seriously miss that car. Really.

The great 80's linear styling, the cheapness of parts from wreakers, the amount of beer that could l fit in the boot/ rear seats (until the boot holes were discovered! (rust)).

Handle fantastically, the guys that race the 2dr versions of your car (nz newt fxgt's) typically chuck 20v's in them.

Very under rated cars, and so cheap to run....

I should really just go buy another one!

- your cars a really clean example
- your dads evidently a top bloke lending you a sock like that!

[4ABHGE]