Hillzy's ae71

[hillzy]

well i got a offer to swap my corona for a ae71 and accepted to see it. at first i thought not much of it as it had a odd colour front end and no front bar, lots of rust in the guards but as i looked through the car i could see the potential being a 4ac 5speed(t50). it drove very nice and even with the locker it had lots of grip? never driven with a welded diff before and was a bit anxious driving it for the first time as i didn't know whether it was going to slide or grip. i thought about it that night and said i will do the trade, we discussed a price on top and the deal was done.

it is a red ae71 - 184000k's
motor:
4ac 1.6l
ve calais resinator to straight pipe
trans:
t50 very tight and nice clutch
suspension:
upgraded shocks all round
lowered lovells up front and magna springs out back
vl commodore panhard rod, rear is soo stiff!
welded diff with new axles
wheels:
stockies painted blackkkk

future plans:
dad says this is my last car for 2 or 3 years so i want it nice and clean. i will give the car either a full respray or just the beige front and touch up the rust areas red again. new metal where rust is and flare guards, get some steelies or anything with dish! the interior is crappy as the old owner tried to paint the interior with export paint so i will eeither vynal spray it all properly or get new door cards original colour. possibly later down the track a 4age conversion

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photochopped^
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suggestions more than welcome!

[hillzy]

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flared the front guards and are now in primer! came out pretty good being my first ever flare :) hopefully tomorrow i will sand down the front end a paint it red. also ordered some 15 x 8 0 offset steelies so they should be arriving in 6 - 8 weeks

[hillzy]

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finally had the day to paint the front end red. came out pretty good but not shiny at all. so i will either sand it back with 2000grit and polish it or do a few coats of clear. i used acrylic by the way.

[hillzy]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/538496.jpg

got the front bar and front lip on

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/505504.jpg

side on pic shows that the front end is a flat colour, should i clear it or sand back and polish?

[Jip86]

did you accidentally buy just the base coat? looks like it needs a clear coat if its not glossy at all.

[hillzy]

yeh i didnt do a clear cost, will do it soon though

[hillzy]

heres the front lip bolted and the panels quickly sanded back with 2000 grit and then given a polish. defiantly need to go over it again with another sand as theres still a bit of orange peel then another polish.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/505710.jpg
also got a new passenger door and sprayed it, much straighter than the old one!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/505711.jpg
another pic of front chin spoiler
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/505712.jpg

[Wagon86]

No more wagon:-( haha. I got a selby front sway bar u can buy if u want its abit bigger then stock. And I got some other rolla part in my shed .

[hillzy]

nah the wagons trans was going and was just sick of cleaning inside of it all the time! haha at least im still in a toyota! yeh i might be interested in a few weeks after i get my wheels, what other parts you got? cheers

[Wagon86]

Thats cool man still a Toyota hahah. Ill have a look tomoz in shed

[hillzy]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/538502.jpg
painted interior black!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/505964.jpg
cut down the front bar and made mounts for it to sit nicer
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/505965.jpg
another photo of front bar!

[hillzy]

also can i use s13 camber tops on my stock struts? saw a ke70 at a meet and he had camber tops with stock struts

[hillzy]

not much has happened with this besides i changed my points in the dizzy and did the timing, after i did this when i put my foot it makes this pingy sound when under load. would this be because of the new points? it doesnt have as much power going up hills anymore

any help would be great

also going to get a flat front conversion tommorow night really cheap and have decided to remove all the rust and do a full respray the original red or cherry red. my new wheels (diamond racing steelies) should be coming in around 3-4 weeks too hopefully

[Jimmee1990]

I'd say it's pinging because you might have advanced the timing too far?

[hillzy]

it started when i just put the new points in, drove it for a day then did the timing. it was on 0deg and its now 5deg, what should i do?

[hillzy]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/538519.jpg
got a flat front conversion, flared guards a painted them. i used my old slanty bumper and cut it down more cause the bench seat(flatfrontbumper) wasnt doing it for me.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/506538.jpg

still got to respray the rest of the car but first i need to fix the rust

im going to use my old slant guards and cut the flares out and weld them onto the rear. should be buying a new radiator as mine is disgusting and the fins are falling out lol.

also getting a pretty much mint interior soon as my mates are buying a defected ke70 for a padock basher and they said i can have the interior for free so winning!

[McLEVIN]

Looks alot better

[hillzy]

yeh man im loving the flat front, just need to get a flat front grill!

[hillzy]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/538521.jpg
got steelies 15x8-9 got tyres put on them, just not really gonna drive it till i get new front wheels bearings cause theres a shitload of movement.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/506768.jpg

the silver strips is just protecting the welds from the front guards on rear conversion until i get primer

[hillzy]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/507025.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/hilly232/media/032_zps628c9caa.jpg.html)
painted my wheels silver lip and red centre. looks better than the white i reckon!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/507026.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/hilly232/media/034_zps0b491836.jpg.html)
random photos
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/507027.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/hilly232/media/039_zps9ec2453b.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/507028.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/hilly232/media/038_zpsb6b5b3ad.jpg.html)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/507029.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/hilly232/media/036_zps86117fed.jpg.html)
also got a uncracked dash and door skins for cheap of a mate, looks much much cleaner now!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/5/5/2/5/507030.jpg (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/hilly232/media/043_zps5b4c2be6.jpg.html)
engine bay shot!

i also replace my outer tie rods as they were fucked, so steering is much tighter now