Congrats on the post Scott, it looks amazing, and it's cool to see another Corolla being recognized! Side note I noticed in the magazine clip, it showed that your wheels are Volk replicas, please tell me where you got them from, I want to buy a set for myself BADLY!
Thanks man. I got the wheels from a local supplier, but I'm not sure where you'd buy them from in the US unfortunately.
I got my car certified last week and it's now 100% legal . You only have to get a cert done if you install coilovers or do an engine swap etc, so when I had mine done I got the engine, coilovers, brakes and a couple of other things put on the cert plate to avoid any trouble with the cops in the future.
I also scored a genuine TRD fuel cap yesterday. I've always wanted one but had other things to spend money on for the car instead, so when I managed to get my hands on this one for free I was pretty happy:
It's awesome Scott!!!!!!! How did you get that certification?
I called up the cert guy and booked it in . Made sure everything was up to scratch beforehand and that I was within the legal requirements for camber etc and then crossed my fingers, haha.
A few small updates from me:
I installed these aftermarket Denso Japanese "J Horn Power'd" horns. Here's a video/sound clip comparing them to my original OEM dual horns:
These Rays wheel nuts turned up yesterday from Japan:
Annnnd I bought a leaf blower to dry the cars after washing. Turns a half hour job into a 5-minute job and gets into all of the cracks and crevices, leaving the car bone dry. Wish I had started doing it years ago!
Post by gold94corolla on Aug 12, 2014 1:19:04 GMT -5
Man that must be awesome to have a "stock day" car and a "dirty day" car haha.... but something tells me that the hatch doesn't stay dirty for long....
Post by Full-Throttle on Aug 16, 2014 23:44:46 GMT -5
Cheers dudes! .And Chris, yeah it's nice to have be selective depending on the weather. The hatch gets washed so much that you'd swear water was going out of fashion, lol.
I didn't have a whole lot to do today so when I realized that it had been 3-years since I had taken some actual interior photos I decided to whip out my camera and post a much needed update. It was quite tricky getting even lighting inside the cabin, without the use of any studio lighting etc, but these photos didn't come out too bad
Post by Full-Throttle on Aug 27, 2014 0:02:40 GMT -5
Thanks man
I just finished installing these pillow ball spherical bearings into the stock shifter cables and after a road test, the difference is very noticeable. Previously the gears used to slop into place due to the factory rubber bushings, but now the gears have a much tighter feeling, clicking into place during each shift. The benefit of using spherical bearings over solid brass bushings or skateboard bearings is that the natural twist of the cable as it's going through the range of motion isn't lost, so you get the same effect as the solid bushings except without any of the additional effort required to change gears.
Earlier today I also removed the original rubber shifter base bushings from inside the car, along with the metal sleeves, and bolted the shifter housing directly to the floor. This also gave the gears more of a "snik-snik" feeling, with no more mushiness at the end of each shift or when hitting the shift gate to go into 1st or 2nd.
As a result of both modifications there is no longer a squishy, sloppy, floaty feeling when changing gears, but instead something that really makes you feel more connected to the car and improves the overall driving experience
Post by Full-Throttle on Aug 31, 2014 0:52:13 GMT -5
After running 110mm velocity stacks (trumpets) for almost 2-years I decided it was time to try a set of 100mm stacks instead, in an effort to gain more clearance between the clutch master cylinder and gain slightly more top-end power. So after a short wait these shiny new billet velocity stacks arrived from Australia, made by SQ Engineering. Let me start by saying that the build quality of these are AMAZING. They're machined from a single piece of aluminum alloy and this set is designed especially for the 20v Blacktop. For anyone who'd like to watch a set getting made (50mm shown in the video) check out this YouTube video:
I now have more clearance between the #1 stack and the clutch master cylinder, the sound they emit doesn't sound so raspy like my old ones due to the much thicker alloy construction (spun vs billet) and the pull from 6,000rpm-8,500rpm is noticeable stronger than my previous 110's. You sacrifice a little bit of earlier/low-end power due to being 10mm shorter in length, but it more than makes up for it in the top-end. As an added bonus, these new stacks are incredibly shiny and resist scratches and fingerprints really well. If anybody wants a set, contact SQ Engineering on Facebook or through the website as they do a number of different sizes for both the Silvertop & Blacktop engines, and also offer an equally impressive spun/rolled type for slightly less $$$.
Post by Full-Throttle on Oct 4, 2014 21:30:54 GMT -5
^ Thanks man!! Yeah the color of the seats compliment the AE101 interior nicely. Just a shame they're so hard to find or I'd gladly send you a set!!
My latest additions - OEM metallic black stereo and driver's vent surrounds. These were only available in Japan for the late model facelift AE101 Corolla BZ Touring wagons from 1998-2001. They're not an overlay or sticker, but the effect is actually 'painted' onto the actual plastic, likely using a hydrographic printing process (the same process Toyota used to achieve the wood-grain effect on other models). I've wanted these for quite some time but it was only a couple of weeks ago that I had the chance to get my hands on a set in good condition. They were a direct swap with my existing flat black ones and look amazing in direct sunlight due to the metallic flecks underneath the clearcoat. They don't add functionality or anything like that, but it's the small details like this in the build which sometimes make the biggest difference
Post by Full-Throttle on Oct 11, 2014 22:06:48 GMT -5
Thanks!! . It does seem to add a touch of class to that part of the dash, without looking out of place.
Insanely Rare JDM AE101 Optional Rain Sensor
In Japan they had all sorts of crazy and quirky optional extras for the AE101 Corolla, and this optional rain sensor is definitely in the top 3 in terms of it's rarity. For almost 6-years I've only ever been able to see a tiny picture in the original sales brochure of the rain sensor and have never come across one in real-life, until early last week when I stumbled across one myself! . The only other one I've ever heard of was back in 2005 on eBay so the rarity of these are truly off the scale. It works by sensing the intensity of rainfall and automatically controls your windscreen wipers, varying the speed without the driver having to even touch the wiper stalk. For a full and very interesting read-up on how it works check out this link: www.fujitsu-ten.com/business/technicaljournal/pdf/2-7E.pdf
It was made in Japan by Fujitsu Ten for Toyota Motor Corporation back in the early 90's as an optional extra for a small selection of Toyotas and likely would have been a fairly expensive add-on. It simply plugs into the existing wiper connector for the combination switch and 'watches' for rainfall, while still allowing you full control over the wiper speed using the stalk if you prefer.
I very rarely drive my Corolla in the rain, so I'm still deciding whether I'll install this or sell it to someone who will get more use out of it, but either way it's a really cool thing to have found and another thing to cross off my 'optional extra bucket list' . The photos showing the sensor on the hood are how it's intended to be installed by Toyota, but if I was to install it on my Corolla I'd mount it on the cowling as seen in the other photos, as I feel it'd look a lot stocker that way.
BTCreations: Happy Thanksgiving CCC!!!
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Rinconrolla: Who got Snow ??
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trife96: wow, was just checking out my old CCC fam. Seems very quiet these days
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Rinconrolla: That is cause Gold is under invisible - lol - Hey trife try starting a conversation or sharing some pics of your Corolla if you still have it
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gold94corolla: Yeah it's quiet these days, but I still check the forum every day (though I should check down here on the shoutbox more lol)
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