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Anyway, I think the Corolla is pretty much sold by now. Car's going inspection and name transfer. Sad eh? Work so hard on the car, time spent, money out, the effort, end up its on sale. Reason?

Next post!

Selling It.

*Current spec. KE74 with KE76 grill.

*With KE74 facelift.

*During DX facelift.

*The engine.

During Putrajaya Drift competition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU7HaCQOygM

My last drift session before going back to JB:
http://www.facebook.com/v/10150093503512002

Make: Toyota
Model: Corolla KE70 DX.
Year of manufacture: 1981.
Color: Championship White.
Condition: Fully modded.
Price: RM 15,000 negotiable.
Location: JB or KL. But at the moment the car is at Johore Bahru.
Contact number: 01[two] 72 3345 4.

Engine:
4A-GE 20v Blacktop.
AE86 engine mounting.
4-2-1 extractor.
Trumpets for the 4-throttle.
Voltage stabilizer.
Fuel regulator. Set at 2.6bar for daily use. 3.2bar for drifting.
AE101 radiator.
Electric fan.
Relocated battery to the bonnet.
Proper wiring tuck.
2' exhaust piping.
N1 muffler.
AE86 fuel tank.

Transmission:
T50 gearbox lifted from AE86.
AE86 long-shaft.
AE86 1.5 way LSD with 4.3 ratio.

Handling:
Front : ACE Suspension Silvia S13 Hi-Lo.
Rear : ACE Suspension AE86 Hi-Lo Soft-Hard.
S13 lower arm.
New KE70 steering rack with extended rack end for more angle.
S13 caliper, brake pump and disc.
AE86 rear brake disc.
GAB front stabilizer bar.
Ultra Racing rear stabilizer bar.
Custom half rollcage.
AE86 anti roll bar.

Wheels:
14' x 7j +0 Work Equip with new Falken Ziex 165/55/14.
14' x 8j +0 Riverside with new Hifly 180/60/14.

Exterior:
Rare facelift of KE74 wagon consist of headlamp trim and the grill. Currently using the rarest KE76 grill.
New glass headlamp with blue/white bulb.
RG front bumper.
New DX rear bumper.
All new repro lenses (Tail lamp, signal, etc).
Retro Bodykits front spoiler.
Retro Bodykits overfender.
Lightweight fiber vented hood.
Carbon fiber F1 side mirror.

Interior:
Stock KE70 trim.
Nardi Signature steering wheel.
Sparco Junior full bucket.
Mazda RX-7 semi bucket.
4-point harness for both driver and passenger.
AE101 dash meter.
Few gauges, turbo timer.
Sound system (Amplifier, equalizer, woofer, etc).

Extras:
*Few tires for drifting.
*GL hood.
*New front DX bumper complete with signal, bracket and sidecap.
*DX spare fenders.
*GL facelift set consist of grill, headlamp trim and lenses.
*All my Corolla KE70 spare parts at home.

*Car is serviced every 5000km.
*LSD oil and gearbox oil just changed recently.
*A lot of effort and money had been spent on this car.
*Car is a daily drive car and had been cruising from KL to JB many times.
*Been into a few drift events and a drift competition.
*Car had been featured in Pro Tuners magazine vol.6, featured in Kosmo! blogger section, few websites and featured in Kongsi movie.
*Updates are recorded in my blog at http://rollaproject.blogspot.com.
*Reason selling? Upgrading to a different chassis.

Squeeky Clean.

I am back in KL. But without Rolla since I am lazy to drove it back. At the moment, my Sparco seat is still at a cushion shop. Re wrapping it back, this time with black fabric and I'll put it on the passenger side. Gotta be lucky to sit on a refurbish seat while me still on the used Bride seat. Sigh. Most of the time its Mok who' siting there so why not.

And I shall drive back dad's Wish since the semester gonna end. So two cars and two bikes in JB? Ghahaha. Not bad for one driver.

Anyway, Mok did something for Rolla today. She washed the car and waxed it.

Waxed! Time to buy a car cover and put Rolla on rest mode.

Bridal & F1.

New seat?

And my first carbon fiber parts ever. More after I get a proper Internet connection!

As For Now..

Celcom sucks. Slow ass service. I just cant update the blog due to super slow Internet connection. Anyway, I finished my fourth semester already! Yeah, four more semester to go before pursuing my Master course Insyallah.

In the mean time..

Successful Surgery.

Finally got a time to finished up the paint job and with the job completed, I'd say the project is done successfully now.

Backtrack, while the overfender was painted with white color.

And the next day tried to fit it in, the color was perfectly the same. Really worth my RM22 can spray. By far that is the most expensive spray can I ever bought.

And for today's work, started a bit late around 4pm. Kinda rushing coz the weather is great. Sunny and hot. Suitable condition for spraying job.

Took me almost 40minutes to wrap the car.

And few hours later, after many coats from the white color to the clear coat, its done. Looks nice without the bumper.

Oh, the rare grill had arrived. Unfortunately KE74 trim does not fit the KE76 grill. Damn it. But luckily the bracket holes are the same as KE74, just a bit longer. So I'll cut it a bit to force fit em.

And the results. Not bad for a half ass paint job.

Project : Face Lifted. Part V.

Did it during the weekend. So basically, I just remove everything to get started. Even the overfender.

Keep on sanding till I'm happy with the curve.

Not bad for DIY work. Took me 30 minutes to complete both fender.

Overfender had been sanded and ready to get new color.

Photography : Green.

Its been awhile since my last usage of the camera. Been too busy with other things I guess. So on Friday, I went to my Chilli farm to get some shots. Was using the 50mm F1.8 lens. And the theme is green. Looks like green background does suit white car.


With some photoshop to cover up the cement.

Others:

Project : Face Lifted. Part IV..

First hell week is over! Its Test 2 season so these few weeks gonna be stressful and tight. Oh well, its healthy to focus on other thing sometimes. Life is not just for Rolla. Been focusing on the car too much. This semester gotta score very well to increase my overall CGPA.


Anyway, the RARE grill is on the way now.

New hood pin again. For the third time. This time back to OMP pin.

Hit a deep hole just before a hump. Speed was around 10km/h and this is the effect. Fucking typical Meleisian road. Also cracked my exhaust AGAIN. So this should be the fifth or sixth time visiting the exhaust shop.

And since the color that I had painted on the new fender didnt match the old color, I decided to send a sample to a paint shop and asked them to mix my old color back and packed it in can spray. It is ridiculously expensive (RM22 per can) so I only bought three cans.

Surface prep for painting. Sanding, filling and keep sanding.

Since the car gonna have some RARE parts, I guess drifting action should be done more careful now or in other words, I'm gonna be more poser than before. HAHA.


Defak is wrong with the RARE? Why did I type it in capital letter?

Hey mang! Nice Starlet.

Went to the hobby shop again. And as usual, the plan was to pick up my Hakosuka kit that I had been reserving it for a month. Until I saw another kit, so gotta hold it again damn it. Anyway, Mark II kit is almost done now. Clear coated and polished. Suppa shine.

My first GP kit ever. I bought it because its the only Tamiya product; the real deal when it comes to 1/24 kits. Tamiya is the best brand you can have.

And another 2 RARE old school kits. The top one belongs to Mok. Its a aeroplane kit from Tamiya. The date manufactured was around early 80's. Can be consider old stuff already. The bottom one is more RARE because it was manufactured by a Russian company, and the toy was produced on 1971! Old is gold, and Amar loves junk. Ghahahaha. These two will not be assembled and will be on display only. Who knows another 20 years it will become super duper ultra rare?

Passenger seat now is on a railing. Yay. Before this it was shut down on a bracket. But the railing height is a bit tall.

The picture that left many people questioned. When did Amar bought a Starlet? When did Amar bought a Datsun B310? When did Amar bought a Sunny 130y? Ghahahaha.

Check out the new face. Like it hate it? This is before fitting the front spoiler.

I am very happy with the outcome if you asked me. The looks might be a bit weird for the first few times, but later on I think it is very nice. Now its RARER than most of you guys. HAHA. And people had been calling it a Starlet Sedan!

Anyway, them at Speedster Garage had done a great job for this project. Engine rev has drop, no more laggy low rev, all the lights and indicator are working now, and etc. And now, should I have it painted or just left it like this?

How Much Do You Spend?

Everytime people greet me, one of the question that will be asked is this; "How much had you spent on the car?"

Even me myself asked the same question; how much had I spent on the car? So lets do some maths. I'll only calculate on the upgrading, and repairing. Tires, runner, and maintenance (engine oil, etc) will not be included. So lets get going. Oh, its just an estimation and the currency is in Ringgit Malaysia.


Once upon a time..

11000 - The car. (Okay, I only have 9000 that time. 2000 was given to me by my parents. Happy?)

90 - Bullet mirror. (Now it cost RM300+ for the same mirror.)

900 - Advan Oni and spacers.

200 - Tinted. (Which did not pass Puspakom inspection later on. Zzzz.)
500 - Brand new re-pro complete DX set.
1400 - Paint job.

500 - New BOV, intercooler hoses.
400 - Exhaust and cable plug.
150 - Ultra Racing bar.
350 - Half cage.
1300 - Top overhaul.
500 - Plus minus the miscellaneous stuffs.
17000 - Total.


After the car failed the inspection when I tried to sell it, here's the second life of the car:

5000 - Engine, LSD, coilover, workmanship and etc.
200 - Exhaust work.
700 - Work Equip 01.
250 - Nardi.
350 - Sound system.
500 - Wiring job.
600 - KE74 facelift.
500 - Custom bodywork and paint job.

400 - Plus minus the miscellaneous stuffs.
8500 - Total.

Overall:
17000 + 8500 = 25500.

I'm sure the actual cost is more than this. So where does the money come from? MLM (:D), selling car parts, photography job, savings from pocket money and etc. How much had you guys spent on your car?

Project : Face Lifted. Part III.

What? Still not finish kah da project? Nope. Looks like it gonna take some more time now. Anyway, tons of assignments and lab report need to be submitted this month. Kinda havoc. Back to Rolla, wiring job so far had been done. Here's some pics during the progress:

Should be wire-less now.

Even the fuse box was thrown out. Replace it with individual fuse now.

After the wires had been tube, this is how it looks now. No more mee goreng mamak. I even sprayed the side panel and the lower panel with tar anti rust.

Found out my spark plug had worn out due to excessive fuel coming in (My setting is always a bit rich), them at workshop suggested me to use this spark plug. Price should be less than RM100 if normal market, should be wayy cheaper if you buy it at sparepart shop. Oh, I test the car after fitting this plug. There's obvious power improvement damn it.

Actually, them told me that the TPS sensor had been fixed (wiring issue), plus there's a vacuum leak somewhere, so after fixing both of it and with the new plug; that's the reason why I'd feel so much improvement. Even the idle now stay at 1000rpm. No more idling at 2000rpm.

Another thing that need altering? And another reason why the progress is so slow. It does not fit liao! GL fender cannot fit the KE74/KE76 facelift. Hnngh! So? Send it to a body shop to custom fit it. Cut and welding job I guess.

One more thing that I might be reconsider is the overfender. I guess I am not gonna use it anymore. This looks very naisuu. Just need some rolling so that I can get more clearance. I guess I have to stick to low profile sotong tires eh?

Should I use the overfender or not?