My 93' Corolla from New Zealand (JDM AE100)

Haha, you could probably cook eggs on it if you got really desperate . I gave it a polish the other week with Autosol but you can't really tell in the pics I posted earlier. In real-life it's a lot shinier and more mirror-like 

that looks really nice scott, i dont get how you fitted the lower tie bar lol
im sure it would get pulled off if you went over a speedbump

Thanks Ishaq. The ground clearance is a lot better than I expected. It sits about level with the stock front swaybar, so I shouldn't be ripping it off on speed bumps anytime soon 

Here's a quick shot I took showing the amount of ground clearance:

Looks good Scott. Does it bolt to the end of each wishbone?

Thanks dude. Yep, it bolts to the front of the control arms. You simply remove the long bolt on each side, put the brace on and slide the bolt back through. Definitely the easiest brace I've ever had to install . Was originally thinking about going for a 4pt brace (H frame) but was worried what the ground clearance would be like and how much weight it would add to the car. I forgot to weigh how much the 2pt one was before installing it but it would have only been a few hundred grams.

Sounds like you made the best choice. Been looking into getting better handling parts for mine, one of these might be what i'm after.

I was finally able to get my hands on an OEM 9,000rpm tachometer from an AE101 Corolla GT sedan yesterday. I've been on the lookout for a GT sedan being wrecked for quite a while now but they're so hard to find, and when I do find them they're usually automatics and have a slightly earlier redline. Luckily this time I found a manual one, so the redline starts at 8,000rpm, with an early warning line just after 7,500rpm (my old one only went to 8,000rpm and redlined at 6,250rpm) and a max rpm of 9,000.

I installed it today by simply taking apart the cluster and swapping them over, allowing me to still keep my 240kph speedometer that I fitted earlier this year. Looks a lot better now, and taking it to 8,000rpm is just that little bit more satisfying

Anything else from the GT worth salvaging?  I'd love one for the rear bumper, rear seats and door trims...

Hiro wrote:

Anything else from the GT worth salvaging?  I'd love one for the rear bumper, rear seats and door trims...

I already grabbed all of the seats and door panels (same as mine) for a guy in Puerto Rico, so the interior is pretty bare now, lol. Any reason why you want the rear bumper? I thought it would have been the same as the ADM Corollas?

Cutout for the second exhaust

Hiro wrote:

Cutout for the second exhaust

Ohhh of course

Does it still have the door looms and interior handles and the other bits and pieces needed for the electric window door cards?

magweal wrote:

Does it still have the door looms and interior handles and the other bits and pieces needed for the electric window door cards?

Na I took the handles, switches and all of the clips and brackets sorry mate.

i need some jdm door cards. Hook me up! you know ill buy that ishhhh

akuma64 wrote:

i need some jdm door cards. Hook me up! you know ill buy that ishhhh

Shipping is a logistical nightmare, but I can definitely help you out

haha well let me know the prices! couldnt be anything close to the rear disc lol after that i can survive anything

Kiwi-Corolla wrote:

Na I took the handles, switches and all of the clips and brackets sorry mate.

I thought you might have, where the looms still there?

look's real good have you taken it out on some good roads yet

akuma64 wrote:

haha well let me know the prices! couldnt be anything close to the rear disc lol after that i can survive anything

Haha that's true. If I find another nice set I'll let you know

magweal wrote:

I thought you might have, where the looms still there?

Yeah the looms are still there, but I cut the plugs off for the electric window switches

1993 fxgt wrote:

look's real good have you taken it out on some good roads yet

Thanks mate. Yeah been on some nice drives lately. Going to have to dedicate a weekend to some windy country roads though I think

those clocks look really nice.. really simple but effective for the powerful 4age  

Come to the meet Scott there will be a few twisty roads:twisted: 

miib14 wrote:

those clocks look really nice.. really simple but effective for the powerful 4age  

Haha thanks mate

magweal wrote:

Come to the meet Scott there will be a few twisty roads:twisted: 

Yeah I might have to pop along


I replaced my oxygen sensor today. There wasn't anything drastically wrong with my old one as far as I could tell, however every couple of weeks a random splutter would occur during light acceleration, but would disappear after a few minutes or when I put my foot to the floor, leading me to think that the oxygen sensor might be starting to wear out. My fuel economy seems to be on par with what other Blacktop owners are getting, but after 15-years of service I figured it would be a good idea to replace it, in the hope of getting better fuel economy and smoother power delivery.

They're a pretty expensive thing to replace when buying a genuine Toyota/Denso one but should last a long time before I need to replace it again. I reset the ECU after the install and everything works as it should. Looking forward to seeing if my fuel economy increases over the coming weeks

Baller!

Haha

beautifull looking Corolla mate!

the new oxigen sensor looks gorgeous!