Corolla SR5, should i or should i not?

[Drift_that_b]

Hi i'm new to this board, but not to the car world, i need help from you guys. i saw this Corolla and it is for sale now, its old, i guess its 86?, but its rwd, so good for drifting lessons(or not) so i start searching some info on that model and came up with some pictures only, maybe you can give me some links or any info, that would be great, i know you guys hate newbees, me too, but hey, we all were newbees, right?
ok, here is the pix.


Thanx for help
Andrey.
Kiev, Ukraine.
(former USSR)

[97KaMuRi]

that car is like the perfect drift car if you want it to be.also search like at overboost.com, or on yahoo for a whole bunch of parts.

[4Aaron GE]

That's a TE72, I think. the were made from like 78ish to 83ish. Anyways, while it's not the AE86 you might be looking for, it's a very similar platform, and has a T series engine, which are known for thier torque.

[micro214_kp61]

BUY IT!

i believe this body type was from the 80's. does it have a round headlight or square. i think the ones with a round headlight is getting very rare. anyways, that car looks like very clean. if you have any q's about the car here's some of the links i found, i hope it helps.

toyminator.org

TOYCOOLROLLA'S site

[Drift_that_b]

i talket to the owner he sad it has rotary motor swap(12b? second gen rx7), will see it tomorrow(monday), he also said that carbs need some minor adjustments.
It has square headlights
Thanx for the help guys.I hope my next car will be rwd again .
ps.autocrossing Fwd is like
hahahaha

[martiniracing]

that car is pretty sweet. goto turbocorolla.com i think there mnight be some info there.

the car prolly has a 12a rotary engine if it's carbed, cause i beleive that the sa22c gxl's 13b was efi. only the 12a is carbed (but i could be wrong)

[Drift_that_b]

So, how much hp should i look for?100+(or less?)

[Chris Corolla S]

Originally posted by Drift_that_b
i know you guys hate newbees

I hope the responses you received have changed your mind on that

For more info on the Corolla please check out the master sticky here in the Corolla Forum.

PS: Your english is better than some of our American and Canadian members, were you born in the Ukraine?

Chris

[boroEF]

that car is a good find

definately good for your intentions...those pana sports are nice and light...that 12b will give u ample power.

and that's old school toyota! no one can out pimp u now!

[martiniracing]

i know a 13b puts out 140 (from a sa22c up until fc3s series 4. series 5 fc3s 13b's are 160).. so i'm guessing a 12a is about 110-120, i'm not so sure.. your best bet is to ask around on mazda boards