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old1985Corolla · 05-31-2002, 12:34 AM

My girlfriend and I have a 1985 Toyota Corolla GTS, she bought it brand new. I am always on Chevytalk.com for my 1965 C-10 short fleet side truck, so I thought maybe there is a Toyota site, I typed in Toyotatalk, nothing, then I tried Toyota forums, and it took me here. Cool, so anyways, I have drove her car a lot, and I have never once locked up the brakes, it has rear disc also, she said she has never locked them up either, I am wondering is there ABS on this car? I don't see it, I would love to figure out how they keep the brakes from locking up, and take that tech to modify the brakes on my old 65 truck. I do all the work on her car, and my cars to, her Toyota sure is a good car, if it just had more room, it's a tight fit for me since I'm 6'1, but it's perfect for her, I love the gas mileage. Any ideas on how Toyota made these brakes so they don't lock up? Thanks, Mike

Voodoo.Priest · 05-31-2002, 12:43 AM

Hi and Welcome.
I have a dead Corolla GT-S.
Do you have a hatchback or a coupe?

toyotaspeed90 · 05-31-2002, 12:52 AM

I'm not sure if it has ABS or not.... i know that the supra's at the time had ABS available, and i'm sure that the tech is the same (if not the same part).... so if you go to a junkyard and are able to find an older supra w/ ABS that might answer your question (or maybe when i'm at home i would be able to get a pic under the hood of my friends mint 1985 supra... not 85.5, it's the older engine/body)..... but yeah, i don't know if you have heard of drifting, but your g/f's car is one desired in that sport! you'd be slightly surprised if you checked into that car more and it's capabilities.....

old1985Corolla · 05-31-2002, 01:03 AM

Thanks guys, the car is a hatchback, and I have never heard of Drifting, what exactly is this? I have not pushed her car much since it has so many miles, I replaced her clutch about 2 years ago. I told her when it's time for a new engine, I would rebuild it for her, now I might be able to do some mods to it since there seems to be info here about tweaking them. It is a pretty easy car to work on, only thing I don't like is changing the oil filter, it's in a tight spot under the exhaust manifold, I like to do that while the engine is cold, it just is not worth the burns on my hands. This car has been all over the U.S. from San Francisco to, Phillidelphia, Texas, and the states near California.

old1985Corolla · 05-31-2002, 01:09 AM

Also, her seats are pretty much thrashed, does anyone know where I can get a good set of seats for it, I would just have them reupolsterd, but there is the plastic parts on the sides and back of the seat that are all busted, is there any parts catalouges for this car, like for my old truck I get Chevyduty, LMC truck, Goodmark etc. Her seatbelt piece, the one that is on the strap and snaps into the lock got broke, I was wanting to fix that to, but I'm not sure how to remove it from the belt and put a new one on.

TorontoBud · 05-31-2002, 01:29 AM

Wow thats a lot of driving. I dont think u wanna start drifting with a car that has so many k's on it. Unless of course you plan on restoring it and modding it. Drifting is a way of sliding into a turn. Sorta like the rally cars. Try http://www.Club4ag.com for more info. Lots of 1985 GTS's there. Im sure you will have more luck finding the parts you need.And a lot closer too. And finally, its good to have you on the forum.

mr_sinister · 05-31-2002, 09:28 AM

welcome to the board!

wow an original owner of an ae86 (corolla gt-s).. that's kinda rare!

regarding your locking up of brakes question, i htink part of the reason why its not very easy to lock the corolla's brakes its the light weight of the car.. it has no ABS .. but due to the nature of the car, its kinda hard to lock up the brakes especially if you have good tires and your brakes aren't all that fresh :grin:

4Aaron GE · 05-31-2002, 09:55 AM

You need to replace the seats AND seabelts? I think I hear some racing buckets and harnesses calling your name, dude!

Oh, and welcome. :smile:

goodcookiedrift · 05-31-2002, 03:35 PM

i give you my seat, but the frame is in bad condition. However, the upholstery is mint!!!

go to club4ag.com for more technical info and modifications that can be done. You can build up the engine to a good 180 - 200hp, provided you got the cahs and the knowhow.

You can also explore the supercharged/turbo route as toyota made that engine in a supercharged trim.

In any case, if it doesn't satisfy your need for torque or brute power, a Ford 302 shoehorns in quite nicely. You could also explore the idea of a 2 rotor turbo.

Nick

Voodoo.Priest · 05-31-2002, 07:02 PM

you might be able to find seats at a scrap yard. My cousins front seats were thrashed in his Javlin so he whent down and found 2 nice bucket seats that fit in his car nicely.

toyotaspeed90 · 05-31-2002, 07:27 PM

or you could find out how different the brackets are from another toyota car and see if it'll fit (like from a 3rd gen supra or something)..... there's a chance they're close

old1985Corolla · 06-01-2002, 02:23 AM

I'll have to check out putting some seats out of a newer Toyota car. Hmm, the brakes not locking up, my old truck they did not lock up, but I completely rebuilt all 4 wheels and all lines hoses, master cylinders, everything, some people think since it's a shortbed and it has hardly any weight over the rear of the truck, that's why they lock up. Maybe it's just that trucks tend to do this more since the weight ratio. Yeah, my girlfriend told me all about buying her car, she saw a brochure for it and went to about a dozen Toyota dealerships, most of them would try to talk her into buying something else that they had in stock, as this was so new most dealers were not familiar with it. So finally after being all over the San Francisco bay area, she tried Fairfield Toyota, right where we live, and they said they had one coming in with a big order, so she bought it before she even drove it. It's the silver one, of course now the paint is faded, but never wrecked, so maybe if i learn to paint good, I'm practicing on the old truck right now, I'll make it look like new again. I need to get a digital camera to show you what it looks like, I have always thought about putting on a set of headers, do they make performance cams for these engines?

Pho3niX · 06-01-2002, 04:33 PM

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driiift_hachiroku · 06-02-2002, 05:37 AM

Welcome... first of all, you HAVE to read the Technical Reference Section of http://www.club4ag.com for more in-depth information. Some guys hate re-iterating the vast information that is on that site...so please do some in-depth reading.

Yup, there are performance cams available for the 4AGE (the engine in the Corolla GTS). In it's inception and when it was first released, it was a true sports car as it offered a twin-cam 16V electronic fuel injection motor high strung to a 7600 RPM redline. The AE86 chassis has basically grown to be a club racer type car.

In the 80's up to today, some of these cars are kicking butt in many types of motorsports from Solo2, Road Racing and even Drag Racing.

Right now, we're witnessing a resurgance of popularity because of "Drifting" and the sub-culture associated with the sport.

As for visual appeal, there are quite a few that would win show-points, but for the most part, most AE86 Corolla GTS owners like subtle modifcations that don't deviate from the original lines that the GTS has...in my opinion, lines that are classic and a good example of tasteful 80's automotive styling.

There are many more points but I gotta go to work in a few hours... anyway, good luck and if you got any more questions, don't be afraid to ask.