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·My favorite car was my bought-from-new 1977 Corolla SR5 Grey (Silver,
it was called, but it was metalic grey) Hatchback. That was in the
SF/SJ area of California.
I added a Blaupunct Am / fm / casette above the stock radio, electric
fan, stiffer front springs w 1/2 aluminum spacer just below the inner
fender, rear roll bar (with re-welded brackets where the supplier welds
gave way) and changed the 2TC to a 3TC when the clutch was showing wear
at 180K miles.
Syncros on 2nd showed wear when cold. (I drove it hard)
I painted the Toyota (or Corolla) badge on the grille red over the
original white, like the VW GT.
I also installed a w/s washer bag and pump to spray water on the AC
condensor when climbing the "Old Priest Road."
I never had to take the front wheel bearings apart!
I still had the dealer-installed "anti-freeze cam" shims between the
rear drums and wheels.
I gave it to my niece in San Diego when I moved to Europe (where I
bought three Toyotas) in '91 (at 220k miles) and checked with the DMV
when I got back in 2000 to see if I could find it.
Do you know anything about this car?
(I sortta liked it)
KDH
KDH
it was called, but it was metalic grey) Hatchback. That was in the
SF/SJ area of California.
I added a Blaupunct Am / fm / casette above the stock radio, electric
fan, stiffer front springs w 1/2 aluminum spacer just below the inner
fender, rear roll bar (with re-welded brackets where the supplier welds
gave way) and changed the 2TC to a 3TC when the clutch was showing wear
at 180K miles.
Syncros on 2nd showed wear when cold. (I drove it hard)
I painted the Toyota (or Corolla) badge on the grille red over the
original white, like the VW GT.
I also installed a w/s washer bag and pump to spray water on the AC
condensor when climbing the "Old Priest Road."
I never had to take the front wheel bearings apart!
I still had the dealer-installed "anti-freeze cam" shims between the
rear drums and wheels.
I gave it to my niece in San Diego when I moved to Europe (where I
bought three Toyotas) in '91 (at 220k miles) and checked with the DMV
when I got back in 2000 to see if I could find it.
Do you know anything about this car?
(I sortta liked it)
KDH
KDH