I'm looking for some advice, today i bought a 81 corolla coupe for $500. its an american car with no major rust and its rwd which is a major plus but its absolutly gutless. what bolts in as far as an engine. i met some guy at a type r meet the other night offering me a silvertop 4a-ge for $800 with tranny and ecu but i myself dont know much about toyota swaps and he's more of a honda guy and doesnt know if it will bolt in. if anybody knows anything about this please help, or if you have any suggestions. i am only 17 tho and i've only got about $1500 to spend on a swap so nothing too crazy. thanks
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Silvertop for $800?? hmmm... make sure all the wiring is there. 81 Toyota with a silvertop.. hmm.. that sounds sweet, you might need a little work, like probably custom built engine mounts and a new tranny because the silvertop is a FWD and not a RWD motor. The transmission from an AE86 corolla GTS (85-87 RWD Corollas) will work just fine. There's a place in Mississauga that should be able to handle this kind of swap, but it might cost you a little bit of money. I think its Applewood or something.. anyone remember the name?
ok thats awsome but i still dont know much about these cars. there are a few ae86 parts cars near me and i'm wondering if its easy to swap the 4 wheel disks on to the 81 i've got. also i need something to do with the dash. theres a huge crack in it on the passenger side and i dont really know what to do. someone was telling me to just make a custom dash out of carbon fibre but i have no idea how to form that stuff, is there anything else i could do other than this that i could do in my driveway to fix this?
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What motor is in it right now? Post some pics of the car.
Why do people always use carbon fiber as a remedy... you know like my dash is broken.. oh make a new one out of CF!.. my seat is broken.. make a new one out of CF! my window is broken.. make a new one out of CF!! :lol:
Trust me dood.. there's not too many of those cars around, so chances are you will have a hard time doing things to it. I'm sure there's forums out there for old school toyotas.. where's all the old school toyota guys when you need them??
Trust me dood.. there's not too many of those cars around, so chances are you will have a hard time doing things to it. I'm sure there's forums out there for old school toyotas.. where's all the old school toyota guys when you need them??
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