jase09
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Hi all, just joined the forum. Being a lover of all cars I’ve got a particular soft spot for 90’s Toyotas. Having had a raft of Starlets, Mr2’s and a GT4, I’ve settled on quite a special little E11 Corolla TTE. Big plans to follow.
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jase09
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I guess my first question is how do I upload pics from my phone 🤣
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Change to desk top at the bottom of the page and then swap to BBcode. Theresa big button for adding pictures.
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jase09
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Thanks mate
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So there she is. A bit of a rough diamond. Front wings are scabby, drivers door is toast, rear bumper has been cut badly and the bonnet is tired.
I’ve got all the body panels to complete a full restoration. The car will be going back to plain white. I’ve also got a proper WRC vented grille and I’ll be sorting some WRC carbon mirrors.
I’ll be stripping the underside and either refurbing or replacing everything. Once that and the body are good, it’ll be time for an engine swap as she’s only a 1.6 with a mighty 112bhp.
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Morning,
I have always seen these as kinda unloved in a beige way.
BUT also looked at them as being the kind of thing I would want to take in the direction you are headed.
That looks lovely.
And do feel obliged to share a lot more with us all.
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Winner! One of my all time favourite rally cars. Just looks so right. Will be interested to see how this develops 😎
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Thats awesome, was it one of the factory WRC livery cars?
Celica T sport swap?
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Love it, but will love it more without the livery. I'm always so jealous of you guys that got 3 door hatches over there, they were never released on this side of the world, and its the best shape.
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munky
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I actually really like the livery. It shows that it was a rally derived special and you can’t go far wrong with the Castrol colours either! Why be boring like every other white car out there?* *Other opinions may vary.  |
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jase09
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Thanks for the kind words, I miss my gt4 badly but they’re crazy money now.
For those who don’t know the background of these corollas- everything you see externally is Toyota factory original. It was called the WRC replica kit and could be specced on any colour car. The white ones were obviously the favourite and were usually on display in dealerships (like my local one when I was a lad).
The kits consisted of:
.TTE front bumper with optional fogs
.TTE rear spoiler
.TTE springs (shocking ride quality)
.MIM wheels in white
.Two TTE exhaust options (single or twin)
.Optional sticker kit
Germany got the same kit but it was called something different and most were black. I believe somewhere else also got them just in white (maybe Spain) but with not so nice 5 spoke wheels.
Mine has everything apart from the sticker kit. I have the twin pipe exhaust but have the single pipe ready to go on.
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Last Edit: Aug 8, 2022 22:43:54 GMT by jase09
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jase09
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I used to own one a long time ago as a second car when I had the gt4. The idea was to save the mileage on the gt4 but I started pouring money in to the Corolla. That was all white and I preferred it. I think the current one looks good with them but once removed, they will be staying off as I prefer the cleaner look.
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jase09
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  Few pics of my old one |
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And some of the original brochure   |
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As you can see, the wheels advertised are not the ones they went with. And I’m glad they didn’t as I prefer the ones fitted. I’ll start the thread properly soon (from purchase and what’s been done so far). Just need to finish my Starlet GT turbo first.
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