1981 Starlet 1.2GL 5dr (KP62)

Agreed, that is a very nice Starlet! You should really start a thread of your own to show them off, don't want to sully them by mixing them in with mine.

Goldenwonder, that would be great if you can find something, cheers!

Well, if you ever have any left overs...
How hard/expensive is it to get parts? I've got a few bits for a 5k i'm building: cam, inlet manifold (redline) & 40 dcoe, head work's not a problem, but would like a decent 4 branch & some better suspension. If you have any idea's where I might be able to find such things I would very much appreciate it. (sorry about the thread hijack :S)

Thanks for that onecam, i'll look it up, do they ship to the UK without any problems? Spottedlaurel, pm me with your details, i've found the bit you need & I'll get it sorted for you

I'm sure they do, well I'm in ireland and they sent them to me so

Glad it went to a good home.
It looked so lonely among all the bland modern cars.

Side note, never buy petrol from that place, put some in the mini on the way back from my dads in Horning and it started running on

Thats so tidy!!!! Good work, I hope to see some nice tasteful mods to that sucker!

So from what I gather you have a 3K with a K50! That's an interesting combination, we never had any akin to that, all of our flatfront KP's came with 2K/3K and K40's. Does

Mine is due to receive a K50 and a 3.9 ratio diff, currently I have a K40 and a very tall dif ratio.

Does yours have a tacho dash???

Wow, some very useful information sharing here.

AFAIK, the flat-front Starlet like mine was available in UK as a 3-dr 1.0GL with 4-speed, 5-dr 1.2GL with 5-speed but no tacho (me!), and 3-dr 1.2S with 5-speed and tacho as standard. That's taken from a 1980/81 brochure, and I think all had the 3.909 diff. 1.2S got 165/70s on slightly wider rims, GL models had 145's.

Can't recall about the early bug-eye or later facelift models, did the latter ever got sold here as 5-door, or were they just meant as a basic model to sit below Tercel?

The car is tidy but far from perfect. One wing in particular is a bit sad where it meets the valance, is it possible to get replacements in UK?

SnoozinEuro, interesting that we got what you see as a good combination. Other than that mine is 5dr (which I like, makes it a bit different) and has no tacho sounds like I've got it just right! I can fit a wider range of wheels as I haven't got the early model's smaller PCD, and I'm not personally so keen on the later facelifted looks. I'm more than happy with how the little 3K pulls, and onecam says that it rev's better than the 4K.

This one now seems to be making decent money, with quite a while left to go. It was first posted here as offering cheap RWD fun, but already more expensive than mine and it has no MoT or battery. But I suppose the value of mine will always be limited by those extra doors?

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One final question - is the Tercel's 1.5 engine a different unit? Haven't got a clue whether they're even OHV or OHC, just wondered whether people can use them as they're fitted in-line aren't they?

At least you guys got 13" rims. All of our NZ new bugeyes and flatfronts, as well as the lesser drop hatch models ran on 12" rims.

When you say "earlier model" with reference to the PCD, are you meaning the bugeye KP6x Starlets? I'm pretty certain the bugeyes have a 4x114.3 PCD like the later models....

The tacho dash for the flatfront KP's are quite rare.... and I've just secured one for mine, which I'm pretty stoked about.

The rocker cover gasket is just a basic rubber seal & can be reused usually without any trouble. Tappets can be done either hot or cold (with different clearances obviously) but I prefer to do them cold, as less chance of burning myself!