Eric's TE71/KE70

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject: Eric's TE71/KE70

Hi everyone, I am Eric from the Netherlands and today i bought me a TE71..

After driving Nissan 200SX for a few years, i got in contact with Jasper, TE71Corolla on this board, and found out about the AE86 Smile

Nice car, sort of oldschool JDM stuff.
And then Jasper showed me his TE71 Corolla!! From that moment on i knew i had to get me one of these cars, but i couldn't find one..

Last week i found one and bought it immediately..

Its white, original Dutch car, with loads and loads of work to it, but hey i've got one Worship

Today i went to pick it up with jasper, and here are some pictures of it!

AE86 : Projects > Erics TE71KE70

It is now in my garage, i had a quick look at it and it's got loads and loads of work to be done..
But, the winter isn't over yet..

So, from now on i will be asking a lot of questions about suspension, 4age, parts etc...... be prepared.. Cool

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:

Gratulations Eric Wave

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

Nice to have you here Eric. That white TE looks pretty nice to me, cant be that much work surely?

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

g'day eric! Very Happy

Welcome overhere Smile

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

Had to work today from half past 6 in the morning till half past 8 toningt so now working on the TE today Sad

I will make some detailled pictures later this week to show what needs to be done..

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject:

Congrats! I'd loved to see that TE71 in my garage, but it was already sold...
Can't wait to see the photo's.

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:17 am Post subject:

Well the TE is still in the garage, making plans for it now.
First i have to get me a roll cage, then i have to strip the car to the bare chassis so it can be seam welded, fix some rust holes and then it can be treated againts rust.
After that epoxy coating and 500 layers of the best white bright paint money can buy Smile

I bought me a brand new front windscreen last week, because the old one had a crack in it.
Now looking for a new dashboard because the previous owner chewed holes in it and i want my car to look complete and new when i drive it.

have been drewling over techno toy tuning's website the last weeks, man i so got to have everything they sell Shocked

But first things first, the body must be rust proof untill the end of times.

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:39 pm Post subject:

500 layers of paint? That's not really reducing weight! Very Happy

Jasper also stripped his TE completely bare and welded his cage in. Is that an option for you as well?

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:31 am Post subject:

Mine will be treated like Jaspers.
and the 500 layers of paint is with a Wink

offcourse.

Just want to make sure all rust is gone and it will not return as long as i am living.
I'm not going to spend a shitload of money on a car and let it rust away..

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject:

http://www.driftworks.com/forum/parts-sale-priv...-random-bits.html

leuke wielen voor je

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject:

Those riversides are cool! Drool

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject:

Hmm, i like the riversides, but they are only two of them..

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:33 pm Post subject:

Nice

Cool to see more Te71 !!

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:53 am Post subject:

Yesterday ik bought a brand new front and rear bumper, just the centre parts i still need to find the cornerpieces.

After finishing the work on my opel ascona i took a seat in my TE an looked around for a while and i started to realize what an enormous amount of work it will be to get the thing nice and clean again.
Everywhere i look i discover more and more rusty bits, fucked up DIY jobs from the previous owner(s) etc.

I sure hope i will find an email in my inbox tonight from Michel that i can come and pickup the 20v 4age he is selling. That will be a good reason to get the car fixed up again.

Cool

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject:

was this jacco's old car?

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:00 pm Post subject:

Yes it is.

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:02 am Post subject:

So, today i finally had some time to start working on my car.

This is how it started:

AE86 : Projects > Erics TE71KE70

and after a few hours this is how it ended:

AE86 : Projects > Erics TE71KE70

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:52 am Post subject:

So you got the 20v?

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject:

NO

But i will not rest before i got me a nice 20v Smile

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject:

Rust, rust, rust, rust, rust Sad

and offcourse none of the rusty bits is available @ Toyota anymore so i have to do some serious panelbeating myself.
Will strip the right side of the car tomorrow i can only hope that side will be better..

( maybe one of the moderators can relocate this topic to the projects page? it is starting to get a project now.. )

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:36 am Post subject:

ouch... even worse then mine, 10 year older, car Sad

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:45 am Post subject:

Moved!

That's some serious rust! Shocked

Any of those rusty parts exchangable with other toyotas? Like hinges? Blonde question

Iketani Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 30 Location: maastricht

That kind of rust can make a grown man weep bitter tears. And I still haven't seen pictures of the boot-floor and shock mounts in the rear.

I wish you lots of welding fun.

Another TE71Coupe owner.

Ps that car isn't a TE71 but an AE71. Smile

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject:

what makes it an AE71? my chassiscode says TE71.

Boot floor and shock mounts have been fixed by one of the previous owners, all little patches of steel plate, ugly as hell but it is solid as a rock!

I've been stripping the rest of the car today,

Stuff wich fell out of my sills after tapping it whit a hammer

AE86 : Projects > Erics TE71KE70

Purschuim anyone?

AE86 : Projects > Erics TE71KE70

This is how she is now.

AE86 : Projects > Erics TE71KE70

Must remove the rear windows and all unneccasary brackets and stuff and then i can take it to the cagewelder.

Tonight i will make a cardbord example from the rusty parts so i can start making new parts.

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject:

Eric, the first letter of the chassiscodes from Toyota is the engine used in the car. Originally there was a 2T-G in your TE71, now there's a 4A-GE in, so that's why he said it's an AE71 now (you see where it comes from? Very Happy

).

But in fact, it's still a TE71 Smile