My Toyota Corolla 1.3 Gl Ke70 1982 :-)

[Mr KE70]

Not posted for a while & had this since last September, thought its time to show it off :-)

My KE70 Corolla 1.3 GL 1982...

Interior...

Boot Area

[Mr KE70]

Driving through a Dodgy Street in Manchester...

The not so good bits :'(:'(:'(

Driver side front edge of wing

Driver door lower front edge

Driver Headlamp Lens

Rear Arches

Back at home :thumbsup:

[Mr KE70]

Thanks to My Man Flo (HM TURBO) from Ireland I received the RH Headlamp for the KE today and nicely fitted :-))))

So no cracked lens anymore..... Next plan is to get the little bits of rust sorted before winter kicks in ....

[Mr KE70]

Took car to the garage today to get the RUST issues sorted :-))))

Should be there a week, taking off the front & rear bumper along with rear lights to sort out the little issues on the back end. Followed by the 2 rear arches and front edge of driver door & finally the front wing edges :-)))))

After completed that re-furb of original wheels (whilst MA61 wheels getting re-furbed)

And full underseal of car for winter........

Can wait to see this looking Minty MINT .....

[Mr KE70]

Just popped over to my mates garage to see how the KE was getting on..

Some progress :-))

My mate said hes never taken off bolts from an old car bumper as easy as this... He said the were flippin' new :-)))

I said you better not lose any bolt then !!!

The only crappy bolts were the mud flaps... :-((

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Wheels re-furbed :-)

[Mr KE70]

[Mr KE70]

Here she is My Complete Box Standard KE70 with No Mods....

Just a set of wheels :-))))

Went with the 195/60/14 Tyres.....

[Mr KE70]

[Tibs]

Want this so much!

Brilliant find, and great work so far.

[Mr KE70]

[PaulinhoT]

That is a mighty fine retro ride you have, would love to have one myself :)

Very nice, keep up the good work.. quality stuff that.

[Mr KE70]

Its that time of year and due for an MOT in 3 weeks but thought id take it today :-)

Well passed with Flying Colours :-)

And its nice to get the passers by Having a Nosey :-)))

And a nice spot on the way back home...

[Red diesel]

Lovely looking car Mr KE 70, i hope you don't mind me asking - what is it like to actually drive.

Also whats the story do you know with the E11 (97 to 02 type) Corolla Saloon in a couple of your pictures - i never realised they sold the saloon

in the UK (i know they did with the predecessor 92 to 97 type) - Irish import???.

Best wishes with the car

Red diesel

[PaulinhoT]

Always nice when they go straight thourgh an MOT, good work :)

[Mr KE70]

Lovely looking car Mr KE 70, i hope you don't mind me asking - what is it like to actually drive.

Also whats the story do you know with the E11 (97 to 02 type) Corolla Saloon in a couple of your pictures - i never realised they sold the saloon

in the UK (i know they did with the predecessor 92 to 97 type) - Irish import???.

Best wishes with the car

Red diesel

Thanks buddy, beautiful to drive andvery light steering to in my opinion.

The Red Saloon was my daily but sold it back in MAR & now have a family Verso :-)

It was a UK car, there were a few knocking around here...

[Mr KE70]

Well I managed to get a little feature in SEPT's Edition of Practical Classics... Makes me feel proud :-))

And a Nice feature in the Retro Cars Mag OCT Edition :-)

[Mr KE70]

[Mr KE70]

Visit to the local Toyota Garage befoe the launch of the GT86 and they have one of the First DEMOs of the GT86 in Manchester, the Manager came out and took fotos of my car and allowed me taking a few of the GT86...

[Mr KE70]

Back at home with the Toyota family...

The Verso, The Corona 1977 & the Corona 1966 is in the garage under restoration :-)

[Mr KE70]

Thought id resurrect the thread :-)

Was feeling bored and after cleaning up the garage over a few days I was seeing what the KE looked like with

different original Toyota Wheels...

Heres what the car looked like when I bought it:-

Original Steel wheels.

Then after its clean up.

Celica Supra MA61 wheels.

Then tested the Corolla AE86 GT wheels.

And finally the Celica TA22 GT/Corolla TE71/Carina TA60 wheels.

[Mr KE70]

Got my hands on a Hella Grill & I received it a few days back & got it on today..

What do you think?

I kinda like it :-)

[madvinegar]

Really really love the car. I had the EE80 and a close friend of mine had the KE70 (he still does). We had tons of fun with the KE70 especially with the rear wheel drive on rainy days!

Congrats for your fine work on the car and the appreciation you show to it.

Keep up the good work!

[Adeel42]

Hi You have a beautiful classic car I have been looking for that type of model For a very long time just can not find it I was very shocked to see somebody actually has the same love for that car as me And a very look after car . Most of these cars I think ended up in Pakistan That's why there is none available in the UK . If you do you know anybody selling the same type of model please do let me know or even if you would be interested in selling at some point to remember me