RT78 Corona Wagon Budget Build Thread(LIKE A BOSS)

travmac79 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:30 pm

Does anyone know if there is a 5 speed that will bolt up behind the 8rc? Even if I have to shorten the driveshaft or swap out the rear end as well, I would like to do a 5 speed swap. Dont some of the early celicas have 5 speeds with an 18rc?

P.S.
I dont know if I ever gave any updates on the amount spent on this car but the total so far is around $1800. Just a little tidbit I thought I would add since this is a budget rat! lol :mrgreen:

robakun · **Posted:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:49 pm

any W50 that was behind a 18RC will bolt on but the cross member will need re-work. I am not sure about the driveshaft but I believe that it is different from the 4 speed

travmac79 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:48 pm

robakun wrote:

any W50 that was behind a 18RC will bolt on but the cross member will need re-work. I am not sure about the driveshaft but I believe that it is different from the 4 speed

Solid. I dont mind a little re-work and I can make the driveshaft work if need be. So I guess the search begins for a trans now!

travmac79 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:21 pm

Shisety picture but a precursor to some more bawsome attitude about to go on the wagon.

travmac79 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:57 pm

Progress has slowed thanks to a broken collar bone via mountain biking. But thanks to my dad helping we powder coated the wheels a darker blue and put on the tighty whiteys(portawalls) today.

Hezath · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:26 am

Looks mint!

Wish my car had paint like that. Patina'd silver is so boring

ChaseCorona · **Joined:** Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:00 am **Posts:** 27

Hey dude think you could pm on how you went about cutting the springs on this thing or how many you actually took off on the front?

travmac79 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:55 am

http://gearboxmagazine.com/2012/03/toyota-corona-mkii-on-a-budget/

Dennis Dejong prepared this article on his online magazine http://www.gearboxmagazine.com about my wagon. I was very excited to share my car and story with them and very much support these guys and their mission to unite gearheads from around the globe.

travmac79 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:12 am

Found out a good way to protect the patina on a car with paint like mine is to use mag/aluminum polish. It brought out a nice "sheen" and makes water bead up pretty well. May try and polish it with some other things over the weekend. I figured I would let people that have followed this thread know as many guys prob have very oxidized like I do. More pics when I get time and Im off work hahaha. Deuces!

travmac79 · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2012 8:33 pm

Not a yota but added some more JNC to my collection this weekend. Got to tune it up and then start lightening it more. Needs a few things to make it a nice racecar imo.

'80 RX7 racecar

as bought

De-stickerfied

travmac79 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:39 am

Trying to get the timing advance sorted out on this thing. Its a bitch to crank and im 99% sure its because I messed with the advance/retard knob on the backside of the dizzy. Does anyone know the stock setting and/or which direction (CW or CCW) does what? Chilton doesnt seem to say anything about it...

The Names Yota, Toyota · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:49 pm

travmac79 wrote:

Trying to get the timing advance sorted out on this thing. Its a bitch to crank and im 99% sure its because I messed with the advance/retard knob on the backside of the dizzy. Does anyone know the stock setting and/or which direction (CW or CCW) does what? Chilton doesnt seem to say anything about it...

The "Vernier"? Thats what my book calls it, there is no real standard spot for it because it will just keep spinning. The book says its for very VERY small adjustments of timing once you have found the correct timing, its supposed to get rid of pinging. I don't think it will adjust enough to throw the timing that bad though.

Hezath · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:37 pm

Can you borrow or buy a timing light and check it that way? Trying to get the ignition advance sorted blindly it probably wasting your time.

travmac79 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:52 pm

We have a timing light but the timing mark was wayyyyyy off. I read in my chilton that the knob is called the "octane selector". It also said that every graduation of the knob would be 10 degrees of crank angle and I have turned it a ton in both directions before I even knew what it was. Im gonna tinker with it tomorrow and see what happens. :roll:

crown wagon · **Joined:** Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:09 pm **Posts:** 64

AWSOME wagon!!!

<3 the purple painted wheels :tu:

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