Toyota Corona RT 104 1978 build Standard..Shakotan..next???

renbi · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:01 pm

Hi guys, this is my ride...feel free to comment it..

1st style:

Enkei competition 8 13 (7-8)

2nd...

custom steelies 15 (8-9)

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3rd..

Rota Shakotan 15 (8-9)

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Next...??? i'm thinking to rebuild it to Rat Style....bare metal body, slammed it, with some graffiti and rusts in some area....what about it guys?

Long · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:55 am

Omg the rotas look really nice! What's the offset of the wheels? 15x9 +0? It looks much better now with the chrome shgainx i remember this car when it was red

BeanBone · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:36 am

Shakotans on a Corona always get a :tu:

from me!

renbi · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:43 am

Long wrote:

Omg the rotas look really nice! What's the offset of the wheels? 15x9 +0? It looks much better now with the chrome shgainx i remember this car when it was red

yes, 0 offset...but actually for the rear i add 10mm spacers so the final et -10.....

renbi · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:48 am

BeanBone wrote:

Shakotans on a Corona always get a :tu:

from me!

i couldnt agree moreeeee!!!!!

red888 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:54 am

nice RT! got any spares ? i've got an rt too, and im been trying to look up spares for it, mostly the dash plastic. cheers love this corona!

Wagon_MX29 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:20 pm

I gotta be different here, the shakotans are pretty rad, but the steelies for some reason look cool too. If the were polished diamond racing wheels, I think they'd look pretty sick. Since diamond has that steelie feel to it.

Good looking corona :tu:

lolumad · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:59 pm

since you asked for my opinion i'm going to offer it:

the first iteration was the best to date. it seems like you have it in your head that you need to follow the styling trends that have been making the blog rounds. DON'T. do your own thing.

the paint on this car looks too good, even if it's only in pics or from 20 ft. to remove and let rust. if you REALLY want to trendwhore, you should think about lowering it more first as your stance isn't right for the type of look you're going for.

as it was on the wat/copies, it looked like the sort of clean cruiser i'd expect to see at any parking area meetup in Japan. think twice before you go leghumping the stickerbomb and rust style, it's a fad on its way out and you'll be behind the curve. it would be a waste of effort and good sheet metal to let it rot.

renbi · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:33 pm

red888 wrote:

nice RT! got any spares ? i've got an rt too, and im been trying to look up spares for it, mostly the dash plastic. cheers love this corona!

i think my friends have some dash parts, what particular parts do you need?

renbi · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:38 pm

Wagon_MX29 wrote:

I gotta be different here, the shakotans are pretty rad, but the steelies for some reason look cool too. If the were polished diamond racing wheels, I think they'd look pretty sick. Since diamond has that steelie feel to it.

Good looking corona :tu:

steelies on corona looked meaaaannn :twisted:

, but it's sooo heavy....
are diamond's ones also heavy? i've been thinkin' about diamonds for some time....i kinda like it! perhaps 15 (9-11) would look awesome!!!

renbi · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:46 pm

lolumad wrote:

since you asked for my opinion i'm going to offer it:

the first iteration was the best to date. it seems like you have it in your head that you need to follow the styling trends that have been making the blog rounds. DON'T. do your own thing.

the paint on this car looks too good, even if it's only in pics or from 20 ft. to remove and let rust. if you REALLY want to trendwhore, you should think about lowering it more first as your stance isn't right for the type of look you're going for.

as it was on the wat/copies, it looked like the sort of clean cruiser i'd expect to see at any parking area meetup in Japan. think twice before you go leghumping the stickerbomb and rust style, it's a fad on its way out and you'll be behind the curve. it would be a waste of effort and good sheet metal to let it rot.

hahahah...you damn right man!!
actually i'm a "rat" guy...so that's why i want to apply it to my japs retro car....but still goin rat would be like destryoing the car....i REALLY should think about it first...thats why i asked it here...thx anyway man...

Wagon_MX29 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:09 am

I don't know, good question. I just saw the steelies and they reminded me of the diamond racing.

thermos · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:38 pm

Diamonds weigh a ton. Stick with the little enkei/wats or whatever they were!

Long · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:59 am

Just read

Quote:

Next...??? i'm thinking to rebuild it to Rat Style....bare metal body, slammed it, with some graffiti and rusts in some area....what about it guys?

I wouldn't do this personally, it is a waste of a great example of a corona. Although I do condone the slamming part

Even if wide wheels are a fad (which is true when applied to trendfollowers but the shakotan look has been around for decades) they still make a car look ridiculously good.

Long · **Posted:** Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:37 pm

What size tyres are you running on the rotas, and what was the size of the diamond racing?

red888 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 11, 2012 11:10 pm

renbi wrote:

red888 wrote:

nice RT! got any spares ? i've got an rt too, and im been trying to look up spares for it, mostly the dash plastic. cheers love this corona!

i think my friends have some dash parts, what particular parts do you need?

im looking for the plastic cover plate for the radio bezel , and the rear defogger switches .... any help or reply is highly appreciated!

Toyota Corona RT 104 1978 build Standard..Shakotan..next???

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