My 1972 KE25 Corolla Coupe

[The Doctor]

for the TE27 steering arms you'd have more luck in the US, because all the TE21s and TE28s have the same steering arms.

[awex]

A few days ago, the guy who sold me the Datsun 180b SSS sent me an SMS. He wanted to know if I wanted to sell it back to him again. As I don`t do rust repairs myself, I`m convinced that this car won`t be on the road again for a good while. I didn`t really want to sell it, so I needed to think about this. The car has potential, but will I ever make something out of it?

So the timing was perfect when I found a 76` TA28 Celica ST Liftback, more or less rust free, with what appears to be 102.000km on the clock. The car has been stored away in a garage for the last 16 years, and is in pretty good condition all over. It needs a bit of fixing since it hasn`t been used for a while, so I figured this might be the perfect daily driver while I take the Corolla off the road sometime during the winter.

I just talked to the owner, and I got dibs on the car until tomorrow. I`ll let you know how it goes.

On another note, I`ve told my contact in Japan to ship all my Yahoo Auctions-goodies to Norway, so I`ll be starting to work in my car as soon as they appear. I`m back out at sea again, didn`t really do anything to the car during the three weeks I was home, as I was way to lazy :wink:

[awex]

The Doctor Wrote:for the TE27 steering arms you'd have more luck in the US, because all the TE21s and TE28s have the same steering arms.

Yeah, you are right, that`s where I found mine as well. But still, it`s rare to find them over there. I see more wanted-ads than for sale-ads for te27 steering arms, to put it that way. But of course, the more places you search, the bigger your chances of finding them will be (no shit Sherlock/captain obvious etc)

BTW, your car is getting along well! Good job!

[parrot]

Ha, have been checking all those places. The internet makes the world a very small place! I did discover 3TC only last week though and literally just sent a guy cash for some arms!!

As an old Datsun guy (1600's x 3, 1200 x 1), I can tell you that getting rid of the 180B is a good thing, especially if rusted. The TA28 will be a far better build and sounds in great condition. I have a TA28 parts book so let me know if you need any info from it.

[awex]

parrot Wrote:Ha, have been checking all those places. The internet makes the world a very small place! I did discover 3TC only last week though and literally just sent a guy cash for some arms!!

As an old Datsun guy (1600's x 3, 1200 x 1), I can tell you that getting rid of the 180B is a good thing, especially if rusted. The TA28 will be a far better build and sounds in great condition. I have a TA28 parts book so let me know if you need any info from it.

So you found steering arms then? Good stuff!

The sale of the 180B didn`t go through, but I`m still buying the Celica! I`ll let you know if I need any info, thanks for the offer!

I`m out at work now, was supposed to stay on the boat for three more weeks, but I just got word that I`m going home tomorrow! Hooray! I`ll make a project thread for the Celica when I get back home, if there`s interest for it?

[The Doctor]

YES!

[awex]

The Celica!

[banpei]

Looks excellent!

[parrot]

The car or the girls!

Looks a great pickup!!

[banpei]

Hey, where did those pics go to?