JspeXAE102 Build Thread (+ a lil bit of history)

JspeXAE102 Build Thread (+ a lil bit of history)

So this project begun in summer 2002. While I was a junior in high school I discovered the CThree racing forum. At the time there were lots of haters on other forums telling me to just get another car, perhaps a civic (there still are, I *heart* haters). Why would I want another car with the same amount of power? And why would I want to have a car every guy and his mom would modify? I was sure the corolla platform is just as potent as the 120HP SOHC civic everyone else has. So I just took it as a challenge and I began planning for greatness! (don't get me wrong, I still like working on Hondas.. especially the K20 swapped RHD EG my buddy owns)




mods were few and far between because I was poor (still am), which was a good thing in disguise because the douche bag Duwayne (BladesM3) did not get a chance to scam me.

I begun by doing minor suspension work, springs, struts, strut bar but most of the original mods has been upgraded. At that time I also decided to do some body work, the beige has got to go!

I used what monies I saved up to import a JDM FX front bumper, I also took some time to learn plastic welding and modified a front lip to fit





I'm also not much of a audiophile so sound deadening = deleted




Fresh paint!!!





Alarm stealth install, I also put in the clutch pedal, good things are yet to come!




At this time I felt that I outgrew my suspension setup sooo...


Cusco Zero2


Whiteline 20MM adjustable

SuperPro front sway bar bushings

Front control arm bushings (caster +++increase!!!)

Rear control + trailing arm bushings!

TRD Japan 3pt front strut bar (AE111)

Rear disc conversion!

And of course, light weight wheels.. Gram Lights 57c by Rays Engineering



begun by rolling fenders

Rear swaybar comparison

front control arm bushings installed

pulling the old POS rubber bushings out










You can't have this kind of suspension setup while rolling around in the stock seats soo..




So whats next? Get rid of the POS slush box!

5spd FTW

I *heart* Motul

TRD!

Speed Source PLZ

out with teh old, in with teh new!

byeee


Somehow I decided 7/5 kg/mm wasn't stiff enough so here comes 10/8 from SWIFT





Interestingly coilover springs are universal YET a pair (2) cost as much as a set (4) of lowering springs!!!






It was 2007, all cars had LED taillights and so should I




SOOO What's next?

NOPE... LOL even though I spent the last 4yrs learning about forced induction.. I decided to go NA.. afterall NA is BEST

*********************************MOD LIST*********************************
Engine:
Toyota AE111 4A-GE "blacktop"
EFI Hardware 105mm ITB Velocity Stacks (X4)
HKS 4-1 Race Header
SARD high flow cat
TRD Japan catback exhaust
NST Pulley kit
Splitfire 8.8mm spark plug wires
NGK Iridium spark plugs
Buddy Club Racing Spec Condenser
Pivot Ground Wires
NRG ground terminal
Cusco Oil Catch Can
Trust Oil Cooler, Radiator
TRD Thermostat
Billion Radiator Hose
Speed Source polyurethane engine mounts

Drive Train:
Toyota AE111 C160 6 speed LSD transaxle
Racing Gear flywheel
Exedy Stage 1 clutch
Speed Source steel braided hydraulic clutch line
Speed Source solid shifter cable bushings
TRD Short Shifter w/ solid Shift base bushings

Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:
Cusco Zero2 Coilover/dampeners w/ F & R upper pillow ball mounts & Camber Plates
Swift 10/8Kg/mm Springs
SPC Rear Camber Bolts
TRD Japan 3pt front strut tower bar
TRD Japan 28mm front sway bar
Whiteline "oversized" rear sway bar (20mm, 3ways adjustable)
SuperPro front control arm pivot, caster, and rear trailing arm bushings
Cusco/Safety 21 4pt roll bar
C-pillar bar
Do-Luck floor bar
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15X7 Rays Engineering Gram Lights 57C (gunmetal)
Rays Engineering Extended Duralinum lugnuts
205/50/15 Falken Azenis RT-615
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Powerslot front rotors
Hawk HP+ pads
AE111 Levin rear disc conversion

Exterior:
Toyota Japan AE101 FX front bumper
Toyota Japan AE101 Koito Crystal Black Housing Headlamps
DC2 ITR front lip (modified to fit)
Toyota Japan AE101 sedan rain guards
Adjustable front license plate bracket
Hella Micro DE Ion Yellow fog lamps
ModExpress 6000K bixenon HID
JDM AE100 BZ Touring OEM side skirts
EDM AE101 rear bumper
Toyota Japan taillights w/ superflux LED conversion
Toyota Japan trunk panel w/ custom license plate relocation
M3 rear lip spoiler
Custom painted IS300 Graphite Grey Pearl (1C6)
35% tint all around
Toyota SE Black Pearl badges
Circuit Hero tow hook

Interior:
Recaro Profi SPG driver seat w/ MemoryFab Super Low rails
Recaro SRD (suede) passenger seat
Willans 6pt camlock harness (blue)
ATC Competition Steering Wheel
NRG Short Hub & Quick Flip
interior fully reupholstered w/ black sued w/ blue stitching
CyberSpeed adjustable shift knob
Cusco ebrake button/knob
Razo Competition Ti adjustbale gas pedal, dead pedal and floor plate
Defi VSD Concept HUD
oil pressure, oil temperature and water temperature gauges
Custom made center console triple gauge pod

ICE:
KDC-X991 Kenwood excelon CD/MP3/USB headunit with g-sensor
JBL 180.2 Amp
JL Audio 6.5" XR Component set w/ dome teweeters & crossovers
custom fiberglass door speaker pods
Infinity Basslink

Future Mods:
JDM AE101 Chargespeed Power Folding Mirrors (to be installed)
Weapon R Engine Dampener (to be installed)
Ultra Racing rear strut bar & side under brace
Cusco front under brace
Fastbrakes Wilwood BBK
Toda camshafts
Toda valve springs
Toda cam gear
TRD 0.8mm headgasket (11.7:1 CR w00t)
Greddy Emanage ultimate w/ AE111 PnP harness

dude nice. where are you from. all i see in your location are squares. are you in japan or something? i see lots of jdm goodies there! damn texas sucks!!! no jdm importers!!!

i really like what uve done on your corolla, after all 7th gen are THE BEST EVA!!!!

damn i need a job to get back on my projects..... *sad*

Wow. Good build up thread! Lot's of history with that car. You forgot to mention the EDM rear bumper though with relocated license plate... haha

I think that's even sexier than the front bumper conversion.

This makes me want to trade in my car and get a 7th gen myself... hmmmm

Damn straight!

nah, I live in northern california. I forget some people don't have the japanese font pack installed on their PC. Roughly translated from Japanese it says "Gunma, Japan" There's a place in Denton Texas called JHOT Imports that gets containers in from Japan every month or so. I currently work @ http://www.memoryfab.com

Yea, I wanted to take some new (smaller) pics of that

Here are some clues about whats next to come:


thanks for teh compliments

you know what dude, your gonna be my "the go to guy" for my project. but thats wehn i get the $$. basicly i wanna do everything you have done(minus the fx bumper its to extreme for me), and i know you wanna do itb too, so do i.

haha corolla chafita is gonna stalk you now...

haha first me, now jspex. LOL

ITBs? Damn. Keep up posted. I'm guessing those mirrors are the Japanese electric folding ones. Can you get the electric folding ones for the AE111? I'm dying for a pair.

ummm... I perfer hott female stalkers

yup yup, AE100 power folding mirrors.. I had them for a while, just don't have time to install them and I'm not looking forward to routing 4 wires through each door grommet.

I'm thinking about anodizing the stacks blue

So who'd care to guess which motor i've been eyeing?

oh oh oh 2C!!!!!! 40mpg FTW!!!!

Very nice!

I'm not too sure about your turbo vs NA opinion, though..

rollatuner... rocking a new sig i see...

Very nice dude! Whatever happen to Alby13?

LOL

I haven't heard from Alby13 in a long time. Perhaps the Corolla is sold and gone?

good job man, car turned out real good.

*did you go to school for all of this? or just street smart?

nice job on your car,i see you used good quality brand not those cheap brand and all you need to do is swap a black top for n/a specs.

very nice......

looking good man, i really wish i could have kept the old '94 i used to drive. all of these threads ive been seeing lately are lighting a fire under my ass to get the gts rolling. i think im going to sell off the whole turbo setup and go with a carbed highcomp 7age largeport to better suit the chassis. looks like i may have to change my name to turbo2zzge soon.

Easy... a 4AGE BT 20V.

Open ITBs is dehhh s3><!!!!

I'm thinking of the same thing, after all "it" already has a 6-speed LSD tranny. Hehe.

not all of them... i have pulled an automatic off of a blacktop for an rwd swap.

Nice pics of your progress!

nice JSP!! let me know when you have time for my whiteline sway bar and for my damn hood pins dats been sitting in my garage for almost a year lol!

and perhaps Rolling my fenders??

dang looking nice, i need to start working on my car again.

Oh.. "it" meant my car. Hehe.

JLee: LOL to each his own, I'm just not a huge fan of turbocharged FWD, AWD or RWD like your MR2 is another story

plu: Alby still has his rolla I believe.. but i think he's done modding, he's a buddy on my myspace.. he always seem like more of a BMW guy.

Phan: I just took a summer of intro to autotech while in high school.. other than that there's a wealth of info and DIY available on the internets.

xplicit: yup, that's the plan

turbo4age: yea, same her bro.. I had parts stacked up for months that I haven't installed and I just got this car rolling again after multiple drivetrain problems. I started this thread to hopefully give me a push to start working. Can't believe you're selling you 4AGTE, I been following your build thread for a while.

DOT: yup, you know it. I am so jealous that dionel found that C160. I'm currently looking for a swap with the same 6spd LSD tranny.. If you look carefully at my arsenal, I already picked up a 6 speed conversion tranny mount bracket from japan. Now I'm just looking for a full swap that wouldn't break the bank.

Legit: I don't own the fender roller, just rented it for a day. I know machiii has one and they'll be able to roll your fenders. oh man the RSB is a PITA to install..I'm not sure if I'll have any free time to help you out.. this new job is exhausting.

Once again, thanks for the support guys.

Nice setup.

wow u've been through a lot w/ this car.
nice LED taillights. it kinda reminds me of the older civics lol

Where did you get your Motul? I wanna try their 300v motor oil.

I get Motul from Opak Racing (Spoon Sports USA LOL).. my buddys are good friends with them.

Hawt!!!!!!!

Props!