Toyota Corolla 1973 - 3K Engine

[ansarghani]

One of my favorite restorations on Pakwheels.. just compare the before and after pics, one cannot believe its the same car.

Abbasi sb you are spot on about the gap b/w the wheel arch and tires, it seems the springs have been changed at some point or there are some healthy spacers.. dropping it a couple of inches will certainly improve the stance.. it will even improve the handling..

Maasha Allah the work you have done is nothing short of superb. One cannot recognize that this the same car. Attention to detail is what sets it apart. Bodywork, trim all are just great.

Only one comment. The wheel arch gap looks a bit cartoonish. Perhaps larger rims with low profile or even regular profile tires will make a huge difference to the look. Have a look at the comparison below:

[Oracles]

Maasha Allah the work you have done is nothing short of superb. One cannot recognize that this the same car. Attention to detail is what sets it apart. Bodywork, trim all are just great.

Only one comment. The wheel arch gap looks a bit cartoonish. Perhaps larger rims with low profile or even regular profile tires will make a huge difference to the look. Have a look at the comparison below:

Or you can cut front springs by one coil and put 1 1/2 inch blocks at the back to get the same stance.

[aquarianstar25]

MashAllah. Lovely.. I have been through the same phase and i can understand how much effort , time and cost is involved in these kind of restoration.. sharing my Ke25

[msabbasi]

Or you can cut front springs by one coil and put 1 1/2 inch blocks at the back to get the same stance.

Cutting the spring lowers the car but has a very bad effect on the ride (becomes bouncy and unpleasant). This is due to the spring rate changing when it is cut.

Properly lowering a car involves CHANGING the springs with a shorter length ones but with the same rate as the old one

[msabbasi]

One of my favorite restorations on Pakwheels.. just compare the before and after pics, one cannot believe its the same car.

Abbasi sb you are spot on about the gap b/w the wheel arch and tires, it seems the springs have been changed at some point or there are some healthy spacers.. dropping it a couple of inches will certainly improve the stance.. it will even improve the handling..

Ghani Sb.,

If there are spacers, then life is easy but if the springs have been replaced, then a trip to Bibal Gunj is in order:)

[Oracles]

Cutting the spring lowers the car but has a very bad effect on the ride (becomes bouncy and unpleasant). This is due to the spring rate changing when it is cut.

Properly lowering a car involves CHANGING the springs with a shorter length ones but with the same rate as the old one

While I agree with the idea of cutting the original springs is a bad idea but in this case original springs seems to be replaced with something not suited for this car hence making it into 4x4 like or "cartoonish" if you will. All the same ride height needs to be adjusted whatever means possible.

[email4faisal]

What I found, that its not the matter of lowering the wheels or cutoff the springs, actually there is need to add skirts on the rear and front fenders. which actually came with this model but unfortunately I dont have one.

[email4faisal]

Or you can cut front springs by one coil and put 1 1/2 inch blocks at the back to get the same stance.

JazakAllah for sharing options but at back side it has KAMANI SYSTEM

[email4faisal]

good good... you were in Karachi, right?

Yes I was in Karachi but now located in Lahore with my ke25

[email4faisal]

Good work. But still needs to change wipers direction.

Yes you are right that there is need to shange the viper direction. InshaAllah I will do this in my next body work which might be at the end of 2014 or in 2015 (Allah SWT knows better)

[FarhanAnwarKhan]

MashAllah. Lovely.. I have been through the same phase and i can understand how much effort , time and cost is involved in these kind of restoration.. sharing my Ke25

so this is your beast...MAA SHAA ALLAH love it seen it many time on rawal road and tipu road..

[mazher]

@email4faisal...this car came in several variants and below r some of the engines that were offered. its definitely worth to consider swapping the 3K engine with one of the below original power plants especially if u want to give it touch of a FUN TO DRIVE car. The 3K at 55hp feels a bit under powered for a car that weighs 880kgs.

T ? 1.4 L (1,407 cc) I4, 8-valve OHV, carb, 86 PS
T-D ? 1.4 L (1,407 cc) I4, 8-valve OHV, carb, 90 PS
T-B ? 1.4 L (1,407 cc) I4, 8-valve OHV, twin carb, 95 PS
2T-B ? 1.6 L (1,588 cc) I4, 8-valve OHV, twin carb, 105 PS
2T-G ? 1.6 L (1,588 cc) I4, 8-valve DOHC, twin carb, 115 PS

[asimrotana]

MASHALLAH, looking cool. How much you spent on this ride?

[email4faisal]

MASHALLAH, looking cool. How much you spent on this ride?

Till today the money which I spend on it (which include also the buying of it in scrap position), it is nearly about 300k

[supraman2jz]

@email4faisal...this car came in several variants and below r some of the engines that were offered. its definitely worth to consider swapping the 3K engine with one of the below original power plants especially if u want to give it touch of a FUN TO DRIVE car. The 3K at 55hp feels a bit under powered for a car that weighs 880kgs.

T ? 1.4 L (1,407 cc) I4, 8-valve OHV, carb, 86 PS
T-D ? 1.4 L (1,407 cc) I4, 8-valve OHV, carb, 90 PS
T-B ? 1.4 L (1,407 cc) I4, 8-valve OHV, twin carb, 95 PS
2T-B ? 1.6 L (1,588 cc) I4, 8-valve OHV, twin carb, 105 PS
2T-G ? 1.6 L (1,588 cc) I4, 8-valve DOHC, twin carb, 115 PS

I own one, a TE-20, have seen exactly 3 others on the roads of Karachi like mine. It has subtle little changes than a KE20.

[mazher]

@supraman2jz...which engine does your car have? 2T or 2TG and how's the performance/pick

[mazher]

@supraman2jz...which engine does your car have? 2T or 2TG and how's the performance/pick

[ansarghani]

Adding side-skirts will not fill the wheel arches..

What I found, that its not the matter of lowering the wheels or cutoff the springs, actually there is need to add skirts on the rear and front fenders. which actually came with this model but unfortunately I dont have one.

[supraman2jz]

@supraman2jz...which engine does your car have? 2T or 2TG and how's the performance/pick

It used to be with a 1T, 1.4 liter engine, the 1st one in the above list. When I was a kid it was replaced by a 4K engine from a KE70 and that's what it currently has. I want to bring this car to it's former glory days so I've bought a 4A-GE blacktop for it.

[Oracles]

What I found, that its not the matter of lowering the wheels or cutoff the springs, actually there is need to add skirts on the rear and front fenders. which actually came with this model but unfortunately I dont have one.

, Faisal fender flares (skirts) were offered in SR5,Levin and Trueno versions only. Yours is not one of them, easy way to tell is from 1/4 panel wheel arches are not factory stamped for flares.

JazakAllah for sharing options but at back side it has KAMANI SYSTEM

I know it has a "KAMANI SYSTEM" that is why I suggested blocks