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Re: Realistic registration/repair costs to get a car on the road
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Mon, 24 May 2004 15:01
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It really does depend who you get to do a roadworthy!
Although i must agree i had st141 coronas since i got my L's. They are so much fun to drive too. Plus if you have a couple spare cars (cheap as hell to pick up down here, i have 2 spares) who cars if you hit a tree out rallying it or run over a stump and break something underneath. Thats what i miss now that i have a celica, not caring!!
I Wrote off my first corona 6 days after getting my license (got a little to friendly with a truck) and the second one my brother is now driving. (got another one spare sitting in the paddock) Although he just got a canary and requiring a bit of work, but mainly little stuff and a major oil leak in the engine bay which has been that way since i changed the head (cam housing alters slightly depending on the age of the motor)
But a spare car is always good, I bought my second corona for $150 and had it registered and roadworthied for the cost of registration plus the cost to get ball joints replaced.
In my experiance, Coronas with over 180 - 190k (2 of my coronas needed them and several friends cars) usually need ball joints. I think i paid 100-150 to get these fitted, but i wasn't quite so confident with cars back then.
And quite often a windscreen is a common requirement.
In my experiance i have never had any problems with uni joints, i have replaced 5 diffs and the uni's feel fine (are roadworthy too)
Another prob is the paper seal on the diff housing (back plate) and the axle seal go, but silicon works good to solve this problem, according to a friend of mine (mechanic) the paper seals are a waste of money.
Yeah a radiotor flush is generally in order, but when fiting it again, its a good idea to park the car on a decent slope or jack up the front end, so that you don't get any air locks (can cause head aches, and i've heard engine damage, never witnessed damage personally) or you can pull the heater hose off and stick a hose on it till bubble stop coming out of the radiator (leaving cap off)
Apart from that the 2 litre motors are as tough as guts, as long as you use coolent. Thats where i went wrong, i learnt my lesson of the importance of coolent the hard way. My old girl still runs and i'd hate to think how much piston slop would be present now, you could shake the pistons when i did the head 15 months ago!
Now that i've rambled on a whole heap, have fun and any further questions, just give us a yell and i'll try and help out.
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