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Mr 20Valve
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icon10.gif  I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Mon, 29 September 2003 01:27 Go to next message
Picked it up on saturday... A 1980 TE-72 T-18 SE. Very Happy $1500!

Its metallic poo-brown, with a fire breathing 3T-C & some awesome high performance retreads on some shiny steel rims.

The luxury tan velour interior features some classy brown & white central racing stripes, reminiscent of grandmas couch from back in the '70s... Oh, and a genuine woodgrain dash fascia from a plastic walnut tree.

Dunno why i didnt get a car like this years ago instead of the AE-86!!?!??! Shocked Laughing





Now, in all seriousness...

It handles like a boat. Will AE-86 suspension components fit the TE-72? (shocks & springs, specifically)?
will a 2TG twincam head bolt onto the 3T block? if so, what do i need to do it? (the amount i know about T series engines can be written on the head of a pin.... but i'm more than willing to learn! Very Happy ) - dont wanna go injection, im a member of 'Team Povo' now... the less it costs the better, so carbs are the go.

Is there anything else i should know about these cars/engines that i can do to make it a little bit better?

Any & all help would be appreciated.


- Haydn Smile
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Mon, 29 September 2003 06:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
another thing...

what the hell is that belt-driven thing hanging off the side of the engine on the drivers side?

at first glance, it looks like a power steering pump (but it doesnt have power steering Confused ) it seems to be some kind of air pump.... is it part of the EGR or pollution system on the 3T-C?



if no one knows anything about these cars (which i refuse to beleive is the case in a place like this) - can you at least point me towards a link or a website where i can find out how to go about improving it a little.

many thanks. Smile
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Mon, 29 September 2003 08:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
For the 2T 3T head swap - do a search in these forums (it ahs been covered any times over).
The car sounds like a real style master with velour an' all.
the pump that you refer to is an air pump - good for very little except sapping a few HP.
Good luck with it!
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Mon, 29 September 2003 09:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
AE86 rear suspension should be a direct bolt up, also a 4.1 diff is easily sourced for a little extra kick, front suspension im not sure on but im guessing it would be pretty close. best bet with carbs is a set of Solexs, they can be had very cheap for a set ( around $100 if you search around ) manifolds are a little harder but i remember giving one to Rod a while back maybe he still has it.

or you could go a 36/36 IDA Weber and buy a manifold from redline (ive got a carb somewhere you can have )

there are a lot of common things in terms of getting power from this era car ( why do you think i ditched the AE86 for the KE70 Smile ) to the AE86 but the bonus is the parts are easier and cheaper to come by Smile

hope your loving the allmighty power Smile I smell a conversion coming on Rolling Eyes hmm maybe you wont have to change your forum name after all Laughing
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Mon, 29 September 2003 09:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
yeah, i got told to go this

89mm venolia pistons, forged eagle rods, 3T crank, 2TG head, cams carbs/EFI compression

i dunno what half it means tho Very Happy

yeah, i'm lookin for some bigger carbies for my t18, whats the best?? and how much?? or, anyone got any for layin round for sale??

eyah, the T18 is a stlyish beast hey...mines yellow with brown/cream interior, and of course the 'woodgrain'
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Mon, 29 September 2003 14:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Hey! What's the story with this real-genuine-imitation plastic woodgrain! I got ripped off with my T18, no woodgrain for me Crying or Very Sad Cool

Phil
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Mon, 29 September 2003 22:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
yep, its from the rare Japanese Polymer Walnut tree (scientific name Endiandra Plasticus)... I can only imagine how classy this car would have been back in 1980! Very Happy
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Mon, 29 September 2003 23:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hmmm. seems ive gotta cut the pistons in order to whack on the 2T twincam head. thats too much effort for 'Team Povo' i'm afraid... Very Happy

maybe ill just fit a Ram-Flo & make pssshhhhtt noises out the window when i change gears, so everyone thinks it's fast. Wink Laughing Laughing



one more thing, can the rack & pinion steering from an AE71/KE70/AE86 bolt up to the TE72??? the steering doesnt inspire much confidence at the moment & if i can upgrade it instead of fixing the recirculating ball steering (or whatever the fuck it is Confused ) for cheap, ill do it. any clues??

i can hear pick&payless calling me now... Very Happy

[Updated on: Mon, 29 September 2003 23:56]

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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Tue, 30 September 2003 02:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Just chuck in a complete 2T-G. It's a piece of piss to do, and you'll find it's a significant improvement over the 3T-C. I did this exact upgrade in my old TA22 almost 10 years ago (that makes me feel SO old) and I was quite pleased with the results.
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Tue, 30 September 2003 06:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
yeah, it ur a SE, i think thats like the extra feature u get if u got an SE!? The luxury plastic woodgrain is around ur speedo and tacho. did all T18's come with velour trim??? any one got an uncracked T18 dash?? i'd be interested
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Tue, 30 September 2003 23:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Norbie,

any idea how much complete 2TG's are going for these days? (by complete, i mean with manifolds, carbies & all that good shit)
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Tue, 30 September 2003 23:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
No idea sorry. I bought mine almost 10 years ago, and I expect prices have changed somewhat since then. Smile
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Wed, 01 October 2003 02:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cool, no worries. Smile

found a Carina front cut with a 3TGTEU + everything, but at $2000, its worth more than the car. Team Povo wont stand for it! Very Happy
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Wed, 01 October 2003 02:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mr 20Valve wrote on Tue, 30 September 2003 08:52

yep, its from the rare Japanese Polymer Walnut tree (scientific name Endiandra Plasticus)... I can only imagine how classy this car would have been back in 1980! Very Happy


LoL.... man I remember seeing advertisments for the T-18 in magazines and also brochures....... I vividly rememeber one advert that had a goldy/browny metallic T-18 with this guy with half the buttons down the front open.... exposing a.. "then fasionable" hairy chest and a few birds in the back ground getting all hot and bothered over this guy or rather the car he was driving. And to top it all off.... the headline for this advert..... "T-18..........THE MUCHO MACHINE!"

LMFAO!! Laughing
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Wed, 01 October 2003 04:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
SPEEDCORE wrote on Wed, 01 October 2003 12:48

"T-18..........THE MUCHO MACHINE!"

LMFAO!! Laughing



you just gave me my new signature!!!! Laughing
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Wed, 01 October 2003 10:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
[quote title=Mr 20Valve wrote on Wed, 01 October 2003 14:54

you just gave me my new signature!!!! Laughing [/quote]

Do it man!! Very Happy

Ladies.... you have been warned!
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Wed, 01 October 2003 23:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
when you think about it though... the T18 wouldve been pretty 'macho' compared to the other corollas of 1980... Laughing
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Thu, 02 October 2003 01:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
So Haydn, does this mean you'll be changing your name to...

MACHO MAN Smile.

"Na-cho Nacho man, I want to be a nacho man"- Homer Simpson

(btw- this is UFO from the "other" place Smile)
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Thu, 02 October 2003 02:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nah, theres no sense bignoting myself any further... im already well aware of what a pefect specimen of man that i am. *flexes*
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Tue, 07 October 2003 10:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
is this a te72 ? mr20v next car should look like this Shocked

http://img141.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/2/2/1/8/isamu0086-img600x450-1065405878dsc00322.jpg

http://img141.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/2/2/1/8/isamu0086-img600x450-1065405886dsc00323.jpg

http://img141.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/2/2/1/8/isamu0086-img600x450-1065405893dsc00325.jpg
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Tue, 07 October 2003 12:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
nah, that's a TE71 from what I can tell. Almost the same though, same floorpan, engine bay etc. I think it looks sweet Smile

shame we never got them here
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Tue, 07 October 2003 13:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
right click on pictures, u wil see the link n copy and paste that into a browser, you will see its yahoo japan auctions Smile
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Re: I bought a TE-72!!! - questions inside! Wed, 08 October 2003 01:42 Go to previous message
thats looks fucken cool. Cool
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