Corona XL details

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

My mate is swapping/trading me his 1987 Corona XL soon and im just wondering what the hell all the details mean.

he emailed me last night with this:

bettys details are
toyota corona XL 1987
rego nd1105
Model STI5 0-T-tends-OTHd (not sure about this last letter its a bit dark
at the mod or an L)
533
engine 13-09-533441
Frame STI5 0 9011699

Kms 183920

(he named his car betty :p - so cute/ghey haha)
i *think* its a 1.8 carbie, NZ new.

its got home job tints(that need replacing), a stereo, cannon exhaust, alarm, front remote locking (its 4 door - we put a central locking kit in the front a couple of years ago), 15" mags which rub on the rear guards with ppl in the back, custom red (painted interior) - dont forget the seat covers, (massive bus size) steering wheel cover and seatbelt pads! (fu*k i hate those!)

so - question is - is it any good? what can i do to it? what motor is in it, what mods would be a good/easy upgrade etc?

[fuel]

It will be an ST150.

If it's 1800cc, it could be a 1S or a 4S motor.

[Alex B]

Why would you want to mod an ST150?? There is one in dunedin with neons and a GT wing but thats another story

What could you do to it?? 3S-G(T)E it of corse

[Leon]

Rust rust rust rust rust

Slow as hell, but should be relatively cheap to run. Engine ought to go damn near forever.

Buuuuuut, don't waste your money doing anything to it. Something like this, just buy it, run it into the ground, and ignore it until it dies.

My parents had one for donkeys years, and it was a tough old nail, other than requiring major rust work every six months.

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

yeah it sounds like a tractor last time i seen it - but none-to-minimal rust!

how easy would it to be to 3SGE it?
spose i'd need a computer and everything..
hmm i do have 2x TD03's in my shed... maybe whack em on
spose id need some computer or something for that too...

[Alex B]

a front cut prety much, AFAIK you could buy them in GT-R spec from factory.

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

AFAIK you could buy them in GT-R spec from factory.

eh?
care to explain to "teh n00b"?

[AE85coupe]

GTR spec, came standard with 3sge or something similar. you could try find a front cut somewhere

sooo not worth the money

buy a rwd corona, cheaper and way way more fun

[Ae92typeX]

took one with a 1S down to the drifting last weekend. as said, not really a power house, but I was impressed with the fuel mileage. didnt even use 3/4 of a tank from auckland, to rotorua, around rotorua for two days and back to auckland.
from a mechanical pov, also great to work on- everything in standard servicing is SOOOOO easy to get at.
oh, do good key poppers also!

[ee904age]

AFAIK you could buy them in GT-R spec from factory.

eh?
care to explain to "teh n00b"?

Ive got a GTR, got all the extras like aircon, electric everything, spotlights, a fridge, and a 3SGE!

[NZcelica]

I'll sell you an AT150 and you can go all out and put a 4AGE in it
And yes we have an ST171 GTR aswell....got sleeper!
ST150 GTRs are rare and most are auto, but they make for one hell of a sleeper. The ST150s also came in just GT form where the had steel wheels and not quite as much bling but same 3SGE