Immaculate TE71 Corolla Levin Zenki Version

Really Nice and well kept Te71 I found from the Ireland site http://www.ae86irl.com/forum./index.php wish I could restore mine to this mint and classic condition. But the wheels are a tad to small for my liking.

Te71 Corolla Levin & Sprinter Trueno

The TE71 Corolla and Sprinter comes in a few guises and body shape from the sedan, liftback, hardtop and the coupe. But the highest spec and highly desirable Levin & Trueno comes only in the coupe body. So we will look at the various zenki and kouki models that are only offficially offered in Japan when it was launched in the 80s.

The corolla coupe catalogue

Slanted nose of the zenki sprinter trueno

Slanted nose of the kouki sprinter trueno

Early models of the corolla levin

Late model of the corolla levin

The various rear lamp of the levin & trueno

There you go the various facelift of the corolla coupe trims and lamps during its life. Sadly it doesn't comes with the quad round lamps which is a common swap for owners lookin to make it more JDM.

Sources Group5 & Ke70.com

Toyota Sprinter Trueno TE27 Video Clip

Found a very nice documented video clip of the TE27 Sprinter Trueno with the title Mr. Ponce. Look at the Toms wheels nice offset there.

D1 GP Kp61 Starlet

Found the Starlet which I posted in my blog not too long ago. Iwai-san was the one piloting the ol-skool, and was a member of the neo-force group. Remember seeing this KP61 competing around 2005 but couldn't make impressive results, but nevertheless it will bring a lot of cheers to ol-skool fans around the globe cause its able to compete with more powerful and newer machines. Kudos to Iwai-san.



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TE27 Catalogue

I was flipping through my mags and found this old catalog in one of the shelf. Its very impressive to look at the spec sheet, with 118hp, 190km/h max speed, was a fast car in those days.

Fender arches in standard trim

Is it teaching us how to heel and toe to get the most out of the car

Only two colors to choose from, that's why we see lots of TE27 in this colors

Tyres from those days are bad

JCCA 09 TE27

Found some really nice looking TE27 from the JCCA 09 held in Tokyo Japan, early this year from auto-otaku.com. The grandfather of the famous Levin & Trueno AE86 was out in full force which shows that these classics are still sought after and preserve in the JDM-Land as much as in other parts of the world. Most of them wears green and orange color.

The Trueno face TE27 Corolla.

A row of Truenos

TE27 with TRD mild offset wheels

Rear view of the Trueno with 4 quad lights

The odd one out in white color

2T-GEU good for 115ps in stock form with mikuni carbs

Levin with TRD spoiler and Tosco Racing wheels, just perfect....

240Z & TE71 Nostalgic Car Chase

Found this 80's car chase in MotorMavens . Its really hilarious looking at the cars being driven so hard with all the body roll and the gutsy lady cop not bothering to give up chasing the bad guy. Pity the TE71 & 240Z, its like bumper car to them....

The Toyota Starlet KP6#

From Wikipedia :

The 60 series, introduced in 1978 was better known, being the first to be extensively sold outside Japan. It was offered with 993 (KP60 2K), 1,166 (KP62 3K) and 1,290 cc (KP61 4K) engines. Three-door and 5-door hatchbacks were offered in export markets, although a distinctive 5-door wagon variant was sold in Japan, Hong Kong and Germany. Trim levels were Standard, Deluxe (DX), GL, XL, S, and SE.

In 1980 the car was facelifted to include square headlights and a second facelift followed in 1983 to incorporate a slant nose front end, and lower hatch opening.

The KP61 was the only Starlet ever sold in the USA from 1981 to 1984, until the Corolla FX replaced it in 1985. The 1981–1982 models came with standard 5-speed manual transmission and tachometer. It is an equivalent to other markets' S model. The 1983–1984 models were additionally offered with Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) with the 4K engine, but with 4-speed manual transmission, and similar to other markets' XLi model.

Specifications:

Production	1978–1984
Body style(s)	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon
Layout	FR layout
Platform	P60
Engine(s)	2K, 3K & 4K
Transmission(s)	K40 (4-speed) K50 (5-speed)
Wheelbase	91.5 in (2324 mm)[1]
Length	90.6 in (2301 mm)[1]
Width	60.4 in (1534 mm)[1]
Height	54.3 in (1379 mm)[1]
Curb weight	1,652 lb (749 kg) [1]
Fuel capacity	8.8 imp gal (40 L; 11 US gal)[1]

The original stock standard KP Starlet.

Bug Eye version

Nicely done up KP "Bug Eye with N2 Arches"and bullet fender mirrors.

The Starlet KP6# are one of the better known small hatch rwd from japan. Its nimble handling and good handling characteristic are one of the reason enthusiast turn this granny old mobile into a serious driving machine. Most owners chuck out the old 2k/3k & 4k in favor of the famous 4age or other more powerful and bigger engine such as SR20, CA18, 3SGTE and etc. The handling department can be enhance using the hachi-roku suspension and axle with minimal mods.

Mighty Starlet with MKII wheels and arches

Notice the oil cooler.

Slam to the max.

Spartan Interior

4k TRD spec engine with bikes carb

There are other hardcore Starlet owners which use back the original engine but brings it back to its former glory using hard to get TRD parts to push it to a higher limit. Check out the project thread here.

Running in TS Cup in the nostalgic race.

Its use for D1 Drifting although with little success and also for autocross around the world.

Pics sources from Wikipedia, Speedhunter, Driftworks and Auto-otaku