[98rvseca]

The Rolla

1998 AE102 TOYOTA COROLLA RV SECA
7A-FE ENGINE
5 SPEED MANUAL
INCA SILVER IN COLOUR

Hi guys, i'm 16 at the moment and will be getting my licience in a couple of months and i'm just wondering what sort of mods would look good on my car. (Engine, suspension,wheels,visual etc) Thanks guys. Comments and opinions are welcome.

Liam

[petter]

http://www.twincam.i...showtopic=42364

[98rvseca]

petter, on Jan 30 2010, 10:37 PM, said:

http://www.twincam.i...showtopic=42364

Thanks man, are they some engine mods?

[98rvseca]

One of the first things i'm going to do to the car is get the darkest legal tint you can get, and lower it with some KYB shocks and maybe some King springs? Also would a whiteline sway bar or strut brace be ok? Would it improve handling dramatically? Thanks

[nknoxy12]

i say personally just leave it as is till you get some confidence. no point modifying it then thinking you have the sickest car out there and you'll crash you may not think that now but you will..

save your cash and when you start driving then start doing suspension leave engine for a later time as you will find you'll see the costs involved and wanna sell to upgrade to something with more power as standard

kyb excel g struts are good, whiteline swaybars are worth the money (pay extra for the adjustable ones), strut brace is worth it, lovell sport lows or king springs lows are worth doing only when you do the struts at the same time... with all this handling would be greatly improved

it looks nice as is so dont touch the visuals, wheels suit the car good size, when you start putting a loud muffler on, dropping it on its ass the police start to take attention

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 30 January 2010 - 11:51 PM

[98rvseca]

Thanks man for the advice!

[Adjacent]

suspension > powrah

[MR AE101]

Id say just for now get the tints done and the shocks and springs save your money until you get on your p plates

[98rvseca]

Well, i won't be modifying the car while i'm a learner, when i get my p plates and have quite a lot of confidence i'll start modifying and it will be great. So everyone thinks I should upgrade the handling first before the engine? Thanks

[hosking]

nice car mate, i have the seca version, all ive done to mine is changed the wheels and put an exchange motor with low km's runs like new, when do you get your p's, how km's has your car done cheers ben

[Casey-G]

Definitely wait till you have an independent license, full time job, and a clear idea of what you want out of a car.

I almost turned my first car into a cash pit but thankfully i saved up, sold some stuff and bought a car that had engine and suspension mods already done, turned out much much cheaper that what i was originally intending to do with it. Even though i have now turned this car into a cash pit, i dont regret it, even though it isn't running yet.

[JordyCharlieBoz]

I second the above. Dont sink your money into it before you really know what your getting yourself into.
I personally would do so many things differently if I could have a do over but its all learning. Make sure you not modding your daily as it can be annoying to get it all back together by tomorrow to go places. And make sure you have money saved it fix mistakes.

[Blue Hornet]

if you want a bit more pep get a 2 inch cat back exhaust with a single resonator and silent muffler, its undertectable as all you see is what looks like std muffler but it has a 2inch pipe front and back. I had one on mine when my kids were little.
All you hear is engine noise ,perrrrfect

[98rvseca]

Hey guys thanks for the replys. The car has 116,000km and I should be getting my p's later this month.

[Adjacent]

I will also state!

AE102 is for the boys that do not know about the AE92.

[Blue Hornet]

ae92's are vintage dude lol

[Hiro Protagonist]

Adjacent, on Mar 3 2010, 11:01 PM, said:

I will also state!

AE102 is for the boys that do not know about the AE92.

In my case, the car was free Still, when my vision is complete I wouldn't swap it for ANY AE92

This post has been edited by Hiro Protagonist: 05 March 2010 - 08:57 AM

[hosking]

i agree with you %100, i love my 102