Toyota Corolla Liftback

**ecneret** · August 29th, 2012 07:14 PM

nice thread. hopefully maganda din ang resulta ng mga rebuild projects nyo dito. big fan din ako ng LBs.. naalala ko nung elem/hs days lagi may dumadaan sa amin na color white/dirty white, tapos wala na rear seat, sub/box na lang yung nandon tapos grupo sila e mga naka-team toms na sticker sa ws... sobrang cool nga nung mga yon... afaik, mga taga-las piñas sila... doña manuela subd. yata...

**jhayboo** · August 30th, 2012 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by dr. d

it appears to be a 1981 corolla LB (liftback). an official model back then. i had one before.. carburated 1300 (4K) engine, 5 speed.. very light and responsive steering.. drove great! made me feel young! i still wonder from time to time why i sold it.. its only problem then was the lack of rear passenger space.. ah yes! my second baby was born.. hence the sell..
since it's old, your foreseeable problem would be sourcing spare parts, especially body parts. also, it was rumored that the manufacturer then, had to scrimp on the rustproofing, to keep costs down.. but it was only a rumor.. (?).. best you inspect the metal well, justin case..
i consider it a cheap alternative to a midlife crisis car (most of us cannot afford a red porsche..)
there's a (purportedly) rebuilt yellow unit somewhere.. for sale for 100K or so..
heyy... where're the windshield wipers?
btw, if you look carefully, those two red LBs are different variants.. perhaps 1 or 2 years apart?

got your point bro, thank you!
but overall performance what can you say about this car?

im planning to modify it like this:
is it worth it?