AE82 Corolla GT

[JT]

hello there. just found this site, as soon i will be looking to buy one of these, as it's one of the fastest things i can afford to insure. (and my dad had a white one ages ago). is there anything major to look out for, and do they rot badly??

[JT]

Alright then, does anyone know anything at all about these?? (like why only the white ones were colour coded!!??)

[greynight]

my best mate has one and he is a toyota mechanic, ive learned that they do rot badly on the front and rear arches along the wind screen uprites and the worst place is on the sun roof. all of which can be fixed. as for the colour coding i beleave the red and the black are also avalable in all in one colour. unfortunatly my mates is metaliic blue and the bumpers have to be plastisied before being painted or the paint will flake. he has done this and i admit it looks quite smart! hope this helps a bit!!

[Chris.S]

Basically the AE82 Corolla was a four seater MK1 MR2 ,it had the same 4A-GE 1600 Twin Cam Engine.

Nearly 90% of them that were sold were white-It was popular in that colour because it looked more sportier.

The only major problem with them is body corrosion normally around the arches and tailgate and can be expesive to put right.

To be honest the later 88 on Corolla GT-i 16v is a much better car doesn't suffer from corrosion as much.Even better are the AE92's built between 1990 & 1992 because the have more bhp (129bhp)

I hope this has helped a little

Chris

[JT]

thanks for the help guys. i would go for an AE92, but because they are known as a GTi-16, they won't insure me. Plus, i heard that the AE82 handles better, and is actually slightly faster, due to it weighing less. i think my main problem will be finding one, as they were always quite rare, so now they'll be even rarer.

trust me though, i've only ever seen factory colour coded white ones, and that's out of red, black, and two horrible gold and peppermint green colours!

also, does anyone know if the strut braces were factory fitted, as the one my dad had had one fitted??

[Chris.S]

They normally had only a factory front strut brace which was painted a metalic grey colour

[waqarv]

hi there, jt, just wondered if you werestill intrested in the corola gt fwd e82, i have 2 ofthem for sale at the moment they are faster than the ae92 , cos they don't have any electrics besides the sunroof , and don't have stuff like e/w, pas, and c/l, if you are intrested in any more info or viewing any of the crola gt's then call 07866064435, good luck in finding one.:P

[JT]

i might be.

U got any general info (e.g. mileages, FSH?, colours, owners, prices...)

where are you based?

[waqarv]

sorry for getting back so late my computer was down, i have a mint black corola gt fwd ae82 its th limited edition model very vry rare in this condition i have already been offered £1550, for it but am in two minds about selling it cos i know fo a fact that i won't find another one in this pristine condition i have just sold a blue one and i alo have a green one that has been resprayed to british racing green, and i also have a corolla gti ae92, call me on 07866064435, or e-mail

SHABANAIMMORTALZ@AOL.COM, or send me your number , thankx.:D

[JT]

hopefully u got mail, m8!:D

[JT]

okay, so i've finally bought one! white, 92k, FTSH, 1 owner from new, 1985.

the sunroof isn't too bad, but it has some rot starting around the top of the windscreen. how can this be put right? obviously the screen needs to come out, but what then? any ideas on cost?

i would like to sort it, as these are the only two bad areas on it!

[Riddles]

You need to find out how bad the rust is. My ae92 is suffering really badly around the screen, but it was hammerited and sprayed (badly) about a year ago. If it is not holed through then you can just take it back to bare metal, fill it and repaint it. However, this is not really recommendable as the rust will just come back again. To get it replaced is obviously the best option, but this is very, very expensive. the best bet is the take it back to bare metal, cleaning off all the rust, then coat whatever metal is left in Kurust (avaliable from any Halfords of car parts store). Give it a good couple of coats then if there is no holes or dents then spray it up again. If the surface is uneven then you will need to fill it a little with a fibre-glass based filler. Its not expensive or difficult to do. The whole operation is fairly simle as long as you can take your time wih it. I'm just beginning to repair mine, three new arches to start with ( :( ) and then onto the windscreen surround. Oh joy....

Good luck,

-RIDDLES-

[JT]

cheers for the info - i had a feeling it would be along those lines :(

still, it will have to be sorted!

luckily for me, the wheelarches are ok on mine - the 1st owner payed extra to have it ziebarted from new, which was nice! B)