http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/ http://www.eblah.com en http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1280878377/ http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1280878377/#num1 Glad there is a website for these amazing cars, I've loved mine for years!
I live in New Zealand, land where all trac's are called Toyota Corolla XL 4wd's, or Carib's.
Mine is a 1989 NEW ZEALAND made example, assembled in kit form in New Zealand and recoginised as being superior to the Jap import models (Carib). It as the short front and rear bumpers
I am the 3rd owner, previously a drug companys company car, then owned by a old fella for 12 years. It had never been driven off the beaten track, and was totally spotless underneath (clean, and rustfree!)
Its a 1600cc twin cam, carb, with the 5sp manual box, power steering, central locking, and thats it!
Its just gone past 350,000km, with all original running gear. I replaced the wheels with 14 inch Mitubishi Lancer steel rims with better rubber.
Its the 2nd Corolla 4wd I've owned, the other a rusty 89 in England a few years ago. Lots of electrics, lots of rust - somebody put a burger in the hole in the front wing, it was a short lived fun affair!
This Corolla was bought specifically for the road I live on, the World Rally Championship road to be exact.
Its called Whaanga road, and is a gravel road the circles an extinct volcano, and doesnt have 100m without a bend, usually 90 degrees. I'll put some footage up here soon as. The Corolla is faily well balanced as a rally car, but snatches at the end of a drift. The extra metal above the back wheels helps to set up for corners, and helps traction out of the loose gravel. Its not that easy to get it to break traction accelerating in a straight line. As I say, diff-lock for no fun but swift progress, difflock off if you want to swedish flick the bends, rally style!
I work for Raglan Surf School, and explore the coast looking for waves whenever I can. The Corolla has crossed rivers about 50cm deep, blasted through mud and grass, driven up the ski fields (with snow!), driven on powder fine black volcanic beaches, and pure white silica beaches, and done 120km down the beach. At 100kph on gravel, its still as stable as 50, impressive! On the motorway, 150kph is its max really, it gets a bit drifty above that.
Black volcanic sand is the only thing I've got stuck in, and that was eventually going to happen!
With 14inch rims, it handles alot better, although the mpg drops in town (better at steady 80kph tho.
I can only find early BMW 3 series (1984-88), and VW Golf G60 mk2 steel rims in 15inch, though it would kill the mpg, whilst improving ground clearance.
Basically, its been everywhere, and been amazing at all of it!
Would like a bull bar, as eventually somebodys going to come round a bend 2wd style (ie-out of control) on my road, its full of rally nuts!
Also, a sump guard would be good, the plastic covers are ok for sticks etc, but will break eventually.
All in all, totally stoked, long may this Corolla roll!
]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:32:57 Alltrac http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1276369673/ http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1276369673/#num1 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:07:53 JedzWagn http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1271257021/ http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1271257021/#num1 Here's the page if anyone is interested: http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=234395670266#!/pages/Rally-Rolla-LeMons-Team/234395670266
let me know if the link works...]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:57:01 The Badger http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1270953447/ http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1270953447/#num1
Great to see this site up and running I've been admins on the Tercel.4wd for a few years and have owned a couple of those boxy beasts. Just got a pretty good deal on a SR5 corolla AWD wagon 900kms away from here in Adelaide for $1800, anyway. I gotta get my mechanic to go over it in the next few weeks and see if I am going to keep it or the Tercel (they are such different cars to drive).

I'm not sure if the pics are working, it's a 1988 with all power options and I just did a drive of 900kms where it used only 60litres of fuel, however around town it seems a lot thirstier. Bonus pic of my old Tercs as well.

Cheers and keep up the top work]]> Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:37:27 DownUnderRolla http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1269914080/ http://www.alltracwagon.net/forum/m-1269914080/#num1 http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad276/dylanbrig/RollaMar29-2010/

Feel free and have a look around! Its quite a bit messy, dirty after a long winter. I'll be detailing it this week hopefully, possibly take some new pics Friday after it has a new muffler and 15" wheels on it.

Right now it has 195/70/R13 Studded winter's on the front and 175/70/13 non-studded winter's on the rear. Switching to 195/50/15- Kumho Ecsta All Season's on some nicer rims.

I want to paint these factory ones this summer while they're off the car, possibly using the same white from the rims to the faded 'Toyota' names on the top right rear, and the rear mud guards! Suggestions? Do I have to scrape that off then paint, or do you think I could carefully mask the rest of it, and put some thin layers of white paint on slowly?

Anyway, I'm interested for your comments good and bad! LET'ER RIP!]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:54:40 dylangumby