Fred's 1996 4WD Toyota Carib Z-Touring Wagon
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 6:04 am
This car used to belong to a friend of mine, but failed a WOF on a couple of minor
things and he knee jerk reacted and took rash actions to deregister it (expensive
to make road legal again with new plates) and bought a new car.
I got a text message asking me if I wanted any parts off it and recalled another mate
having one with broken rear window. Then I realised it had the 1.8 litre 7A-FE engine
that can be used to make a higher capacity 20v engine for the KP and the plot was
born to take it from him in whole and part it out between us at the mate's place. I
"owed" him 50 bucks, so I paid 150 and he paid 50 and we went and picked it up.
Then I was thinking about the 4WD that it had and realised it would make a good bush
whacking car so I don't have to abuse my Stagea in amongst the trees to climb my hill.
My mate took the rear hatch and right rear light from it and tried to take some engine
parts, too, but they didn't fit his vehicle with 4A-GE in it. Which left the back of it open
and wet and not very secure. Not ideal for lonely weeks in the bush without supervision.
It sat at his place for a couple of months before and after he took the parts and is still
there now.
Comments welcome! :-)
Original photo: https://twitter.com/FredCookeNZ/status/ ... 8957248512
things and he knee jerk reacted and took rash actions to deregister it (expensive
to make road legal again with new plates) and bought a new car.
I got a text message asking me if I wanted any parts off it and recalled another mate
having one with broken rear window. Then I realised it had the 1.8 litre 7A-FE engine
that can be used to make a higher capacity 20v engine for the KP and the plot was
born to take it from him in whole and part it out between us at the mate's place. I
"owed" him 50 bucks, so I paid 150 and he paid 50 and we went and picked it up.
Then I was thinking about the 4WD that it had and realised it would make a good bush
whacking car so I don't have to abuse my Stagea in amongst the trees to climb my hill.
My mate took the rear hatch and right rear light from it and tried to take some engine
parts, too, but they didn't fit his vehicle with 4A-GE in it. Which left the back of it open
and wet and not very secure. Not ideal for lonely weeks in the bush without supervision.
It sat at his place for a couple of months before and after he took the parts and is still
there now.
Comments welcome! :-)
Original photo: https://twitter.com/FredCookeNZ/status/ ... 8957248512