95 Corolla project -MA/TX

Hey guys,
My names Shawn. I have recently bought myself a 95 corolla in the hopes of building it up into something different.
Some previous knowledge, Up to this point I have always been into muscle cars not imports. I grew up with my dad driving his 73 mach1 Mustang and even owned a 83 mustang for a couple of years. At the moment im in the US Army and am stationed far from home. I found a link to a custom built 96 corolla that i absolutely fell in love with. Every since Ive hoped to build my own. A couple of days ago i got lucky and found myself a 95 corolla with only 49k original miles for 4k. Runs great and is in great condition. Hopefully soon it will be shipped to my duty station and will begin its transformation! Ive been looking through the forums and have seen some amazing corollas. The best ive ever seen honestly. Its my hopes you guys canhelp me out in accomplishing this project!
Thank you for your time!

Here are some of the pictures taken the day it was bought!
And dont worry those are not my plates and are no longer around lol

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I have a lot of ideas for the car and I would love some help and input from anyone. Tomorrow I will post my ideas and plans to see what you all may think! Thank you!

Welcome to the club, We have alot of white saloon owners which i'm sure will be able to help with your ideas. I'm always happy to help too

welcome to the site shawn, great to see another corolla owner..
we have some amazing members who will all be willing to help out if you need any help / info

quick question, was the custom built 96 corolla that you saw green with a big turbo strapped to it?

Welcome Shawn, just ask away we are all here to help.
The Hulk right Ishaq?

Yeah jamie.. the hulk

Thanks guys! The corolla i saw that got me into this is

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3163080/1996-toyota-corolla/

Idk but i just saw so much potential in corollas after seeing it!

Im hoping to go in a similar direction but a bit simpler. Im currently looking at using a dc2 lip for the front end and staying with the usdm grill (not 100% sure on which exact lip it is)
Also going for a bmw style rear trunk lip. I know i def gotta get some side skirts and a rear lip but im not too sure where to find them or which would be the best style to go for :/ i was thinking about going with subaru skirts and rear valances but i dont know which gen fits? :/ any help?

Welcome along, yes the AE101 has a huge potential! It's good that you've already seen a lot of our cars, to help give you inspiration for yours. I look forward to seeing the mods you have planned

Scaredbait8 wrote:

Thanks guys! The corolla i saw that got me into this is

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3163080/1996-toyota-corolla/

Idk but i just saw so much potential in corollas after seeing it!

Im hoping to go in a similar direction but a bit simpler. Im currently looking at using a dc2 lip for the front end and staying with the usdm grill (not 100% sure on which exact lip it is)
Also going for a bmw style rear trunk lip. I know i def gotta get some side skirts and a rear lip but im not too sure where to find them or which would be the best style to go for :/ i was thinking about going with subaru skirts and rear valances but i dont know which gen fits? :/ any help?

oh yeah thats titos car, he now owns an IS300 lexus which also looks awesome.

they most definety have potential with both engine power and looks..

the lip i have on mine came from an integra dc2 import
Bmw lips are awesome, i have one on mine (car in the sig)
subaru skirts off a classic shape (1995) impreza wrx (need about 1inch cutting off)
Rear spats and valence also off the same shape impreza but they require abit more custom work

hmmm thank you much for that info, im not the greatest with customization work but hopefully ill be able to make it work xD
im just tryin to figure out what would give the corolla the simplest clean look, especially when it comes to side skirts becuz i dont see many around

whered u find those skirts :/ im searching the interwebs but to no avail.
does Toyota Levin Trueno AE111 OEM Side Skirts fit? i hear they are for 2 doors not 4 any truth to that?

Being in the US, your best bet would be scoring some sideskirts from an 8th gen Corolla S. They're rare to find, but I'll hit you up if I score some in my area.

 Oh and welcome to AE101owners!

Scaredbait8 wrote:

hmmm thank you much for that info, im not the greatest with customization work but hopefully ill be able to make it work xD
im just tryin to figure out what would give the corolla the simplest clean look, especially when it comes to side skirts becuz i dont see many around

whered u find those skirts :/ im searching the interwebs but to no avail.
does Toyota Levin Trueno AE111 OEM Side Skirts fit? i hear they are for 2 doors not 4 any truth to that?

this shape subaru, they are already 4 piece, so its easier to take off about 1 inch or so in the centre



you can use gen 8 corolla skirts

the ae101 and ae111 levin are 2 door coupe, the length would be the same but would also require trimming down

iv been told civic 4 door ek ones fit, but im not 100%

you could also try lexus IS300 ones (againg not 100% sure)

hey man welcome! i have some 8th gen s sideskirts for sale along with a bunch of other hard to find stuff. if you need anything, let me or kenny know. between the 2 of us we can get pretty much any hard to get usdm part. and i too fell in love with the same corolla you posted  

^^ Oh yeah!! I thought you had sold them by now for the price you posted. 

If you're gonna buy the 8th gen sides, buy them from kickfli12. Real legit guy do business with. I've done several transactions with him and never had a problem.

thanks guys! very valuable info, atm i may have gotten lucky and found some ae111 oem skirts for cheap that ill give a shot! hopefully once i come back from some field training my corolla project will begin... with some photos as well xD

nice, by the way where are you from?

Im from Mass in the us and am currently stationed in texas

you can actually get an ae111 (levin / trueno (20v)) there?

found the skirts for one yea, and they have a couple down here, needs a lottttt of restoration tho

ah right i see

being so close to the mexico line a lot of people have old cars that they kind of just let sit. its sad :/ so much goes to waste

  sad to hear

depressing right? ... maybe ill just scoop one up lol xD well thats another project for another day i still gotta get this corolla rolling first xD

SOOOO it finally arrived lol and i added some quick things, ive only had a couple of hours to play with it but heres what i have so far





With the sideskirts unpainted just to see what itll look like


and the quick custom intake i built that needs alittle more work but sounds great


more photos and parts to come gotta finish painting the side skirts and the front lip, o and cleaning up that engine bay, but shes runnin strong at 49k
cant wait loving her so far

clean car