corona 18rg?

[volvorolla]

Hi guys first post...
i belive these coronas have the single cam 18r motors? 1980 TOYOTA CORONA RT132 Private Cars For Sale in VIC - carsales.com.au
how hard and or cost effective would it be to convert it to the 18rg twin cam ? I am in vic btw

[airfireman1]

tooo easy direct bolt in with a few exhaust mods and throttle cable change

[volvorolla]

Hmmmm
Do you need enginers cert? How hard is it to find a 18rg?

[airfireman1]

No same capacity you should just need to fill out a change of engine number engine number will still be 18rXXXXXXXX, literally hundreds have been fitted to first gen celicas all legal

[volvorolla]

shit.... this is looking promising ..
how hard is it to find a 18rg?

[masterofsinanju]

They aren't growing on trees but there are a few still around and all the parts are available, if a little exy.

[airfireman1]

this site is a good start and also ebay

[SilverRA23]

Finding an 18RG is a matter of haunting the forums, ebay, and car club events.

They are about, its just a matter of time.

A Corona would be an excellent sleeper fitted with an 18RG, would surprise more than a few at the lights!

[2004lowlux]

sure would! i may still keep mine if the 1g doesnt end up going in but yeh finding a motor is the tricky part

[Omegaman]

18rg variants are always available on this forum. From fully built, to needing rebuilding at different stages. Maybe $400- to $1500 fully rebuilt one.
See the this tread for all details re 18rg to geu's.
http://www.toymods.org.au/forums/tec...mes-18r-g.html

[Rhyno]

Hi Mate,

Im in the process of doing exacly this, fitting an 18rgu to an RT132 Corona.

It looks a little different to yours as I'm using an '81 front end on a '79 body, but everything bolts up the same.

I reccomend changing the water pump and timing components before you drop the new motor in, as per any motor swap.

Let me know if you have any parts, I am slowly stripping the 81' and getting rid of the body

Kind regards,

Ryan