This 24 Hours of Lemons Toyota Starlet race car is getting an engine swap: a Suzuki V6.
1983 Toyota Starlet - H27A V6 Swap The first steps after getting the car in a slightly less stanky state were to chop up the trunk floor for a fuel cell. I didn't want to go through the hassle and expense of a fuel cell but the stock tank was rotted out, and there are no spare Starlet parts left to be found. It's only a 12 gallon cell, so no real racing advantage either. I also had to filet ...
1983 Toyota Starlet - H27A V6 Swap| Builds and Project Cars forum
The Starlet was the last hurrah for the RWD econobox. For that reason alone they are pretty cool. The rotary swap is pretty common and will definitely make you soil your unmentionables. There were still a few floating around when I worked for a Toyota dealer in the early '90's.
The most fun cars to drive I've ever experienced were mid 70s to mid 80s cheap Toyotas. I love the E70. The AE86 is magical. The AW11 is glorious. The Celicas of that era were super fun and the RWD Starlet is one of my dream cars. That era of Toyota largely went away in the mid 80s (except the MR2) when it mostly switched to FWD. Obviously weridos like me are not the core of the cheap new car ...
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