1985 Toyota Corolla for sale by owner - Los Gatos, CA - craigslist (2025)

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Up for sale to a good home is my 1986 Toyota Corolla GTS “AE86.”

This car has been meticulously restored and modified by a professional shop, a top tier mechanic, and a long time AE86 enthusiast over a period of many years. A well-known Honda tuning shop in the Bay Area performed all the initial custom fabrication for the engine swap and all the chassis work. The shell was taken down to bare metal and fully stich welded, critically reinforced, seam sealed, and caged. The F20C engine was custom mounted into the car without using any off the shelf kits, including cutting and fabricating a new transmission tunnel. The swap was subsequently completed by a well-respected mechanic, who also added in A/C and hydroelectric power steering. The car was painted, and all the trim was replaced with new OEM pieces from Toyota. I subsequently purchased the car, and spent several years sorting and fine tuning it, utilizing 16 years of experience with the AE86 chassis. If you know what you are looking at, you will appreciate the quality and comprehensiveness of the build.

The price is $45k FIRM. I have no reason to sell it, other than I rarely ever drive it, and wouldn’t mind it going to a new appreciative owner.

Engine:
- F20C – Complete JDM S2000 engine/transmission bought with only 2,000 miles on it. Now has 13,xxx.
- Billman X timing chain tensioner.
- Fluidampr harmonic damper crank pulley.
- F22C valve spring retainers and new Supertech valve stem seals.
- Air pump delete.
- Cusco oil catch tank for PCV system.
- Radium air oil separator for valve cover breather.
- Custom intake with Spoon filter.
- New OEM valve cover and hardware.
- Spoon oil filler cap.
- Kevlar coil pack cover.
- New OEM exhaust manifold heatshield and bolts.
- Setrab engine oil cooler with Mocal thermostatic plate.
- Spoon engine and transmission oil magnetic plugs.
- Custom C&R aluminum racing radiator with electric fan.
- Spoon radiator cap.
- New OEM coolant hoses and clamps for engine coolant circulation system (all the small hoses around the intake manifold, and to the oil heat exchanger).
- Silicone radiator hoses.
- OEM exhaust manifold and catalytic converter to HKS Sport exhaust.

Drivetrain:
- Transmission and OE clutch with 13,000 miles on it from new.
- Stainless clutch line.
- New OE master and slave cylinders.
- Custom driveshaft using S2000 front CV, custom center height adjustable center carrier, and AE86 rear half. Recently checked by South Bay Driveline for balance and joint wear.
- 4.3 OEM R&P with OEM LSD rebuilt by Weir Performance with their uprated clutch packs, new bearings and seals.
- New rear axle bearings and seals.
- Rear pinion angle critically set for optimal driveshaft angles.

Suspension:
- Annex Club Spec Pro coilovers 8kg/6kg – true rear. Set for optimal bump and droop travel, with front and rear bump stop heights adjusted.
- Annex BEAMS roll center adjusters.
- New front wheel bearings and dust caps.
- T3 steering knuckles.
- T3 outer tie rods. Bump steer measured and corrected.
- Cusco race tubular front spherical lower control arms.
- Cusco race tubular front spherical lower tension rods.
- Cusco race spherical rear upper and lower 4 links (equal length).
- T3 equal length 4 link boxes.
- T3 rear spherical panhard rod.
- T3 rear traction brackets. Set to level out the rear lower links without excessive anti-tramp.
- OEM GTS front and rear swaybars with Prothane bushings.

Chassis:
- Cusco front lower tie bar.
- TRD door stabilizers.
- SARD dampers front and rear. Additional three SARD dampers (5 total) custom fitted into the interior of the car to prevent chassis resonance from the F20C.
- The entire chassis is stitch welded, inside and underneath, with reinforcements for the front chassis legs and strut towers. The cage is tied into the front shock towers through the front firewall. There is also an X brace across the equal length rear boxes to reinforce them. The cage is also tied into the A and B pillars of the chassis.

Brakes:
- S2000 brake booster and master cylinder.
- Front Mazda FC caliper conversion kit.
- Rear rebuilt OE calipers.
- Rear larger 240sx rotor conversion kit.
- Hawk pads (non-corrosive). Includes new set of Project Mu front and rear pads.
- Stainless brake lines.

Wheels:
- OG bronze Volk TE37 15x7 +0. I bought these brand new old stock. They were sitting on a shelf in boxes since 2004 and have under 2,000 road miles on them.
- Bridgestone RE71 205/50R15 tires.

Body:
- Honda Grand Prix white. Whole car is heavily seam sealed with two layers of rust prevention and paint on the underside, interior, and engine bay.
- All window trim was purchased new from Toyota – not painted black.
- Front and rear JDM bumpers were purchased new from Toyota – not painted black.
- New JDM OE bumper brackets.
- New Zenki JDM front lip – properly mounted.
- All new OE seals all around.
- Front and rear lights and turn signals purchased new from Toyota.
- OEM side skirts with OE end caps and OE rubber trim.
- New locks, door handles, window channel seals, gas cap, window washer nozzles, etc. If it was available new, it was purchased.
- JSP gas cap holder.
- Car was recently ceramic coated with Ammo products. Two layers.

Interior:
- Recaro RSG seats.
- Bride seat rails.
- Schroth seat harnesses.
- Dash cap.
- STACK oil pressure and oil temperature gauges.
- Custom carbon fiber gauge cluster surround for the S2000 cluster.
- S2000 push button start.
- S2000 A/C and fan control.
- Boss steering hub.
- Works Bell Raplix steering hub.
- Carbon fiber horn delete.
- Extended clutch pedal pad.
- JSP billet door handles.
- New OE headlight / windshield wiper knobs.
- Custom easily removable sound deadening using Dynamat products.
- Antigravity battery with reserve start capacity mounted with a Corksport battery tray.

Recently did a full tune up service on the car:
- Engine oil change with Redline 5w40.
- Transmission fluid change with Honda MTF.
- Coolant with distilled water and Honda coolant.
- Diff fluid with Motul P90A.
- Brake fluid flush with Castrol Dot3.
- Valve adjustment, spark plugs, and Redline fuel system cleaner.

Note: I will not respond to generic sounding inquiries. Do not waste my time. No test drives without proofs of funds/payment in hand. No trades unless your vehicle is worth $45k+ unmodified.

1985 Toyota Corolla for sale by owner - Los Gatos, CA - craigslist (2025)
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