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  1. Well..if you buy it...congrats ! It will be a fun ride...it seems to be a Sprinter Liftback... These cars, especially the Sprinter, is best left with subtle mods due to its rarity. I would say just do a restoration and some simple mods like upgrading the suspension and brakes and maybe the engine. Two ways to go about it....you can do a complete GT conversion (GT is the Liftback and Hardtop equivelant of the Trueno which only came in Coupe form and just a grade in the E70 and earlier series). This is going ot cost a fortune and hard to do because GTs are hard to come by and when you do its quite pricey. Second option is what you probably seem to be wanting to do...do a resto-mod. Most of the AE86 aftermarket parts fit the E70....and there are PLENTY of AE86 aftermarket parts. You can go for second hand AE86 parts but those can get as expensive as new parts. Brake parts can be sourced from Starlets to Honda Fits (which actually are cheaper than trying to find actual upgrades for the E70 liftback. Body parts for this is going to be hard to find...you will have to get them imported. Its starting to get quite rare in Japan and sometimes you have more luck finding it in Australia than in Japan. If I am not mistaken this had lights from a B11 Sunny or something in the back.... Engine...this is going to be a matter of budget, personal preference and what you plan to do with the car. The 4A-GE is quite an easy conversion if you go with the 16v variants. The 20v variants will be a good choice too but you will have to do some modest modifications to turn the FWD designed engine in to RWD. But many in SL have done it with AE85s that plenty of people know how to do it. The 16v RWD engines are the easiest to put in there as its just a simple drop. The 3S-GE will give the most amount of power. So if you want power..sure...but it will require some significant effort to put it in. You will need to upgrade the gearbox. The K50 gearbox will not handle it and you will just break it if you try to use it with the new engine. Go for a T50 (for a 4A-GE) or a W5x gearbox for the 3S-GE (or the 4A-GE if you really want to). The engines and gearboxes have become quite pricey over the last few years. Mind you..if you do a proper build of the 3A, the 3A by itself is quite fun in that car.... Personally I find the 4A-GE a good balance for the E70/E80 Corolla/Sprinter. It is peppy enough for the light body to keep the body well planted. For me the 3S-GE ,although feels much more modern than the 4A-GE, is a bit too powerful for what the car is. It does make you want to push the car more but then it does scare you in to thinking that the car is just going twist up to just break off the tarmac. The 4A-GE does make you want to push the car but within limits to what the stock frame can handle. So..engine choice will be a matter of preference. Keep in mind that the model was designed (by default) to handle 70 - 80 hp with not much torque...and then the Trueno/GT variants got a some additional weld points to be able to handle 110ish hp... You might want to swap the rear-end too...but doing that is a bit tough. You will have to do some mix and matching if you want to come up with a local solution.
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  2. Congrats and all the best for your new project. We have a couple of E70-series corolla enthusiasts here. @kmeeg is one of them, as I recall. You might also get some valuable advice from @iRage. The guy knows his old japs. My advice for you is try not to overdo it. From your post, I understand that it only needs some minor mechanical work, although the photos show a couple of alien looking bits and pieces.
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  3. If its normal parcel post or EMS the process is simple, you'll receive a letter requesting you to collect the item at the nearest post office which has a foreign parcel counter, they'll open and inspect the parcel in your presence, then pay the tax and collect the item... if you're a cute girl who is good at making puppy eyes or good at negotiations you can negotiate the tax too DHL offers a service where they clear the item for you but this almost always costs more than getting it cleared yourself
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