Snappy 'lil KP!!!

Andrew (The Snappy One), had recently utilized his TE's crumple zones fully and had been on a car search since. After some KE hunting and him losing interest in the sport of drifting (being the hot blooded touge enthusiast that he is), decided to get a small featherweight to be fully prepped for attacking the touge.

Thanks to BCM Tan (12), he had landed on a pristine condition (almost) KP60 Toyota Starlet. This little bugger has a 2K engine running off it's 720kg (odd) curb weight. The 8-valve OHV 1.0 L (993 cc) 2K was produced from 1969 through 1988. The rough output of this little engine was 45 hp at 5600 RPM and 66 Nm at 4000 RPM, which at that time is rather good considering that the Kelisa EJ-DE (989 cc petrol DOHC 12-valve engine with electronic fuel injection system) produces 54 HP at 5200 RPM and 88.3Nm at 3600 RPM! The beauty of this little engine is that the intake and exhaust are on the same side of the engine head leaving the other side free to accomodate the spark plug and push-rods.

This snappy little car was a beautiful purchase as the body condition and structural integrity was very well kept (for a 27yrs old car). The interior is still in pristine condition, the rear boot absorbers were still holding up, and it came along with 13"x5" alloys and some little extras :P

After BCM Tan (12) helped to complete the grant transfer inspection, Andrew (The Snappy One) came over to drive it a bit and we all had some fun doing a few doughnuts at a sandy patch somewhere in BM. Even the FF cars were joining in the fun with Lao San and Tommy's (sticker man) car.

But alas, the fun was shortlived. The next day, Andrew (The Snappy One) wanted to drive the KP home but to his dismay found that the engine con-rods had knocked themselves silly. So after a couple of worrying days, a number of solutions came up and each were thoroughly thought through and the only feasible one is to complete the pending SC Vios, and initiate the KP project - "Snappy 'lil KP".

With other options posing immensely diluted timelines, and a replacement 5K engine costing RM1500, the "Snappy 'lil KP" project will be initiating sooner than expected.

Acknowledgements to BCM Tan (12) for keeping a keen eye out for this car and doing all the runner duties, BCM Henry (Hush Puppy) for helping to resolve the TE and KP ails plus running around a fair bit.

Finally, congratulations to Andrew (The Snappy One) on acquiring this most recent project car. We'll be looking forward to using it as a billboard! :P

p.s. Curb (kerb) weight is the total weight of a vehicle with standard equipment, all necessary operating consumables (such as motor oil and coolant), a full tank of fuel, and not loaded with either passengers or cargo.