Toyota Cavalier? WHAT?

[TokyoNights]

So today I found out that chevy cavaliers are sold as toyotas in Japan,,since when did toyota and chevy have a partnership like that?
Check this out:
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/451000-451999/451781_74_full.jpg

[TokyoNights]

And here are some pics of a chevy cavalier someone is converting to a toyota:
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/451000-451999/451781_1_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/451000-451999/451781_13_full.jpg
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http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/451000-451999/451781_15_full.jpg
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http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/451000-451999/451781_56_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/451000-451999/451781_111_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/451000-451999/451781_110_full.jpg

[DRFT]

yea i heard of this before...check the bomex website too they have a toyota cavilier also..

[TokyoNights]

yeah,thatshit is crazy..cant wait to start seeing jdm tyte cavaqueers :ughd:

[kcolyer27]

Damn i hate cavaliers

[TheTimanator]

old news. As I understand it, the agreement between Chevy and Toyota did not last long...
I read about that back in '01

[psychedelicbeats]

you all notice that sienna tails are identical (if not, made with the same idea) to cavalier tails, right? i was gonna pop in newer sienna tails(the ones in red and white) onto a cavalier cause they look freakin hot

[nightwalker]

yeah, old news. Have old option mags with some advertisements for the Toyota cavalier. It was hellcat aero I believe. Still a cavalier. cavalier=pos

[SilviaDriver]

toyota buys the cavalier and sells them as toyota

[element240]

that is just wrong...

*crapaliers* is what me and my friends call em haha

[Johny5]

trd even makes a kit and overall setup for the car

[AutoDestruct]

Toyota also markets a saab station wagon , this fits in with the GM thing since saab is fully owned by GM. Just like the SaabAru. Everybody is in everybody elses bed when it comes to the car biz.

[smellslikecurry]

that conversion wud have looked hott if it wasnt so riced out

[Phlip]

This partnership started in the mid-late 80's when Chevy was selling rebadged FWD Toyotas as the "Nova," called by my high school auto tech teacher the "toy-let"

[LigouriRd]

This is nothing new, just reversed. The chevy prism was a toyota camry, the pontiac vibe is a toyota matrix. The new pontiac GTO and the older Cadilac Catera are Holden Monaro's. My only comment though: Yeah Gm owns Holden, Saab, Opel, and a coupla more automakers but they do not own Subaru or Toyota...well yet. So far they only have a partnership with them.

[Phlip]

This is nothing new, just reversed. The chevy prism was a toyota camry, the pontiac vibe is a toyota matrix. The new pontiac GTO and the older Cadilac Catera are Holden Monaro's. My only comment though: Yeah Gm owns Holden, Saab, Opel, and a coupla more automakers but they do not own Subaru or Toyota...well yet. So far they only have a partnership with them.
The Prism was a rebadged Carolla, and I agree on all other points, a working relationship in no way suggests ownership, even if only partial ownership

[brianglawson]

oh yeah a cadillac catera was an opel not a holden i do beleive...but yeah, chevy partners up with everyone

[Ricer240sx]

and u notice Chevys new little suv/van/station wagon thingy??? i forget what they call it, but its just a rebaged vitz!

[LigouriRd]

oh yeah a cadillac catera was an opel not a holden -My bad, someone told me that, I should a done more research.
The Prism was a rebadged Carolla-True, the first gen prisms were corolla's the last model was a Camry.

[brianglawson]

and u notice Chevys new little suv/van/station wagon thingy??? i forget what they call it, but its just a rebaged vitz!

no its not a vitz you Ricer, its a daewoo, chevy bought daewoo, moved its name from the u.s. and sells one of their peices of junk under the chevy name....

[Ricer240sx]

really?? it looks jsut like the vitz or maybe i am just a silly ricer ;) lol

[AKADriver]

The Aveo is the Daewoo Kalos in Korea, it replaces the Lanos which was sold here.

[S14DB]

really?? it looks jsut like the vitz or maybe i am just a silly ricer ;) lol
were have you seen a vitz?

[mrmephistopheles]

Canada has a version of the Prius that's essentially a Vitz.
Toyota Cavaliers are OLD news.. I saw them in 99-00 in Okinawa, and I see them almost everyday i go out here.

[old_s13]

am i the only one who thinks that black cavalier actually looks nice?

i mean sure, its fwd so i wouldnt drive it. but, for a POS it sure looks well kept. i'de give the owner props just for taking care of his car and making it look clean, which is much more than i can say for most of us (including myself at this current point in time). hehe

( although, i would definately smoke his shit anytime. )

[AKADriver]

Aside from the random bullshit on the side, I think it looks really well set up.

But, it's a supreme exercise in turd waxing. This is coming from a guy that really likes the first gen Neon. These cars are really badly engineered.. laughable. I'm not sure why Toyota would pick this car of all things out of the GM stable. If I were a Toyota exec, I would have gone for a Truck/SUV.

[mrmephistopheles]

gotta keep in mind the market they were picking for... Trucks/SUVs don't well that well here due to higher road taxes paid for vehicles with more engine displacement..

[matlock]

I also do not think the car looks horrible in certain regards. I agree though it is a bit "ricey" for my liking and I could not handle the FWD. Oh well I guess if it is your cup of tea.

[Phlip]

I'm not sure why Toyota would pick this car of all things out of the GM stable. If I were a Toyota exec, I would have gone for a Truck/SUV.
Because they already have 2 pickups in several various trim levels, and 4 or 5 SUV's, all of which are fundamentally better than the ones that GM would be able to offer them. The carolla, on the other hand, in my opinion, was a piece of shit at the time that they made this deal to sell the cavalier in japan as a toyota. I would also think that now, since the cavalier is a dead model and the carolla has gotten better, that toyota isn't using them anymore.

[AKADriver]

The JDM Corolla in the late '90s was a great car, actually. The US-spec one gets a bad rap without a lot of basis, too. My GF has an '02 Corolla S (still previous gen), it's a nice car. In Japan they had better suspensions and the 4A-GE 20v.

Trust me, any Cavalier is pretty much worse than any Corolla.

The Cavalier wouldn't be cheap to register, either... with a 2.4L you're paying taxes like a midsize to fullsize car for a POS.

[Ghettokracker71]

Corolla > Cavalier,lol.

Only the Z24 had the 2.4 Cav in the 1995+ body style....The base engine,and the Rally Sport engine is the 2.2. (They had the 'z24' badging way before it was actually a 2.4 engine.)

[TokyoNights]

am i the only one who thinks that black cavalier actually looks nice?

i mean sure, its fwd so i wouldnt drive it. but, for a POS it sure looks well kept. i'de give the owner props just for taking care of his car and making it look clean, which is much more than i can say for most of us (including myself at this current point in time). hehe

( although, i would definately smoke his shit anytime. )
I think it only looks decent in this pic:
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/451000-451999/451781_59_full.jpg
I would get rid of alot of the crap though,,blue seats,,rims,,etc..
And I dont know if you would smoke him that easily,,check out his mod list
Engine:

Block - align honed- decked- modified oil passages- bored 0.040 over
Crank shaft- reground- removed casting marks- edged and balanced
Miller Performance oil pan
ARP studs and bolts for the head
main caps and connecting rods
Clevite 77 Main Bearings
Clevite 77 rod Bearings
Wiseco 91mm Piston Rings
Wiseco Chrome-Moly Wrist Pins
Eagle forged 4340 H-Beam connecting rods (balanced
Removed balance shafts - 12lbs from rotating assembely
Gear driven oil pump conversion using a modified 2.3L oil pump and 2.3L drive gear
Turbonetics T3-super60 .48/.63 turbo
Greddy Type-S blow off valve
RKSport ceramic coated turbo manifold
Turbonetics Deltagate Mark 2 external waste gate
Greddy Profec B electric boost controller
Greddy E Manage main unit
Greddy E Manage support tool
Greddy E Manage injector harness
Greddy E Manage ignition harness
Greddy E Manage 3.0kg/cm2 Pressure sensor
Greddy E Manage Pressure sensor harness
Innovative Turbo 3 ply silicone charge pipe connectors
Innovative Turbo T bolt clamps
2.5" Intercooler piping
Greddy turbo timer
Wiseco forged pistons .040 overbore (balanced)
9:1 compression
NOS "Pro Race Fogger" direct port wet Nitrous System
MSD dis 2
F-1 adjustable fuel pressure regulator w/ gauge
RC Engineering 550cc injectors
Ported and polished head
3 angle valve job
CarCustoms Forged stainless steel valves
Mantapart Bronze valve guides
Miller Performance intake cam
Miller Performance exhaust cam
2.3L HO crank pulley
2.3L HO intake manifold welded- machined and port matched
RSM Racing 62mm throttle body
RKSport spark boot inserts
3" downpipe
3" Dynomax Race Bullet muffler to replace the cat
3" cat back exhaust
RKSport upper engine mount insert
RKSport lower engine mount
Casper Electronics O2 sim
EGR sim
Innovative Motorsports LM-1 wide band O2
Car customs huge front mount intercooler
GM A/C Eliminator pulley
K&N cone filter
Auto Trans Interceptor electronic shift kit
Blue silicone hoses
NGK TR6 spark plugs
Blue wire loom
Various painted parts
Custom made "2.4 HIGH OUTPUT" IDI cover
MSD in line fuel pump
Optima red top battery
Powder coated alternator
Powder coated Intake and exhaust cam housings
Powder coated IDI cover
Powder coated timing chain housing and cover
Powder coated water pump housing
Powder coated strut tower brace ends
Powder coated intake manifod
Powder coated charge pipes

Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:

Ground Control coil overs (Eibach springs)
Monro front strut mounts
KYB GR2 struts and shocks
Eibach rear sway bar kit
RKSport camber kit
RSM front strut brace
RSM rear strut brace
18X7.5 Riax Seca wheels is gloss black
225/40/18 BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW2 tires

Interior:

Pro Car by Scat Rave 2000 seats
JDM Toyota Cavalier sun visors
Carbon fiber and chrome shift knob
Isotta Nivola RT steering wheel
Autometer dual pillar gauge pods
Autometer air/fuel ratio gauge
Autometer N2O bottle pressure gauge
Autometer boost gauge
Autometer tach
Aluminum and carbon fiber look pedals
Grey front and back seats from a 95 Z24
Fiber glassed gauges into dash
Reupholstered door panel sections in blue
Removed center arm rest to mount N2O bottle
APC white face gauges
Clear climate control knobs with blue backing
carbon fiber look climate control backing
Billet aluminum cigarette lighter

Exterior:

RKSport Import Fighter front bumper
RKSport Type-J side skirts
Custom fender flares
Custom made black housing euro clear corner lenses
Custom made black housing euro clear bumper lenses
Custom made black housing projector head lights
Amber LED corner light bulbs
Naxon Xenon Blue head light bulbs
JDM Toyota Cavalier outter tail lights
JDM Toyota Cavlier badges
JDM Toyota cavalier side marker lights
JDM Toyota Cavalier coolant cap
JDM Toyota Cavalier radiator cover
Full carbon fiber trunk lid with shaved inner tail lights and key hole
RKSport Pro Stock wing
Brake calipers painted silver
Carbon fiber mirror covers
Carbon Fiber hood
Carbon fiber look license plate frame

Audio:

Pioneer CD reciever
2 Pioneer 3-way 5.25"
2 Pioneer 3-way 6"X9"

Brakes:

13" cross drilled front brake rotors
12" cross drilled rear brake rotors
Braided stainless steel brake lines
PBR brake pads
PBR 2 piston front calipers
PBR single piston rear calipers

Misc:

Disabled DRL's
Removed driver and passenger side air bags
Removed air conditioning

Either way I still hate cavagueers.. :ghey:

[AKADriver]

Corolla > Cavalier,lol.

Only the Z24 had the 2.4 Cav in the 1995+ body style....The base engine,and the Rally Sport engine is the 2.2. (They had the 'z24' badging way before it was actually a 2.4 engine.)

All the Japanese-spec Cavaliers had 2.4s. The coupes were equivalent to a USDM Z24, the sedans were a weird hybrid of a Z24 and an LS.

[Ghettokracker71]

All the Japanese-spec Cavaliers had 2.4s. The coupes were equivalent to a USDM Z24, the sedans were a weird hybrid of a Z24 and an LS.

My bad...



And HOLY SHIT that is ALOT of money to go into a cav :goyou: :goyou: :goyou: Why a cav? Why not just take all that f****ing money and buy something decent to begin with?

I like some cavs...for daily stock driving,sure. My G/F's dad bought her,and her sister cars a the same time. A neon sport with the DOHC engine,and a Cav RS,same year,and the cav has like 2K more miles on it. Since than the neon has broken down about 5-6 times,the left blinker comes on when you hit the brakes,when you hit a hard bump/turn hard the right blinker comes on,neither one of them come on when you WANT them to. Its the upgraded engine for that year,and its unbelieveably slow. My slow-ass 240sx would run circles around it (Almost literally,I've "ran" it on the street...what a joke.) By comparison: The cav was dead even on a balls-out street race stock-stock with my S13,and has yet to break down on my girlfreind. The cav now has about 5K more miles now,too.

[420sx]

that is one fast gonzalez.... that cavalier got it going on as far as engine mods, holy fuck. smokearama....

[AKADriver]

OH NO YOU DI'INT! haha. That Neon is a lemon, NOT representative of the brand! Is it an auto? If it's a 5spd, there's no excuse for it to be slower than a 240SX. Seriously. They can click off mid to high 15s bone stock. My '95 ran a 16.0 with clicking valves and bald tires.. I've still got the timeslips. The auto was crap, though.. 3 speed with crap ratios.

[Phlip]

The auto was crap, though.. 3 speed with crap ratios.
and everyone I know with a neon, ANY year, with an auto trans, experienced some sort of transmission problem... And it was NEVER any standard protocol, my cousin had to get a torque converter, coupla friends needed whole new transmissions, and lord knows what else I have seen and can't remember...

[justinhustle]

my ex had a 96 cavi with the trd kit, it was only way id drive in it ;)