uh oh, got another coupe. tons of pics

[projectrollas]

i have not been on here for a very long time. lots of change in life. but im back and now with an 85 corolla coupe. GT-S this time. it's been 2 1/2 years since i have sat in another ae. feels, well great.

i put it in order of how i started. i've done more since the last pic, which was at JCCS oct 3rd. but can't find my usb cable to upload the rest of the pics. l

specs when i picked her up. end of july
suspension:
front-first gen pass coilover, ground control sleeves, eibach 8kg spring, cusco camber plates, cusco RCA, HTS SS shocks
rear-HTS SS shocks, TRD 5.5 springs
engine:
"rebuilt" blue top, nice! TRD race replica header, ultra spark plug wires, oil and water leaks :thumbdown: no exhaust
drive train:
stock tranny, stock rear end w/LSD and leaked as well.
interior:
stock, cracked dash, kph cluster, seats need some work, no rear back half, bottom was there but blue i think, deck lid cut up a bit. but it's there.

things i've done so far:
installed my greddy rear coilover perch and spring, along w/cusco lat bar, put on some long champs up front, mklll in the rear, i do have rear long champ they are being repaired. sorting out all the leaks, installed some cams, gears ugh what ever. ill let the pics speak for them selves.


















































aug. 8 09
after 3 nights of working on her, again just a couple of hours of nightly duty. i have pulled out the engine, taken it apart for the head work. i'll be taking apart the block to see what the real culprit of the problem is. i heard a knock, and it would not want to roll forward. no power basically. so more on that later

well here are some shots i took tonight.




rear seal didn't look so good. a bit oily even when removing the flywheel bolts.




got some cleaning to do, yay for detailers. lols.





mmmmm, gunky pistons.




honestly, by far the worst "rebuild" i have seen in my 10 years of being around cars. i've worked at a "mom and pop" shop before and if we were to do this kind of work, we would have had our asses chewed out. this was done 15000 miles ago, didn't last long. oil pan leaking, oil leaks every where, water pump no good, pump housing leaked as well, broken bolt on water housing, crap silicone used on top of gaskets making it prone to water leaks, a possible rod knock, and broken clips for sensors and injectors. good times. well, i'll be doing my best to fix these maters, as for this is what i want to take to the JCCS show that's a month away. of course it's a work in progress. but i'll be there.


sep. 8 09
well, ive been a bit busy. had to wait to get my buddy to do the head work. just a little match port, the valve job from the previous owner was in good shape, and the head wasn't warped. yay. so valves are adjusted now to the cams and now is sitting on MY block.








the engine bay also got a little wash treatment.



still got some work to do. i found that the passenger control arm is bent a bit. not a problem there, i have spares. lols need to istall some other parts that i collected from my previous project and bought lately as well. updates as i go of course.

sep. 12 09
how many goodies do you see??


manual rack in


left polished, right 000 stainless pad. i like it better.


brand new bypass line.


looking good :thumbup:


don't know why they came out like this. wasn't my camera.

[20vPETE]

nice work mate

[oldskull]

Look great!

Did you still use OEM air filter or aftermarket?

[projectrollas]

thanks guys.

i used oem air box and filter for the moment. i going a different route at the beginning of the year.

[BOOMEX]

Thanks to share it with us you did a realy good job

Take care