A little clean up

I finally brought the original engine home from the body shop. To say the least the engine and tranny were nasty. I took some heavy duty degreaser and a firm toothbrush size brush and went to work. I mainly did the tranny as I plan to pull it off the block to change the clutch. The tranny was caked in grease and grime along with primer and bondo dust from the shop. Below is the before and after shot.
More updates coming soon.

Two years in.....

Well it's been 2 years since I purchased this Corolla. Since i picked up the Levin parts car (see below) I'm motivated to get this car done! I finally brought the engine home to start going through it. A few months ago I had a new windshield and back window installed. Until now that was it. As a refresher, Here is a picture of the Coupe from March 2006 and the most recent shot as it sits now.



Look for more regular updates as I try to get this car on the road soon.

New parts victim, the project will resume

Yes it has been a looooong time. Other than adding new window glass, the project has been pretty much put on the back burner until now. Since I could not find or don't know what parts I have left, I set out to buy a GTS parts car. After a short search i managed to work a deal for this 85 GTS Levin converted Hatch. The engine is blown, but I don't care, I wanted the car to make sure I have all the pieces to put my engine back in the Coupe. Eventually I will part out this parts car, but for now, this should get me moving again.
Thanks for the look,
Rich