New guy 2000 corolla

that make sense man, and it gives time to gather parts for your corolla

interesting job, is it just for the sumemr? it make sense to use up the inspection though, but why not lay up the focus earlier, maybe before harsh winter, so parting out the focus and installing parts for the rolla will be more easy? just my 2 cents

Its just a seasonal job im going to college in sept for welding.Im going to fix the corolla over the summer and early in dec before the snow comes i will lay up the focus since safety expires end of dec.I will have the corolla fixed so i can just switch my plate/ins over and get it safetied.

I ordered 2 new loaded rear struts and a replacement driverside corner light today should be here next week.

cool man, just keep us update on how your car goes lol as u are fixing it up

You mean the 01-02 front or the levin/trueno front end i was asking about? either way unless theyre free then no.

i bet is 01-02 lol, pretty easy to find at scarp yard .... not too expensive though

I never see prices near what you americans pay at scrap yards, if that were the case i wouldnt be fixing an old corolla.

really lol hahahaha, car parts in hawaii are quite expensive lol. or they just dont have much scarp yard at nova socita lol ?

Im on cape breton island, theres a few yards but this is a major rust magnet theres the salt in the air from the sea water and the million tons of salt they put on the roads in the winter, which has no effect on plastic parts but you get the picture on how it affects the metal ones.Then theres the fact that theres not a whole lot of money here so most people drive their cars until they're completely fucked and since there isnt an influx of new cars being bought that means less goto junkyards and etc. but you guys get the picture right? plus the yards know they have a bit of a monopoly, i mean theres some places you can get a decent price but its cheaper to buy a parts car.

Struts and drivers corner arrived today, too bad i dont know when my next day off work is.We can work upto 21 days straight until they have to give us 1 day off, atleast i'll have money to buy more parts.

Already done!

nice man, good to see all those new parts u got and slowly restoring your car, good work !


Added: Jun 5, 2014 11:01 AM

hmm interesting, i get the idea finally. so will it cheaper to get a parts car instead of buysing in scarp yard? and yeah salt in winter road and sea water is car metal parts biggest enemy

Yeah i think im going to forget about getting rims and stick with stock steelies and hubcaps for that sleeper look, add a nitrous kit,new rod bearings, and fix the oil rings if theyre stuck and i cant believe it but transgo makes a shift kit for our auto transmissions so one of those are on my list.I also plan on gettin some roll on bedliner and doing the first 6 inches or so up from the rockers so the car wont rust.

I know this is gonna make the car look ugly but imagine how pissed off someone will be when their nice car gets beat by an ugly old corolla that looks stock lol

It will be undercoated and ill be getting a welder

Also ordered more parts from rock auto:
Upper motor mount
Sparkplugs
doughnut gasket kit
rear brake parts kit since it was cheap not that I needed it

Picked up a 1/4" die grinder from princessauto (canadian equivalent of harbour freight) for $22 incl shipping, i intend to port my exhaust manifold sometime.

I decided against making the car 'fast' so no nitrous, shift kit, or even aftermarket air filter.It also needs front struts, well one spring actually since a piece of the coil is broke off but the price difference between new springs from rock auto and a set of fully loaded struts from the same place i got the rears from is about $50.So no fast car for me im going to buy a good welder and probably pickup some more tools.

Some parts arrived today! Engine mount, Spark Plugs, doughnut gasket kit, and rear brake parts kit.I installed the mount and spark plugs and not surprisingly the engine has 3 stuck oil rings.

What does the shift kit for the auto trans do?

http://www.transgo.com/products.php...=viewpricelist&start=80&category_id=&keyword=

In other news i ordered new front struts and the timing cover seal, she'll be a nice dependable daily driver/beater.

"FEATURES: Corrects Soft 1-2. Long 2-3 at heavy throttle. Firmer 4th & Lockup.
Corollas never shifted this good, until now." What does this mean? lol i think my corolla shifts fine

Pretty much sums it up.

Charged the battery yesterday and fired it up for a minute, she purrs like the kitten thats asleep on my chest right now.No more shakes or sounding like its gonna die at any second.

My front struts came yesterday, ebay seller didnt specify brand but theyre fcs so theyre decent.

process look good