1988 Toyota Corolla GTi finally some updates!

I'm looking forward to getting it on the road!

Black F reg very local to me- nice and original
Mica blue and E reg makes for rare combo

nice find cool retro bus that

bit more of an update with plenty of pics as we all love pics

i stripped out the rear end and the drivers side a little to check it over etc.... found the rust

the rust cleaned up

etched

as i don't have a welder and the screen is still in i wouldnt risk it, so fibreglass added

fibre glass rubbed down

fibreglass rubbed down

filler added

filler rubbed down

primed up




not 100% happy with it but it will do for now

rear drivers side window removed found some rust bubbled up




i got some steering rack gaiters and some track rod ends, only had to get the ends as the old ones had to be butchered off and doing it with a dremel isnt fun haha, i need a grinder

old


hacked off


new fitted


slight issue, i wont bother with it now but doesnt seem quite right to me, after asking the auto factors for power steering gaiters and they offered universal ones so i said yeah
but at full lock with the arm at its shortest


dead ahead


full extension


not sure how long they will last but its better than nothing

thats awesome its aiming to be on the road by the end of feb early march, its not too bad really it needs a massive clean

Great cars these but my god do the rot! Hows the sunroof area?

Some tidy repairs dude, should keep the rust at bay for a good while

time for a rather substansial update a lot has been done in my opinion!

i had a member of the AE92oc website come down from milton keynes on a very cold Feburary 11th to bring down my new gearbox and to help me fit it!

starting out



the new box in a very fething blue, which is cool because blue is awesome



part of the reason for the old gear box failiure i presume, not even a quarter of a litre came out! i was expecting bits of 4th gear to come out



random image of driveshafts





the cleanest bolts we found! under the car lol



wide shot of the 2 cars



now the gearbox didnt want to let go at all but we finally won, which wore us down alot



the old clutch, which was pretty bad no wonder it slipped



nice shiney new clutch ready for some destruction, its only a cheapo jobby though



new box ready to go on, sadly it gave some issues going on, but we won in the end



by this time it was dark and must have been about -4°C



so they left and i went home for the hottest shower ever!

and the following monday i set back to work to get the annoying rear mount in, which ended up with the engine pulled right forward and lowering the subframe! was a poop to do!



then connected everything up and i was done



simply needs oil and brakes so i can wizz it around the block

then i decided it was about time i got this welding done out the way, but down my garage with no leccy or welder was a different matter, id managed to borrow a mig and had swapped my massive generator for a smaller 2Kva unit which leaves more space in the garage (thanks ed)

from the pics before there was alot to do and i didnt feel greatly confident lol, so i set to work

old section cut out on pass side





new section cut out



lined up



and finally welded

it was kinda tricky to get a decent tack from the welder it was rtight down low but as i started it would splatter but when the genny picked up it was fine and i could get a decent weld





a small hole i found while pocking about inside the wheel arch

the rot cut away



new metal finally in



now onto the drivers side

which i appear to be lacking pictures

lol

wheel arch done





cill







and all the old rotten metal cut out

note to all! don't let molten metal fall in your ear! it hurts

and to you welding buffs out there i know its not amaxing but its strong

now time for the brakes, this became such a nightmare, and labour of love but the needs must as i was itching to test the new box and clutch out so here we go

removed all the brakes and cleaned the hubs! not great but removed the cobwebs which i hate lol





the old brake pads from the front, not alot left, wasnt going to reuse them anyway



and a box of manky old brake bits to be cleaned



and a closer shot of the fronts



rears removed and in a very similar state!



and a cleaned and wiped down rear hub!



after about a day of shot blasting in total they were all ready for the damaged rubbers to be replaced and to get a lick of paint!



the front carriers came up first which are in gloss bvlack

coat of etch



coat of primer



2-3 coats of black depending if i remembered





the front calipers were rebuilt sadly no pics but its boring anyway

and a coat of gloss silver



and the finished product ready for assembly



and assembled waiting to go on the car



and finally fitted, and looking clean and shiny





and now the rears not many pics again as it was very much the same process of painting and replace the damaged rubbers



rear callipers fitted





you may ask why ive resued the disks, its because they had plenty of life left, and i didnt want to spend out for new ones just now as they wont be oin there long untill something better went on

p.s. i know the rear calipers in them pics are upside down!

and the handbrake leaves alot to be desired

hope this isnt boring too many of you guys!