Well, I have put it off long enough. My 88 GL wagon has a carb'd engine swapped out for the original. It ran when I got it, but idled high and leaked fluids. The engine ran smooth enough to want to keep it and just do some maintenance. The body indicates 4WD, but there is no rear axle or driveshaft. Someone probably took the bits from this one for another project.
I have a full gasket kit, timing kit and have the carb out, partially rebuilt already. She's up on blocks in my back yard right now asking for some attention. Then body has 237k miles, no idea about how many miles are on this engine, or if it is only the second one.
I am going to attack it this weekend and remove the heads. I really like the car, for the age she's in great shape.
The RX was going to be a donor, but was in horrible shape throughout. It only donated a few bits like an alternator, battery (core saved me $ as it was still covered under warranty), spare tire and some small accessories. I even got $50 more for the RX than I paid! I mounted my old Yakima rack from my old 84 4WD Tercel and now I feel more of an attachment to her. My original plan was to take the drive train and convert my GL to a DR manual, turbo 4WD wagon. It sounded good until I really got in to the RX, what a rats nest! At least I got more than I gave for it...
I have a full gasket kit, timing kit and have the carb out, partially rebuilt already. She's up on blocks in my back yard right now asking for some attention. Then body has 237k miles, no idea about how many miles are on this engine, or if it is only the second one.
I am going to attack it this weekend and remove the heads. I really like the car, for the age she's in great shape.
The RX was going to be a donor, but was in horrible shape throughout. It only donated a few bits like an alternator, battery (core saved me $ as it was still covered under warranty), spare tire and some small accessories. I even got $50 more for the RX than I paid! I mounted my old Yakima rack from my old 84 4WD Tercel and now I feel more of an attachment to her. My original plan was to take the drive train and convert my GL to a DR manual, turbo 4WD wagon. It sounded good until I really got in to the RX, what a rats nest! At least I got more than I gave for it...
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