A month and a half or so ago, I picked up my newest toy. A 1988 Corolla FX, with 4AC engine. It had been very poorly maintained, The carb ran on only one barrel, The struts were pretty much non-existant, It had stripes made from tape and spray-paint. The interior was nice, though. Well, apart from the driver seat.
First thing done was to replace the worn-out struts, and the front strut mounts. In order to get it running properly, I did a vacuum delete, and swapped to a weber 32/36 carb. The difference was night and day. Sounds good, better power, and a stable idle. I need to figure out a better air cleaner, I just don't care for open-element filters being trapped under the hood.
Went from this:
To this:
Still need to finish up removing the emissions items, and replace a couple of engine mounts. In the mean time, fueled by a extra-caffeinated coffee blend and cold medicine, I decided to strip the factory steelies of the nasty gold and black paint, And repaint.
From this:
To this. Much better, OEM style
Now I just need to find three more center caps.
Is that just spray paint?
Any plans for the car?
