1980 Corolla SR5 - Well, she may be down for awhile

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:26 pm

I would be down for that!!!! Not sure when my Corolla will be driveable to a meet, but I enjoy meeting people with the same tastes

JDMForm · **Posted:** Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:59 pm

im hella down for a meet aswell.my cressida should be ready by next month if goes as planned wanna see the corolla at the meet too.theres car n coffee every saturday Espress Yourself Coffee 675 W 10600 S South Jordan, UT 84095-8524.or we could host our own classic jdm rides only meet monthly should grow big if word gets passed around on forums and other.

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:30 pm

I am aiming for next month to have her running, so sounds like more incentive

derek · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:04 pm

well guys.. post in the thread in my signature. maybe if you guys show some interest, others will follow suit.

its a bit :oops:

to be 1 of 2 guys at a meet when nobody has ever actually met anyone else before.

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:29 am

Small update:
I have taken a torch to my o2 to clean it out. Hope to recalibrate it tonight and get it reading right.
Started cutting up my old dash to place 3 pvc pipes for my fuel, temp and AFR gauges. The whole dash will be glassed and smoothed instead of the standard cracked look of a dash this old lol.

Also hoping to have a friend help me start learning body work soon to straighten out the tail light section of my car.

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:28 pm

Current status of the car:
I drove her about 100 feet. First time she has been driven since I bought her. It was a nice change.
I have also started wiring up the radio harness and running wires for some gauges. Want to get that done before installing the new carpet.

Here is the work I have been doing on my dash.

Tweak to the mounting of the tercel coils and wires.

Decided to try and customize my oil cap. This was a spare one.

Cleaned up the heat shield for the master cylinder.

Cleaning up the running lights.

Current look of her.

JDMForm · **Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:35 am

keep it up man

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:12 am

Hoping to keep the momentum going. I am planning to get a temp tag on the 8th, but I wont do that if I don't think she will be good to drive (she needs to be safe and just in need of a shake down to fix everything else)

I want her to make it to the meet

whatthe79 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:31 pm

Can't wait to see this thing! And how about some pics of the alltrac?

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:06 pm

I will have to get some recent ones. Haven't made a project thread for the trac here since she hasn't quite hit 25 lol. The trac is going to start getting attention after I have the rolla driving and being enjoyed

derek · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:07 am

corolla is looking good

always wanted an alltrac but the later generation

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:25 am

derek wrote:

corolla is looking good

always wanted an alltrac but the later generation

I like the ST185 and ST205, but there is something I love about the lines on those trac's. The 185's are sexy when done right. The 205 is the best looking, IMO, but wasn't available here so I keep it out of my mind lol.

whatthe79 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:15 am

I used to have a st185. Loved that car, It's the car that got me into cars and Toyotas. Also, There is a corolla wagon at pick'n'pull with the dual round headlights...

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:23 am

May have to go check that out. Just have to see if any money is available..........plus I have been considering some JDM headlights also.

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:34 am

Still need to add the new pics, but update none the less.

I now have temp tags for my rolla. Now to drive her tonight and see if anything major pops up before the meet saturday.

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:16 pm

So, I have driven the car a bit and she still needs alot of work. Battery doesn't appear to be getting charged. Not sure if that is caused by the battery relocation or the Saturn alternator since I don't know if it works either. Also still need to try and tune her a bit and replace the windshield. Tried to take her to a meet today, but after 5 miles and a popped fuel line, I decided she needed to go back home and rest lol.

Well, here is the pics from the last bit of work.

Old headliner

Stripped

Pile of old crap

Wasn't too impressed with this stuff

Attempt at new hotness

Widened stereo location

Painted

Carpet going in

Items about to be freshened up

Some assembly done

FG backing for the rear panels

Finished panel

Seats back in

Half ass paint job to cover exposed metal

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:59 pm

Well, she is officially road legal!!!!!! Have my historic tags and took her for a ghetto photo shoot to play around with my sisters new camera. Next step is to get the tuner studio upgraded for tuning the MS.

Here are the pics:

JDMForm · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:53 am

nice!!!

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:24 pm

So, small update and random pics.

- Tuning is still getting better, but I hit a wall in the 4k range and 5k. Due to weather and time I haven't done too much driving. Plus my laptop wont stay charged long enough to get to a good road.
- I think my brake booster developed a leak. There is moisture on the frame and surrounding area's under the MC. Plus I am losing brake fluid.
- Still need to finish my door panels.
- The dash my friend glassed for me turned out well, but I had no patience to sand it since I want to redo the whole dash area. So it got a light sanding and a few coats of bed liner.

jzcelica · **Posted:** Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:11 pm

Thats upside down... lol

1980 Corolla SR5 - Well, she may be down for awhile

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