Chops

So i finally got round to getting the head off today, and found this. Not seen a gasket blow through between two different cylinders before, presumably this thing got silly hot .gonna clean it all up, hopefully the bottom end is strong at least!

Saw this twice yesterday and once today. Gave you the team amreica secret signal from my saab as i went past but i think you must have just thought i was a geography teacher on crack.

So much sludge in the oil, but no bits of bearing or other shit. its coolant was mostly straight water, so its been leaking/burning coolant for a while and topped up i recon. I'm hoping to god the bottom ends ok and i dont have to pull the whole thing out as i cba with that shit. found the timing cover is one piece today, and i have to take the whole lot off to check the timing is aligned ffs. id have just kept the bottom of the chain from being loose but the cover has to come off to get the head off obv and ill need to turn the crank to inspect the bores, they were pitted to fuck on my old scoob from getting too hot, caused serious blowby and destroyed the whole engine!

A lot of peeps on here have or have had one, never hear anything bad from previous owners. Looks like ittle be a right giggle when its done, they do sit really high stock i might invest in some tte/compressor springs

Well, my saab roadboat has early signs of head gasket failure, and has been deemed unworthy of savior, so i got on the old ebay for a replacement van car shitheap runabout to hoon while the gt is being built up, and ce across this gem: A 2001 corolla tsport with 93k on it and some unknown issue stopping it from starting. Youd think this would be a silly buy for a reliable cheap daily and youd be right, but this rolla cost me the princely sum of 250 quid and was local, so i decided it shouldnt be a difficult fix/hard to throw a new engine in as its not turbocharged. I got the old compression tester on it the day after purchase, and found 30/30/30/80 lol, not quite the 210 odd theyre supposed to register. A quick cam cover removal revealed this Either someones dumped coffee in here to wake it up a bit, or its def got a headgasket failure lol. More to come v soon!

Use celica or corolla inner cv cups?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-MR2-Roadster-MRS-Limited-Slip-Diff-LSD-Celica-Corolla-/112344818833 look at all that supposedly torsen lsd goodnes for 250 pokey quid.

No but there are a few for 250 on ebay. Id throw it in a box and see if i did!. I do have a cluch typr internal lsd box atm im considering selling mind...

Im wondering if the 8 bolt torsen diff from the toyota mrs fits, its from a c series gbox so i cant see why not?

I may actually have one bud ill dig it out.

6m6 green, gorgeous colour. Id love to keep it but its too nice for dailying round portsmouth. Going in for its paint job middle of april hopefully!

Got it through its mot today with only a couple of advisorys: discs a little corroded from sitting in my garage for over a year, and one of the shocks is some aftermarket thing so doent match the others and needs replacing. Pretty pleased with that, both problems easily sorted. More importantly of course, was the days insurance i put on it to drive it to and from its mot, which allowed me to take it for a spin and blow out the cobwebs as it were: Ive missed driving a starlet

I could be tempted if u can make me a serious offer. Theyre not mint mind theres scuffs all over.

Yes i do mate

Bumpin,i have a lovely oem auto rad and a 3 point rear brace with all plastics to add later!

Presumbly,the spare u hve is a mk1/2 boot then? Im loathe to bin a perfectly good boot, its not going to be useful to anyone else without em lol. Perhaps if your spare is a mk1/2 a trade could be done?

Ive got both bud, pm me if u still need em and ill dig em out and pm u some pics.

Ive got a slcouple of sets, a set of bare metal cades eros, and a set of league midas with tyres, both pretty cheap!

Ive got a whole boot here. I cant sell u the reflectors off it but id sell u the whole thing for 35 i need the space bad lol!

I have something, ill dig it out and get some pics bud pm me!

Ive got both bud pm me!

Theres n old ass toyota corolla thing in my local, pm me some good pics and ill compare it to the one in the yard if ud like

I want that dashboard topper if youd fancy selling it

Why would u not clean it off lol,i was defending u!