Daily A2B Tercel

Sand em paint em three coats back then four front...

Laat coat...



Parts gathered.


Always in stuff spent a night cutting a tir off and trying to hand mounted like I saw on you tube... It was a no go

So I went to tire shop this am... Didnt realize until now they put two on wrong directuon as they are directional...

The parts pile shrinks to just struts/ shicks and door handle...

Teaser Door schematic as handle on driver side went smoothe, but lock became an issue pass side..

So door went smoothe for handle... Here is the other side... For lock linkage... Key was going in but turning mushy...turns out linkage had come out...
I basically had to get the white hooked bottom into the eyelet in front of it, but there was a metal flap on window rail blocking me.

Here you can see the flap better...

So jere is a better pic of the flap...


After an hour of thumb index blind fishing I cut it off...


It works fine now...

Before... After, so far...

To do:
1) struts/shocks to get suspension back as it is shot
2) drive and see if CEL stays off. I think it will.
3) smog
4) register.
5) paint trim black around window
6) see if leak vs ac cimpressor
7) seat belts + covers
8) maybe maaco and runnit till the wheels fall off.
9) maybe do rad, alt, starter along the way

It's funny from some angles it "reminds" me of one of these...

So its been sprinkling... But this am tried to catch a gap in the rain to get shocks/struts in...

Saw this on drivers side... Looks like ill need a cv axle...

Got the passenger side assembly out...

Then noticed something...
Well well well...
Black widow...

HotRodPC said:

I'd admit though, I'd take a Yota over a Kia any day of the week. I don't care for the Zero Clearance timing belt engines. Not sure about that Tercel engine, but I know the later Corollas are actual timing chain engines and NOT Zero Clearance. I snap a timing belt in this Kia, it's going over the scale as I won't go through the expense of a new head or engine just to have it happen again.

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Thought all interference engine Toyotas got a timing chain, I dd a 2010 Corolla S bought it new in '11 has 140k on it now. have only changed the oil, air filter, wipers, tranny oil (stick) and tires.

Nice daily. I always enjoy looking through your threads.

4WDKC said:

Thought all interference engine Toyotas got a timing chain, I dd a 2010 Corolla S bought it new in '11 has 140k on it now. have only changed the oil, air filter, wipers, tranny oil (stick) and tires.

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I still have to get into the particulars of this model...I will pressureI wash engine and do that part next..I think its something like a second gen 5e-te fi model, but timing belt was done 120k, so hopefully still good.

Crispy said:

Nice daily. I always enjoy looking through your threads.

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I appreciate it. This forum is the best for build threads. Im still old school and no you tube yet for me.

So after lunch went back at passenger side..

MustaI been hubby of widow looking for her....
Got the front done. Just need ass end...
Wd40/pb lube
This end gotta go in trunk and remove panels and back seat panels to get to strut assembly top nuts....

Got the driver rear panels apart...

Rear drivers in....just got one more rear passenger and should ride like new because they were so shot its made a rubber on metal squishing noise over bumps...

Finally got the last strut in and buttoned up interior, right after dark....

All day but done.... Can't wait to detail engine bay like never before.... Likely tommorrow will take tires down as they are directional and he mounted two backwards... I hope the guy dont get shady about it because I got no reciept....shouldn't be a problem though....
So in the near future:
1) Degrease/pressure wash/ detail....

2)If im feeling frisky, I'd paint window trim black....

3)I was going to align... But with need for 4)cv axle, may wait...

5)Also may have some slight coolant or ps fluid leak...maybe just ac compressor condensate drip... Likely will pressure wash first to have a clean spot to locate it if there...

Then drive around to cycle the cpu from resetting cell, maybe air filter/ oil change,and smog, then register and she should be golden...
My girl is looking for seat covers but I am trying to convince her of a part out/ junkyard seat swap..