so i picked this up a few weeks ago running so terribly it may aswell not have been. And not stopping when it eventually did get going.
i paid 800 for it which was probably too much but there is no rust in it anywhere which i thought was a decent win :D i also just wanted one and was sick of looking :P
its an 84, 5 speed and its stock as a rock so i can make it all mine. Plans are 3rz conversion, trd ae86 suspension all round, bucket seats, tidy interior up and a new coat of paint. previous owners spray can job is bloody awful.
First up i fixed the brakes which luckily was just a badly leaking wheel cylinder in the rear. got that all bled out before dark and went to push it by myself back into the shed for the night. found out the front wheel bearings were adjusted that tight i struggled to turn the wheel with a breaker bar on the nut when it was off the ground. 30 mins later and both sides were free and smooth.
when i picked it up it had 3 different coloured rims so i got the missus to strip them back to metal and put a nice shiny black on them.
i know its a pic of the backside but they were the same colour on the front
with that sorted i set about getting the damn thing to run. after a couple hours of playing around with it i discovered an air leak in the manifold gasket, the carby leaked fuel and sucked air from a cracked gasket halfway down. then there was the internal carby issues. accelerator pump didnt work, the jets look ridiculously blocked and throttle valve wouldnt open all the way due to the sludge build up. so a carby kit was ordered and away i went with pulling it and the manifold off.
i was right about everything in the carby which is good i guess :P manifold was covered in oily dirt so gave it a good hit with degreaser and the pressure cleaner to make it look a tad better. fitted it back up with a new manifold gasket and i reckon it looks much nicer.
got some xt130 struts and brakes on the way to convert to coilovers for the time being. have rear shocks and springs waiting to be put in too.