Project: 1980 Te72 Liftback

[gryffinwings]

Well Here's my car again, with mod list and all.

 

 

Manufacture: Toyota

Model: Corolla

Model Year: 1980

Chassis Code: TE72

Engine Code: 3T-C

Engine Displacement: 1770cc

Transmission Code: T50

Body Type: 3-Door

Body Style: Liftback

 

Current Modifications:

Interior:

--Grant GT Steering Wheel

 

Exterior:

--None

 

Engine/Exhaust:

--Doug Thorley 4-2-1 Headers

--Custom 2.25” Cat and Back Exhaust

--Magnaflow Catalytic Converter

--Magnaflow Muffler

 

Suspension:

--Front – KYB Excel-G Inserts

--Rear – KYB GR-2 Shocks

--Front and Rear Spicer Springs

--Front Moog Endlinks

 

Wheels:

--14” x 6” Speedlite (?) Wheels

 

Tires:

--BFGoodrich Traction T/A HR 195/60R14

 

Parts to Order:

--Camshaft Bearings

--Main Bearings

--Conrod Bearings

--ARP Main Stud

--ARP Rod Bolts

--Valve Lifters

--Hardened Pushrods

--Toga High Volumn Oil Pump

--Water Pump

--New Radiator

--Carter 4070 Fuel pump

--Mechanical Fuel Pump block off plate

--Engine Gasket Kit

--Cometic Head Gasket

--EGR Plugs

--Valve Springs

--BRD exhaust port plugs

 

 

Parts on Hand:

--3TC Head

--Two Weber DCOE 45

--PJ Intake Manifold

--Baseline Gauge Cluster

--Rear Taillights

--AE86 Front Strut Assemblies

--AE86 Front Brakes

--3T-C Valve Cover

--Rare Parts Strut Rod Bushings

--TE72 Complete Front Stock Brake Set

--AE86 OEM Springs

--Felpro Valve Cover Gasket Kit

--Sachs Clutch Kit

--Prothane Rear Bush Set with Upper Links (courtesy of Aikane)

--Spare Distributer

--2 Corbeau Forza seats

--Front Hawk HPS brake pads

--Isky Racing Cam TH-77

--AE86 GT-S gauge cluster

--Ground Control Coilovers (400 lb springs)

--KYB AGX short stroke shocks

--TRD AE86 Rear Lowering Springs (Tentative)

--Advanced Strut Spacer

--Corner Signal Lights

--TRD Badge

--Topline OE Style Conrods

--ARP Head stud kit

--Toyota High Compression +1.5mm overbore pistons

--2 x Corbeau Forza Bucket seats

 

Parts on the way:

--none

 

 

Planned Modifications:

 

Interior:

--AE86 GT-S gauge cluster swap

--Interior Striped

--Rust Removal

--Autogage Tachometer

--Autogage Voltmeter/Oil Pressure Set

--Point Roll Cage

--Corbeau Forza Seats and slide rails

 

Exterior:

--Rear Wing (Style TBD)

--Front Lip

 

Engine/Exhaust:

--Weber DCOE 45

--Dual Sidedraft Intake Manifold

--EGR Removal and AIR Pump removal

--Electric Fuel Pump conversion.

--A/C removal

 

 

Suspension:

--Front – Front MR-2 KYB AGX Strut Inserts

--Rear – Rear Camaro KYB AGX Shocks

--Front Addco Sway Bar

--Rear Addco Sway Bar

 

Other pictures:

--Doug Thorley 4-2-1 Headers

--Moog Strut Mounts

--KYB Excel-G Strut inserts

--KYB GR-2 Shocks

 

--Weber DCOE 45 (152)

Edited August 18, 2009 by gryffinwings

[7shades]

Welcome aboard... looks like a decent project base you have there.

Don't expect those Excel-G strut inserts to last very long though... they're garbage :bash:

 

Are you in Cali? Where abouts exactly?

[gryffinwings]

Welcome aboard... looks like a decent project base you have there.

Don't expect those Excel-G strut inserts to last very long though... they're garbage :bash:

 

Are you in Cali? Where abouts exactly?

 

Yeah, well I needed something to replace the shot suspension, at the moment I'm not sure what I should use up front, the Excel-G inserts are the GR-2 equivalent, actually they are the same line from KYB, from what I saw on a website. Anyways I've been having trouble finding much else, that doesn't take a while to get, I wouldn't mind getting Tokico shocks, but I'm not sure the best place to get them is.

 

Anyways, I'm in the San Diego area. Anyways thanks for the welcome :(

Edited November 10, 2008 by gryffinwings

[gryffinwings]

So I've started tearing apart my 1980 Corolla, so far it's going pretty good, not too much rust, but I do need replacement parts, the front valance that goes behind the bumper need replacing, since mine is bent out of shape. Anyways here's are pictures of what I've done so far.

 

Headlights, Grille, and Turn Signal lights removed

 

Bumper cover removed

 

What's left of my Battery shelf

 

Front Bumper completely removed

 

Radiator removed, still had brown crap in it even after trying to flush it.

 

How she stands now.

[gryffinwings]

And the dismantling continues

 

Condenser is out

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Air Injection Pump is out:

 

AC Compressor is out:

 

Starting get more progress done:

 

AC Compressor on the left, AIR Injection pump on the right

 

More AC crap:

 

Left over Pulleys:

[gryffinwings]

Parts that have come in:

 

Topline OE Conrods:

 

More parts, Ground Control 7.1k, T3 Advanced Strut Tube Spacer, KYB AGX, MSD 6A :)

[gryffinwings]

More disassembly:

 

Old Carb and Dizzy out:

 

Intake Manifold out:

 

Intake, Carb, Dizzy:

[gryffinwings]

Here are the pics with the engine out:

 

Empty and dirty engine bay

 

Pics of the engine after some cleaning and it's still dirty:

 

Basically, I've got a lot of cleaning to do, and I have things to block off on the block it looks like, if anyone can point out some things that can be blocked off other than the obvious stuff like the:

1. Fuel pump for electric one

2. EGR ports below exhaust ports

3. The emission piece on the top left on the front of the engine.

[gryffinwings]

Making some good progress with the engine so far, head is off, found out that the EGR ports won't come off so I'm going to get them welded shut instead. Pushrods are good, lifters are actually surprisingly in good shape, so I will reuse them, I'll post pictures of those parts when I clean them up a bit. The only main issues I see are the valve cover and oil pan gaskets are really sticky, other than that everything is in good shape, I think I may change plans and just put new piston rings on, maybe new bearings, and milling the head and block a little to bump up compression instead of using the pistons I have, which I will probably use in a later build or sell. Anyways hear are pictures of the short block.

 

 

Looks like the carbon build up indicates maybe to much fuel, so I'll have to clean those up when I pull out the rotating assembly when I get the short block hot tanked.

[gryffinwings]

More pictures, short block completely disassembled, except for some bearings.

 

 

Will be soaking some of the parts in Rotella oil to start cleaning them.

[gryffinwings]

Well here's the block all painted and fresh from the machine shop and the pretty shiny crank fresh from the machine shop.

 

[intellect203]

Hey what happened to your project ?

[altezzaclub]

Click on his name, Griffinwings, then read his profile, and it says..

 

 

 

 

gryffinwings

Member Since 10 Nov 2008

Offline Last Active 28 Aug 2009 09:28 AM

 

So maybe he got run down by a bus, or lost interest, or got married, or went to jail... but he has never come back so he is unlikely to answer your question. You coud try a PM if he hasn't changed his email address.

[intellect203]

Ok.

well i have a 81 liftback as well .. was curious is it worth putting a 5th gen 3sge in there

[ninja-philbo]

love it man