August 31, 201313 yr comment_665927 We decided to buy yet another 82, this one being very very tidy for its age. The rundown: 85 model CSX. Auto, air, steer. 237000ks. Engine rebuilt at 18****ks - 10 years ago. Very clean interior. New suspension. New cv shafts. New rear muffler. New starter. New rear wheel cylinders etc. I got it with a blown head gasket and found that the cause is a corroded head that overlapped the firing ring on the cylinder, I have another head here at work so it will be cleaned up and put on. The pistons are .5 (.020) oversize and the bores and exceptional. Report
August 31, 201313 yr Author comment_665956 I got all the engine external parts cleaned up and repainted and also flushed out the rad and heater core. The other head vacuumed up good on all bar 2 valves so I will take them all out and clean them up. Some more pics. Report
August 31, 201313 yr comment_665957 Mmm, standard Corolla goodness. Even more mmm, fresh engine internals! :) Sweet acquisition, daily driver? Report
August 31, 201313 yr Author comment_665959 It is the mrs new car, the seca is not what it used to be. Report
August 31, 201313 yr comment_665960 I've had 2 of these gems. Unbreakable!! I was brought up a holden man... then ended up with one of these for my first car. Tried very hard to kill her but she just kept going. Report
August 31, 201313 yr Author comment_665961 I have only killed one of mine and that was from it over heating. Report
August 31, 201313 yr comment_665962 I did have a hose blow after several years of abuse. Cracked the head in 3 places... but kept going until I finally had the head rebuilt. Report
September 1, 201313 yr comment_666001 Did you buy this from Redcliffe by any chance mate? When i first saw your pic i thought it looked very familiar..... Report
September 2, 201313 yr Author comment_666046 Seats have been cut and the valves faced, now the head just has to be faced. Report
September 2, 201313 yr comment_666050 Yeah mate i just missed out on it at the Scrapyard...:-( Very tidy for its age (very first 5/85 model if i remember correctly) :) Edited September 2, 201313 yr by PHATKE20S Report
September 2, 201313 yr Author comment_666051 Yeah mate i just missed out on it at the Scrapyard...:-( Very tidy for its age (very first 5/85 model if i remember correctly) :) Yeah the guy I got it off said he saved it from the scrap yard as it was too good to go through. Report
September 2, 201313 yr comment_666052 Imagine all the cars that fall through the cracks. Like those ones in the UK. You got a government payout for scrapping old cars to buy newer models. So many classics going to scrap yards and no legal way to put them back on the road :( Report
September 2, 201313 yr Author comment_666054 Yeah exactly, dad was doing a drop off one day at rocklea and a guy drove in with a valiant charger on his truck that still had tags on it. Report
September 5, 201313 yr Author comment_666286 The engine is now in and running, all that is left are tyres and a bar lens and it will have a ready. Report
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