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Post by trife96 on Oct 22, 2015 20:59:54 GMT -5
My New Wheels: First on a Corolla AE101 (that I know of) :lol: My plans are to lower a little bit more, roll fenders slightly. The offset is perfect. Nothing too extreme for daily use. 949 Racing 6UL "charcoal" Wheel Specs: 15 x 8 +36 ( 11.6 lb) wrapped with Dunlop Direzza DZ102 205/50/15      |
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Post by Rinconrolla on Oct 23, 2015 18:37:25 GMT -5
If you put coil over struts then you wont need to open the fenders other then rolling cause the camber bolt will take care of that cause its gonna put a slight enough camber that it will fit
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Post by trife96 on Oct 24, 2015 13:54:13 GMT -5
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Post by 7thgen7a on Oct 28, 2015 21:04:00 GMT -5
Time to bust out the hammer and make some small adjustments to the inner fenders. Lol or make some caster adjustments that should help some. It also looks amazing with the new wheels.
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Post by Rinconrolla on Oct 30, 2015 10:04:09 GMT -5
You should do a DIY on that fender roller
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Post by trife96 on Oct 30, 2015 13:14:42 GMT -5
^ I will try and do one this weekend. I want to roll a couple more fenders and lower it just a tad bit more. Time to get some new signature pics done as well
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Post by trife96 on Nov 9, 2015 16:19:57 GMT -5
Finally found my issue with the forever leaking seal. I think this makes seal number 4 The housing bore had a couple scratches and a burr. They are made of aluminum so they can get messed up very easily. Gotta smooth that out before I put in the new seal. Can't believe I missed this...  |
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Post by trife96 on Nov 12, 2015 20:00:43 GMT -5
What complicated finding my leak was some oil was also puddling on top of the transmission case. It looked like it was coming from the distributor so I went ahead and picked up the o-ring for it. So I came home this evening after and diagnosed my other leak on the top of the engine. First I removed the distributor since I already purchased the inexpensive o-ring. I was planning to replace it anyway. This was right after I removed it and this is what I could see.    So all though the o-ring looks old on the distributor, it's definitely leaking from the corner of the valve cover. And since I have been wanting to refresh the paint on the valve cover anyway, I really didn't mind removing it.  Everything looked good on the cam gear side.  stocked the surface of any old gasket material that goes in all the little corners and wiped off any other dirt and oily residue.  Covered it up for now....  Sanded off old paint and removed the spark plug wire clips and the crankcase vents.   And finally, finished for now. I will let it dry and reinstall everything tomorrow night.   I have some pics tomorrow with it installed. It's late, and dark outside so I'd rather wait until tomorrow when I know the paint is dry for sure. |
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Post by trife96 on Nov 14, 2015 21:41:35 GMT -5
Success!!! After re-sealing the valve cover gasket and taking care of the transmission burr. No more leaks! Below is where the oil was puddling on top of the tranny.  Reinstalled valve cover. You can see where the RTV is.  Recycling my gear oil to the last drop.  Valve cover is definitely a lighter cream color, but looks better than before at least.  |
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Post by gold94corolla on Nov 15, 2015 1:03:47 GMT -5
Looks good!
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Post by trife96 on Nov 15, 2015 11:29:15 GMT -5
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Post by Rinconrolla on Nov 18, 2015 23:02:39 GMT -5
Dam I'm impressed -
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Post by BTCreations on Nov 19, 2015 11:40:13 GMT -5
Looks good. Man, I wish I had space to work on my car.
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Post by trife96 on Nov 23, 2015 20:11:48 GMT -5
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Post by trife96 on Nov 23, 2015 20:13:27 GMT -5
Looks good. Man, I wish I had space to work on my car. Thank you sir. I wish I had more space honestly. Could always use more |
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Post by Rinconrolla on Dec 1, 2015 12:05:36 GMT -5
How did the fender rolling come out ?
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Post by trife96 on Dec 4, 2015 15:06:41 GMT -5
How did the fender rolling come out ? Let's just say it's not as easy as it looks, even with the roller. Obviously there is a skill involved. I rolled one fender, it came out wobbly looking, so I left the rest alone. Honestly it only rubs when I hit a pretty hard bump so I decided to leave the rest alone. |
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Post by gold94corolla on Dec 6, 2015 1:39:13 GMT -5
yeah it definitely takes experience to get it right
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Post by trife96 on Apr 9, 2016 21:04:51 GMT -5
SCORE! I went to the junk yard today to get some little odds and ends. Trying to prepare for a car show coming up April 23rd here locally so I had to do some major stocking and under the hood organization. Just want it to be more presentable... While I was there, I found a black 8th gen Corolla S with some lovely side skirts. Since I knew these would fit, I couldn't resist. I got them for under $30!!!    Also I found the valve cover was leaking AGAIN! So I went ahead and did it right this time and replaced the valve cover gasket instead of trying to reuse it. I also got this lovely 4AGE sticker :grin:   Tomorrow after church, I will be spending some time repainting my spoiler which has faded badly. Also going to give my car a fresh wax after I use a clay bar on it. And last, I took some time today to re-organize my engine bay. I will post some pics tomorrow to show what I mean. |
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Post by Rinconrolla on May 7, 2016 14:30:12 GMT -5
The side skirts make it look sweet
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Aww man, at least you tried. What are you planning to try next?
