NEEED A LOT OF HELP & WORK !

Itsuki Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 10

OK soo i just got a 1986 corolla single cam ,,, its reeeeal rusty, im talking all around,,, should i keep it or fix it up, then my rims are loose i know ,,wtf,,, the guy i bought it from put some washers on the lugnuts soo im kinda scerd to drive it at higher speeds cause they sound like they r gonna fall off... what kind of rims should i buy ??? then my breaks feel kinda flimzy i have to almost push them to the floor to stop ,,, or do i just need a brake change? and this is the big killer,,, the previous owner conected the batery ...the wrong way switched the - & + so now only things working are my hazard lights, horn headlights and thats it,,, wtf happened? fuses got blown but is that the only thing??? the car is completly dead, only if you push start it it runs but brake lights tale lights RPM speed nothing works !!!! soo i need some help ASAP soo thanks for reading this long ass ,,, thing

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject:

Hello,

Could you please use some punctuations and write a little bit more understandable because it's really hard to read your reply. Wink

To answer some questions :

-Put a twin cam in it and weld it up. How much rust does it have?

Maybe open a project here and show us some pics.

-If you are scared that your rims are gonna fall off ,why don't you tighten the lugnuts. Why did he put washers on the lugnuts.

My advice is : don't drive it until this problem is fixed or you're gonna end up losing a wheel(s) and put other people and yourself in danger.

-braking problem: change the brake fluid ,new brake pads and normally the problem is solved.

-With the electrical problem i can't help you. I don't have a lot of knowledge about this.

Itsuki Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 10

hey thanks for the tips !
so about the rust , i think i would need to almost rebuild the whole body because theres literaly chunks of rusted metal falling off
The electrical is fine, it was only a fuse....
And the rims , i did tighten them but i still dont feel safe,,,, about the washers i have no idea why he put those on.
The pics i will work on probably next week to give you some idea of what kind of state the car is in Thumbsup

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:51 am Post subject:

We've seen rusty hachis getting fixed up comletely, so let's see how bad it is. Puh

Does it have the correct lugnuts then? Blonde question

Itsuki Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 10

hm i dont think it does... i want to go to a mechanic to get it checked out, and another thing just poped up my idle is way too high, when im in neutral the engine runs on 2000 rpms, and when i want to turn the engine of after i turn the key its stalling, jumping chocking not turning off for a while,,, i been told to spray some WD40 on the choke,,,, i dont think thats gonna solve it or is it? and if not how do i set the idle so its normal?????

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject:

2000rpms is not a problem. When i start my hachi it has the 2000rpm for about 4 min and when the engine is warmed up it goes to 1100/1300.

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Itsuki Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 10

the carb i will get checked out at the mechanic then. The washers are actually on the lugnuts, an when i tried to drive with the washers off,,,, its a suicide... wheels are all over the place steering is almost impossible and its loud, the car has stock rims, should i just have that chcecked out at the mechanic? so he can tighten them up or possibly even put on maybe proper set of lugnuts?

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:08 am Post subject:

Thats just really strange.... Sounds like the lugnuts are the wrong ones.. If they are properly tightened, the wheels should not be unstable. If the wheel can still move inward/outward after the lugnuts are on, something is really wrong.

Takumi Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 244 Location: Stockholm

if the wheel is unstable look for rust in the centrum ring where u put the wheel oon.. im not so good in english mechanical words so look for rust and be sure u put the wheel all in.

Itsuki Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 10

hey guys thank you soo much for all the help but the corolla is probably going to end up at the junkyard this week Crying or Very sad

last saturday the whole thing droped, gearbox, differential, the mehanic said the car is no good, and i shouldnt even drive it, so im probably going to junk it Stupid

whyyyyyyyyyyyyy Crying or Very sad

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject:

Auch!

Better save up money and get a solid one...
Perhaps you can pull it apart and sell some of the parts which are still in good condition, the interior or lights for instance. Wink

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject:

indeed, as banpei says, break it up into its components, and sell of the good bits Smile

Make cash before sending it to the junkyard

(hey, maybe the bootlid, hood, interior stuff is all in good shape, tons of people here will be happy with it. Just don't let Alimonos ask for shipping and handling to greece Puh

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Wataru Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 60

put some photos like i ll do

Itsuki Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 10

haha ok ill remeber that about the greek guy Very Happy

but yea thats a good idea abou selling the parts, well what ever is still good. I just cant believe im stuck with my 94 camaro again Crying or Very sad

i hate it, piece of crap automatic ! I reeeally wanted a nissan 240sx at first but the corolla came up for cheap so i got it. So now im probably going to start to chase after the 240 again. Anyway i still have it its sitting in front of the house so yes i know its about tiime i made those pictures !

Takumi Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 259

I think getting the car mechanically sound should be priority. Then all the other things should follow suit.

Itsuki Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 10

ok so tomorrow im going to get some pics, i have been kind of busy altely so im putting my camaro up for sale and i was thinking of using the money from that salefor possibly giving the corolla one more chance to come back to life. Two days ago i came home late around 2am and i pulled right up front to the corolla, and i just tought to myself that damn this car is sooo hot and its a shame it ended up like this so my friends are about to come down here and help me out. i would LOVE to get the twincam for it, fix up all of the mechanical components as well as the body and maybe even get it do live up to its legendary drifting skillz Wink

so what do you guys think