The Colorado BS thread
I bought a new (to me) car, a Mazda 323GTX (which was a pretty cool car, limited production) and the Toyota wouldn't pass Colorado emissions, because I yanked the smog pump, and the exhaust manifold heat riser bs. So I parked it in Cheyenne in a detached garage, and my parents rented out the main house. Since my dad passed, I've been trying to get mom to sell, and three years later it was finally time.
It was my first car (aside from a Datsun 1600 that I never registered), and I drove it through high school and college. All kinds of good memories, working on it with dad, figure it'll be a good starter project for my boys.
I did the prep work Saturday by myself, and almost left it there when I realized how close it was to falling in the pit. Two things helped me decide... hooked up a jump box, and the engine turned over. All mechanical gauges, so they didn't move, but the mechanical clock started ticking. So, I hopped on Rockauto, and parts were stupid cheap. Brake rotors 8 bucks, points (dual) $1.52, clutch slave rebuild kit 82 cents...I said, "All right, Bubba, you get a second chance."
So using a combination of the factory jack, a high lift, old tires/rims i also stashed, and scrap wood in the garage, I got it on 4 wheels, and slid a solid core door under the driver side to keep it out of the pit. I put a tire in front of the car, and pulled it with the RAM. The garage is at the top of a hill, and downhill is the house we just sold. It starts to slope immediately, so I had visions of it rolling out, into the house, or into the truck, so I stopped after about six feet, but I knew it would roll.
Dirty Dave worked all night, and showed up Sunday morning at 6:30 am. No good angle to pull from, his long bed truck, and 18' trailer made it impossible for a straight pull. So we (he) did a bunch of ratchet strapping, and I observed his youthful vigor, and made steering corrections. Had to pull the driver front when it locked, and oiled and beat the brakes into submission.
Once out, it was a hard left and downhill. We verified the brakes still maintained some of their original job description, and I went for a ride. Ended up mostly squared with the very short ramps, and then David showed off his ratchet skillz again. I observed his youthful vigor for a second time, and mentally thanked Matt for having such an awesome kid. This was all after working a 12 hour night shift, and his family waiting on him, so they could go fishing.
So, we (David) strapped it down, and off to the cabin we went. Once there, I put #2 son in the driver's seat, and observed David's youthful vigor unstrapping of the trailer, and Josh going for a ride.
The car is a '75 Toyota Corolla SR5. 1.6L , 5 speed, rear wheel drive, with the 2TC engine. It's a true hemi crossflow head, with the plugs way down low in the center.
Pics of the engine, what it would have looked like in it's prime, and what David would do to it.
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