by 89ARIES » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:57 pm
My Dad has poured so much money into this thing. He had the head gasket done on it last year and
the engine partially rebuilt by that "disreputable" mechanic that almost blew up my car during my roadtrip
fiasco. Why is the engine just now having a failed compression? I don't think my brother ever checked the oil, except once maybe. Maybe he ran the engine low on oil? I will be sad to see the car go, unless my Dad
decides to rebuild it again. I see lots of 87 Corollas on the roads around here, but none look as bad as ours.
Also, I thought the Jap engine could take almost anything. I don't get it. I definitely want to make a vid of it
because here in So.Cal, a beat-up jalopy is the last thing you'll see due to our stringent beauracy. I can't believe this car passed smog this month. I am not even sure how my brother did it. The good news about my neighborhood is that they are mostly Mexican and they break some laws to get by. One even has 10 classic
cars in his front yard and up on jacks. Highly illegal in LA, but the street is so congested and neglected that
so far the city has left us alone. We have no illegal parking areas here, yet. I actually really love this Corolla as their is something fun about a jalopy. Now, if only it had missing body panels from rust then it would
be really perfect. I will takes some pics and upload them for you guys. We can call it death to Toyota if you want, in fun of course.