Last epsisode, I was left hanging with the incorrect
drive shaft. So I tried searching the net, for some leads on a driveshaft. But it seems no one had one for sale. So I headed out to the yard to try my luck. I guess I was pretty lucky that weekend. Not only did I find the car, early 80's Toyota Celica, it was ready for removal. Didn't have to go under and get dirty. I should have played the lottery. But I was content with the acquisition of the driveshaft.
Here's a comparison of the driveshafts i've acquired so far. Top is from 83
Toyota Celica, middle is what I received and have no idea of it's application. The last one is from my
Corolla.
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| Celica center bearing. Doesn't not fit AE86 chassis |
Had to swap center bearings, since the mounting brackets are different between celica and corolla. Luckily it wasn't rusted and came off very with a slight tap from a mallet.
Now it was time to tackle the mounting bracket for this beast. First I chopped up the crossmember that was installed on the W transmission. Added some material to box it all together. Wasn't great looking but I'm sure it'll do job.
Mounted up everything to see how it's going to look.
I began looking at different angles to see how the rest will shape up.
After staring at it for quite some time, i've decided I really didn't like it. So I'm going to try a different route.
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