My AE86 Corolla Part 2 - Cleaning and Organization

Now that I have the car in the garage, it desperately needed to be cleaned up after sitting in the elements for 4+ years. There were nuts, leaves, pine cones and all kinds of other stuff in the car that need to be cleaned out! We started with some vacuuming and soapy water to clean the car up... nothing is worse than a dirty dust-covered project sitting in the garage!

Inside and outside are clean, so time to start on the bay!

With the fenders and the bumper off it made the bay area super easy to access for cleaning! Bill and I used a shop vac and cleaned all the pine needles and acorns out of there! Everything was starting to take shape!

Next up was to take a look at some janky rear suspension...

As you can see in the second photo, there are lag bolts holding the rear end in the car... Oh man, what have I gotten myself into?

For the time being, I tossed on some normal bolts (ordering proper hardware before the car gets driven). The rear is now somewhat centered, and it looks good enough for the time being!

Let's see how the front looks:

Along with the car, I received some T3 (Techno Toy Tuning) Front Coilovers, with camber plates and RCA's (Roll Centered Adjusters). The car also had some UEO tie rod ends, but they looked like they might need some work, which I'll address later.

Coilovers installed and setup with a great ride height for the car/wheel combo, no need to change anything. Now all I need is some brakes up front!

Stay tuned for...My AE86 Corolla Part 3 - Prep and Paint the Bay!