it doesnt even start now, I double checked all my I/C couplers are tight and I havent changed any vac lines since it ran good

 

Hey man don't give up! You're doing something very unique its going to take a lot of blood sweat and tears which i'm sure you already shed to get what you want out of this. Don't let that dream and fire that you have in you go away. Stay at it plus you got this whole forum for support.

 

that actually helped man thanks so much for the support, just reading that actually gave me a little hope

this car has actually gotten me really down and out

 

Compression test and champagne test.

 

I compression tested earlier today, it was low, but even compression on both rotors, which seems odd because ive been told many times from diff people that the engine was rebuilt. im gonna buy a new compression tester, the one im using is old and im not sure how good it is..... hoping for the best but expecting the worst....

 

down and out? dude, you're doing a whole different setup. although i love the corolla twin cams and i am a old skool corolla freak, i love my 7....that nasty bitch of a car that hates me....lol

so idecided one day to go from a bone stock gsl-se and do a TII swap...no biggie..right?
1. 1st motor came with mismatched rotors...vibrated so bad an elephant asked me for the setup to get off on friday nights...out came that motor/
2. motor #2...it runs good, gave iot a little boost after tuning...SNAP!! broken dowel pin...out came that motor....
3. motor #3..on the dyno something goes wrong and it loses compression..out came that motor....pull it all apart yet again somehow the side seal clearance wasnt that great this time.
4. again, motor back in, on the dyno...runs great, making power, so we decide to finish the tune the following day.....go back and it wont fire up...low compression again...out came that motor...
5. all new seals, springs, and anything else went into this motor....went to steve kan to tune...worked out a lot of bugs,steve gets the car going like a swiss watch....clutch begins to act up....it lets go on a run and boost goes from 16 to 24 faster than a hooker after a fresh $100 bill. dowel pin goes since we had not tuned for that hi boost yet. we had just begun the race gas tune....drive back 624 miles from ft. worth....and guess what? you got it, out came that motor....
6. currently being redone with fd parts....

i havent given up...but i have developed a drinking problem.....lol
after seeing what my car can do in the hands of steve kan....it lit up my love again.....

keep at it, and keep the thread updated.
this is a badass project!

 

thanks so much man, it makes my problem seem a little more less of a problem. It helps knowing there are people following this thread, and enjoy seeing my work

 

freaking AWSOME!!!! cant wait to see some videos of it!!

 

Dude gotta say Awesome build! Hands down one of the Sickest 86's i've seen.

Definatly gotta get the Name Plate that Says "RotaRolla" lmao

Keep up the hard work!! i wanna see more Videos

 

Loving this build. One day, you should take a vacation to Puerto Rico and check out the rotary corollas there. ***** are crazy! keep up the good work. start small when looking for problems.

Jose

 

dude keep at it, your rotorrolla is an inspiration!!!!.....p.s. i love your paint scheme with rusty hood

 

dude don't give up your almost there already, loved the thread btw, but just keep going at it the reward & satisfaction will be great at the end.

 

First time seeing this thread...

Bro i was in your shoes for a a year and half on my drag project that im still currently working and tweeking...I finaly got it to the track after almost two years of ******* around with it...But the end the resuld was awesome and getting that help from manny vidal...

You got to hang in there keep your head up and just keep plucking away at it...In most cases its something stupid and dumb that was over seen...You will get it...just keep at it, keep asking questions...

By the way i love the original setup the new setup and the car...AE86 are pure nip porno bro...i love your set up

 

We believe in you

 

any update??

 

Yes there is!! He even got it painted!!

Here is a Video of it running hard!!

 

dang man that was sweet. like everyone else said just stick with it. took me 6 months to get my turbo swap finished. the day i did the motor blew 30 minutes after getting it started, learned the hard way how to rebuild an engine. i fought with that motor for another 2 months. then it blew too. it gets rough. now im in the middle of rebuilding my next motor. but i decided on a different starting point. SBC

 

meh it runs again, but its really rich, and rough. I dont really know whats going on, TPS is set perfect

 

Seen a green corolla in the photography section of import tuner, from alberta, looked exactly like yours. Was it?

 

haha yea it was, I didnt even know about it untill like a week ago when somebody told me a bout it. I think the photographer sent it in.

 

this is ******* sick

 

Nice build man...I feel your pain. I feel like its taking forever to get things done on my GLC. And its not half as complicated as your car...lol . Very inspiring. Keep at it. We can't wait for the end result.

 

So hows the car doing then?

 

this is how its doing and how its been doing for the past few months and will be doing untill spring. Hopefully I can afford a standalone and a bnr hybrid before that time though..

 

Glad to hear you're not giving up on this project! I'm a huge fan of this build, so we hope to see some videos next summer!