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About Me: I graduated from Auto Body and Mechanics School and went to work in a grocery store. Then one day my boss (owner) approached me to do some work on his daughters Corvette. Long story short he was so impressed he offered to open up my own place. That was 30 years ago, I'm still thinking about it.
Other Vehicle Interests: 1987 Pontiac Grand Am, 1990 Ford Thunderbird, 1987 Cadillac Eldorado, 1993 Ford Tempo, 1991 Toyota Land Cruiser
Interests: Classic Cars
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Infiniti Q-45 1990

rear wheel drive Corolla engine swap
March 24, 2009 | Categories:
Went to the junk yard, andwas surprised to find a 1985 Corolla with 79K miles on the engine.  The interior was spotless,and the sticker on the window suggest a Nellis Airman. Could it be, another Airman never came back from Iraq? A C-130 flew over.I knew I could bring new life to the engine by swapping into my 1987  Corolla  rearwheeldrive.The next day,I brought  my compression tester, a good battery,  and jumper cables for the connection to the starter. The compression was good.  I began to tear all the parts off the block...
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