My 85 Corolla GT-S build / F22c swap thread by mtmetzger

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Here's where we left off:

I had a little setback after I filled the engine with oil. After a week I had a little puddle under the car so I crawled under there and found that it was between the engine and trans.  



I pulled everything back out and replaced the leaking rear main seal.



While it was out, I took the radiator back to Andrew Dimartino and had him add a bung for my fan switch and weld my radiator mounts on:

The fan is from a civic and fit nicely on the Corolla radiator

Then I tackled the steering column. There wasn't a very good way to mount the S2000 ignition cylinder or stalks on the corolla column so I had to make a Frankenstein column with pieces from both.

First step was installing the seat and figuring where I wanted the wheel to be.

Then it was time to start cutting! Here are some of the parts from both columns.

This is why I couldn't mount the S2000 stuff to the corolla column. The Corolla has a cast aluminum key cylinder / lock / bearing that bolts to the column. The S2000 has a bearing built into the column itself. Corolla on the left, S2000 on the right.

So I had to remove the mounts from the S2000 column:

And mock it up in the Corolla mounts:

The rest of the Corolla shaft (which is really a Supra shaft because it has an MR2 rack in it):

Finding the length:

Welded them together. Don't make fun of my welding table!  

The hybrid shaft welded together and fit back into the S2000 tube that is mounded to the Corolla mounts:

Installed in the car:

With the wheel:

Ever seen an S2000 column that tilts? I thought that feature might come in handy so I kept it.

Now that the column is done, I can go back and finish the wiring:

I should be able to start it in the next few days.