|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
1992 Toyota Camry project - tips/ideas appreciated 4
#27602456 - 01/01/22 01:29 PM (2 years, 27 days ago) |
|
|

Nobody even comes to this forum, but I'm bored and picked up a nice project today so I decided I'd document my efforts to turn this find into a nice daily driver. I'm not much of a mechanic but can do basic stuff and trying to learn to do some of the more difficult jobs as I don't have much extra money to pay mechanics anymore. Maybe some of you handier folks around here can help me with some tips and ideas along the way.
Those of you not living in Maine or a rust zone might not appreciate how rare this is, but generally any car over 10 years old that's regularly driven in this state is almost a trasher due to rust issues. Maine is also an inspection state, so it can be nearly impossible to get older cars inspected and drive them legally. BUT, if the car is 25 years old or more, it can be registered as an antique and inspection in no longer required.
Hence this Camry. 30 years old and literally no noticeable rust. 97k original miles. Has the old reliable 5S-FE 2.2l 4 cylinder in it, automatic transmission. Paid $650. Transmission seems pretty solid and shifts smoothly, good power.
Known issues / planned stuff to fix:
- Brakes are toast, horrible grinding from the front and almost no braking. Brake fluid leaking from somewhere and loses it pretty quickly. Unable to stop when reversing even when brakes all the way pressed down. Plan is to find the leak and fix, and probably do rotors/drums/pads/shoes all the way around, fix anything else as necessary.
- Timing belt kit and water pump. With no knowledge of if/when it's been done I'd like to accomplish this so I can drive it for a long time. Non-interference engine but unfortunately not one of the ones Toyota decided to put a timing chain on.
- Exhaust manifold to pipe gasket is squished out and will need replacing.
- Change pretty much all fluids/filters
- Will probably be adding more stuff
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27602464 - 01/01/22 01:34 PM (2 years, 27 days ago) |
|
|
So first up is the brakes. I'll edit into this post whenever I start.
Now here in Maine, normally the culprit here for lost brake fluid and no braking would be the brake lines themselves rusted through, but here I don't think that's likely the case as there's little to no rust underneath, not even the exhaust.
I don't see any brake fluid leaking from the master cylinder, so it's gotta be one or more of the wheels, maybe at a caliper or brake cylinder.
Anyone think I might be right or have another idea to look/start at? Considering this is an old but rarely driven car...
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
dizzy_simmons
Detective



Registered: 09/18/09
Posts: 393
Loc: Interzone
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27611361 - 01/08/22 08:03 AM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
|
|
Set that thing on jack stands & take all the wheels off, brake lines are a pain when you canβt get under the vehicle to see them. Check your calipers on the front & the wheel cylinders in the rear. If you still canβt find the leak top off the fluid & mash the pedal a couple times; you may have to crawl under it & have somebody else step on the brake.
Hope youβve got a garage!
-------------------- UNDO YOUR DOMESTICATION Looking for: ***The Land of the Free*** Ps. caerulipes Ps. cubensis Ps. cyanescens Ps. ovoideocystidiata Pan. cinctulus Pan. cyanescens
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
|
Sadly, I do not have a garage! Otherwise I'd be out there right now working, but it's like 9 degrees and windy so hell no 
I did pick up 4 cinder blocks since I figured I'll have it up for a while, gonna use jack stands with them as backup since I'm working on dirt ground.
Yup that's the plan though, I'm hoping the calipers are gonna be where it's leaking from since it's grinding horribly from the front when you brake. Watched some youtube videos and the calipers look fairly easy to do, haven't looked into wheel cylinders yet, are they pretty straightforward as well?
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
stubb
Dahg Rastubfari


Registered: 03/23/19
Posts: 1,310
Loc: Memory
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27611456 - 01/08/22 09:45 AM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Forrester said: I did pick up 4 cinder blocks since I figured I'll have it up for a while, gonna use jack stands with them as backup since I'm working on dirt ground.
One of my best friends had to have a chunk of concrete removed from his skull after a cinderblock being employed as a jackstand exploded. Don't use cinderblocks as jackstands.
--------------------
ππ΄π
°πΌ π
²π»π
Έπ½π
Άπ
ππ°π
Ώ You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it would be if you could see it which you can't. It is pitch black. > TURN ON LIGHT
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: stubb] 1
#27611521 - 01/08/22 10:29 AM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
|
|
Yeah like I said I'm using jack stands, with cinderblocks as backup. The jack stands tend to kinda dig into the ground here and end up lower over time. I always leave the jack if I'm going under it anyway.
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
stubb
Dahg Rastubfari


Registered: 03/23/19
Posts: 1,310
Loc: Memory
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27611537 - 01/08/22 10:40 AM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Forrester said: Yeah like I said I'm using jack stands, with cinderblocks as backup. The jack stands tend to kinda dig into the ground here and end up lower over time. I always leave the jack if I'm going under it anyway.
Unsealed cinderblocks of unknown origin sitting on the ground absorbing moisture aren't great backup for anything, especially sudden localized impacts.
But you do you.
--------------------
ππ΄π
°πΌ π
²π»π
Έπ½π
Άπ
ππ°π
Ώ You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it would be if you could see it which you can't. It is pitch black. > TURN ON LIGHT
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: stubb] 1
#27611620 - 01/08/22 12:01 PM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
|
|
It wouldn't be a sudden impact, it would be the jack stand sinking into the ground slowly, but thanks for your concern.
I won't be under the vehicle anyway I just want all four wheels off the ground so I can bleed the brakes.
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
stubb
Dahg Rastubfari


Registered: 03/23/19
Posts: 1,310
Loc: Memory
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27611643 - 01/08/22 12:20 PM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
|
|
K then, if you don't want to properly crib your vehicle in the dirt that's fine by me. Good luck and have fun.
--------------------
ππ΄π
°πΌ π
²π»π
Έπ½π
Άπ
ππ°π
Ώ You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it would be if you could see it which you can't. It is pitch black. > TURN ON LIGHT
|
dizzy_simmons
Detective



Registered: 09/18/09
Posts: 393
Loc: Interzone
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: stubb] 1
#27611777 - 01/08/22 02:17 PM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
|
|
Been a while since Iβve done a wheel cylinder but it was eezy-peezy on my truck, tho I think I struggled to compress the cylinder for the shoes to fit βtil I took the cap off the master cylinder to relieve pressure. You may have less room to work with it being a Camry & all, but I have faith in you.
I also DONβT TRUST ANYHING MY LITTLE SISTER CAN KARATE CHOP APART to hold vehicles. You can place spare pieces of 2x6 or something under your jack stands to keep them from sinking.
A Haynes/Chiltins/etc manual for your car would be a good investment too if ya plan on keeping it for a while. Auto parts stores often have them behind the counter.
-------------------- UNDO YOUR DOMESTICATION Looking for: ***The Land of the Free*** Ps. caerulipes Ps. cubensis Ps. cyanescens Ps. ovoideocystidiata Pan. cinctulus Pan. cyanescens
|
bridge2far


Registered: 10/09/21
Posts: 382
|
|
Rad project!
100% acquire a Haynes manual for that ride. Had a couple Accords of a similar vintage and the Haynes manual save me so much cash. One Accord also suffered from constant loss of brake fluid. Believe it was fixed by replacing both the master & slave cylinders.
I probably wonβt have any useful advice to give but Iβll follow your thread if only to cheer you on.
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
|
Never seen this before, but I think I've found the problem.
There appear to be no brake pads. On either side.
<----made sure to show the jack stand in there so you guys can stop yelling at me 
On the passenger side, you can see where the brake fluid is dripping from the caliper.

So looks like I'll need 2 new calipers, rotors, and pads and that should do it.
I don't know how the brake pads could have possibly come out while driving, so someone must have put it back together like that?!
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: bridge2far] 1
#27612642 - 01/09/22 09:03 AM (2 years, 19 days ago) |
|
|
Quote:
bridge2far said: Rad project!
100% acquire a Haynes manual for that ride. Had a couple Accords of a similar vintage and the Haynes manual save me so much cash. One Accord also suffered from constant loss of brake fluid. Believe it was fixed by replacing both the master & slave cylinders.
I probably wonβt have any useful advice to give but Iβll follow your thread if only to cheer you on.
Thanks for coming along! Yeah I remember back in high school when I knew even less of what I was doing, I found the Chilton's manual pretty indispensable for working on my 90 Celica. Of course that was back before the internet was much of a thing 
My first car ever was an 84 Accord hatchback, had the Chilton's for that one too!
|
AlvWoodz
Stranger

Registered: 10/10/21
Posts: 112
Last seen: 1 month, 13 days
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27633797 - 01/26/22 12:48 PM (2 years, 2 days ago) |
|
|
Drove a 94 camry in college. Funny enough I finally got rid of it when the breaks died while I was driving. That was a fun one.
-------------------- AlvWoods 2.022 LAGM
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: AlvWoodz] 2
#27633919 - 01/26/22 02:26 PM (2 years, 2 days ago) |
|
|
Well I did manage to get the front brakes finished, both calipers, rotors, and pads replaced and bled. Stops as it should now! Although I forgot to take a picture of the finished job... I'll get one when I have to bleed them again after doing the back brakes.
Man was that easy, I can't believe I've been paying mechanics to do this kind of work for years... It took me longer to figure out which way the brake clips went than to do the whole rest of the job
Next up is the back brakes as soon as weather permits. Hopefully I don't have leaks from there too.
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
bsnow4
Outdoor and drug enthusiast

Registered: 11/29/19
Posts: 76
Loc: New England
Last seen: 8 days, 22 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27663770 - 02/18/22 10:37 AM (1 year, 11 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Forrester said: Well I did manage to get the front brakes finished, both calipers, rotors, and pads replaced and bled. Stops as it should now! Although I forgot to take a picture of the finished job... I'll get one when I have to bleed them again after doing the back brakes.
Man was that easy, I can't believe I've been paying mechanics to do this kind of work for years... It took me longer to figure out which way the brake clips went than to do the whole rest of the job
Next up is the back brakes as soon as weather permits. Hopefully I don't have leaks from there too.
The job is only easy when there's no rust! 
I live in central NH so get to deal with the same rust issues you do. One of the prices of living in paradise, I guess.
How worn down were those calipers? I wonder if the person before you just ran the car until the brake pads completely disintegrated vs. replaced the brakes and just didn't put the pads in. It would still stop, especially if the back drums are operational.
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: bsnow4] 1
#27663783 - 02/18/22 10:48 AM (1 year, 11 months ago) |
|
|
There was dust from the calipers covering the whole hubcaps they were way far gone.
Yeah I guess that is possible that the whole pad was just worn to nothing. Amazing...
Yeah it's a frickin dream getting to work on a car for once that doesn't have rust issues!!
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
bsnow4
Outdoor and drug enthusiast

Registered: 11/29/19
Posts: 76
Loc: New England
Last seen: 8 days, 22 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27665049 - 02/19/22 11:13 AM (1 year, 11 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Forrester said: There was dust from the calipers covering the whole hubcaps they were way far gone.
Yeah I guess that is possible that the whole pad was just worn to nothing. Amazing...
That's wild, though. Amazes me that some folks don't even consider checking routine maintenance items like brakes on a semi-regular basis.
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: bsnow4] 1
#27665233 - 02/19/22 02:09 PM (1 year, 11 months ago) |
|
|
Especially since the brakes were grinding horrendously and the car could barely stop. I had planned to drive it home but after a few blocks I called AAA and had it towed. After seeing what was going on with the brakes, I'm very glad I did that
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
Buster_Brown
L'une


Registered: 09/17/11
Posts: 11,309
Last seen: 2 days, 8 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project - tips/ideas appreciated [Re: Forrester]
#27770180 - 05/09/22 06:01 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Happy Butterscotch Brownie Day
|
Vision of Disorder
Lost


Registered: 05/14/22
Posts: 4
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester]
#27779125 - 05/15/22 07:37 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Glad to see it was a simple problem. It amazes me how many people just park cars for good instead of learning to fix shit. But, that's how I get good stuff....by fixin people's "junk"
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
|
Quote:
Vision of Disorder said: Glad to see it was a simple problem. It amazes me how many people just park cars for good instead of learning to fix shit. But, that's how I get good stuff....by fixin people's "junk"
Me too! Got my nice Husqvarna snowblower and my lawn tractor free that way from my neighbor. I mean they were bring really nice as well but they were moving and didn't wanna mess with em. All it took was a new carb and a new mower blade.
Stuck on this damn car though, passenger side axle won't come out of the bearing mount that it passes through. If I had a lift I could probably get it but working on the dirt ground is a shit show. I may sell it and make a little profit cause I gotta do my whole front suspension on my main car, 07 Corolla S.
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
Vision of Disorder
Lost


Registered: 05/14/22
Posts: 4
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester]
#27782997 - 05/18/22 01:13 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Those axels can be a pain in the ass to remove as you are experiencing. Apply heat to the bearing without burning the rubber boot, and you should be able to pop it out with a rubber hammer. For some real fun, you should see how bad that job is on a 90's 4wd ford! Talk about a heat and beat
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
|
I wish I could do the torch trick, unfortunately the mounting bracket is pretty large and near some lines that could get melted easily, not to mention all the leaked oil that's on them...
Oh man I can imagine on that vehicle what a pain it would be! I've got a 97 gmc rust queen of the east that I don't think I could do much of any kind of work on, it's so bad...
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27827586 - 06/19/22 05:24 PM (1 year, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Well, I put the Camry on hold and worked on my main car, an 07 Corolla. The sway bar end links were so bad it was embarrassing driving down the road because even the pedestrians could hear the loud clunking/rattling coming from both sides 
Replaced the end links, front struts, and ball joints. Was gonna do the control arms as well but the bolts started sounding like they were gonna break off if I gave any more force, and I wasn't ready to deal with that so I left the old ones in for now.
Took it for a test drive and it sounds and rides so much better now, but I'll have to adjust my alignment tomorrow cause I've got toe out so severe on both sides the tires squeal at the smallest turn. I guess that's probably to be expected when replacing so many suspension parts At least I know how to do the alignment myself and save $100.
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27830623 - 06/21/22 04:17 PM (1 year, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Alignment all good now! If you're careful and take lots of very accurate measurements, the string method of alignment works amazingly well.
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27877515 - 07/26/22 07:06 AM (1 year, 6 months ago) |
|
|
Well our Yaris shit the bed so I gave my wife the Corolla and got the Camry going.
Rollin with antique plates and no inspection sticker but it sure runs good, even though there's a pretty significant oil leak. I'm pretty sure it's the valve cover gasket, a pretty easy job I'll do this weekend. If it's not that, it might be the oil pump seal. Really hoping that's not the case.
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
Jaksavage
Mycodelic



Registered: 11/19/21
Posts: 548
Loc: Left coast
Last seen: 5 months, 29 days
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester]
#27910348 - 08/19/22 09:05 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
|
|
Check the oil sending unit also.
--------------------
The Shroomery is the biggest library with the coolest librarians
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27910413 - 08/19/22 09:53 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
|
|
I replaced the valve cover gasket ($19), and that fixed like 90% of the oil leak, it doesn't leak any significant amount of oil now. Even took it in and it passed inspection and got a sticker!
Yeah I meant to check the oil sending unit too, it probably does leak a little bit but I haven't got there yet. What's more urgent to me right now is figuring out how to get better gas mileage, I'm only getting like 27mpg right now and I know this little 2.2l should do better.
Already replaced plugs, gonna check the MAF sensor and whatever else I can Google is common to help that, I drive pretty far to work and gas is killing me compared to my Corolla which gets 40mpg!
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
LogicaL Chaos
Ascension Energy & Alien UFOs




Registered: 05/12/07
Posts: 69,323
Loc: The Inexpressible...
Last seen: 28 minutes, 43 seconds
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester]
#27919020 - 08/25/22 11:19 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
|
|
Cool project man!
Some lightweight rims would help a little with MPG also a high performance air filter.
Are u gonna do a new paintjob by chance?
-------------------- "What you must understand is that your physical dimension affects everyone in the higher dimensions as well. All things are interconnected. All things are One. Therefore, if one dimension is broken or out of balance, then all other dimensions will experience repercussions." - Pleiadian Prophecy 2020 The New Golden Age by James Carwin PROJECT BLUE BOOK ANALYSIS! (312 pages!) | Psychedelics & UFOs | Ready to Contact UFOs? | The Source on Mushrooms | Trippy Gematrix | Dj TeknoLogical | Fentanyl Test Kits R.I.P. Big Worm || The Start of the Ascension Process was 2020. Welcome to the Next Great Era of Earth πππ
  Oregon Eclipse Festival 2017 :: Aug 19th - 21st :: Pure Paradise   Very Effective LSA Extraction Tek | π§ Advanced Cold Water LSA Extraction Method π§ |  Mescajuana - Mescaline with Marijuana | DMT Dab Bongs | UFO Technology! Shpongle
     
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27944696 - 09/11/22 12:32 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
|
|
Paint job I wish, that's far beyond my skill or equipment level though! Some rims would be nice, but definitely over my budget. I'm lucky if I can afford 2 stock sized snow tires for the front in winter 
I did Google and I guess anywhere near 25-30mpg is pretty normal for these cars. I forgot how much Toyota has improved gas mileage in 30 years. This is actually the last year Toyota used a real cam-driven distributor before they moved to solid state on the 5s-FE and capped off the end of the cam.
I did spend all day yesterday installing an amp and 12" sub though, cause you can't be a G in a 92 Camry without bumping a little Brutha Lynch every now and then 
Doing it the right way was actually a lot more intensive than I thought, figuring out how to remove all that trim and get through the firewall and run the wires properly. Took frickin 9 hours, but I managed to not break a single trim piece or throw any tools which is a miracle.
I actually took some pics of the install I'll post later.
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
ballsalsa
Universally Loathed and Reviled



Registered: 03/11/15
Posts: 20,837
Loc: Foreign Lands
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester] 1
#27970747 - 09/27/22 02:21 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
|
|
paint is a bitch but can be done well enough with a cheap compressor and harbor freight sprayers. Just mix at the right ratios and make sure youre out of the wind and rain. Make sure to really scuff the shit out of the old urethane first, though.

--------------------
Like cannabis topics? Read my cannabis blog here
|
Forrester
aspiring sociopath


Registered: 02/05/13
Posts: 9,351
Loc: Northeast USA
Last seen: 24 days, 14 hours
|
Re: 1992 Toyota Camry project [Re: Forrester]
#27970995 - 09/27/22 04:36 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Nice! Might have to give that a learn some time! That would be cool to be able to do.
-------------------- Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. ------------------- Have some medicinal mushrooms and want to get the most out of them? Try this double extraction method.
|
|