Supercharged Corolla Update
I haven’t driven the Supercharged Corolla for a while. Took the charger for a
spin last Saturday and what a revelation – smiling, giggling, laughing all the
time I was driving it - just like the day I first picked it up after the engine
transplant. Had to be very careful with the throttle - talk about a
point-and-shoot car ☺☺☺ But it has shown up the need
for a new clutch – it bites at the top of the pedal travel. Also the gearbox is
very noisy on overrun and crunchy engaging most gears. So I think that the next
modification will include a new clutch and while the gearbox is out I’ll ask
Kevin to get it rebuilt with new parts as required – synchromesh rings and
thrust washers. Kevin says that when he has had this type of work done
previously it comes in at about £350 for the rebuild, the clutch will be a
couple hundred and I’ll need to pay Kevin so
I’m looking at a bill of about £1,000.
That will have to wait until after I’ve paid off the Christmas bills. Luckily It
flew through it's MOT test last weekend so happily no unexpected costs there.