Hello, I used to be a member of this site in 2003 but I stopped visiting and eventually forgot my username. Please allow me to reintroduce myself and my Camry project at hand. I have a 1989 Toyota Camry V6 LE that has been in my family since new (July 1989) with 101,300 miles on it. Here is some pictures of the car before (97,921 miles 2007):
The body was starting to become rough from living up north until 2005 and the road salt had taken its toll with rust developing on the fenders and rear 1/4 panels. The car had been repainted in 1996 but it was a single stage paintjob and the color did not even match OEM, the bumpers were redone 3 times and they could not get the paint to stick so it just kept chipping as shown in the pictures.
In the next year I worked on prepping the car for paint and me and my cousin painted it Honda Electron Blue Pearl.
In the next years things were pretty good. In 2009 I got new tires installed and they said it needed a new steering rack and tie rod ends. About 50 miles later on these new tires on October 30th the infamous rod knock appeared with 101,300 miles on the engine. Since then the car has been sitting waiting on what would become of it next. The engine didn't die, my mother drove it 2 miles home with it knocking and it still starts. This summer I got a awesome deal on a fully refurbished 2vzfe long block and I stashed it in my garage. In 2 weeks I will be ordering some OEM parts I need from Toyota and some odds and ends such as the steering rack and tie rods and I will begin the rebuild process!
I will keep you guys updated and I am looking for some tips you guys may have that can help me throughout my rebuild process! I have pictures of the engine somewhere and I will post them.
Thanks!
Richard.
89 V6 Rebuild Project!
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