My '85 Celica: I put a newer engine in it at the end of last year. After getting it back on the road, the fuel lines started leaking and the exhaust broke. I can get the exhaust cheap (I get a pro. discount from Toyota) but I'm wondering how tough it is to change the fuel line. There was one leak (a DRASTIC one) this morning when I started it up in the supply line; I patched it with 3/8 FI fuel line. Then, I patched one in the return line with 5/16 FI fuel line. Then another. Then another. Then another. Every time I patched one leak, another would spring to life. I drove it home and parked it, and there is ANOTHER puddle under the car, albeit much, much smaller than the one when the supply line was leaking.
So....how much of a PITA is it to just change out the fuel lines? The fittings, as you can imagine, are rusted but intact. They may break when messed with. On one of my other cars, there is a steel line from the sending unit, to a rubber fuel line, and then back to steel lines to the engine. Is it the same way on an '85 Celica GTS? If I do this, I'm going to do them both. The lines to the engine look OK (at best). The exhaust looks fairly straight forward. If I can do this myself (provided the lines don't cost over $20-25 each) I may proceed.
I should have never put a new engine in this car; it was running well up until I changed the engine. Oh, yeah: the passenger's side sway bar became detached from the suspension; the piece that attaaches the sway bar to the suspension broke. The bushings at the ends of the sway bar are in pretty bad shape, too. Not major, just a nuisance...
The body is also starting to poke through underneath, too. I guess if I can get another year for a reasonable cost I might repair it; I'm thinking I should cut my losses, sell it for a couple hundred and let someone else fix what I haven't. The drivetrain runs excellent...engine, clutch, transmission and rear axles are great.