I bought a Solara, no I am not getting rid of the Celica Options

[hurley97]

It's a '99 Solara SE 4cyl. It has a seized engine. I picked it up about a week ago.










now the minor problems:
engine



just plastic bumper damage.

there is water in the spare tire well. not a big deal but I do need to find out where it's coming from.

the mirror I don't really care about

I'm not sure what's wrong with the alignment of the rear bumper/tail light


Things I've already fixed:

the grille and headlights:
Before:




After:

[hurley97]

IT RUNS!!!







From what I can tell so far from just driving it around the block:
- the idle is perfect, needle is still at idle
- engine itself runs quieter without the balance shafts than a regular Camry/Solara motor
- A/C blows cold. dash lights, DRL's, auto lights, all electronics work fine
- brakes are good, pads about 50-60% worn and don't pulsate
- drives straight, steering wheel is very slightly off center

- exhaust flex section is leaking, it's already been replaced
- front struts are bad, bouncy over big bumps not so bad over small ones
- strut mounts are bad, they are noisy over bumps
- rear sway bar bushings clunk over bumps
- there is something in the blower motor, makes a lot of noise when its on