Hi my name is Shawn, but you can call me Shaun if you like. This is my first post. Though I do admit I have been reading through and enjoying these forums for the last few or so years. I have a 88 TA body with a 85 formula engine. My Grandfather gave it to me roughly 5 to 6 years ago. I have had it in my garage working on it slowly but surely. Again I admit more its been more slowly than surely. I have gutted the inside carpet as it was not even close to being salvageable. The dash was also stripped down due to deterioration and bad upkeepfrom whoever had the car.
The engine only has 30k miles. It was in a formula before the car crashed and damaged its side frame. The engine was taken out and stored in a garage for about ten or so years until a suitable surrogate was found abandoned.
It is my metal baby in many ways. I have been through times where I needed money bad, and someone would come ask to buy it for 2000$ and I wouldnt let it go for the world. I would tell my woman money comes and goes but somethings cant be replaced. She is my first car and will be my children first car. My daughter loves working on it with me I think I might let her have it. she is my eldest. I will prolly get something else for my boy. I stray to far.
This is my first post and figured it wouldn't be in good taste to give some background.
Moving on to the reasons for my post. Im not a novice as much as I am someone who finds it easy to take a bite and difficult to swallow and harder still to chew. I confess this to you now. In fact im the kind of person who if i think to tie my shoe a little too deeply I would probably have my shoe sole, tongue, and thread laid out separately. So, if I told you i want to clean my engine rust and dirt could you imagine the million ways I could screw something up? I have and it is quite terrifying. The kind of terror that is gripping and leaves you motionless. My socket wrench is calling my name, and the rust is like the mucus in those mucinex commercials I cant stand to be taunted especially by an inanimate object.
I have taken pictures of my engine and marked things that I would like to be identified. Some of it is for reassurance some i have no clue what so ever. In order to get to the rusted parts (especially 14) I want to clean and sand I will unfortunately have to disassemble some components. My main scares are unhooking a gas line (I have kids in the house and my garage is attached I dont want spilled gas anywhere in my home) and/or allowing air into the brake system. And what scares me also is that I might not even know what should be scaring me. With all the accumulated knowledge and wisdom of this forum enlighten me where you see necessary assume I know nothing about what I am doing. That way I can hope to learn more about what I am doing. And avoid mistakes like throwing off the timing belt (No BS I just shuttered thinking about that mistake).
I will mince no more words and get to the pics I have them numbered to help the process along. Some numbers are repeated on different pics to show it in different angles. Thank you all so much this project means so much to me, and I appreciate you guys help. Ok ok ok you are right! I should say thanks for being the brains of this operation. Albeit I will tell my children I did it all solo but we will know the truth.
In the case i have rambled to much here is a list of my objectives
1. Identify parts so i dont take apart anything that cant be resembled in a working a condition. I know this maybe tedious or trivial and more work in typing than identifying, but appreciate.
2. I want to get the engine looking respectable.
3. I want to know where in these pics I can look to get engine info like vin or engine#.
4. Locate gas and brake lines.
5. Also general info about the engine the pics may show that I dont know. Again assume I know nothingLOl

P.S their should be a universal Third Gen emblem we can use on our cars to pay homage to this community and spread the love.