Success!! Only managed to get the passenger side strut (and rotor, extra $25.. ), started to rain. But the wheel/tyre fits on fine, with about 5mm space between them.
Also, I'm going to put the Corolla strut top on the spring holder from the Corona, anyone know if this will work? Looks like it should, but I've got no spring compressors so I can't get it all back together....