From what I gather, the trans in the AWD Corollas was an E series trans. It was shared with the AED Celicas and Camrys. The Corolla had a final gear of 3.722, the Celica was a 4.29.
Gear ratios are
Celica; 1st 3.58, 2nd 2.05, 3rd 1.33, 4th 0.97, 5th 0.73
Corolla; 1st 3.58, 2nd 2.05, 3rd 1.33, 4th 0.97, 5th 0.82 in the DLX AWD
Corolla; 1st 3.82, 2nd 2.05, 3rd 1.33, 4th 0.92, 5th 0.77 in others
My guess would be to go with the DLX Corolla and put the Calica final. Get the car around 2200 lbs and use a 7AGE putting out around 140 horse and torque.