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Throwing it all back in as much as i can. Awaiting some brake parts (fittings/booster) and some more plating and then it will be progressed more.

Saw this - inspiration!

Finally got the red onto the engine bay

Bay primer done

Loud pedal floor repair - now i can really mash it without fear of pushing it through the floor Cleaned all the remaining crap off the floor and blinged it up a little And sand, sand, sand all the engine bay paint

I decided the engine bay looked crud against the new paint, soo... engine out, strip the front suspension and steering etc.

More reassembly progress

10 days ago it emerged into the sunlight .. very bright and shiny Delivered to the shed and straight into reassembly

so... the painter told me he had a bit of an incident with my car. . . . . . . . . then he said he spilt a few litres of paint on it. . . . . super duper pleased with the result. .

Reassembled and ... off to the paint shop just over 3 years in the shed!!!

Hatch repairs and some fill and final prime

and filled the garage with a lot of dust and some other stuff too

Update on the actual progress.. been a while coming as i had a PC meltdown and lost a lot of data Spare Wheel Finished Whipped the diff out for new bushes and a birthday - and sorting the underside Finally welded in the rear valance/panel Started on the other guard and only found a couple of minor issues common fuel filler rust

Some videos

so... Some old photos have surfaced of the 2004 Targa when I co-drove in this car The show at Turners at the start The 1st day got off to a shocking start by exploding the engine after about 4-5 stages. mid-stage with a long straight- 9000RPM and almost max speed in 5th then a loud bang, clattering and a film of oil/coolant spewed up the windscreen and steam all inside the cabin. We coasted to a stop on a driveway and unbelieveably realised the engine was still barely running. I meandered back up the road with the OK sign and picked up some pieces Closer inspection of the engine showed it was toast - rod cap failure spat the rod out both sides of the engine. So we trailered it to the overnight stop in New Plymouth - another more mild engine was brought up from Wellington to be installed overnight The piston couldn't be removed from the block.. Replacement engine in at 1am and we started it up to some extreme clattering - turned out the big end caps were loosened for checking and not torqued up! Engine out again and new bearings installed - and back in again and we were all good to go by mid-morning the next day. A lot slower and also losing a lot of oil out a small sump hole we didnt pick up after we swapped it over. They let us continue running but were relegated to last car running due to the oil slick we were producing. We made it to the finish late at night and got our finishers medal + a well earned beer

https://youtu.be/fPtGlTdG1iI

http://youtu.be/UexiOL8I_3Y

Spare wheel well! been a while in the making. It was looking like a sara lee danish dessert in there - layer upon layer upon layer upon layer... and bits chopped out etc etc. so choppy choppy Fixed up the middle part to look somewhat right and cut/pressed the stiffening and drain into a new bit. rolled the edges too welded the centre in and tested the cover Tacked in. welded and sanded Pretty happy with the result - way better than before.

And a notorious part that rots from the inside out on these - the hatch hinge point - 3 layers of sandwiched rust

Hatch side drip rails I got some lengths folded up and then proceeded to fit them Left side Right side

Decided to sell it - up on trademe. I thought the reserve was dreaming but it seems not. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/classic-vintage/listing/2817573796

Pretty much what @Taistorm said. If its just bearings you need, crack it open and get all the bearing numbers then rock up to a local specialist bearing wholesaler/distributor. North Shore Toyota regularly bring in the gasket kits for gearboxes too. Last time i rebuilt one I actually got the kit from overseas as it worked out more economical when it comes with the synchros and gaskets etc.

Back guard mud-trap choppy-choppy pattern (moved the hole so easier future access to remove dirt) trial fit and tweak clamp and weld

In the previous post you may have noticed the crusty corners of the hatch! So i set about some doing some foldy bendy things and also got a spin on a hand swaging machine. I made both sides using the RH side as a pattern. 2 layers of goodness. And welded the LH side in after some alignment checks

Rear bumper brackets on the inside were rusty and loose Removed the bracket to fix it and also fix the floor under it Fixed the bracket and sussed a repair piece for the floor ... but how to weld it in properly.. So.... minor escalation in repairs.... off with the valance~!!! Turns out it was held on with a little brazing and some pop rivets , plus welded at the top Easy access for welding and of course the other side too..