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Rebuilt the starter. Put new bearings in it and cleaned up the contacts. Gave it a coat of paint and a bit of grease. Hey presto - brand new! It even turns the motor.

The brand new carburetor i bought about 6 years ago needed all the fucked things (mainly due to being badly made in China) fixed on it before it could disappoint the human race on an engine. So I did that Then I had to make a new water neck thing because the 55 year old one is rusty for some reason. I made a new one out of stainless so it might last another 55 years. Then I painted the inlet manifold and bits. One of these days I'll find out if this engine actually runs.

In an effort to clean up the shed a bit i put all the garbage in one place.

I sold a red celica. I've got a red ms75 pre-facelift which I'm keeping. I didn't sell a red crown.

Stock. But lower, few mechanical upgrades to update parts that you can't get anymore. All new suspension and bushes. Wheels too. dunno what wheels, but wheels. It'll be a fucking ace car for someone, just not me.

Na, i enjoy the journey, and its been the plan for many years to sell it. I have too many cars, can't keep them all.

Painted the firewall. Really badly. I had the bigger tip in my colour gun from when I was painting the textured underseal on the bottom of the car. Forgot to change it back. Result is more runs than a 5 day test match and its all splotchy and shit looking. It might settle as it dries but also it might not. Can't win them all......

Gimmie a break man, it's my first time.

Fuel tank installation. Broken bolts re welded. New isolation shit. Done

Then I painted it green. Impossible to see in the phone pix what colour it actually is but I like it. Is fucking close to the original (probably ?) And it looks good.

the other side inner guard was a bit rusty so i cut it off and made a new one. then it was time for a bit of etch primer then underseal. that all came out super good, looks fucking ace. now its time to paint the bottom of the body green/body colour. i also lifted up the chassis so i could put another coat of black on it before it goes back under the car.

My mate gave me a beer fridge. It was a bit second hand on the outside and the bottom of the door was rusty so I did what any self respecting toyota owner does and painted over the rust.

Finished. Well, needs paint and door latches but whatever

did a bit more. i made the vertical panel but i wasn't happy with it so i threw it in the bin and made a new one. this one fits better. i haven't finished the welding yet but its almost all done, its looking pretty good and ive got the slight curve in it like the original one. yay.