Gizahoon Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hi all, I wanted to share a project that i have been working on for the past few weeks after coming to the last Auckland old school meet i was convinced i needed a second car to exercise my mechanical ideas on. It started as a 1987 Toyota Corona which was listed on Trademe, With its 2.0L Fuel injected engine and Front wheel/Automatic characteristics i figured i could get it cheap and make it an awesome weekend hack. After test driving it, and finding out that the thing drove great (No spluttering, jerking or grinding) i picked it up for $600, It needed some minor rust repair and a new battery. When i got it back to the garage i changed the plugs, oil, oil filter, checked the filter and picked up a second hand battery, After that it ran great! Some JB Weld and some spare aluminium i had covered up the rust nice, at the same time i got the windsheild replaced. We went to pick-a-part mangere and found some seats out of a volvo, we ripped all the carpet out, took out the rear seats/belts and mounted the new seats. I nabbed some cheap steelies which has been widened and got them redrilled by the good blokes at Arrow Wheels, I'm going to have to get some adaptors to fit on the fronts to clear the brakes, but the backs look great. Also we rolled the guards with a baseball bat, turned out pretty good. I'm going to be doing plenty more work on it, so i will keep this updated. And for the record, i know this may not come under 'old school' age, but i reckon it holds a lot of the old school spirit and the front still has that older toyota look, And this thing was built/assembled in Thames! Right in our backyard and that has to count for something. Shout out to: Mk2Marty and Benzover for the many many days of help Some more photodumping 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 My first car. Mine was only $400 bucks tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizahoon Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Thats awesome, its crazy what you can get for less than a grand. Ontop of the $600 i found sunblock, battery terminals, screwdrivers, an ipod charger, box of panadol and a whole lot of change in the glovebox (Which the key didnt open, i had to break the lock) That dont really make up for the difference though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I'm confused as. How did you get that rust out and clean it up so nice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 His mate called JB, welded it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizahoon Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Jb weld is a strong two part adhesive dubbed as a 'cold weld'. All I did was scavenge some aluminium from the lid of a broken MacBook I had tin snipped them to size and test fitted the peices, drilled holes for wiper mounts then attatched with screws and the JB weld and a bit of sealant then a protective coat of rattle can spray. I cleaned up the rust with an angle grinder with a wire brush wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Ape Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 there's a whole thread on here for stuff people find in used cars. take some pics of your haul and post it up! (sorry, too lazy to find thread for you though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 At firts i thought you were joking about jb weld and aluminium fixing thise holes. And i laughed. Then ibrealised you were serious and i laughed even harder. Thats awesome. Right out of a 1970s car repair diy video. Therefore oldschool approved. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Surprisingly i'm liking this. Suck thru carb turbo setup please EDIT: Realised this is EFI - please remove and install carb for above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Still got the standard wheels? I'm looking for some also dat rust, even my ee80 isnt that bad. Is this a Chris Amon edition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizahoon Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Sure, the rust fix was a bit dodgy to say the least, but it just needs to stop water dripping down into the firewall/inner front guard. It turned out pretty good for the time/effort I didn't put into it. Yes it is indeed the Chris amon edition, its got a peice of trim on the door with the name, although I think its lost its racing pedigree over the years.... Yes I do have the original wheels, I may be looking to part with them in the near future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizahoon Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Got the front wheels on, had to run pretty massive adaptors to clear brakes but its semi flareable and looks interesting? Its perfectly retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozza Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Owned a $400 Chris Amon version a few years back. Manual with 250+kms on the clock with the terrible paint peeling like yours. I miss that car so much; you could rag on it all day and it soldiered on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 With regards to the front wheels poking further than the rears. No. No no no no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizahoon Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Alright, update time. Took it for a spin down the road, filled tyres up and put some fresh gas in it, runs like a champ. Got new front fenders from pickapart (These ones are staying stock and the other set will have flares attached to them) Put old front wheels back on, will be running on them for the Wof (Coming soon) Got rid of most of the surface rust today, i will be getting hands on a petrol powered waterblaster to strip off that peeling paint so hopefully its back down to primer, Also flared the rear arches a bit more, we found the next best thing in fender rolling tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Also flared the rear arches a bit more, we found the next best thing in fender rolling tech. I aahhhh..... yeah. We try not to be too judgemental around here, and are generally a polite bunch. But I think there would be only a few people in disagreement that you've just plainly wrecked the gaurds on your car, both in aesthetics and repairable-ness. Stance and wide wheel thing is a bit past it's time, this car is a perfect opportunity to try something a bit new or different instead? Rather than the same thing that's been done a million times already, better (no offense, besides its definitely on its way out if you're wanting to keep up with what's 'cool' on the internet) I reckon this car has some cool lines to take some styling cues from some older touring car sedans... Make it look like a nascar as a bit of a hat tip to the Camrys that have raced the american ovals for however long. Find some sweet inspiration in here and whip up something awesome! //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/45143-race-car-pic-thread/ And dont worry we all know what JB weld is Welcome to OS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 At least it's only happening to a corona. I see nothing wrong with what's going on here, at least he's actually got the drive to get some stuff done. My first car was a FX-ZI AE92, I shudder to think what it would have looked like if I'd actually got round to doing anything to it. I was reading NZPC in the mid 2000's and thought that body kits and custom leather interiors were what my corolla needed. Anyway, let him have his fun, he'll look back and laugh, like I do at some of my old ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizahoon Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Cheers for the wisdom! The rear flaring was really a functional hack over a looks thing, the wheels rubbed very badly even with only two people in the front seats, and i do believe its something that can and will be tided up. Funny you mention the touring car thing, on my to do list was some kind of improvised front lip and some skirts, from the start i was going for the agressive stance. At the end of the day the only person i should be trying to impress is myself, I am more than happy (i actually encourage it) to accept opinions and criticism, and the awesome thing about this car is that its going to keep changing and i'm going to keep learning so i can develop a my own sense of whats possible in terms of style. Thats an awesome thread the widebody 86 looks wicked, ill spend a bit of time going through it. Cheers, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I want to see a close up of your jb weld rust repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.W Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 did you think about getting smaller tires? it would save you a lot of work then you can actually lower it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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