Popular Post Corona_man Posted March 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2017 Project discussion: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/55789-corona_man-1979-toyota-ke30/ I thought I'd start a build thread on the recently purchased Ke30 Corolla I have just purchased. I'm off work at the moment so am going to try and restore it back to original condition within a month. The car is in pretty.good condition, has minimal rust in it , but the 4k motor is stuffed. I will just be putting back in a 3k or 4k motor. Interior is a bit old, no carpet and seats are ripped up. I will be doing all the work myself, panel and paint, engine work, re upolstry, the lot. I will keep up regular updates if anyone is even interested in it. Here's a picture of it as is 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Started stripping out the car today. Insides of the doors look good, no nasty rust hiding away in the bottoms as they usually do. Had to replace both bottoms of the gaurds , and the inside of the boot lid. And started doing panel work on the gaurds boot and Bonnet. Also removed the bolt on flares , as they aren't my cup of tea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Corona_man Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 So, been busy the last few days, got the doors, guards, boot and bonnet paneled and primed. Now I need to move on to the body. Then get it all painted and move on to the more exciting stuff. I'm on the hunt for another 4k or 3k motor. I'm going to pull down the current motor and inspect the bores, possible get away with putting a new set of rings in it, but don't have high hopes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Was away all weekend so didn't get anything done on the corolla. Some things turned up, got new front and rear windscreen runners, and some 13" white walls. I need to find some 13" wheels, just going for a factory look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 So I tried putting some 13" wheels on and they didn't fit. Could only fit 14" wheels on. I knew the struts were not factory though, as the discs and calipers on it now are a lot bigger and the rotors are vented. Done some research and pretty sure there off mx71 cressida. I have to find some factory ke30 ones back in though as I want to out it on 13" wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Been wet sanding all the panels today, they are all basically ready for paint. Still have to panel and do some rust work on the body. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Also found some factory ke30 struts. The brakes were seized up and the wheel bearing arnt so good. I pulled the calipers apart and gave them a overhaul. Got a repair kit for them. Bored were good and piston and slide pins were still good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Got the repair kit and also new brake pads. Painted all the caliper bits while it was apart. Much better looking and work like they should. Now just waiting on a pair of new disc rotors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Corona_man Posted March 22, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2017 Had some nice weather here, so got some of the panels painted. Iv decided to go gloss white. It will suit the more original look im after. Everything car related iv done is all just self taught over the years. Always trying to improve and get better. Restoring cars is just a hobby of mine. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Not a lot to update. Got all my doors painted, so now just got the body and engine bay to do. Also got the new wheel bearings and brake rotors installed. Also notice when I drained the motor, about 7 litres of oil mixed with petrol came out of the sump. I'm guessing that's why it was smoking so much. Need to find out where all the petrol has come from 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 So just been doing more panel work and a few rust cuts. Replaced both rear quarter bottoms and welded up then holes where the flares were bolted in. Also replaced the boot lip , where the rubber clips on. Rest of the body is reasonable straight, but rear qauters have a few dents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Also stripped out the interior and painted the dash and roof lining. I want all the interior to be black and am going to upolster all the seats in black (well, give it a go) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Got the windows all out, took forever to get all the tacky windscreen sealnt off. The plastic trim that goes inside the rubber is shot. There was no way to save it, it was far to brittle. I will need to find some new stuff. Also got the car all masked up, and engine out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Engine out and need to tidy up the engine bay. The wiring and hoses need to be sorted out as someone and done some dodgy wiring. Also still on the hunt for another engine. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Got the engine bay cleaned up and painted. The body is all paneled and primed now. Just about ready to paint, just a few small imperfections to tidy up and then wait for a sunny day to paint it. All my painting is just done a a outside shed I rigged up made from corrugated iron roof and plastic sides. Not perfect but defanatly better then painting outside under no cover 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona_man Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 So now just waiting on some fine weather to get the rest of the car painted. Started pulling the seats apart to recover them. The drivers seat was the worst, wasn't two bad, a few small rips but I want to learn upholstery . So figured I'd give it a go 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Corona_man Posted April 5, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2017 Got the seats all pulled apart. Marked all the peices so I don't get lost and have un stiched all the pieces. Iv ordered some black vinyl material. And some piping cord. Also bought a industrial sewing machine for $50. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Corona_man Posted April 6, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2017 Here's my beast I picked up for $50. It's not a walking foot machine, if been told it's quite hard doing upholstery work without the walking foot, especially sewing vinyl. But I purchased a roller wheel attachment which is meant to help a little. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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