Popular Post Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 So brought this about 14months ago off @horndog He imported it for a parts car, got the jdm front and a few other pieces for his project Over the next while Ill chuck up some photos of progress to date. Plans where just a quick tidy up to get it legal and drive it. Got a bit carried away. Low kms and pretty straight bit rusty 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 So did something I never do and went and booked in a panel beater. Was due in a months time so I had a deadline which is the only way im likely to get things done. Stripped car down, plenty of rust 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Surprised myself and had a few weeks left so started into the rust repairs Came up pretty well, no filler needed 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Cause couldnt help myself and what toyota doesnt need a v12 The whole front sump crossmember steering box in the way makes this pretty unlikely to work but dreams are free 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Car went off the panel beaters and I was blown away at how quick things happened. Usually would take me a year or more to sort all this mess out bit not three weeks later I get a call asking what colour I want it 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Heeps of work going on in the background while the body was getting done, sourced alot of parts from japan, sandblast and painted chassis, was all in pretty good nick, think it had only done 96000kms 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 primed up and undersealed 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Tryed making the stainless trim thats missing where the vinyl roof finishs, Used some old stainless off a hillman and fit it on a wreck that my brother has. Think it could have worked bit the stainless was hard to work with and didnt turn out as nice as I wanted 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Then this happened 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 And because Im impatant I had to make the vinyl roof trim on the car after it was painted which is definately a dumb thing to do. Managed without any scratches which really surprised me Used brass this time , heeps easier to work with and came out real well 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 sound deadening and off to the upholsters 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 In the meantime Id been giving the engine a tidy up and all the other parts a birthday so I could start putting it together when It came home Hardest part of this whole builds been tracking down rubbers off other models and cars to adapt because cant buy anything for this off the shelf 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 somewhere along the way I got all the crhome redone , dunno where all the photos are bit heres one of the mirrors finished Had too diegrind out all the corroded parts and fill and sand without scratching my new chome, came up all good though. Same process with the door handles and other parts made up out of that cast muck metal rubbish 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Front indicator lenses were rubbish, got talking to gc in aussie who was kind enough to sell me a mint spare set he had 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Massive thanks to my dad for panelbeating and polishing every single piece of stainless on the car of which theres a lot. Hate to think how long that took Also a big thanks to @toy-mota fior selling me his nos grille and surround thing, It really finishes off the front of the car 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 And back to those brass strip things i made for the roof, so stoked with how they came out 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 2 litres of neck snapping fury, got it bodgied up and running so could drive it and get interior finished, goes surprisingly well ....for now 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 rear seat recovered, front seat used the origanil upolstery but rebuilt the foam and srpings in it, sound deadening fitted 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 first drive 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ja1lb8 489 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 some bling 23 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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