Drew008

Hey everyone, I'm new to the Rollaclub forum. Short story about how I got myself into this. Few months back, was looking at owning my first car. Thought of the Corolla and really liked the aesthetics of the AE82 - AE94. Thought maybe I could find something to work on. So after 2 months of "research" (not comprehensive enough I would think), got myself an AE94 CSi Ltd (for about a week now). She's done about 290k and still runs pretty good. Got her for a decent price with my savings. Before getting her I already knew some restoration was needed and I was prepared to do it. Thought it would be a good learning experience for me to get down and dirty with the car. But looking at the rust now, I'm really scared to even get started on it, that it would become a huge mess and i would give up. Anyway here are some pics just to show you guys a rough idea. The rust she has (a nightmare to me :nervous: :nervous: :nervous: ) Windshield top Windshield from inside if you look up Passenger side frame (has a hole up top which water can seep into..) Surface rust on the boot lid (theres actually more surface rust around the body but its not that bad YET) Front bumper on drivers side sits a little lower. Not sure why. (i'm thinking the mounts?) Body mould on one side came off half way. Thinking of removing it all. Any suggestions to do it without ripping the paint? Interior wise, Pretty neat. only drivers seat has small tear. I'm thinking of taking the whole car apart slowly. So that I could find and fix all the rust (need help on this too) - sand it down to bare metal, prime and paint etc. I'm really just a newbie and hope it'll be a great learning experience for me. Thank you to whoever that will read this thread and help give me some advice on where to get started. (pls be nice ;) )