hi all, i got this corolla from a friend bout 6 months ago and have only jus decided to fix it up and make it street legal.

 

It's a 1979 KE55 Sedan, when i got it it had major rust issues and the paint was cracked and faded everywhere, the rear bumper was bent and all door seals are screwed so it has never really had a proper wash.

 

the main rust was in the gaurds and is also the worst place to bog. i have completely stripped the car and sanded it back, 90% of rust work is fixed, as you can see most of the car is now in primer and now just waiting to find a good painter. the last places that needs bogging is in the gaurds as you can see in one of the pics taken from in the boot. (this rust is on both sides :lolcry: ) and have still got half of the bonnet left to sand.

 

The engine has jus been fixed aswell, unfortunately no mods. The carby has been completely re-built, all new heater and radiator hoses, new head gasket, new water pump, tapped and buffed valves, new gaskets for the inlet and exhaust manifold and all new filters and spark plugs. I'm desperate to find a 2" exhaust for it as the current exhaust is buggered and chewin through the fuel.

 

The interior is in ok condition, rear seat has a rip on top of it, front seats are ripped which is covered by those gay seat covers. Bought myself a chrome and woodgrain steering wheel and made a white gear boot which matches the white dash fascia (was bored one day). Thanks to JiP 01 the dash top looks near brand new, had a stereo in it but thats out. The only mods done are tinted tail lights, steering wheel, the white parts and the stereo.

 

Here are some pics of it....

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/TheStart.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...y/MajorRust.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...vedDoorLock.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/Interior.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/rollaguy/Rear.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/rollaguy/Front.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/rollaguy/Engine.jpg

 

so anyway comment if u like. will post more pics up once it is painted and back together, hopefully shouldnt be too long!

Edited January 22, 201016 yr by Palmy

nice work

the white gear boot looks pretty smick too :lolcry:

just bought some nice crystal aftermarket indicators for the rolla, will be boggin up original recess and making a new hole near the front door (like commodores).... :jamie:

 

Here r some pics:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...77791-2X-03.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...77791-2X-04.jpg

Good luck with the car fella, can't wait to see the finished piece! I like seeing corolla's RESSURECTED (is that how its spelt?!!! lol!

 

cheers phatke30!

Nice work buddy. Try not to neglect the enginebay as that surface rust won't take too long to develop into something more. Got any ideas on colour?

Matt.

yeah well I'm currently looking at putting a new engine in so if i do i will pull out the old engine and fix up all the rust in the bay and paint it. well its actually jus going a high op white which is pretty boring but it will do for now.

new indicators arrived today so i got stuck into it and made some new holes 4 it, i not goin 2 show the holes as they r kinda rough but the indicators sit in there nice and tight. they still have to be wired up etc. Old recess is still to be bogged and sanded.

 

car is now completely primed and painting is slowly getting organised, jus tryin 2 find some good prices on a set of extractors, a 2 inch system and thinkin of puttin on a 3 inch dump pipe if i can find one. if anyone can tell me around what their exhaust cost that would b pretty handy as i don't really kno. i was thinkin around $300 all up. and what other things would i need 2 include so its not too loud with a 3 inch dump pipe??

 

The new iindicators:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0752.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0751.jpg

good prices on a set of extractors, a 2 inch system and thinkin of puttin on a 3 inch dump pipe if i can find one. if anyone can tell me around what their exhaust cost that would b pretty handy as i don't really kno. i was thinkin around $300 all up.........

 

I got this exact exhaust on my ke30 just on 12 months ago, $600 from a local exhaust shop here in reddy,

 

cheers phatke30!

Edited January 2, 200818 yr by phatke30

do u have any other mufflers beside the last one? are your parts really good brands or not? cause i don't really want top of the range parts, jus somethin 2 give it more grunt

Just off the shelf, run of the mill, wildcat extractors, normal mild steel pipe, lukey muffler and tip, also you probably wont notice much more power (if any) by putting an exhaust on a standard k series engine,

 

cheers phatke30!

yeah righto then. power dosent really worry me at the moment, i jus want it 2 sound anythin but boring with out stabbing exhaust.

hey got a question that has been botherin me 4 some time now. are the whitewalls on tyres painted on, is it a really strong sticker lol, i got no idea how they r made. what is it? they expensive?

You can buy white wall tyres. There are company's around which groove the sidewall of your tyre and mould the white line into them, or you can buy those cheap imitation whitewalls which just sit on the sidewall of your tyre and are held in by the bead or you can just be a noob and just paint them on with export paint! lol! only joking,

 

cheers phatke30!

Edited January 8, 200818 yr by phatke30

oh righto then, well i would most likely go the proper job lol. painting them would come up shit i rekon. if u kno r they expensive?

to get the white walls done to your exsisting wheels, up here in qld, to get it done professionally will set you back around $150 for a set (4 tyres),

 

cheers phatke30!