squidBits Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) front_grille by squidbits, on Flickr Name: john Car: 1974 TE21 Corolla. Motor & Driveline: 2T-C with a 4-spd Suspension & Brakes: Coil overs and stock brakes. Wheels & Tyres: Enkei's from a Mazda and Federal Tyres Interior: Stripped, Seats from a WRX, Wink Mirror (needs installed) Body: Pretty straight, needs a bit of rust removal. It's currently primered dark grey. Other: This will either become a rally car or get traded for a drift car. Not sure yet, but it's been a fun project. 1974 Toyota Corolla by squidbits, on Flickr This is what it looked like when I first got it. Lots of grey primer and rust. 1974 Toyota Corolla by squidbits, on Flickr 1974 Toyota Corolla BAdge by squidbits, on Flickr 1974 Toyota Corolla Name Badge by squidbits, on Flickr First I found the cup holder hiding in the back. Then I primered it up. Complete with racing stripe. Alongside my '02 Subaru Legacy GT daily driver. Hanging next to my bosses' Mercury Meteor. Then I took it to the track. Got it a little muddy. And a little sideways. A proper mess. Tonight I finished painted the bottom part of the grill silver. It turned out nice. I also picked up a set of these on Friday. Need some spacers for them to fit on the front. What do you guys think? I love this car. Edited April 22, 2012 by squidBits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) Love it, but why is the front bumper 2 meters in front of the car? Is that some american safety regulation? EDIT< not the original I'm guessing :P Edited April 22, 2012 by B.L.Z.BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono.C Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Love it, but why is the front bumper 2 meters in front of the car? Is that some american safety regulation? EDIT< not the original I'm guessing :P Nah mate, That's a USDM corolla bumper. America had hideous bumpers :osama: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerfbat Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 loving it mate..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbey Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 (edited) 5mph pedestrian impact bumper laws. The only reason old 911's have those accordion's on the bumper. This thing rules and I love the opposite lock picture. Keep the updates rolling squidbits. Edited April 23, 2012 by philbey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 (edited) You had this in /r/Toyota yeah? Was trying to think where I had seen it before. Found it http://www.reddit.com/r/Toyota/comments/ofork/my_new_toyota_a_photo_album_of_my_74_corolla/ Edited April 23, 2012 by B.L.Z.BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMP020 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Love it. Great look. Cheers, Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onikage Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 The first couple pics look great with the brown tone! The USDM bumpers may be ugly to most, but it seems to give the car a tougher look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidBits Posted April 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Hahaha, yeah the USDM bumpers are freakishly large. I kinda like having them on just in case I need to push some cows around or something. Over the weekend I filled in the holes where the chrome trim used to go and did some sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza91 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 awsome, love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbey Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) holy mackerel what is that ugly looking red thing in the last pic! That is one awesome ride. Edit: Datsun F10, man I'm pretty good at picking cars but I have never, ever seen one of those. Edited April 26, 2012 by philbey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidBits Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Did some work tonight. Mostly to the garage. Painted the hood white. Painted the air intake orange for fun, and because it was rusting over. I made a mock up of the paint job I'm going for. I need to find a set of those smaller "normal" bumpers, and mirrors like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidBits Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 holy mackerel what is that ugly looking red thing in the last pic! That is one awesome ride. Edit: Datsun F10, man I'm pretty good at picking cars but I have never, ever seen one of those. Yeah! A workmate found that in a barn and got it for real cheap. The inside is near overrated. Pretty cool little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidBits Posted May 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) I took the bumpers off last night, and started cleaning the rust spots under the tail lights. Tonight's forecast has a lot of Bondo in the future (what do you guys call it? bog?). I also primered the fender flares I have, so I'll start getting those tacked on and ready for fiberglass soon. I'll try to get more pictures tonight. Edited May 7, 2012 by squidBits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidBits Posted May 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 I either failed at bondo, or made a cool sculpture. lol. Rally mirror. Painted intake. I painted the fender flares, and some other trim pieces black, and tested some chrome paint that I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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