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This is a discussion on My SR5 within the TECH Discussion Forum forums, part of the TECH Discussion category; Aights, as most of you know... i recently bought a 1985 toyota corolla SR5. Over the next few months im ...
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12-23-2003, 05:39 PM
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My SR5
Aights, as most of you know... i recently bought a 1985 toyota corolla SR5. Over the next few months im going to be, doing the body work, a head swap and replaceing brakes clutch and the rear diff. Basiclly converting it a a Carb'ed GT-S...
DAY 1 Me and my brother brought it to the garage today. I started by cleaning it out and vaccuming the interior, then i continued to removed the hood and deck lid. They both had minor dents in them that will need to be pounded out. One tail light was broke so i pulled them both out. I'll be buying a set of JDM soon. There was a large dent\ crease in the rear end, im assuming one of the previous owers backed into a pole... Its going to need a new rear bumper but thats ok. The major thing is the odd shaped dent that i cannot pull out. I'm going to recruit my pops to fix that... its out of my league. In the trunk the previous ower being a "handy-man" decied to fill the rust holes with construction foam. It took nearly an hour to scrap most of it out... but theres still alot left in there. Theres GIANT holes in the trunk and wheel well, but im getting the welder in about a week. The headlight motors seem to be broke, but I dont really care, i can get off my *Censored**Censored**Censored* and lift them up... a strange thing about them is the passangers side is like an inch away from the fender while the drivers side is flush.  I finished up the day with grinding on the wheel well openings, I have a bad feeling that theres already been body work to this car... but anywayz i decied to quit when i tried to turn on the compressor and my dad stole the hose...  I have a feeling this is going to be a loonngg project...but i am prepared to work. I'll update ASAP... |
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12-23-2003, 07:29 PM
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Dude you chose the hard way but keep your head up. Probably $5000 and alot of work and you'll be in good shape!
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12-24-2003, 10:34 AM
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DAY 2
Well today started as a bad day... and ended worse... First, the heater was smoking and making werid sounds so it had to be turned off... (COLD!!) I started work by grinding on the door, and door jambs... When i realized rust when under this one pastic body panel, I spent 20 some mins trying to get it off... and when i did... i found more my favorite FOAM...  Once i scrapped all the foam out... I noticed I need the welder and alot of sheet metal... So i decied to start to fill the stuff I already grinded... cept.. NO BONDO...just an empty can...that made me mad... Well the project is on hold untill I can get the welder... Heres the shopping list for body work as of now... 1. Sheet Metal 2. Bondo 3. Tiger Hair(fiberglass) 4. Grinder Discs There goes the next paycheck...
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12-24-2003, 06:41 PM
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post some pics man im a fellow sr5 owner too and i want to know some tips hehe heres my sr5 got it for 800 everthings fine everythign worse only problems is the bumper ouchh also i took off the minor rust the next thing is clean teh carpet and fix the bumper with prolly a front vertex bumper
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12-24-2003, 07:26 PM
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here's my sr5, my 1st 86
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12-25-2003, 01:30 PM
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DAY 3
MERRY CHIRSTMAS!! OOHH... What a good chirstmas... My pops got me a huge tool kit for chirstmas... so i cant steal his tools anymore... but its all good.. then he took me to my grandpa's to get some bondo... Well i filled a few the grind spots and am waiting for the peice to the compressor to D\A em down... and spray it... I decied to see how dirty the carb was... it was fairly clean but i still cleaned it the rest the way , with some carb cleaner... When I started it up, the motor sounded alot better but thats because the air cleaner off... My dad came in and yelled at me for running the car in the garage when the doors shut... and spray all sorts of chemicals... I took a short day... because well its chirstmas... and I wanted to drift in need for speed... |
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12-25-2003, 06:26 PM
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haha.. that all sounds pretty sweet man.. i know building a car can be a pain in the arse, but you seem to be having a good time doing it dispite hardships that you've encountered.. keep up the great work and update us often.. this is the fun stuff we all like to hear about
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12-26-2003, 12:14 AM
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man i wish my sr5 was clean as that red one my car needs new paint (primer) to initial d color i didnt do it it was the previous owner nice to see sr5s coming along the way hehe too much gtss!
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12-27-2003, 01:20 PM
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Sorry I didnt get to post last night...(house party)
DAY 4 Well I took the fender off, because I decied that it'd be easier just to replace them. Since there all rusted out... and the passengers side is all smashed up where the turn signal was... Still no D\A or Air Tools... DAY 5... Ok... Today... I stole the D\A back from my brother and swapped around all sorts of stupid air tool hardware... I finally got to sand down the bondo on the doors... i got the other fender off and will prolly start looking for fenders at the junk yards on monday... I have some pics... but there too big to put on here... so i dont know what to do with them... |
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12-27-2003, 04:20 PM
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Sounds like fun. post some pics now and then
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12-27-2003, 09:25 PM
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corolla diffs
Hi guys, I can help you with corolla diffs.
see post http://www.drifting.com/forums/showt...?threadid=1239 lock diffs drift diffman |
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12-28-2003, 09:36 PM
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I know its not pretty... but neither are you...
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12-28-2003, 11:44 PM
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omg dude, how much did you pay for that?
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12-29-2003, 12:18 AM
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You have got to be kidding me!!! That thing needs a life line or just put the sucker to sleep man.... seriously
Last edited by StarShark; 12-29-2003 at 12:21 AM. |
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12-29-2003, 09:05 AM
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$100... i didnt get ripped off... it still runs... and it not as bad as it looks on here...
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12-29-2003, 10:18 AM
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Is that thing at least the dohc?
I mean really.... good luck man, you got alot of work ahead of you. rock on. |
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12-29-2003, 10:44 AM
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That thing must be busting at the spot welds. If I were you I'd just use that sucker as a parts car... I wouldnt feel safe driving that thing on the road.
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12-29-2003, 11:40 AM
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Ok... Ok...I like the feedback... But im stubbron... and I will make this car look decent... and then make you all eat your words...
SR5's came with the SOHC Carb'ed 4-AC... I plan to later do a 4-AG head swap. |
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12-29-2003, 01:48 PM
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don't listen to these kids.......i helped my friend restore his 69 mustang and its body looked comparably bad to ur SR5's but plenty of grinding and sanding with skills can make what people see as a piece of crap into a show car........this is what restoring a car is all about.......buying what everyone else would think is a piece of crap and showing them what a little enginuity can accomplish
hows the chassis look?? (asking for pics of the underbody) |
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12-29-2003, 08:11 PM
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wow! Man that makes me feel better about the minor rust I have. Whoo man you're dedicated. I wouldn't do just the 4ag head swap just do the whole motor. It's probably less work.
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12-29-2003, 09:53 PM
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all it needs is a new body it'll work
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12-30-2003, 01:48 PM
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You say it like its easy...
Oh yea all I need to do is buy a new body and slap it on!.... I need to buy new front fenders... and the only replacements I can find are.. 130.00 each... and there back dent is unpullable... so i might just torch it off and weld a new back end on... sounds easy huh? well its like, everything reeks like gas, and is coverd in rust.. the bolts all break and the fenders are stubbron to come off.... |
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12-30-2003, 03:09 PM
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I've seen worse fixed up.You'll need to take lots of measurements and lots of sheet metal,but it has been done and it will pay off.
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12-30-2003, 04:02 PM
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Hate to say it but it is in pretty bad shape BUT for 100 bucks and it runs!!!! You got a smoking deal. Don't know where you live but check your local junkyards and also those little country shops that work on cars in small towns. they always have stuff stashed away behind their shops. I know where a couple are in a junkyard. I'll have my brother check on them and see if they got good sheetmetal.
Gonna be a fun resto though. Just think, when you slam it hard drifting you won't have much work to do to get it back to what it was
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