PLEASE get Safety Glasses! I was 17, in High School Auto Shop class. Back in the 70's, they didn't know any better, but I was doing a brake job and a spring popped off into my eye! Been legally blind in it ever since! I'm 61 now.
For someone who claims not to know what they’re doing, you’re doing a great job! Excited to be able to follow the progress of this classic car. Also, thank you for your attention to detail with videography and editing. It’s a pleasure to watch a car restoration channel without the jarring, shaking, headache inducing camera shots.
Thanks so much, means a lot! Yes, the attention to detail is for audience enjoyment, but mostly so I can go back and watch what I did when I have to put it back together haha. RU-vid is a great teacher for now with the disassembly. But I'll have to read up and either get the car's original manual or someone with experience to help put this back together correctly and safely.
There is a Czech cartoon from past, named "Pat & Mat". I am sorry, but it look one to one the same. Honestly, I cannot understand the admiration to the people who don't now what they doin' and are proud of this.... what is the value of this video?
Try putting some superglue in and over those cuts. It dries up like a second skin if you apply it right. A convenient fix that still slows you to use your bare hands.
One advice: don't just put parts in zip lock bags and mark them with a marker sometimes it rubs off. Write on a piece of paper what it is and put in the bag. Best of luck on this build.
Former restoration shop employee. This. Or if you can find bags that have the white labels where they can be written on, but just writing on the clear plastic is a no-go. Tags are another must, get them in bulk and you can throw some tags in the bags as a safe bet. I'd also consider noting if any stuff taken off was missing hardware so you're not scrambling around looking for something that was always missing later on. Last, take lots of pictures and document everything. Can't tell you how many times I've had to look back at photos months later when it came time to reassemble.
They do, but so small, i'm 6'2, i'll need to get longer seat rails to fit in this thing more comfortably hahaha. The ultimate classic jdm in my opinion look wise is the Hako
Nice looking car! It is definitely going to be fun watching you sort it out. Thanks for bringing us all along! Also, Spend a couple bucks on some safety glasses and wear them.
Ya beat me to it! I was wincing when he was rattle-gunning bolts, cuz I’ve been hit by supersonic stray particles. Great vids, though. And that is a beautiful little car.
Yes safety glasses for sure, and I've seen some restorers even wear gloves to keep some chemicals and rusty metal slivers out of fingers. I'd even put more blue supports under that bad boy if possible. Best of luck!
This is fantastic! I've been into cars forever, but never really did heavy wrenching like this. I appreciate that you're discovering stuff as you go along. I have a feeling you're going to have a decent number of subscribers as thus goes along. Probably helps that Sarah N Tuned is doing a pretty major oldschool Celica build right now and the algorithm will put your videos up for her half million+ subscribers. I just subbed to your channel BTW. Best of luch with this.
Thanks man, appreciate it. I actually just got recommended her video on the Celica! She seems to be doing quite the restoration with bigger engine, and transmission etc. I should probably watch and learn a thing or two because they're basically the same car!
@@sansberlin It's going to be a pretty serious restomod with a bunch of fabrication, but then she'll do something like pull the heater assembly and break that down. Hee builds are super detailed and very entertaining. You're off to a very good start tho.
Your overall excitement, enthusiasm, and motivation towards every task and part of this project really carries this series towards a fun and engaging build/rebuild. Looking forward to every bit of content that comes from this!
you are actually inspiring me to work on my mx32 that have been stopped for 5+ years , I'm gonna take that journey with you buddy keep on the good work❤🔥
SAFETY GLASSES! SAFETY GLASSES! SAFETY GLASSES! Other than that, really great looking project and you're doing great for someone who has never done this before!
She’s pretty clean for a 50 year old car. I hope you keep the 2T. You can wash the bearings in parts cleaner and then repack them with grease by hand later. I use Redline CV-2, it’s good stuff. T3 (techno toy tuning) is good for suspension parts.
Thanks for the advice, really appreciate it! I'll be keeping the 2t, and i've checked out techno toys, I think its my best bet for new suspension. Although I was wanting Bilstein. I dont want it to be all race oriented
Small piece of advice. Never pull a drain plug without pulling the fill plug first. You don't want to drain a fluid and not be able to put any back in. And get some glasses. Especially if you are laying on your back. And NEVER pull the shock nut off of the strut without compressing the spring! You were very lucky to not damage the vehicle or hurt yourself. They can be under immense pressure. And if you pull that nut off it can instantly release that energy and cause serious damage.
Thanks for looking out, and the advice. With the shock, the spring was loose before I took the nut off. Is that common? Are all strut assemblies compressed? Was something wrong with my strut to begin with?
@@sansberlin some are some aren't. Depends on the make and model. Best to treat all of them as compressed until you can confirm if they are. You did good by making sure that it was loose first.
Back in the early 80s I used to own a silver 4 door 71 Corolla. Beautiful car smooth and quiet. Not very powerful but it was charming. Looking forward to your build.
Great videos! so at 17:40 in the vid, the nut you removed held the spring under tension, so thats why the spring was so loose at 17:57. At 19:00, thats just a lock nut (usually some kind of plastic or nylon so the nut doesnt slowly back itself off from vibration). Cant wait to keep watching more of this build, thanks for putting in the time to make these!
The thing is I swear the springs were never under tension in the first place, they were rattling around....i'm not sure if thats common or not, but the next ones will be an upgrade. Appreciate it!
Since you've had it lifted and removed things undernesth the car, I would suggest some sort of rust converter paint then a sort of bed liner paint to protect the underside (assuming after you fixed the worn out rusted parts)
That's the plan. After I get this on its side, i'll sand blast it, repair the rust, and apply some either rust converter and paint. I saw people doing the raptor liner, but was worried it might trap moisture. Any thoughts?
@@sansberlin Its might if its not preped correctly, as you're blasting it that should give you a perfect surface. Most of the underside just needs a good tough paint and then stone chip in the wheel arches or high impact areas (raptor liner is a good choice here). You will notice the areas that were stone chipped and the others that were just painted from the factory.
@@sansberlin Not sure if you have it in the states but I've been using the KBS coatings here in Oz. Come as a kit - Rust Blast, Aqua Klean, Rust Seal. Works very well at a good price. POR-15 is also very good.
Great vid series starting. Have to say, your enthusiasm when breaking things loose is awesome. Cracks me up to be honest and brings a wonderful sense of simplicity that is refreshing in a world where everyone is a "pro" on RU-vid. Keep it up!
Well said, I also want to see people in the process of learning, makes it seem like there's a barrier to perfection I need to cross if there's only pro's
Don't know why, but amateur restoration videos of cars is always a favourite. You've found yourself a subscriber. Looking forward to seeing this car become what you're visioning.
Just subscribed to your channel. I learned how to drive in a '72 Toyota Corolla, not exactly the peanut, it was a pickle, but still holds a special place in my heart. I wish I can find one of them to buy. Edit: It looks like somebody put in some work into it. For example: The exhaust and the hangers look fairly new and the grease on the front suspension bearings look good as well (it looks green which is a good thing). I have to go back and watch the first video in this series (which I will do right now), and then watch the one where you pull the engine. Good video!!!🤙🏼 Edit 2: Now that I've watched the first video, I came back here to say that my father's car was the original Toyota orange as well. He had re-painted once, but kept it the same original color.
I like the back and forth edits hahaha Yes I had the exhaust professionally done, but it was a bit like putting lipstick on a pig. The car needed basic work before making it sound good. I'm not sure the extent of the previous work, but I only had the rockers, carpet, and exhaust put in.
I am LOVING these videos man. It aint hard to tell youre havin a good time workin on your car. Just a man & his ride. You love to see it. Keep up the great videos man Im enjoyin every second.
Currently working on a old lexus and seeing your videos has given me alot of inspiration to get outside n start working again. Cant wait to see the finished corolla things already beautiful
I love the reaction every time he gets a part off with the ball joint puller lol. Nice video I'm trying to get my 79 280zx ready to be daily driven so this gives me some confidence
I’m like you. Never done this before, little mechanical experience, but love old cars and dream of rebuilding one myself (after getting married in a year). I’ve looked around on RU-vid and gotten more and more into the car scene, have learned a lot, but haven’t found videos of someone in a similar position to me. These videos are exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thank you for this series and I look forward to watching your journey!
If you are going through all this effort, i suggest you replace all bearings to brand new ones if a daily driver is what you want. Excited to see whats next!
I just started watching today but this is going to be a great series and I think you are doing that Corolla justice! One thing which someone may have already mentioned: Working on a car is a good reason to invest in some protective eyewear and work gloves! The best of luck to you and THANK YOU!
Nice to see another video of this body/grill style; like mine. I am a ways from starting my restoration but its nice to see you going through it before i start. Id love to come see it live sometime. You cant be far away from me. I’m in the south okanagan.
Just down in the lower mainland, but after the restoration, I wanted the test trip to be out to Naramata, might come right past you. Is yours restored?
You’re doing exactly what I would be doing in your position…turning it into a “grandpa car”! I like cars that run really well and make the driving experience better. I got over the desire to make my vehicles loud and fast about 15 years ago!
So good! The first car I bought myself was a 77 Corolla. It was yellow and looked almost just like this one. Same body style, but some different trim. It was a tank. I've had 2 other Corollas since. A 93 and my current 2015. Corollas are the best cars on the road.
I just watched the first video, not sure why I found the ending of "start" *Here's the next recommended video!* so damn funny. You're going to do well here, I think random older cars are the best way to build one of the best audiences here.
The rear fender may benefit from factory steel fender flares (just like the front) to complete the TE27 look. Nice work btw! Cant wait to see your next progress.
You could try threaded rivet inserts if you don't like the screws. Bolts would be rough to tighten by yourself and could come loose, but the threaded inserts are a great option if you want to put a bolt into sheet metal most of the time. Not sure what the weathering would do to them under the car like that but you could go back with some silicon after you've got all the bolts in and seal everything up.
dude I am so excited about this project. I can only drive automatic but just looking at the classic beauty of this car makes me want to drive stick and get into restoration...
I’m glad I found this channel I can tell this channel is going to be great 😂 also I was watching the previous video pls keep it black it fits the car perfectly 🙏😂
Came apart resonably easily for a very old Toyota Corolla only needed heat once and one thing you won't have to replace is the exhaust system nice and shiny
@@sansberlin It is interesting some Australians are restoring okder Japanese cars because its worth it l myself have a 1997 Toyota Hilux a lot more recent that your Coralla and my brother has a 1976 Toyota Corolla and uses it as his daily driver and older Japanese cars are beginning to fetch good prices l know because l keep an eye on the market l have seen them sell for some quite good money
Great video, man!! Curiosity: I'm brazilian e I'm waching videos in english to learm the language. Curiosily, you hear brasilian music. Good luck with your car. You work is inspiring!
I'm not the most experienced person ever, but I guess I have a decent amount of experience tinkering with cars. Anyways, to answer some of your questions during the video. 1) 14:42 The reason the nut came off easily is the design is a tapered roller bearing and the nuts tightness (so to say) is there to set preload. There are many videos out there on setting wheel bearing preload. 2) 15:51 My guess for the reason there's no brake fluid is that either the line has collapsed (unlikely, but you should replace old rubber lines anyway) or the fluid had drained enough out of the back. 3) 16:31 As far as storage, I would keep them coated with the grease until you're ready to reassemble so they don't flash rust. Perfectly OK to touch with fingers as long as you clean and repack the bearings before reassembly. 4) 17:32 When removing the struts, just remove the 3 mounting nuts. The center nut holds the entire strut assembly together and on a car with stiffer springs that could definitely get sketchy. 5) 18:54 This just looks like a Nyloc nut. The plastic insert is to prevent loosening of the bolt. Usually, you replace nylocs when they are removed. Anyways, that's all for now, excited to see the video and I can try to answer questions to the best of my ability. Good luck!
@@sansberlin I’m 68 and have been working on cars for 53 years. After countless sets of eye protection - and two visits in the past to an eye doctor for crap in my eyes - my absolute hands-down favorite is the DeWalt DPG54-1D, which at this writing costs all of $4.28 on Amazon. They are crystal clear, light and frameless, and I often touch my face to ensure they are in place. For basic all-day protection they are unmatched. Operations such as grinding call for a full-face shield, but the DeWalt is insanely cheap insurance for a highly valuable asset.
I only found your channel today! My Dad had a 1976 Corolla, and we really enjoyed all the adventures our family had in that car. Mahalo for these videos. Toyotas and Datsuns sold like HOTCAKES here in Hawai'i in the 1960s and 1970s. The '80s seemed to belong to Honda and Mazda out here, and the Subarus were the thing in this century. Looking forward to more vintage Toyota stuff. Aloha!
@@sansberlin Yes. The vanishingly few vintage Toyotas and Datsuns out here are highly prized and coveted. Strangely...after I watched your two videos, I found another video by the photographer, Larry Chen, who interviewed a guy about his 1972 Sprinter Trueno. That thing is apparently SO restored that it has 1972-vintage rubber on it! The owner wanted to even capture the factory interior SMELL. It's strange for me to admit I'd like to open a car's door to sniff the upholstery, lol! Having done just that to new Toyotas in that year of 1972...I wonder what memories the smells would conjure up in my brain.
You mentioned in your other video you might paint in. If you do, pick a stock color that offered back then. And then just go with it. Sleepers, aka cars that look stock but perform great, are always nicer than going full crazy in my opinion. Dunno if you feel the same. You mentioned green, I would check to see if they had a stock green color and then do that. Going off color codes I found online for these years, they offered Tayga/Jade Green Spring Green Rustic Green Nebula Green Breathe Green Judson Green Altair Green Met Danio Blue (turquoise like green/blue mix) and a few other green like colors ("Golden Topaz Met" is like a golden green). So you have a lot of OEM green options for paint. I am partial to their Champion Gold Met (classic Champaign looking color) and Fancy Green Diamond (very light color almost silver). Of course you couldn't go wrong with Crystal White either.... Obviously if this was my project, drum brakes would be out the door for modern disks. I would convert it. Safety first ya know? I would probably go custom with a Tarox kit and make the mounting myself. Your innocence is kinda cool to see. You're learning, and on a good path.
Wow! Thanks for all this great info! I saw your comment on the other video too, great advice. The paint will be way down the road, but i'll listen to this, oem green
the sound you make when something comes. off hahah. Enjoyable. watch keep. it up! also crazy to see the front knuckles are essentially the same as modern toyotas
so nice to see people still appreciating such classics, this car being my grandpa's, i always wanted to see one in a good condition with a bunch of modern touches and upgrades, curious about the suspension and what you're gonna go for. Looking forward to the whole build, good luck.
Your car brings back "high school" memories. I have work extensivly on 70s corollas. I give you credit for driving into the project with very little auto knowledge. This weekend I'll look at your video more thoroughly and give you some feedback. I can answer most of your questions, from the extra hose going to the fuel tank to the " self sealing" nut , on what of I remember correctly is a drag link. It's been about 30+ years ago
I'm only on your second video. However, I can already tell I'll be watching until the project's completed. As for the screws, I wouldn't replace them with bolts, as that would require captive nuts which, IMHO, would be a pain in the arse. The screws are fine; it's not like they've come loose in the last nearly 50 years! S o o o looking forward to more content ...
Really appreciate the advice on this. You're probably right, they wont do anything. But now i'm curious what would have been stock on this car as those screws dont seem original
