The Final Fabrication! // 2UZ V8 1974 Celica 

Mind boggling how ONE PERSON builds a precision frame-off, ground up, one-off resto-mod in excruciating detail AND does camera angles, quality editing, sound editing, et al to rival the best indy production houses AND finds time to eat and sleep while maintaining a captured sense of high wit humor. Just phenomenal. 👏👏🌟🥇🏆🙇‍♂

Out of all the fabricating RU-vidrs i watch, i would rather have a car built by Sarah because it will be done to perfection not just slapped together.

This is your uncle Bob, Sarah. Thanks for the shout out dear.

“The opposite side of the equation of automotive entertainment” is what makes your videos attractive, it's reality, you're sincere and do a remarkable job. The only problem is that it occupies your whole life 😥

I can’t wait for this to be given the beans.

I'm Bob and an uncle too. BobsBug is my license tag on my 73 VW bug.

This has been one of the coolest youtube builds I've ever seen! It's so cool to finally be able to see the finish line!

My reason to live is to listen to Sarah's intro's........hilarious.👍👍

to protect the boots, run a carbon fiber L shaped panel covering the hot side with something like Reflect-A-Gold facing the headers.

I'm a Bob AND an uncle!😂

Where have you been finding all of the vintage video of TV ads for the Celica? As if all of the original parts and better than original quality restoration work wasn't enough. Way cool.

Hey Sarah!!!! I'm a proud Uncle Bob to four nieces and one nephew!!!

You are one of a kind. They say " When they made her they broke the mold."

The butyl, and the level of effort you put into using it correctly, is just one of the many reasons I love this channel. Who, but Sarah, would put this effort in to do the job right. So many would do just good enough. Sarah goes that step above every time. ❤❤❤

Nice Tommy Boy reference!! Your videos are nothing like anything else on RU-vid! Your hard work, determination & attention to detail is VERY appreciated!

You are doing SUCH a good job on this car! I love that you are showing an honest build instead of hiding all the difficulties so the video can be a thinly disguised ad for after-market parts. I really respect your honest approach. It makes your videos interesting and entertaining.

If I was you, I'd still be tearing apart the car. Incredible progress! The test drive is coming very soon.

Watching Sarah as a hurricane bears down on me is very calming. Thanks for the distraction, Sarah.

This build has been a joy. Doesn't matter how long it takes; it's the process that's interesting. Even the cleaning. ;-) (Sometimes especially the cleaning.)

Bob is commenting here nice job beautiful car I used to have one when I was younger.

great uncle Bob Here , what amazing attention to detail right on

You're an inspiration Sarah to anyone that doesn't think they can do it there self

I loved modifying the 72 and 73 Celicas. Always thought a v8 powered one would be awesome but engines were a little to big in the 70s. Thanks for making one of my dreams a reality

Bob in Louisville Kentucky watching. Yes I'm an uncle too.

You are amazing Sarah. I love what you do, and your commitment to doing things properly. Thanks for sharing! 😃

For the boot protection, an aluminum tube with an air dam would draft enough air to cool down the aluminum and prevent the boot from getting melted. You can use the mounting brackets to hold it in place and not have to make extra work fabricating them. Just rivet a couple of "L" brackets to the tube.

Oozing with done rightness. Thank you Sarah.

Hi, Bob and uncle from Switzerland

I love this Celica project so much. It really checks all the boxes for me... It really is how all restomods should be done!

Watching your brilliance in building this car has confirmed my lack of knowledge and experience in car knowledge. I chose a different career and have none of your skills. Kudos to you. You are a good role model.

I can’t help but think, you’ve gotta do a full review of this car with scores and all! 😂

You have a LOT more confidence in Remanufactured parts than I do!

HI Sarah, this is your Uncle Bob in Jacksonville FL. Remember, the boot is just there to protect the smooth surface of the rod that rides on the seal. A possible solution is to replace the rubber bellows with a split metal tube. Picture something like a hand guard on a motorcycle or one of those clamp on exhaust tips. Clamped to the body of the rack where the bellows would be clamped to. Hope that helps some or at least triggers some other idea in that big brain of yours.

One Bob watching. Loving this project.❤

I like how Sarah is worried about corrosion when you know this baby is never gonna be stored outside. It’s gonna be pampered it’s whole life.

Bob here. Love all your videos! Have you considered applying Cerakoate to the exhaust above the steering rack boot?

Self-depreciating humor aside Sarah, you're an automobile engineering genius.

The kaleidoscope effect was very fun. Your production is so over the top. Such a joy for viewers.

Can't wait to see this project complete and you driving it down the road, Good job Sarah!

You had some nice background music integrated with your usual good humor and outstanding mechanical work.

The *slightly* narrower tires actually look like they fit the scale of the car better. A very subtle change for the better, IMO

Good to see your mood is much better. Congratulations on the car.

Sarah day =😀day. Thank you so much.

Sarah I wish I could convey how inspirational you are on so many levels. I am about to do my first ever timing belt on my goldwing. I am taking my steam cleaner to it so when I am done the engine will be as eat-off-able as yours!

What is usually done with a header and needing clearance is they put a round object up against the header and hammer it in a little bit. Doing it neatly and taping the header to keep it from scratching that works well. Then wrapping the header with heat resistant material.

What a video!… lots of stuff done, we are almost to the end of the build.

Bob checking in 👍

Bob from Seattle checking in

Excellent work! Bob

Your amazing. Thank you for helping me start my day with a smile.

For steering boot: Try using a silicone boot that can resist the exhaust temperatures (possibly with a lower profile "accordion".) Good luck and know that Uncle Bob approves!😀

Those people who come up with something are gods.

You totally kick ass, a beautiful car or a work of art. You made this such an enjoyable watch

Fantastic, always so happy when the next installment drops

And if I haven’t said this am very impressed by your attention to detail. Keep up the great work.

I love this car. Seriously awesome.

Give yourself some credit Sarah. You are one of the most beautiful, intelligent, wrench bending people I subscribe to on the Interwebs. Sometimes... our brains just don't fire on all synapses. It gets worse as you get older... trust me. Thank you for sharing all that you are doing, including when you make a mistake.

Thank god a new Sarah video. Bless you

It is finally coming together! Hard to believe it has been more than 18 months! Looking forward to seeing you driving it for the first time :)

This is so bitter sweet..I love this project and want to hear it run..but hate to see the project end as well..awesome comtent😊

It’s all coming together. It already looks amazing.

So many funny references, but kudos for the Dexter's laboratory. LoL Sarah amazing work. Been with you since before this project started and you never disappoint. Shopcraft, engineering, work product, work ethic, aesthetics, video, production, sound and effects. Out of the park.

Years later; still great content Sarah. Thanks.

Received my robo bubble order today and the packing tape is so cute! Can’t wait to give it all a try!

CoolBob checking in, and yes I have a nice and nephew. Can you swap the steering rack's rubber boots with silicone boots? Maybe also fabricate a pair of curved heat shields for extra protection?

I'm a Bob watching 😊

I've been enjoying this show for years now.

Thanks!

It's starting to come together!!!!!!!

I think the swapped front tires look great and are “period correct” to the mods being done during the ‘70s which would have comparatively narrower front tires to the rears. Afraid I’m not one of those usually silent viewers with a solution for the boot conundrum. 🤷‍♂️ Nor am I a “Bob”. Thank you for a great video, Sarah. 👍👍👍

The robot was scheduled for delivery by USPS on Friday 10/11, but it dropped suds on my front porch @ 9:45 AM today 10/09. Ordered on 09/20 for reference. Not bad Karen. Good job. Looking forward to experiencing this product.

Great progress, almost to the finish line.

It's coming togrthet so nicely!

So cool to think that with all the care that went into this build the car will likely last another 50 years.

You might be able to find the steering rubber boot in silicone. Might resist the heat from the exhaust.

Sarah does such an awesome job on her builds ! I'd love to have that Celica. Had a 74' GT 5 sp. back in the day.

A useful piece of info that nobody asked for: Bicycle tire tubes are also typically made of butyl rubber. The next time you are fitting fenders to a vintage Toyota at 2am and run out of butyl strips, find a 24 hour mega store that sells bicycles and you'll likely be back in business.

I don't know which is hotter, the Celica restore with a V8 coming together so well, or Sarah..?!?

You could try ceramic coating on your exhaust.

I've been watching Sarah's videos for so long, I know when she mentioned "Butyl", in her head, she said something like "persistence is butyl" and smiled.

Thank you for all the effort you put into these Sarah! The work on the car is so beautifully and meticulously done. I also appreciate the effort that goes into video production. It really shows!

That Celica is great! My parents' neighbor bought one brand new back in 1974. Good looking car for the time.

For the exaust headers, maybe going from circular tubing to square Corvette style tubing may help reduce that area enough to get some heat insulation on it, because you can neatly pack squares tighter together than circles with the same internal area. Then, of course, going back to circular tubing back to the rear section of the exhaust to keep it period correct.

make a heat shield that either extends off the steering rack or clips to the exhaust spring mounts and clamp it to the exhaust on the other side. add gold wrap to it for better insulation :)

I keep getting flashbacks of me building my Datsun 510! So many little things to be done!!

Thoughts on your header heat problem: Easy: Header wrap - people use this on motorcycles all the time. Medium: Fabricate an aluminum heat shield Hard: Cut the header back and put the collector earlier in the pipes. use an oval pipe to trade horizontal clearance for vertical clearance. Unobtanium: Aluminum bellows

Amazing! Admire your dedication and persistence ❤

I have been watching your channel for some years now and I never stop being amazed by the attention to detail and the devotion to cleanliness you show with all your projects. I am working on motorcycles from the 80:s and every time I´m thinking of cutting a corner in a restoration I stop and think; what would Sarah do? Then I clean everything and sand/polish/replate/paint/ all parts and my projects take a whole lot longer than planned. But, when finished they look quite good. I am a couple of decades older than you but I´m still learning a lot from your videos, you are a true inspiration! Can´t wait for you to be able to turn the key on that Celica and drive off. Cheers from Sweden! Not Bob.....

Yes, you are building the instruction guide😮... It's been fascinating to watch

16:20 Aluminium heatshieldplate around the steeringboot formed like a U. I would give this a Try. Maybe put also some of this gold heatfoil on the plate as well.

My name isn't Bob, but this build has been absolutely amazing to follow, and I can't wait to see the final form! Stellar work :)

Celica is looking great. Nice work! Bonus points for the Led Zeppelin shirt.👍

That's why we love you!

Always a pleasure to watch, listen and learn. Thank you Sarah.

That “CELICA” is looking “SWEET” can’t wait to see it finish and running!!🙏🏿👍💪🏿🇵🇷

Sarah you should write the manual on doing this. My dad had the exact car when I was a kid. I love the way you have made this build.

Hi Sarah, regarding the issue with headers being to close to the steering rack booth, you could do custom heat shield attached to headers and cote it with ceramic coating for headers, and also coat headers itself. That will keep your headers cooler outside and reduce heat radiation. You can also make some kind of wind deflectors in front of booth directing cool air from the bottom up, to keep it cool whilst driving. That might add few HP as the exhaust gases will be hotter inside, so will be extracted faster. Do the coating as shiny bright silver as possible to improve heat deflection, also you could try to find some universal silicone booth as it should withstand higher temperature, preferably silver one to reduce heat absorption.

I love how I always catch your videos within a hour of it coming out 🖤🖤🖤

Charlie"s the bomb.

😊👍Thanks!