VERY CLEAN 78 COROLLA WITH A SUPRISING ENGINE SWAP 

Most Puerto Ricans know and love these corollas. We will take this over just about any other classic out there.

In Puerto Rico This Guy Would Be Loved In The Car Community. Love from PR 🇵🇷 Caribbean brothers ✊🏾💪🏽

Was expecting a lil BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP when he turned it on but was suprised how quiet it was. Clean build 👌🏾

My Dad had a '76 TE51 SR5 Liftback. This car is flawless. The rotary engine makes it so distinctive. What a smooth-running beauty! Toyota should have put Mazda rotoaries in their cars from the start! Aloha!

I didn't see this coming but Jamaican car reviews are my new favourite thing on RU-vid

My dad had a '79 Corolla like this. I love it, great build.

That is a super clean Corolla! Regardless of what engine you have in there, someone took very good care of it. A long time ago - probably about 30 years ago now - I had a 1971 Toyota Corolla with a 2TC 1588cc engine. I put a LOT of time, money and effort into it over the course of several years, especially in the engine. It was not turbocharged but it had .080" over Cosworth 10.5:1 pistons, oversized intake and exhaust valves, triple valve springs, ported and polished head, dual Mikuni side-draft carbs, header, lightweight flywheel. It made just under 300hp on high octane fuel. It was definitely a sleeper because the body was not in great shape and it essentially looked stock, but it would run like a bat out of hell. Top speed was just over 65 mph though because of the 4 speed manual and the rearend gear ratio. My next mod was going to be a 5 speed and maybe a slightly better gear ratio, but my mom begged me to sell the car because she was afraid I'd kill myself in it.

Beautiful , so clean🇵🇷

I had the same car in '78. Really fun car to drive. Mine was totally stock except for grippier tires. And premium gas. Ran nice in corners. Miss it

Nice setup. I had an original 12A turbo myself. This is beautifully done

Nice clean ride bro! This video brings back lots of good memories. As a kid my dad had 2 of these late 70s Corolla wagons as company vehicles. A few years later my first car was an 1982 Corolla sedan. A few years further along (late 80s/early 90s) I also bought one of those little Kenwood KGC-4042A 7-Band EQs together with a Sony Cassette Pullout deck, a HiFonics Pluto 2 Channel amp for my custom built 2x10" MTX isobaric sub box, an LA Sound Redondo 4 channel amp for my Sony 6x9s and Altec Lansing tweeters. Budget build but bought with my own money so life was good! LOL

that is the cleanest Toyota I've ever seen and with that setup he has that's got to be a total blast to drive and hard as hell to catch. great video of a great car!

🔥🔥🔥 Nice antique sleeper.. Clean machine

Beautiful car with tastefully done mods. Love the drivetrain. Looks like a good daily driver, too.....

I drove a 76 corolla in high school in the early 80's. I'm from the VI too. Would've loved to put that engine in it. I love this ride my boy. VI for life.

Unbelievable car! Love the videos so pure and humble 💪🏻

That is one very clean Corolla, I also own a TE31 like this with a 13b Rotary turbo and I'm in love with her.

Hello from the UK 👋 your good friend should be very proud. It's great to see what others around the world do to enjoy their ride

This car is a gem brings back some of my childhood memories.

Mad respect with All the hands put work into this nice sweet ride🔥🤟

Beautiful build. When I first heard it whizzing by, it sounded like a rotary but I thought, nah.....Once you've heard one, you don't forget. That Raul is a master craftsman.

This is great! What an an amazing upgrade and restoration.

This really a cool car. Looks like a its a lot of fun to drive.

1986..taught myself to drive a stick shift in a Corolla that I bought from my step bro for $30..put $5 in gas, rode up n down main Ave in midwinter when tourists were gone teaching myself..floors rusted thru in back..bro had pizza pans laid down for floor..few months later I junked that car for $35 so didn't lose a thing and learned to drive a stick..👍😉😊

Growing up i loved these...

Thanks for sharing this classic with us my brother give thanks every time man..

Thats a very clean car ROOTS MOTOR ,thats a gem .Anxiously waiting to see the next video .Keep sending them .❤❤

Damn! That is so awesome. Such a beautiful car....😮 Mad proper.🎉

Very clean classic, I had a wagon I loved

i did drivethat car model back in 1978 ,was great ,i wish we would be able to have cars like that,great machines !

I remember riding in one of those as a Teenager going to Church. Man The Memories of The Good Old Days!

The car is just as cool as the owner 👍

OMG, that car is gorgeous.

Damn. Left hand drive 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

I had a 76 Corolla maze yellow stick shift it was my first car. Your 78 looks great.

One just like this 4 doors auto....still sad for selling it and just to buy another Corolla BUT i still miss that car - TRUE blue blood COROLLA did not skip a beat EVER !!!! ...! ... Love your car Dave keep us updated please ....like the channel....from a really good good friend from SA🇿🇦

Wowwwwwwww I haven't seen one of these SINCE 1978! Sick build. Well done

Great man ! I had a 1975 model , similar shape with smaller bumpers and it was stolen in 1998 , here in South Africa.

Motorsportja 🇯🇲 in the building 👌

Beautiful Ol Skool Toyo 💯🛠🔧keep them on the Road

DUDE, COOL ASS TOY, SUPER CLEAN, LOVE THE COLOR, AND YOU KNOW YOUR SHIT ABOUT ENGINES, TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT NOW, GREAT JOB, FROM DAVE ORANGE COUNTY, CA.

I met a PR dude at Bradenton raceway with a Corolla with a Mazda rotary swap. That thing was a screamer.

Very nice I had a 74 it brings back memories

I'm Puerto Rican and this is one of the cars I hope to have one day,a must in my list,this car is so clean,if I hade the funds I would offer $20,000 cash for the car.

1,000th subscriber here keep up the good work keep the car culture alive

Respect from Miami FL 🇵🇷

Very clean ride,well done.

Very very cool 😎. Thank you for sharing. The Pride definitely shows through in his build .

Wow we used to put rotary motors in them 13b or 12a ..that's a beautiful car

Beautiful Corolla!! 🔥🔥❤️❤️

Absolutely right we drag race these in the islands

that's insane.... and I love it

Very clean, one of the best years for Corolla.

Beautiful car man! 👌🤩😍Congrats to the owner 👏👏 cheers from Portugal ✌️🇵🇹🇲🇿😎

Wow beautiful car !!! This is a must in 🇵🇷 culture 🙌🏽

Love these old Corollas

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Love this car!

My goodness Unbelievably clean for the year, my favourite car.

Super nice!!

Very, very nice restomod!

I wish I had one of these...I do have a 1982 sedan im working on though..hope it comes out half this clean! Big Ups!

Nice video Roots. Car clean like a whistle.

Please 🙏🏾 keep this content coming!!!

That’s Pimp i’m gonna look them up and I’ll send them to you they have a couple of the old Toyota pick ups the small ones and the guy had everything redone on it it’s fire engine red and everything else black and they have a custom bumper fir the rear The key it’s hands-down one of the best looking ones that I’ve seen and it’s not like a customer or anything he just has it all done up new parts new paint job and the work quality of the work is really good 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Man, I’m up here in Iowa and if I rolled up to the cruise night in this thing it would be one of the coolest rides there. This thing is so damn cool and I prefer old school muscle cars.

Beautiful car! I hope you get to enjoy that car for a long time to come! Thanks for the video!

Sounded like a Hoover vacuum when he first fired it up.

I would see a lot of these builds in Puerto Rico, when I lived there.

Nice job ! Cool car

Very nice video. Good picture and audio quality. Keep them coming. Love it

U need more subs. I added myself. Lovely machine love the details and just how clean it is. Big up

Love to see updates of this one...car is so iconic. True classic

78 Corolla was my first car my parents bought me. Did not look like that! That one clean Corolla!

Gentlemen you have fine taste really enjoyed your video all the way from Scotland cheers guys

Beautiful build papi… Greetings from 🇵🇷…

Luv this video mate !!!! Saying hello from Las Vegas!!!!

Wow another great video your editing is getting better! Can’t wait to see what’s next.

Yea man Dave nice build man

What a beautiful car! We use to have one in our family, only it was a four door and color was brown. We called it the brown demon, not because it was fast it was just hell to drive!

Vi massive 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Choonkey killing de game with dah red peanut!

Respect brotha

Great job guys

Ya Mon!!🔥🔥

Wow very nice car

Very cool

Good car....Popular car in Jamaica 🇯🇲.....Benz guy

She's beautiful ❤️ from Cape Town South Africa 🌍♥️

Beautiful car.

Wicked man!!! Very wicked common Mazda motor popular for racing

Large up yuhself Roots, just came across your channel. I'm a fan of old school cars, I'm a lowrider lover but really appreciate classic car content. Keep up the great job, one love and respect from Toronto 🇨🇦🇬🇾👊

Dope whip. Sound system is nice. I live down by you will be looking for the car lol

Sick...❤️💛💚🤙🏽

Glad I stumble upon this channel👍🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This car is awesome

Super CLEAN!🙂👍🇵🇷

Very nice car !!!!!

That's a very clean car. Great video 👍🏼

old car like that certainly a gem here in the Philippines, we had a lot old school enthusias over here, I'm sure that car will definitely a head turner if not a sure car show winner over here, Bru I loving it!👍

Great post hope to see more👍🏾🇯🇲🇺🇸

I was gonna say the same thing because the title to me living on the East Coast being Hispanic. I expected something different but as soon as I saw the video and heard it, I knew what it was it’s still very very nice and 12 a turbo from Japan is interesting as well And I’ve had a 72 corolla that came with the really nice .8 with webers in the cams and all kinds of modification with 12 40s on a nitrous oxide shot a fairly large one. It had the 70 celica transmission with the Corolla Bella housing. You have to put the starter ear on the opposite side for that so your bill housing. They called the Mickey Mouse but it’s like the Puerto Rican equivalent of a G force transmission before you can afford a G force transmission lol, close that up with a bronze clutch plate and you’re good to go