TE51 Build 1976 Liftback
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:18 am
Well, I figure I have to document this somewhere, might as well be here. Hopefully someone is interested.
About 6 months ago my grandfather passed away. He had a 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback he purchased new in 1976. The rest of my family (less my father) wanted to just send it to the crusher. I couldn't let that happen, so I had the car shipped from Arizona (where it's been its whole life) to South Carolina.
It sat for about 3 months and now I am finally getting around to rebuilding it. This thread will outline that build in as much detail as I can remember and have pictures when possible.
The first few posts will be bringing this thread up to speed as to what I've done in the past few months.
Pictures of how I received the car. In general it ran great (my grandfather was a mechanic), but definitely has its issues. one of the biggest ones you'll see in the pictures is the rust under the battery.
I like the white vinyl top. I think it was a dealer option. I still have the window sticker. I'll post a picture when I get around to it.
Charm of the 70's
Uncleaned interior
Not a lot going on here......
About 6 months ago my grandfather passed away. He had a 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback he purchased new in 1976. The rest of my family (less my father) wanted to just send it to the crusher. I couldn't let that happen, so I had the car shipped from Arizona (where it's been its whole life) to South Carolina.
It sat for about 3 months and now I am finally getting around to rebuilding it. This thread will outline that build in as much detail as I can remember and have pictures when possible.
The first few posts will be bringing this thread up to speed as to what I've done in the past few months.
Pictures of how I received the car. In general it ran great (my grandfather was a mechanic), but definitely has its issues. one of the biggest ones you'll see in the pictures is the rust under the battery.
I like the white vinyl top. I think it was a dealer option. I still have the window sticker. I'll post a picture when I get around to it.
Charm of the 70's
Uncleaned interior
Not a lot going on here......