Geen mitsu, wel een jap :) Toyota Carina 1972

[toooyotha]

Ik heb deze forumpost geknip/plakt uit tgtt forum vandaar engelse taal Ik presenteer bij deze mijn roestbonk die ik eigenhandig gerestaureerd heb. Alles zelf gedaan.


Something different...


A friend of mine has had a wish for quite some time. To find and restore a classic japanese car.
And he had found his muse.


If you are a true car guy, you have feelings for a car, you can look past the flaws, rust and damage and see what she can be, someday...
In this case i felt sad and sorry when i saw the car for the first time.
For this particular car has had a rough life and was abused and abandoned. She would probably end up on a scrapheap in the not too distant future.
The mission was to try and save this piece of history and restore it to full glory.


My god what did we get ourselves into...


I present to you: '71 Toyota Carina TA12














One of only 5 remaining TA12's in the Netherlands at that time.


The good things: Car still had all paperwork and was complete. Meaning: Most bits of the interior and exterior trim was there.
The bad bits: She's rotten... very very rotten. engine was dead, but she was "freshly" painted... although not in the way we like it.


the engine bay:








well, let's get her inside and start tearing her apart so we can have a good look at how bad she rly is.








nothing a bit of paint can't fix.... right?








the mighty 2T engine. allthough seazed up, rusty and an allout disaster at this point





did i mention that we might have bitten off more than we can chew?


finding replacement parts for a pretty rare and forgotten car, that's going to be fun. so we need to restore and salvage as much as possible.
like this power brake cylinder.... right...





and with a bit of luck we found a spare bit of rust





someone had found it in a haystack while cleaning out a barn. we asked one question before buying it: Does the crank still turn?
the answer was yes so we picked it up for scrap value.


we realised we had to strip the car down to the last nut and bolt in order to do a full resto on her.


we thought dor sills were optional with this model car as this model didn't have any





brakes were in great condition aswell





nearly done with the breakdown





In order to do all the welding it would be usefull to be able to turn the car on it's side or upside down.
so we made a set of A frames from wood.


wood? yes... wood. plain simple cheap timber y0





the hinges:





and bolted on the car:





makes working on the sides and bottom sooooo much easier





time to clean the body back to bare metal and get rid of all that paint muck on the car








*meanwhile across town in my friends garage*
work continued on the engines and he was doing a bit of headwork, flowing ports, seating valves etc.





Meanwhile the restoring of various parts is going quite well.


a before and after shot








replacement sills going in





copying and replacing bodyparts bit by bit








still have a looooong way to go








any guesses what this is going to be?








the old radiator support was too far gone. so JW (my friend) made a replacement from scratch


and now for some tasty engine pics.
as we had 2 engines to play with we had plenty of choice in parts





prepped and painted block





preparing parts takes soooo much time but the results are hard to argue with








JW coulden't resist doing some custom valvetrain work and replaced the spring system with clamps








the stock ride height is soooo not done in this day and age so whe will sit a little closer to the ground.
By doing so there was a need for roll center adjusters.
Why buy if you can build it yourself?








Found a set of Mikuni carbs instead of the ori single carb





too bad they didn't fit


so let's create an adapterplate








engine comming along nicely





in the meantime bit by bit is getting a full makeover. often little parts are overlooked like door hinges etc.
but JW is restoring each and every single part.





also found the perfect set of rims for the car: '76 wolfrace rims





the bottom of the doors was badly rotten and needed replacing





welding parts of fenders together to make a decent fender again








meanwhile the bodywork was held up a while when i blew my GTT engine and the Carina was left on it's side
against my garage wall while i rebuilt my engine.


after my GTT was back on the road the work continued and most of the welding is done





test fitting the panels to see if the welding didn't warp the engine bay too much





test fitting the rear axle to figure out how to fit a swaybar to the rear.
the cas didn't have this stock so needed to be custom made





meanwhile parts left and right were nearing completion such as the tailgate:





JW managed to find a few original emblems





3 guesses:





a hint














when carparts meet artwork





and let's lighten and balance the flywheel because why not? :P








a reminder what the front looked like:





during construction:








getting there


and men can sow too!








sandblasting the whole body to get rid of the last bits of paint, rust etc.





coating the underside





inside





fitting suspention








on her old wheels for the first time in almost 4 years!!








a lot of hours spent on getting the body rdy for primer





epoxy coating





the long and tedious work of sanding/filling/sanding/filling commences





JW managed to preserve the original hood as we found the car. will be a great table for a photoalbum of the build on car shows





the engine bay was painted in speccle paint. not something you see a lot but it gives a cool effect and it masks the welding seams a bit








and some more sanding...





i can't tell you how much work sanding is. everytime you think it's perfect, you take a step back,
check it all and find a slight indentation or other small fault and you can fill it again until it's perfect.


and finally! primer day! and yes, still in my garage. everything in this build is DIY








and at long last: paint!

















now the fun begins!
rebuilding the car bit by bit.
boxes and boxes filled with restored parts are waiting to be assembled


remember the part about a guy and a sowing machine?





fitted te correct wheels





brand new bumpers





fitted the swaybar





a couple of before and after pics as a reminder what it used to be


JW himself:










engine bay










brakes










horns










Still a lot to do but she's come a long way
and the true definition of a DIY guy is JW, everything you see is done by himself with the occasional help from me.
the car has not left the workshop once since it got here 4 years ago. not for sandblasting or paint or anything.


will post updates once something more is done on the car

[xchristox]

Hahah die paintjob die erop zat, geweldig!

Maar mooi om te zien dat je deze auto in zijn glorie hersteld, vind het een mooi model die je eigenlijk nooit meer ziet rijden. Wel iets unieks in ieder geval.

Succes!

[Chaoth]

holy shit wat een project! Respect!

[AcerTracer]

Thumbs up voor het vele en nette werk

[MiTsU]

Respect!!! Gaaf hoe om te zien hoe een Herman Brood mobiel weer een echte klassieke Toyota wordt.

[Chrisje]

prachtig!!!  vakwerk

[Eagle1982]

Echt heel netjes gedaan, mooi om te zien dat de wagen van zover weg heeft moeten komen en er nu zo bij staat.


Petje af

[Xaan]

Wow, nice! Mijn vader had er eentje uit 1975, lijkt wel dezelfde kleur. Ik heb even in de oude doos gezocht, en gevonden...

[toooyotha]

Ja dat is gen 2  ta 12. Thanks allen

[Entharion]

Episch project zeg, zal wel veel tijd/geld/liefde ingezeten hebben ^^