Tetsuo
31st October 2013, 04:56 AM
Hi Guys,
Long time lurker here, been on 5 other Toyota forums depending on my current car, but been a Toyota owner for many years.
My sons favorite TV Show is "Initial D" and we've been watching it together so I can explain stuff he doesn't understand.
He decided he wanted a Takumi car to learn how to drift and I worked out the closest thing in size, weight and affordability was an RA60 Celica.
So after 4 months we FINALLY found an RA60 project car to work on and this is the document of the build.
This is NOT going to be a full bare metal restoration. This is strictly a "Ghetto Mod" build.
We'll be replacing broken parts with cheapass salvaged parts to fix what needs fixing.
We'll be welding up rust holes, hacking together parts from other cars and hammering stuff into submission.
We'll be spraypainting the car with the finest rattle cans "Cheap as Chips" can provide.
We'll be keeping it off the road until the defectable items are repaired.
No effort will be spared to save money and avoid hard work.
1983 Toyota RA60
The Bad :
Has done 300,000km
21R has asthma, arthritis and is bleeding to death.
Radiator is a sieve.
Tailshaft wobbles like a bent rim.
Has bad rust around bonnet hinges.
Has minor chassis rust.
Suspension has dead shocks/struts.
The Good :
Has A/C and power steering.
Interior is really good.
Body is in reasonable condition for age.
Had new chinese tyres on 16X7 mags with OEM offset.
I pinched the 16X7 mags & tyres for my MX73 Cressida.
My large collection of OEM Cressida wheels fit it.
W57 Gearbox & clutch are amazingly tight.
Has brand new alternator.
Hatch can be repaired.
Suspension has King Springs.
It was bloody cheap !
Wonderful, I can't frikkin upload pic attachments in Opera OR Chromium browsers, any suggestions ?
Long time lurker here, been on 5 other Toyota forums depending on my current car, but been a Toyota owner for many years.
My sons favorite TV Show is "Initial D" and we've been watching it together so I can explain stuff he doesn't understand.
He decided he wanted a Takumi car to learn how to drift and I worked out the closest thing in size, weight and affordability was an RA60 Celica.
So after 4 months we FINALLY found an RA60 project car to work on and this is the document of the build.
This is NOT going to be a full bare metal restoration. This is strictly a "Ghetto Mod" build.
We'll be replacing broken parts with cheapass salvaged parts to fix what needs fixing.
We'll be welding up rust holes, hacking together parts from other cars and hammering stuff into submission.
We'll be spraypainting the car with the finest rattle cans "Cheap as Chips" can provide.
We'll be keeping it off the road until the defectable items are repaired.
No effort will be spared to save money and avoid hard work.
1983 Toyota RA60
The Bad :
Has done 300,000km
21R has asthma, arthritis and is bleeding to death.
Radiator is a sieve.
Tailshaft wobbles like a bent rim.
Has bad rust around bonnet hinges.
Has minor chassis rust.
Suspension has dead shocks/struts.
The Good :
Has A/C and power steering.
Interior is really good.
Body is in reasonable condition for age.
Had new chinese tyres on 16X7 mags with OEM offset.
I pinched the 16X7 mags & tyres for my MX73 Cressida.
My large collection of OEM Cressida wheels fit it.
W57 Gearbox & clutch are amazingly tight.
Has brand new alternator.
Hatch can be repaired.
Suspension has King Springs.
It was bloody cheap !
Wonderful, I can't frikkin upload pic attachments in Opera OR Chromium browsers, any suggestions ?