Restoring my 74 Celica with pics

[walter34]

I cant wait for the end...But I know I need to be patient. I did find out how much wrenching is involved. wow
 

 

 

 
10 inch Cragars 50 series T/A radial...OH and they don’t make these anymore!! NICE :evil:

 

Nice Decals
 

 

 

 
A little rust but not too bad. I've had her since High School and garaged most of the time.

 

 
Please take a look at my gallery for the before pictures[/b]


Whats new a bit of rust not bad though. Ive got shots of the body I just cant find them now. Will post when I come across them.

[walter34]

Here are more pics





With a little TLC these babys came right back to life!!


















This is a before shot

[Tom]

Looking good so far!!!

[Rick89GTS]

Very cool 
Love that old school stuff, looking forward to more.

[walter34]

My body guy is just out of control!! When I dropped this off I sure didn’t expect this. He did come highly recommended and was labeled as meticulous…oh my gosh. I thought I took off a lot of stuff, but he just shelled my little Celica out. I am so lucky to have this guy and chose him because he has his own shop so the over head is nothing…bottom line money goes right to the car...nice!!


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[walter34]

[walter34]

See the smiley's in the background?     When I get those back that should be two great sparkling smiles I can’t wait. Oh and that is a 04 Fat boy in the background.




 
 



Nice...you gotta have the tunes

 

[walter34]

I finally got all my chrome parts back from the plate shop. MAN what a differents. From the cap bolts to the bumpers themselves awesome!! The bumpers are all wrapped up so no need for a pic but I did take a look and it scared me to death, I saw myself...NICE!!   
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In the pic here are the upper and lower stainless steel strips for the front grill. They turned out great now they look like chrome! It gets me back into working on this more I’m going to have to give my body and paint guy a call. Its small but there is my update. This early spring there will be a lot more coming!!!   

[walter34]

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I just got my bumpers done and, well pictures will speak for them selves
 


















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[walter34]

   

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Its coming home this week!! I'm so stoked Here are some older pics of the process. He dosent like to take pics and send thing, too bad, oh well.


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:mrgreen:  :mrgreen:

[walter34]

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In talking to him, he told me there was a lot more rust than
he expected. also the front end alignment ,body wise, was
harder then once thought. But this dude is a perfectionist so
I'm sure he was being a bit hard on the car than it really
was...im I bitchin???  nah its all good!!! 

[walter34]

She’s coming home this Friday so I decided to start polishing the wheel trim. The pictures never really show how it really looks.
Just for the record it’s a big differents.   

 I got this new T/A radial off of eBay for $75 bucks…REALLY??    Yep that’s cheaper than I got them when they made them.
Now I have to find ONE more to finish the rear. They (Goodrich) still sell the 60 series that will do the front.   

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[walter34]

:woot:  :woot:  :woot:  :ohyeah:  :woot:


WELL I GOT IT BACK!! I'm very happy with what he did! I'll take more pics and discribe more later but im headed out to the garage and start to put it back together.  CYA!!

[walter34]

[walter34]

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Sorry not replying to messages but my wife is telling me I'm spending to much time in the garage and the computer so its time to take it a bit easy :bawling: ...but its cool. I’m doing the door guides and rollers now and cleaned out the inside of the door, what a mess. :nonono: