toyota calica 2000st - work started

[Station]

There's some for sale here:

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... 270&page=3

[Rusty Pelican]

These are just too good looking to be called shite , these are " class " shite

[aled]

These are just too good looking to be called shite , these are " class " shite

i might even bring it to national with one of the imps.

[gurnsimps]

Half an hour with a mop it'll be good as new Al.

[aled]

 

was looking at the stereo the part at the bottom is a tape player and radio, but i have no idea about the top part, i think this part is normolly blanked off with a black finisher panel.

anyone with any ideas?

[Talbotman]

Always thought it would be a complete large unit on these - shall have to drag the old brochures out to see - any joy with the key search yet?

[ProgRocker]

Wow, I remember these from the 1980s. Monster stereo, too!IIRC, they did have steel wheels but with black centre hubcaps.

[aled]

no joy with the keys will have to strip the ign barrel off on sunday when i pick it up then hopefully there will be a number stamped inside that i can then give to toyota to get me keys.

[aled]

Wow, I remember these from the 1980s. Monster stereo, too!IIRC, they did have steel wheels but with black centre hubcaps.

with a bit of luck the caps will be in the boot.

[Quintus]

I love 80s Japanese stuff like this. They have that faintly sci-fi aspect to them and look as if they've been designed with nothing more than a set square. Top find.

[aled]

well i finally got it home on sunday. got out the auto smart g2 cutting compound to do the bonnet and a part of the roof and i think you can see the real colour.

 

 

 

 

 

had to take the steering lock off, took about 15 mins without any damage to the lock body.

 

 

these are the original alloys, found 2 in the boot, anyone know for any more?

 

 

the car has been standing for about 4 years, i put on a new battery spun the engine over to get the oil light to go out, put a gallon of petrol in the tank and a capfoll down the carb - turned it over and it started

 

then drove it on to the transporter, everything works except the alternator but i think a cleanup of the com and brushes should do the trick.

 

we do have some corosion issues tho and the front and rear screens are going to have to be removed

 

so there she is, more photos when i have finished cutting and polishing and i will put the 2 alloys i have on 1 side so i can see it the way it is supposed to look

 

cheers -aled

[Minimad5]

Nice Aled !Keep the thread updated with what work you have done (please)Will be an enjoyable read

[VWPowered]

lovely forgotten cars these, keep us updated

[aled]

 

 

was looking at the stereo the part at the bottom is a tape player and radio, but i have no idea about the top part, i think this part is normolly blanked off with a black finisher panel.

anyone with any ideas?

just had a look at this it is an aftermarket graphic equalizer that somone has fitted in the past, not sure that it is wired proper tho.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Hey, this car has been manufactured by fastening together many diverse components, each of which started life as a million-year-old, rich underground seam of of the purest available WIN.

[gurnsimps]

Looking good Aled,keep the photo's coming mate,love these rwd toyota's

[aled]

cheers gurn, pop in if you are about over the bank holiday, was thinking of having a run out in the imp on drive it day.

[gurnsimps]

Got to work I'm afraid Al,maybe in the Afternoon when I finish

[aled]

so the work has started- here are some photos.

got out the grinder and removed some old plates that had been put on some years ago that had corroded again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i can feel a weldathon coming on tomorrow

 

i put the 2 alloys that i found in the boot on to one side of the car and i personally think that the car looks much better with the correct wheels.

 

[Minimad5]

Nice little update !Good luck with the welding ... i know how you feel Agree that it does look better with it's original Wheels on Good luck

[Mr_Bo11ox]

URGH, that welding looks like a right pain in the nut sack to do properly, beautiful car though!!! OMG RWD JDM INITIAL D TAITO CRISPS y0!!!!111!

[Rusty Pelican]

Bit of a weldathon there Aled , still i know your more than capable , Only a days work for you surely

[trigger]

That rust fills me with fear!, Good luck!

[aled]

Bit of a weldathon there Aled , still i know your more than capable , Only a days work for you surely

we will see, would have got further today but people with moderns that had car problems knocking my garage door slowed me down somewot. i personally don't think it's that bad, done much worse like keith evans's husky and my husky won't be far off.

[Mr Lobster]

That rust fills me with fear!, Good luck!

Me too. That looks like the sort of thing that would really put me in a very dark mood for days to come.

[aled]

That rust fills me with fear!, Good luck!

Me too. That looks like the sort of thing that would really put me in a very dark mood for days to come.

this was a husky i did for a chap from cheltenham, this car had been on the road for about a year now both sides were really bad.

 

 

 

 

[trigger]

When can i drop off my BMW for new arches and wings then?! At least your capable of fixing it yourself, More than be said for many people, They would by it, See the rust, left it in the drive for a year whilst they think about buying for it to be done then end up scrapping it as wife told them too.

[aled]

When can i drop off my BMW for new arches and wings then?! At least your capable of fixing it yourself, More than be said for many people, They would by it, See the rust, left it in the drive for a year whilst they think about buying for it to be done then end up scrapping it as wife told them too.

i quite agree, glad the wife does not go to the farm where i have 9 or so imps stored , there was an old bristol 504 in a driveway of a house in port talbot for about 20+ years and a few people wanted to buy it , the guy said that he would restore it "one day" nedless to say the "one day" never arrived, the car has now disappeared and more than likely scrapped. - twat.

[barrett]

80s Toyota in rust shocker!whoda thunk it? Looks like you've got some fun ahead, but i'm sure it'll be worth it in the end, these are class motors.

[gurnsimps]

Nothing to a man of your calibre Al,not sure on the tyre thing you asked though we only used michelins when I was rallying,will the Toyota be at Imp National?