1979 Toyota Corolla

[Dammerung]

 

Found this last week in my aunt’s old garage. She’s sadly passed on and the family is cleaning out her old hoarder house. Nobody wants it because they think it’s junk, so it might be mine to bring back to life. This will be my next project after I finish getting my Comanche on the road. Apparently this was also the first year of the 4th generation of Corollas.

 

 

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[Pete M]

nice!   

[jdog]

Be sure to start a build thread

Stock 1988 swb 4.0 ax15 np 231.

[Minuit]

So when are you taking it home?

[Dammerung]

So when are you taking it home?

I don’t know, probably within the next week or 2.


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[strictlyxjs]

Man i would live to see what it looked like after a pressure wash.

[mnkyboy]

That could be a fun little car.

[Jeep Driver]

 

[Dammerung]

Finally pulled it. Used the Jeep of course - gotta earn its keep

 

 

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[SVPete]

That looks in pretty good shape. How is the interior?

 

New fuel, carb cleaner, new oil, and battery.....might stand a good chance of firing up. It is a Toyota.

[mjeff87]

1000% of every fiber of my being is begging you to hit that thing with a garden hose and wash all that mung off of it

 

Seeing it out in the open like that, it looks to be in quite fine shape.

[mnkyboy]

Looks pretty straight, just a good washing will make a huge difference.

[Dammerung]

That looks in pretty good shape. How is the interior?
 
New fuel, carb cleaner, new oil, and battery.....might stand a good chance of firing up. It is a Toyota.

We pulled my truck up to it and jumped it. It cranked but didn’t start. We poured fuel in the tank and some in the Carb and it ran. Been sitting for 25 years and she ran like a dream, and subsequently died lol.


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[Eagle]

1 hour ago, SVPete said:

That looks in pretty good shape. How is the interior?

 

New fuel, carb cleaner, new oil, and battery.....might stand a good chance of firing up. It is a Toyota.

 

I was thinking the same thing. Siphon as much gas out of the tank as you can and start fresh.

 

Do the tires hold air?

[Dammerung]

 
I was thinking the same thing. Siphon as much gas out of the tank as you can and start fresh.
 
Do the tires hold air?

All except 1 did. We pulled the spare home with us to check it and we’ll probably put it on when we go back.


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[ftpiercecracker1]

Psssh, a good wash inside/out, an oil change and some fresh gas and boom, you got yourself a daily that will go 300k miles. 

[500 MJ]

 

You’re going to have some fun with this... clean it up, get it running and you’ve got something there! 

[Dammerung]

Looks like she’s going to the junker



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[500 MJ]

What a shame. 
 

Part Out! 

[eaglescout526]

Wow. Send it to another state.

[strictlyxjs]

Get a vermont plate you can get a vermont plate for anything lol

[mjeff87]

That's bull$#!&.

[Minuit]

Add that to the ever-growing list of reasons I'd never voluntarily live in California.

[mnkyboy]

You might spend a little time to clean it up and see what you've got before scrapping it, $750 isn't very much money for a project car as long as it's in decent shape.

[JustEmptyEveryPocket]

Don't scrap it! I am sure someone would love to buy that car. Every time I see a car getting crushed I hurt a little more inside.