The amount of restoration for your can only be limited by one thing, MONEY how much money are you willing to spend? restoring a car is not an easy task, it takes alot of time a patience and a very very deep pocket. what do you want to be done? restore it like new? or restore it to the point that your going to use it as a daily driver? think about what you really want to be done before you proceed.
from what you're saying, it seems it will be more economical (and iwas-sakit ulo) if you will just buy another second-hand car that is already running!!!
yes, there are still parts for the corona (80's version?) and a lot of replacement parts too!!!
in restoring it, you've got to make a "laundry list" or "punch list" of what needs to be done in the order of priority, for example:
1. engine- compression test, overhaul if needed, engine swap???
2. underchassis - all suspension parts including bushings
3. steering and brake assembly- replace parts if necessary, surplus parts possible if you have somebody knowledgeable tow with you.
4. clutch assembly- pressure plate and lining, release bearings etc...
5. tranny and differential- check kung may ugong. kung mero, try surplus or overhaul sa machine shop
kung okay na the above, then proceed with the exterior and interior:
1. doors - hines, window mechanism,lock, weather strips
2. body- rust, body works like painting etc...
3. interior - sound insulation, carpet, door sidings (surplus exists), seats (suggest you just replace with after market seats).
4. all electricals- headlight, windshield washer, interior and dashboarad lights, etc...
5. tires and wheels
kung okay na the above, then proceed with amenities:
1. aircon
2. sound set-up
dami pwede gawin dyan sa koste mo, dude. question is how much r you willing to spend and saan mo gagamitin. daily driving, rebuild everything na lang, mura ang parts ng corona silver ed, but you should look for a very competent mechanic and a good body/paint shop para di masayang perang gagamitin mo. pero kung gusto performance, mahina ang corona silver ed, kung naka 12R engine yan (standard sa corona silver ed) malamang sooner or later gusto mong magpalit. think about it.:|
12R, for daily driving... okay na yan. IMO, 12R engines are reliable. palitan lang yung tranny. nakakabitin kasi pag 4 speed lang eh. mukha naman kasing di ka nangangarera eh. besides, limited yung budget mo.
kung gusto mo lang na tumakbo ng maayos at luminis ng kaunti yung sasakyan... siguro pwede na yung 50 to 60k. maayos na yun, di na nakakahiya. ganun kasi nagastos ko sa silverEd ko dati eh. pero kung total restoration... hmm, mas maganda na bumili ka na lang ng 2nd hand na mas modelo.
try mo punta sa toyotaclubph.com, marami doon naka-oldskul.
corona SE was my first car. it had a 12t engine. just had i/e/h mods and it ran nicely. bagay na mags diyan are the supra mags 15's ganda pare!!!! visit ka sa www.toyotaclubph.com forums they can probably help you out there.
pinagawa ko lang sa sa talyer ng tito ko eh. kaya nakamura. nakakalibre sa labor. hehehehe....
nga pala DX yung sa akin. kaso hindi na ako ang humahawak nun, kapatid ko na, kaya napabayaan nya na eh. sayang nga eh. gusto ko sana pagandahin pa.
ang balak ko palit lahat ng pinto, hood and fender para iwas masilya, yung suspension lahat papalitan ko na (yan kasi ang laging sakit ng ulo ko nuon eh and para mawala na rin yung mga kalampag), papare-wire ko ulit electricals para sure na ako, aside from that, ala na ko maisip pagawa na basics eh. actually ang pinakasakit ng mga lumang kotse eh yung pang-ilalim kaya concentrate on that IMO. duduguin ka don
sa makina, hindi pa ako pinapahiya ng 12R. malakas ang hatak, bitin nga lang sa expressway kasi 4 speed lang. ang nakakatakot lang sa oto eh yung suspension plus brakes pag long drive. kaya pag naayos yun (preferably dun ka magconcentrate), okay na yan.
pag sa engine and engine parts, bring it to ichiban. sanay sila sa mga toyota, pati old school kayang kaya nila. im sure parts wont be a problem. we had an 1983 olive green se corona before. matibay and reliable talaga. we had it for 10 years, we sold it in 93.
regarding sa restoration mo...masarap mag restore ng old school. choose the parts na i-install mo. dapat yung mag co-complement talaga dun sa car.
sa upholstery naman, bring it to coventry square. they do carpet, sidings, leather seats, etc...
If you ask me, go for it! Libre na naman yung auto eh. Di naman kailangan na isang bagsakan. You can do it step by step. Hindi siya maganda instantly pero pag nabuo naman, iba rin ang satisfaction.
Siguro mga 50 to 60 k oks na since sabi mo naman na walang bulok yung car mo.
In my experience, mahal talaga pag daming bulok ang kaha. Pero kung wala, mga 30k oks na. Siguro another 30k for mechanical. Yung iba (upholstery, sounds, accessories) pwede namang unti-untiin basta excellent na running condition niya.
Sa parts, la namang problema pag Toyota. Try mo Ichiban dahil alam kung saan sino-source ang parts lalo na exterior. Pag engine/mechanical naman, dami talaga sa surplus.
Sa akin, kahit na medyo sumasakit minsan ulo ko sa pag-buo ng old skool, sige pa rin ako dahil ito yung style ng auto na nagpapasaya sa akin.
So I guess, follow what your heart tells you.
Register ka sa TACP (www.toyotaclubph.com), all the people there are very helpful. Alam ko meron din dung mga naka-silver ed.
Tama sila sa above, try to make a list of dapat ayusin and cost it out.
I am "restoring" a nissan sunny pickup which I did not use for at least a year...wow, grabe ang dapat i-check (see the list of woodfire)...ang kulang lang ay brake system.
Another project of mine is a toyota starlet. Pero running naman ito so not yet a priority.
Going back to your project...I would go for DIY option kung hindi ka nagmamadali. At eto ang suggestion ko.
Sa DIY, you could save a lot on the labor of repair....depende how bad the situation is, you could end up spending at least P10K and yet unhappy ka. Now if you have time naman (as in hindi ka nagmamadali).....I suggest you enrol at Meralco Foundation and take the necessary course/s (basic car maintenance, gas engine repair, underchasis)...you would probably spend the same (around P10-15K) pero it would be a very valuable knowledge gain naman (na puede mo pang pagkakaitaan in the future). Kailangan mo lang ng time (but they have classes this coming summer).
I bet after a lot of surfing too, you'll get yourself a copy of the repair manual or a shop manual ng otong iyan and thus you could put back the car in running condition in an original specs status. I'd say you'd spend at least another P5-20K for all the possible parts to change or replace or recondition the engine, brake system, drive train system and underchasis works. The good thing is puede itong utay-utay.
Finally, you can tackle the body repairs (the starlet and nissan sunny pick up I have was quoted at around P16-20K body repair lang wala pang paint). But this is full restoration project (strip to metal and everything). I am even into search for a rust converter called Por-15 or a possible hot-dipped galvanize procedure para after the body repair, i-tototal corrossion protection ko ito. I want something to serve me within the next 20years! All-in-all, I figured that I would be spending around P50K each for a very good body job on the starlet or even the sunny. Hindi yun tinago lang sa masilya.
So sa suma total....that's were your around P100K would be going to and I believe that would keep you very busy for at least a year.
my 2 cents.
PS. I manage to "massage" my engine back to life....by spraying some WD-40 sa pistons chamber thru the spark plug opening then rotating/cranking it manually for at least 3-4 days (5mins cranking at least 2x a day). After I conditioned the carbs...it started na without problems. Pero sa iyo depende. If you have a compression tester you can check if it is still within acceptable specs.
another thing... we're planning to have our DX repainted. ano magandang kulay para don. i was thinking of a cross between blue and purple. nakakita kasi ako, parang ganun ung kulay. nagandahan ako. with black tints and supra mags. tapos JDM yung lights. medyo lowered, 1 finger fender gap. ganda tindig... tingin nyo?
additional, san po makakabili ng shocks for silverEd? kung maaari, hindi yung surplus. meron kaya?
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