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Some news in the meantime, I have acquired the missing fender and a new old-stock exhaust.

What a coincidence! Yes, it's a great little community and surprisingly active - and it fortunately hasn't succumbed to social media platform concentration. I guess people who like old-school cars also like the old-school internet. 😀

No worries, and thanks a lot for the info! This project will take some time in any case. I'll definitely contact Peter per your suggestion - getting in touch with somebody knowledgeable about these cars is always very worthwhile! I have found some parts in the meantime: A brand new old-stock exhaust (still has the Toyota P/N sticker!) here in Switzerland - and the guy said he might have some other bits for the car as well, just not listed online. A slightly dented but fixable front bumper in the Netherlands plus the brackets (irons?) via a friend in the european AE86 forum. The grille was actually stowed away under the seats and interior panels inside the car - unfortunately dented, but fixable. A spare engine from Japan - the company that imported me an AE86 once does send parts containers every couple months from there. I may get access to another "never gotten to it" project that's way more rusty, but otherwise complete, located in Belgium. I'd rather get the missing bits than tearing apart an otherwise complete car. Maybe get it and fix both cars? Also, I think I've figured out the history why the car was stowed away. It must have been in a front-end crash, as the entire upper frame has been welded and fixed. It's pretty obvious from the weld spots - but it was done thoroughly and everything looks straight. That also explains the paint looking so fresh - it must have been painted at the same time. I just wonder why so much effort was put into it and then never finished, as it really doesn't look like that much is missing. Probably some parts were not available anymore from Toyota and finding them pre-internet was too difficult, but that's just my guess. For consumables and remanufactured parts, I've found that Rockauto has a surprising selection of spares. Basically everything except brake shoes is available. On that note: Where do I get brake shoes for the car? I've scoured the internet with little success... Should I do the "bake in the oven to unglue the old brake material" process as described in the workshop manual?

Hello everyone! I mainly joined the forum to gather info and share progress on my restoration of a 1968 KE10 Corolla. It's a barn find that was parked in 1973 due to rust, but the rust's been fixed sometime later. The story is that this car was the first car sold by the founder of this dealership/workshop, who must have taken the car back after it didn't pass inspections due to rust. He wanted to fix it and get it back on the road, but probably that project failed at the fender being unobtainium (and without the internet, that was a big roadblock!). Now the guy has passed away, the grandchild is running the business and with changed requirements in how used tires must be stored for disposal, they need the space. Hence, the car had to go - and I snagged it for a good price. It's in very good condition as it's been fixed and possibly painted already, the engine is in unknown condition. The trim bits and pieces seem to not be missing, so it should be possible to assemble the car. Here's some impressions of me bringing it home: What's really cool is that I got the full set of original Toyota tools for it, they still had them but wanted to recycle them: Now some questions: Any general tips on getting the engine running again? Do you know anyone who might have the fender and front bumper and grill? I don't mind shipping costs around the world - it is what it is. Regards!

Hello everyone! Even though this forum is primarily focused on Australia and New Zealand, I wanted to join to exchange knowledge and possibly find some of the (here in Switzerland) really rare parts. After growing up in the Camry that I still drive, I got infected with the Toyota-virus and have kept adding Toyotas to my garage. I'm at four cars now (pics below), and will probably only stop buying old Toyotas due to space constraints. Cars in order of acquisition. 1992 Camry, 2.2L 5S-FE automatic. Pretty basic, but has a nice cloth interior and I use it as my daily. 1984 Sprinter Trueno, 1.6L 4A-GE manual, 2-door, JDM import. Basically mint now, super fun to drive in the mountain twisties. 2000 Mk4 Supra, 3L 2JZ-GE manual swap, JDM import. Project car, lacking paperwork to make it street legal. 1968 Corolla, 1.1L K manual. Barn find in really good condition that I'll be restoring to get register with historic plates. Looking forward to interesting discussions! Regards