1975 Ke20 1200 Hi-Deluxe Restoration

[asirike20]

Hello everyone and i found this great site and thought to share my work with you....

And here is my recent project....

 

i got this 1975 toyota corolla ke20 Hi-Deluxe from my next town

it was in a pretty neutral condition(not perfect and not bad)

nothing was damaged, all were protected by the two owners before........thank god

 

here's how it was sitting just before i buy

 

straight up to the garage

 

 

and got some items for it

 

 

and the boot emblem which was made by my hands......... ha ha it came better than i thought

 

and my hand made led kit for rear license plate lights

 

bought a center console clock ........ before it came there was a big hole in it

 

more rust on front

 

repaired like this

 

also the front bonnet trim was rusted out so i made it with brass

 

and the front lower guard is rebuilt (in sl it is called the dog guard....... lol :harhar: )

 

 

the original mud guard flares were rusted out, so rebuilt them with aluminium sheet

 

then got a hot bath after 37 years of its age(heater blower)

there was a bunch of leaves inside the unit......... :lolcry: :lolcry:

 

 

and now........................ more rust inside the dash

 

 

and that's the improvement for today................. i think it will be dead all the rust in couple more days

after that it will be getting her hot paint on it............

 

but i'm still finding the original color code of it

if anyone knows it please let me know........ all i know is................ it's blue in color :lolcry: :lolcry: :lolcry:

 

so that's all for now.......... will update soon

hope you enjoy.......... :y: :y: :y:

[parrot]

Awesome effort!

 

Is that Chrome trim around the top of the bootlid? And who remakes their own bonnet trim!!

 

And that console would be worth heaps over here.

[asirike20]

thanks for the comment and thanks to you i have found also the location for the heater hoses.......... :y: :y: :y:

 

yeh the chrome trim attaches to the boot lid via bolts....... they came with the hi-deluxe model and not in deluxe s.

Ha Ha i search everywhere for a bonnet trim but........unlucky ;)

so i thought to do it myself............ :thumbsup:

 

i found a same model ke20 from our area and it was also in a restoration.......... so i went there and took some photos of the trim

then did some drawings to illustrate the bends and shape

 

then got some brass sheet, bent them as i want and at last took the pieces to a welder to weld them up..........and that's the thing i have done

[Ben-89]

Welome Asiri, this car has come so far in such a short time! Love the attention to detail you have put into this.

We never recieved the Hi Deluxe down in Australia so its a novelty seeing one like yours with original panelled dash and airconditioning and.... 4 doors!

 

This will be one very clean and unique Corolla when its done, so keep up the good work!

[Skellington]

Welcome to the forums. Looks like you have a nice start on this car. I think mine has the same bonnet or hood trim that you made. Keep at it, It looks good.

[asirike20]

thanks a lot friends............. all your appreciations helps to keep my work better :y: :y: :y:

and here's my emblems which sits on the fenders........ but they have some kind of damage due to pop rivet

 

it is the main idiot thing done to an emblem......... they don't care about the little pins which on the back of the emblems....... :down:

they just take a flat head screwdriver and blast it off.........urrrr i hate those people who damage emblems....... :storm:

[asirike20]

another fun thing completed.....................my father always says Do It Yourself as much as possible

so i obey him and made this also

 

 

 

 

father bought me a rod of lead. :elvis:

took another one's emblem and got it's mold into ( i don't know what it is called, the bricks are made out of it) ;)

let it for a complete air dry

fire up my blow lamp , melt the rod and paw into the mold ( first time didn't came good just ugly) :scarymovie:

so took the mold to a father's friend who works in radiator repair center and got his help :osama:

he paw it pretty nicely and a little sand work made it look like now :y:

[Doogs]

Woodgrain dash and aircon, pimp! Wish we had such options...

Nice work mate, keep at it!

[asirike20]

here's some pics of a new result

cleaning after 37 years

140 and 160 km/h milestones were faded away so i repainted them to original red/orange color

 

but it has some bits of cracks on the lenses due to sun rays, i don't know how to fix them :oops:

anyone knows how to fix it???????? if so it will be a great help

[asirike20]

Update time....................

 

wiper panel and rust under the dash repaired

now the wiper panel need to be welded :thumbsup:

 

 

 

under dash

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the front lower piece of metal

 

 

finished metalwork in front

 

 

 

that's all for now............ hope you enjoy :y:

[parrot]

I'm loving this thread. Most of us (me included) would just look for a replacement part. I'm hugely impressed not just with your effort, but the results.

 

Can't wait to see the end result.

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Loving the fabrication work.

[PMP020]

Asiri !!!! i am absolutely blown away by your build !!!

 

Firstly a great base, woodgrain, aircon, 4 doors. Just perfect.

 

Secondly your fabrication work is fantastic !

 

You are clearly a skilled hard worker with an eye for the details.

 

Keep it up, i look forward to following this build.

 

Cheers, Scott.

[asirike20]

I'm loving this thread. Most of us (me included) would just look for a replacement part. I'm hugely impressed not just with your effort, but the results.

 

Can't wait to see the end result.

Yeh thanks....... its good to pull out our skills and do as much as we can.

try to think like this := " how did OEM made this thing " and " can i do it at home??????"

and say " ok lets do it "....... :wootjump:

[asirike20]

Asiri !!!! i am absolutely blown away by your build !!!

 

Firstly a great base, woodgrain, aircon, 4 doors. Just perfect.

 

Secondly your fabrication work is fantastic !

 

You are clearly a skilled hard worker with an eye for the details.

 

Keep it up, i look forward to following this build.

 

Cheers, Scott.

 

thanks.................. you make me happyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.......... :thumbsup: