That thing weighs a whole lot less than a Camaro and probably Hazel's the Apex better sports cars baby told you Europe 84 Capri turbocharged wide-body not American piece of s*** good luck with it that is worth the time and effort might not be big Power although it handles good I love my triumphs I had a TR7 1980 and a 1980 Spitfire later on in life they were not new cars it was still fun trying to figure out which one I'm going to drive to work that night third shifter keep the old school alive
Love ra Celicas I myt be buying one soon just a shell 🐚 gona be more of a street drift car 🚗 restomod maybe, but I saw you sent Jimmy Oaks a package on a sum mail video recently 😀 only coped it was should whe you said the name of this car 🤣🤙👌💜💜💜💜💜
When I was about 14 my step gave me his 76 TOYOTA CELICA. It was brown with stripes and we sanded it and he had it painted blue. He and my mom separated and he took the car he gave me. I would sit I. The car everyday after school dreaming of the day I could drive it. I love these cars still.
I do love these old Celica's. Lovely shape 😊 Paint on roof with micro blisters probably means it had moisture trapped when they laid the purple over the factory white paint. Plus how it easily lifted under the bonnet means they probably didn't prep the surface properly so it's starting to delaminate. Shame as looks like a nice colour. Looking forward to this old girl being saved 👍
Yep as i look at it more and more I'd say the prep work was sub par - primer has absorbed water for whatever reason and original surface wasn't prepped properly - looks like the original paint got a very light scotchbrite at best. As you say definitely a shame!
@@TheBuildRoom is this a South Australian car? Adelaide in particular it looks very familiar to me and if it's the car I'm thinking of, it was a Whyalla Tafe car don't think that engine is stock either
@@justaaussie I'm in WA, previous owner didn't mention anything about it coming from SA - its been over here for at least 10 years i'd say - that purple is a custom colour though so there wouldn't be too many around too close to it.
Wow lovely old girl . My second car was a yellow 1600 st . Beautiful cars never see them anymore, even at car shows extremely rare . Would love to find one again .
Yep getting very hard to find, as are parts. I guess the good thing is that most people that still have them are starting to appreciate the value they have in the market so lots of people pouring love and money into them.
Just saw this and am going to watch the whole series. Great memories and fantastic for you to help us all recall some nostalgia. I had a 77 RA23 coupe in yellow/lemon and was my first car. I did an auto to 5 speed conversion and retrofitted factory aircon. Made some minor engine mods - extractors, holly carb, etc but always lusted after an 18R-G. Never got done and it died an early death in the mid 90s. I often wonder what happened to it after I sold it. Have some great memories.
If you're eagle eyed you'll spot three of them on a rack against the garage wall - I'm about 90% sure Violet Crumbles will be getting one. Thanks for watching! 👍👍
Yep they definitely rattle like a tractor! Pretty sure this one is going to get a twin cam head transplanted if its in a healthy state, that should improve things a bit! Thanks for watching.
@@TheBuildRoom Well ,the Celica headlight switch was an inspiration to a mod done in a Volvo 240 wagon with a 7mgte /r 154 5 speed swapped with all the bells and whistles.Are you down under? Take care mate .Greetings from Chicago.
@@TheBuildRoom thanks for watching. Are you converting to flat lights? For my car it was very rusty, I did all the rust repair before sending it to media blast. Media blast after rust repair was Mostly due to my small budget and saving up for it😉
Keeping the stock taillights, there's way too much rust to add more work transplanting fuel tanks and the beaver panel. Good luck with the build, I'll be following along
My first car was 76 like this, but had some work done and twin dellorto carbs. I still have a real soft spot for this model. They still look fantastic. That purple colour really suits. If you are thinking of an engine swap have you seen the speed academy beams series. Itb s screaming at 8000 was a joy to behold. Looking forward to the rest of your project.
Hi Angus, glad you're enjoying it - we're powering through it and hopefully at a point where it will be back on its wheels shortly. Definitely thinking it needs to stay purple, but considering all options for engines. Thanks for watching!
I owned 2 of these... Back in the 80's...both black.. Both 100 quid each... Wish i had kept em... Very cool cars and hold a pretty penny nowadays... Great vid mate.. Really enjoyed it 🏴💯😣
Cheers mate - appreciate the feedback - and black is a great looking colour on these - I'm thinking of the original silver or the same black with purple pearl on this one. Thanks for watching!
Looks like it has good bones to it. I would do a rotisserie restoration adding a 302 Ford V8 with a 5 speed trans mission with a small low profile hood scoop. Reminds me of a 69 Mustang
Yep definitely a lot of options to choose from - the RA28 or liftback model really takes the mustang resemblance to another level... thanks for watching!
@@TheBuildRoom Thank you, and I have owned about 60 cars, I am a shade tree mechanic but each Car has told many stories and I've learned Plenty, I don't have a car like yours, I have a 2000 Nissan Sentra GXE, approaching 151,000 miles and it's a fun little car, have invested a little bit of money 💰 into it. Good Car
@@robertvance1873 I think they are similar to the Nissan Pulsar over here in Australia - nice light platform you can do pretty much whatever you want with. 60 cars is an impressive feat!
@@TheBuildRoom yes I have done a lot of wheeling and Dealing over the years, there's a few I wish I would've kept, I remember the Pulsar in the 80's the one I have I'm slowly getting her where I want it, so far very dependable little car. 1.8 Fierce Power Lol 😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah mate - Aussie sun kills them too - I'm just about to swap out a cover on one of my cars now that still looks OK but when you look at it up close its completely cracked/crazed and is no longer waterproof - i get about 12 months at best from one.
Respectfully, I believe any A2x chassis (TA22, RA21, RA23, RA24) is considered a 1st Gen, A4x chassis (RA40) is considered second gen. The flat slant nose to flat nose is just a life cycle update. Even the RA28 is still considered a 1st Gen, even though its not even a coupe.
Thank you for commenting, because it is a second gen….I am an ORIGINAL owner of my 1972 ST and yes the blue is original color. I’m still driving mine now 50 years old!😊. Excellent CALIFORNIA car!
@@TheBuildRoom Nice series. I’m about halfway through. I like the longer, more detailed videos. Are you, primarily, a new Toyota channel? I am pretty a dedicated Toyota guy and I’m looking for a dedicated channel to watch. I see your channel logo and your Supra. My current builds: 1990 MR2 Turbo 1994 Celica Turbo 1997 LS400
I'm definitely a Toyota guy myself so there will definitely be a lot of Toyota related content but I'll mix it up a bit too so it doesn't start feeling stale. Your have a great list of builds there - I've been keeping my eye out for GT4s but just don't have room in the garage for another car!
@@TheBuildRoom I actually built mine from a FWD USDM ST-204 and two half cut JDM ST-205 WRC cars and the engine from an RC/Carlos Sainz ST-185 using the WRC Turbocharger. I and a friend built that car about a dozen years ago. Lots of fabrication and frame up modification in that car. That’s why I enjoy the detail of your videos. Anyway, thanks for the chat.
You shouldn't need to sand unless it's really bad, in which case the chrome is probably a lost cause. The most I would recommend using is some steel wool of a really fine grade like 0000, start as fine as you can and only go coarser if needed.
Those cars were excellent. I worked in a shop in the mid 80's. One of these came in for a clutch...for first time at 90K miles. Similar America cars were on 2nd clutch...and were rolling pieces of crap by 10 years old.
You sound British or Australian we can't get your good cars here in America even some European Fords I like the old school cars right before they got too complicated
Like if you think this looks like a first-gen Camaro ;)
That thing weighs a whole lot less than a Camaro and probably Hazel's the Apex better sports cars baby told you Europe 84 Capri turbocharged wide-body not American piece of s*** good luck with it that is worth the time and effort might not be big Power although it handles good I love my triumphs I had a TR7 1980 and a 1980 Spitfire later on in life they were not new cars it was still fun trying to figure out which one I'm going to drive to work that night third shifter keep the old school alive
Love ra Celicas I myt be buying one soon just a shell 🐚 gona be more of a street drift car 🚗 restomod maybe, but I saw you sent Jimmy Oaks a package on a sum mail video recently 😀 only coped it was should whe you said the name of this car 🤣🤙👌💜💜💜💜💜
For someone with only 630 subscribers (so far), this is a great video. You’re a really good presenter.
Thanks so much!
When I was about 14 my step gave me his 76 TOYOTA CELICA. It was brown with stripes and we sanded it and he had it painted blue. He and my mom separated and he took the car he gave me. I would sit I. The car everyday after school dreaming of the day I could drive it. I love these cars still.
Man that is a sad story - sorry you didn't manage to hang onto it and hope you get back behind the wheel of another one someday.
The only ad video I ever enjoyed....keep it up
Glad you liked it!
I do love these old Celica's. Lovely shape 😊
Paint on roof with micro blisters probably means it had moisture trapped when they laid the purple over the factory white paint. Plus how it easily lifted under the bonnet means they probably didn't prep the surface properly so it's starting to delaminate. Shame as looks like a nice colour.
Looking forward to this old girl being saved 👍
Yep as i look at it more and more I'd say the prep work was sub par - primer has absorbed water for whatever reason and original surface wasn't prepped properly - looks like the original paint got a very light scotchbrite at best. As you say definitely a shame!
@@TheBuildRoom is this a South Australian car? Adelaide in particular it looks very familiar to me and if it's the car I'm thinking of, it was a Whyalla Tafe car don't think that engine is stock either
@@justaaussie I'm in WA, previous owner didn't mention anything about it coming from SA - its been over here for at least 10 years i'd say - that purple is a custom colour though so there wouldn't be too many around too close to it.
I am old enough to remember when these came out
This one is about a year or two older than me, definitely starting to feel it!
@@TheBuildRoom When these Toyota Celicas came out l was in my early 20s
Lucky guy! I would love to find one again! I had a 75, and I miss that car!
You should! Definitely worth looking for - thanks for watching 👍
Wow lovely old girl .
My second car was a yellow 1600 st . Beautiful cars never see them anymore, even at car shows extremely rare .
Would love to find one again .
Yep getting very hard to find, as are parts. I guess the good thing is that most people that still have them are starting to appreciate the value they have in the market so lots of people pouring love and money into them.
Just saw this and am going to watch the whole series. Great memories and fantastic for you to help us all recall some nostalgia. I had a 77 RA23 coupe in yellow/lemon and was my first car. I did an auto to 5 speed conversion and retrofitted factory aircon. Made some minor engine mods - extractors, holly carb, etc but always lusted after an 18R-G. Never got done and it died an early death in the mid 90s. I often wonder what happened to it after I sold it. Have some great memories.
That's a great first car. Hope you like the series and thanks for watching
It actually looks very cool with the that colour an the rust sweet car
Thanks and thanks for watching!
Nice project. Looking forward to seeing how you get on
Thanks mate, lots planned - 10 eps now in this series and a more to come!
I've seen a twin cam, when I was a kid my mates dad came across 1 and picked it up cheap, the heads massive.
If you're eagle eyed you'll spot three of them on a rack against the garage wall - I'm about 90% sure Violet Crumbles will be getting one. Thanks for watching! 👍👍
18RC one of the best Toyota engine ever built? Love those cars .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Couldn't agree more! Can't wait to get a twin cam head onto it thought ;)
As a TA23 owner I am following along with great interest! With much to restore on it myself this is the guidance I need. Thanks.
Thanks Steve - I appreciate all your support too 👊
Omg !!!! I had a 71 and the same engine 18 r c . Pretty good engine,but a chain stretcher. Good luck and thanks for the great memories.
Yep they definitely rattle like a tractor! Pretty sure this one is going to get a twin cam head transplanted if its in a healthy state, that should improve things a bit! Thanks for watching.
@@TheBuildRoom Well ,the Celica headlight switch was an inspiration to a mod done in a Volvo 240 wagon with a 7mgte /r 154 5 speed swapped with all the bells and whistles.Are you down under?
Take care mate .Greetings from Chicago.
Pure satisfaction
Thanks!
Love it, looks like a mini Camaro.
Japan loved stealing styling cues from other countries.
I subscribed. Nice to see another celica build on youtube!
Thanks! Love your flatlight, can't believe how good your panels were after media blasting!
@@TheBuildRoom thanks for watching. Are you converting to flat lights? For my car it was very rusty, I did all the rust repair before sending it to media blast. Media blast after rust repair was Mostly due to my small budget and saving up for it😉
Keeping the stock taillights, there's way too much rust to add more work transplanting fuel tanks and the beaver panel. Good luck with the build, I'll be following along
@@TheBuildRoom Good luck with your billed as well I’ll be following it
Quite a good looking Nova/Chevelle lol. I didn't even know Toyota made that thing.
Toyota stole a little bit of everything!
Totally randomly came across this vid. Awesome work mate!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My first car was 76 like this, but had some work done and twin dellorto carbs. I still have a real soft spot for this model. They still look fantastic. That purple colour really suits. If you are thinking of an engine swap have you seen the speed academy beams series. Itb s screaming at 8000 was a joy to behold. Looking forward to the rest of your project.
Hi Angus, glad you're enjoying it - we're powering through it and hopefully at a point where it will be back on its wheels shortly. Definitely thinking it needs to stay purple, but considering all options for engines. Thanks for watching!
I owned 2 of these... Back in the 80's...both black.. Both 100 quid each... Wish i had kept em... Very cool cars and hold a pretty penny nowadays... Great vid mate.. Really enjoyed it 🏴💯😣
Cheers mate - appreciate the feedback - and black is a great looking colour on these - I'm thinking of the original silver or the same black with purple pearl on this one. Thanks for watching!
Good luck. Defo worth saving.
Thanks for watching - definitely going to do my best to bring it back to life.
Subscribed. Looking forward to see if this old girl is salvageable!
Ba Dum Tish
Subbed! I see why the parked it. Steering wheel is on the wrong side! 😃
🤣🤣🤣 It's upside down too! Thanks for the sub and thanks for watching 👍
Looks like it has good bones to it. I would do a rotisserie restoration adding a 302 Ford V8 with a 5 speed trans mission with a small low profile hood scoop. Reminds me of a 69 Mustang
Yep definitely a lot of options to choose from - the RA28 or liftback model really takes the mustang resemblance to another level... thanks for watching!
Hello from South Bend Indiana, New subscriber.
Welcome Robert!! Thanks for watching and for subscribing - love seeing people from all around the world take an interest in this project 👍👍👍
@@TheBuildRoom Thank you, and I have owned about 60 cars, I am a shade tree mechanic but each Car has told many stories and I've learned Plenty, I don't have a car like yours, I have a 2000 Nissan Sentra GXE, approaching 151,000 miles and it's a fun little car, have invested a little bit of money 💰 into it. Good Car
@@robertvance1873 I think they are similar to the Nissan Pulsar over here in Australia - nice light platform you can do pretty much whatever you want with. 60 cars is an impressive feat!
@@TheBuildRoom yes I have done a lot of wheeling and Dealing over the years, there's a few I wish I would've kept, I remember the Pulsar in the 80's the one I have I'm slowly getting her where I want it, so far very dependable little car. 1.8 Fierce Power Lol 😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cool car
Thanks!
Looks like my high school friends celica, it had a whale tail,side skirts,painted black,lowered with spring clamps and a 18RC motor.
Interested to see what a whale tail would look like on one of these! Thanks for watching. 👍
Doing the same to an Anglia at the moment
Anglias are cool cars - love the backward rake on the rear windscreen - good luck with it.
Cheers bro
Great video man. Surely that wouldn't have been the factory paint? Awesome colour
Cheers! Factory colour looks to be silver, this one's definitely been resprayed. Thanks for watching and subscribing 👍👍
This looks like fun. Hard to find cars that cool in Scotland 🏴
Good luck mate, subscribed 🙌🏻
Certainly more fun some times more than others! Thanks for the sub 👍
Oh shit did not know that about car covers. Definitely need to move my Supra under the porch ASAP.
Yeah mate - Aussie sun kills them too - I'm just about to swap out a cover on one of my cars now that still looks OK but when you look at it up close its completely cracked/crazed and is no longer waterproof - i get about 12 months at best from one.
9:29Jesus that cat was so close to getting hit
Haha just the camera angle, cat was very safe, she just isn't that bright 🤣
😂
I had a GT with an 18RG motor running twin 2 barrel Webber’s still spewin I let that car gp
18RG is such a great motor - i have one tucked away that'll be refreshed and going into this one once its painted.
Yo that needs a good small block 350 Chevrolet with a 6 speed transmission
Haha - unfortunately nowhere near legal in Western Australia - could be on the cards for a future track special though! Thanks for watching.
Great Car !!!! Was the video recorded in America or 🏴 England?
Hi Manny, the video was not recorded in America or England - I'm in Australia, specifically Western Australia. Thanks for watching!
I went out with a girl in the mid 80s who had a Celica like this in this exact combination. Didn't find it in SA did you? 🤓
Haha - I picked this one up in WA, not sure where the previous owner got it from though so you never know!
Spraying a gerni in the engine bay...can we do that? Never tried. (76 TA23)
Yeah find to do, the bay is pretty splash proof, just don't fire directly at electronics or into the intakes etc.
This is a second gen celica first gen is 1970 up to 1975
Respectfully, I believe any A2x chassis (TA22, RA21, RA23, RA24) is considered a 1st Gen, A4x chassis (RA40) is considered second gen. The flat slant nose to flat nose is just a life cycle update. Even the RA28 is still considered a 1st Gen, even though its not even a coupe.
Thank you for commenting, because it is a second gen….I am an ORIGINAL owner of my 1972 ST and yes the blue is original color. I’m still driving mine now 50 years old!😊. Excellent CALIFORNIA car!
Did you say that color is a factory 76 Toyota color?
No, definitely not factory - there was a purple but it was nothing like that, and there was a black but not until 77 i believe
I had a car cover on my suzuki swift turbo and it sweated everything and ruined my engine bay,never again
Yeah learnt my lesson on my old ta22. Never again for a car with good paint
My first car was the USDM RA GT-LB (with louvers!). Awesome car but even in Texas they rusted pretty quickly.
Subbed (BTW Found you through MCM)
Thanks for the sub! Love the MCM guys - consistently building great cars and having a blast doing it.
@@TheBuildRoom
Nice series. I’m about halfway through. I like the longer, more detailed videos. Are you, primarily, a new Toyota channel? I am pretty a dedicated Toyota guy and I’m looking for a dedicated channel to watch. I see your channel logo and your Supra.
My current builds:
1990 MR2 Turbo
1994 Celica Turbo
1997 LS400
I'm definitely a Toyota guy myself so there will definitely be a lot of Toyota related content but I'll mix it up a bit too so it doesn't start feeling stale. Your have a great list of builds there - I've been keeping my eye out for GT4s but just don't have room in the garage for another car!
@@TheBuildRoom
I actually built mine from a FWD USDM ST-204 and two half cut JDM ST-205 WRC cars and the engine from an RC/Carlos Sainz ST-185 using the WRC Turbocharger. I and a friend built that car about a dozen years ago. Lots of fabrication and frame up modification in that car.
That’s why I enjoy the detail of your videos. Anyway, thanks for the chat.
@@negativeindustrial That sounds intense but it must have been an awesome car at the end of it. Thanks for the chat too - and thanks for watching 👍
What did you clean the chrome bumper with at the very end there?
Just some Autosol metal polish - available at Supercheap Auto 👍👍
@@TheBuildRoom if you have some light surface rust on say the rear bumper, i can't sand 1200 grit, polish with this stuff?
You shouldn't need to sand unless it's really bad, in which case the chrome is probably a lost cause. The most I would recommend using is some steel wool of a really fine grade like 0000, start as fine as you can and only go coarser if needed.
@@TheBuildRoom thanks again mate
Those cars were excellent. I worked in a shop in the mid 80's. One of these came in for a clutch...for first time at 90K miles. Similar America cars were on 2nd clutch...and were rolling pieces of crap by 10 years old.
Luckily around here cars survive a bit longer! Thanks for watching. 👍
are you in VIC or NSW?
West side mate, Perth based.
You sound British or Australian we can't get your good cars here in America even some European Fords I like the old school cars right before they got too complicated
Yep Australian, and I agree there's something about cars that pre date efi and computer control 👍Thanks for watching
Okay, WTF is a boot WTF is a bonnet
Haha OK, so a hood is a bonnet, boot is a trunk 🤣🤣🤣 I forget how many differences we have to the US!
move on and add filler
Think you've added your comment to the wrong episode Doug - but thanks!