KP - AE92 Corolla Restoration and Rebuild

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Under sealed!

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Back at the Lock-Up:



Sun on her!

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Fitted Side-Repeaters and one Tail Light, but we need clips!!

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First offering up the N/S Lamp and Side-Light -





I had loads of issues with these lights and wings, they just weren't manufactured to a high enough quality so I had to do some cutting and carving The gap between the Lamp and Side-light was skewed and way too big, and the Side-Light wasn't pushing far enough back into the Wing.

So I got bored and started fitting up the O/S Lamp and Light-



That went really quite well, so I was happy enough to go and try again with the N/S Lights. I had use my screwdriver to widen the hole on the bracket to the top of the Lamp, I also had to do the same with the hole for the Side-Lights which was manufactured so badly that there wasn't any proper hole in there from the start.

Still, I wouldn't be deterred, I went in and fitted up the S/S Nuts and bolts to the whole set up and eventually I was met with success!!

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Ok then, here are some pictures and explanations of what I did:

First thing I did was take a couple pictures of her in direct sun-light!




I then went around getting my panel gaps sorted, lining up the bumpers and wings together, making sure they had a mm perfect offset from each other




After fiddling with the Wings and securing them with some nicer bolts:



I then went and hooked in the Main-Lamps and Side-lights:





They look just great I think, although I will be replacing the bulbs with the Phillips clear/blue bulbs to freshen them up a bit, that nasty halogen colour is just wrong on such a clean car!

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Black Diamonds at the front :drool:

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Eventually she settled back down and the wheels looked better!

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But get some tissues ready to cry...

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I went and levelled my Bonnet with the new Slam-Panel Stopper - which was a whole £3.50 I might add!




I then went around and popped in all the Grommets for the Side-Skirts:



I also took the time to painfully fit my other Gas-Strut, and yet I know the bolts are miss-matched, but they will do until I get my own in anodized black



Next up was fitting the bits of the Interior that I could with the parts I had, which let me tell you really isn't enough, you wouldn't believe how few clips there are holding it all in there...

Boot Scuff-Plate and Liners (O/S Side of the Liner isn't secured yet):



THE DAMAGE!




Ignoring the huge splits, I went to fit the rest of the N/S Interior:






When I first removed the Interior, I had the intention of keeping it stripped to have it as a Track-Car, and so the insert that went into the quarter trim was snapped off.... bad decision on my part because now I am going to have to put something else the myself, but I have a few ideas (Check the last picture to see what I'm on about)

After that I wanted a change of scene so I tried to secure the O/S Skirt, but it is having issues with clipping in at the rear - Because my arches have been rolled, there is nowhere to secure the rear of the skirt properly, it doesn't want to go into the clips and so I will have to see if bolting it underneath with help at all. Either way, both sides will need some work and persuading.

New Clips:






Here's what I'm on about:



Frustrated with partial success, I thought I'd carry on with the Interior. I fitted the underside of the dash, a little bit to the left of the dash, bolted the front seats properly and just tinkered with everything really.

It's all a bit shoddy in the way of clips and screws... all mix and match but it looks ok and is secure enough I guess you win or you learn. :thumbsup:

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I also decided to fit up the rear Number-Plate Lights, but the garage didn't paint them up so I decided to paint them the same Satin Black as my wheels and front grill.




I fitted them up with some chrome screws to make myself feel better about everything else lol.

I then decided to crack on with the rest of the Interior:

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Went out after a hefty brunch with ademeister to get the seats in, which was a pretty meaty task in itself seeing as all of the brackets were bent or needed bending to get them to fit once again.. However we cam out on top in the end and she is almost finished in there! :thumbsup:





I fitted the TRD and MOMO Pads too: