My 1976 Toyota Corona Restored

gautamballal · 20th May 2007, 16:12

minor work is still pending

condor · 20th May 2007, 18:16

Gautam, looks like a good job. Can you pls put up more details ?

Also, can you have 3 separate snaps, or atleast a vertical arrangement, so that viewing is easier. thnx

pawan · 20th May 2007, 18:18

very nice job also a under hood picture.

v1p3r · 20th May 2007, 18:24

Hello, welcome to Yakuza central!!!

iraghava · 20th May 2007, 19:11

Nice work Gautam! Congratulations, can you also give us some more details about the car like the Engine spec etc.

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

Hello, welcome to Yakuza central!!!

Hahahaha Bang on C3PO, it looks exactly like that!! Only wish it was black for the ultimate yakuza look!

Ricky_63 · 20th May 2007, 19:41

Very nice restoration, would you happen to have the "before" pictures ? It would be great to see the difference & appreciate the effort even more.

Cheers

rahul_intlad · 20th May 2007, 20:27

Nice work there gautam,yes me too interested in knowing what's powering the car.

theMAG · 20th May 2007, 21:53

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Originally Posted by Ricky_63

Very nice restoration, would you happen to have the "before" pictures ? It would be great to see the difference & appreciate the effort even more.

Cheers

My thoughts as well.

Desert fox · 20th May 2007, 23:03

Information on how you sourced/managed spares replacement would help a lot.

esteem_lover · 20th May 2007, 23:12

Nice job. How did you manage the spares ?

gautamballal · 21st May 2007, 02:35

the body and interiors have been restored while the engine has not been restored as of yet. some years back my dad had changed the original petrol to some toyota diesel engine i think a 1.5-1.6 ltr diesel. I will be getting a original petrol engine of this car from dubai. Before the engine was changed the spares i used to order from a uncle of mine who lives in bharain who works for toyota. he gets the spares manufactured from japan as and when needed. i still have a lot of new spares of the petrol engine so i waiting to get the diesel changed back to the original petrol.

sorry guys i forgot to take pictures before restoring it would have been a good comparison if i had the before and after pictures but unfortunately it skipped my mind.

the original engine was a 2.0 litre petrol engine . as soon as i get the original engine restored i will post pics of that. it might take 2 to 3 months to get a original engine from dubai. the availability of the engine has been confirmed so as soon as my uncle in dubai has the time to check the engine he will check it and send it.

Ricky_63 · 21st May 2007, 09:00

Wow a NEW ENGINE !!!!!! It surely helps to know people working in the Car Manufacturers' outfit.

I guess it's just great to be able to restore a relatively old car into an as good as new condition - that's the good thing about Japanese cars.

Cheers

ajitkommini · 21st May 2007, 09:38

we had this exact model when i was a kid! same colour too - sure brings back memories. Do you have any shots of the interior?

GTO · 21st May 2007, 10:24

Man, this brings back memories. A friends dad used to drop us to school in this Toyota.

Nice restoration. How come you decided to retain a 30 year old car?

gautamballal · 21st May 2007, 14:52

i love this car for some reason thats why got it restored. and dad had taken really good care of it for about 20 years. he loved the car as and it was his first big car at that time. he spent so much money on it . then he did not use it much so it got really bad and since he is no more and i really did not feel like giving it off so i decided to restore it and use it. all my friends love it to and since it has a very very powerful a/c some of them call it kashmir. also not many youngsters drive such cars but i just love driviing around in it.

nice to see that it brings back memories of a lot of u guys.

20th May 2007, 16:12	#1
gautamballal BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chennai-Bangalore-Mangalore Posts: 77 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	My 1976 Toyota Corona Restored minor work is still pending
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20th May 2007, 18:16	#2
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 16,051 Thanked: 16,388 Times View My Garage	Gautam, looks like a good job. Can you pls put up more details ? Also, can you have 3 separate snaps, or atleast a vertical arrangement, so that viewing is easier. thnx
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20th May 2007, 18:18	#3
pawan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 868 Thanked: 4 Times	very nice job also a under hood picture.
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20th May 2007, 18:24	#4
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,353 Thanked: 7,073 Times View My Garage	Hello, welcome to Yakuza central!!!
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20th May 2007, 19:41	#6
Ricky_63 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,885 Thanked: 519 Times View My Garage	Very nice restoration, would you happen to have the "before" pictures ? It would be great to see the difference & appreciate the effort even more. Cheers
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20th May 2007, 20:27	#7
rahul_intlad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,579 Thanked: 5 Times	Nice work there gautam,yes me too interested in knowing what's powering the car.
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20th May 2007, 23:03	#9
Desert fox BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 228 Thanked: Once	Information on how you sourced/managed spares replacement would help a lot.
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20th May 2007, 23:12	#10
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 507 Times View My Garage	Nice job. How did you manage the spares ?
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21st May 2007, 02:35	#11
gautamballal BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chennai-Bangalore-Mangalore Posts: 77 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	the body and interiors have been restored while the engine has not been restored as of yet. some years back my dad had changed the original petrol to some toyota diesel engine i think a 1.5-1.6 ltr diesel. I will be getting a original petrol engine of this car from dubai. Before the engine was changed the spares i used to order from a uncle of mine who lives in bharain who works for toyota. he gets the spares manufactured from japan as and when needed. i still have a lot of new spares of the petrol engine so i waiting to get the diesel changed back to the original petrol. sorry guys i forgot to take pictures before restoring it would have been a good comparison if i had the before and after pictures but unfortunately it skipped my mind. the original engine was a 2.0 litre petrol engine . as soon as i get the original engine restored i will post pics of that. it might take 2 to 3 months to get a original engine from dubai. the availability of the engine has been confirmed so as soon as my uncle in dubai has the time to check the engine he will check it and send it.
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21st May 2007, 09:00	#12
Ricky_63 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,885 Thanked: 519 Times View My Garage	Wow a NEW ENGINE !!!!!! It surely helps to know people working in the Car Manufacturers' outfit. I guess it's just great to be able to restore a relatively old car into an as good as new condition - that's the good thing about Japanese cars. Cheers
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21st May 2007, 09:38	#13
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 490 Thanked: 124 Times	we had this exact model when i was a kid! same colour too - sure brings back memories. Do you have any shots of the interior?
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21st May 2007, 10:24	#14
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,540 Thanked: 309,738 Times View My Garage	Man, this brings back memories. A friends dad used to drop us to school in this Toyota. Nice restoration. How come you decided to retain a 30 year old car?
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21st May 2007, 14:52	#15
gautamballal BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chennai-Bangalore-Mangalore Posts: 77 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	i love this car for some reason thats why got it restored. and dad had taken really good care of it for about 20 years. he loved the car as and it was his first big car at that time. he spent so much money on it . then he did not use it much so it got really bad and since he is no more and i really did not feel like giving it off so i decided to restore it and use it. all my friends love it to and since it has a very very powerful a/c some of them call it kashmir. also not many youngsters drive such cars but i just love driviing around in it. nice to see that it brings back memories of a lot of u guys.
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