1980 corolla project

[raheel113344]

thanks bro for suggestion .. before your suggestion i was going to buy black dashboard and interior.

[ahmed_11]

Naa bhai ye zulm na krna.
Blue dashboard is extremely rare. Meri gari ka blue dashboard dekh k log pics capture krty thy trust me. Black brown & beige is so common. Blue is like “once in a blue moon”’

[Mirza967]

Kindly change that reservoir bottle and fill coolant in cooling system

[raheel113344]

i will detail whole engine bay brother.wiring engine all things

[omersiddiqui5482]

if a new reservoir bottle is not available ask your guys to clean this up properly. Firstly get the body restored and then the mechanicals since majority of the mechanical would be okh and would take less time to be sorted out compared to the body work

if the engine bay has no rust then just get it detailed properly else you wi;ll need to get the engine removed and let the painters do their job.

[raheel113344]

what about bumpers where can i get them ??

[Mirza967]

Plastic bumpers are usually found but some people can fabricate chrome bumpers.....they are more graceful than plastic oned

[raheel113344]

I also like chrome bumpers ...

[omersiddiqui5482]

Chrome Bumpers are easily available in scrap markets for this model. and they give a really neat genuine look. though you will have to search for them and get them re-chromed.

[raheel113344]

I have searched for them but they were not clean at all Now somebody told me that he will import for me from china 15500 PKR.

[omersiddiqui5482]

There are plenty of such people in the market. These metal bumpers are easily repairable and sellers telling you that they will import them for you is just crap they wait for a scrap car to turn up and take those bumpers out and tell you that they have sourced them from abroad. There are plenty in Shershah Karachi if you have someone here you can ask him to get them for you.

Same thing happened to me while i was searching for the bonnet lid for my Lancer a guy in shershah asked Rs 20000 for the bonnet and in the very same market i bought the very similar bonnet from a different guy for just 3000.

This restoration process will teach you a lot. i mean a lot.

[Mirza967]

Buy from scrap and do some industrial grade chrome after etching it

[raheel113344]

ok i will look for second hand ..

[raheel113344]

some pics from yesterday progress...

[raheel113344]

Need some suggestions for inetrior color
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[omersiddiqui5482]

you should take the dashboard off. the denting process will damage it. Also the interior should restored to original spec. If you can find the power window options for the same car that will be a great add on. the best thing about corolla is that everything is available. I literally tried to find new front fenders for my lancer but they were not available....

[raheel113344]

actually removing of dashboard might damage it thats why.... i have handles for power windows that were fitted in our 1969 corona i am thinking to install them in it .. I will upload picture of those at evening..

[omersiddiqui5482]

Ask your workmen to cover it up properly.

Yes Do share....

[raheel113344]

Here are few more pictures of my project .....

[raheel113344]

Please any one tell me what color os this ??