Regarding stock setup restoration

[ahmedstudio]

What approach is advisable around a project car (for stock restoration).

1) A car with just body. (Engine, Gear, Suspension to be added during project)

Or

2) A car with engine, gear, suspension and then working around the current setup.

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The project under consideration here is a 1974 Mark II.

Then the other car I have in my mind is Indus Corolla GLI automatic 1996-2000

[Hassan1991]

First keep in mind restoring a 47 years old car to stock specs is not an easy job to do. it will take months, a year or years to build. A lot of time, money and patience. Homework is very important.
Prefer a car with everything. then sort it out.
Only chassis should be preferred if you have any aftermarket swap in mind.

[ahmedstudio]

Thanks. Then the other car I have in my mind is Indus Corolla GLI automatic 1996-2000

[Hassan1991]

A much better option.

[ahmedstudio]

Parts are available? In case I go for a car with just body. I live in Lahore and can access Shoba and Sultan Khoh

[Hassan1991]

yes everything is available. no need to go in other city. you can go to imran in bilal gunj. he has almost everything. i actually don't thing you can find a e100 without engine.
and be careful from online sellers.

[ahmedstudio]

E100 is model code?

be careful from online sellers

Online sellers it the whole car, or parts?

With engine is also good. One can freshen up by overhaul.

I saw some high end versions in Japan. The ones that had different lighting setup on roof interior. And digital cluster. That variant looked cool. Hope that stuff can be found here

[Hassan1991]

e100 includes everything. ae101 came with 4afe and ae100 with 5afe etc etc.
those things are very expensive due to our pathan brothers love for this car.
by online sellers i means online part sellers on facebook or olx they are ripping people off and usually scam.

[capsat]

1974 mark 2 parts are tricky to find. plus the front suspension parts are serious issue if any new gen engine is swapped. It is good you dropped the idea.

you can get top notch nose cut & halfcuts at landi kotal for E100 / E101 Corollas' .

almost every thing in terms of mechanical & engine overhaul parts are available brand new.

Chaman / Quetta you can take bare bone drive able car and bring back a transformed vehicle in very reasonable price.

Good luck, we all are here to guide you at every step.

However you need to be part of restoration not just a wallet holder.

[ahmedstudio]

Thank you for tremendously useful insight.

I do intend to be involved hands-on. No passion and no excitement in being just a wallet holder. That's dead.

I don't want to use half cuts for the reason that it becomes a wallet-holder job only. Its more of a cut and join exercise than assemblage. Kindly correct me if I am wrong. Rather I intend to procure parts separately and go through the assemblage process. The intention is to learn while doing it and doing it while learning. (At the moment I have fixed my car's fuel consumption, suspension and autobox issues with my research, help from this forum and using a workshop+manpower as assistance. However it was all a process that involved partial section of each issue)

Looking forward to feedback.

[capsat]

Its more of a cut and join

it is otherway round.

when we have complete vehicle to restore, we buy half cuts or nose cuts ( cheaper ) as donor to remove each item ourselves pack mark and segregate. Rework over target vehicle dot by dot notch by notch.

upon completion of target vehicle donor section is disposed off by metal weight

[capsat]

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gentleman will be needing guidance at every step, please book mark this topic

[ahmedstudio]

Right. That clears a lot.

I have a good range of tools for diagnostics (gushes), mechanical and electrical stuff, and a wit for research, understanding and following the specifications. There's ample space in my backyard. I guess I'm equipped to begin. Now my focus will be to find a body/shell with clean documentation. I will start a new thread once I start the project, and will mention this thread in the first post wherever I start. I will surely be seeking and sharing on PW.

[capsat]

till such time you source a vehicle please stick to this thread, bookmark it for yourself.
make all queries etc etc here., so nothing is scattered for you to refer back.

will tag the super-champs once you have everything in place

[rajaatta]

I am in

[ahmedstudio]

Both 4A-FE and 4A-GE are 1.6 litre. What distincts them from eachother?

Then there is 5A-FE of 1.5 litre.

What is more feasible in terms of parts availability and maintenance.

[ahmedstudio]

Right, I will stay within this thread. Bookmarking the info as I go along with queries.

[Hassan1991]

4age is a performance engine very hard to find in any condition.
4afe and 5afe are almost similar thing with minor difference, there's 7afe as well 1.8 .
5afe only came in Japan so harder to get then 4afe.
If you are thinking of swap prefer newer generations the successor of 5afe which is 1nzfe.
Newer means more easily available parts and chances of nice condition engines in market.
But for all A series engine or even there successors you need to find AE chassis, not easily available locally assembled EE chassis. Because they will need a timing mount relocation. So better to get a chassis where these engine will be bolt on.

[ahmedstudio]

I would prefer to stick to stock setup for engine and transmission. Even though I love 1NZ-FE, just in case one goes for 1NZ-FE, what's the transmission model code for that engine?

What was the 1.5 and 1.6 engine model for EE chasis corollas?

[Hassan1991]

Auto or manual? Manual fwd are C series transmission use in these cars C5x usually. You can also mate a c160 or c60 6fwd tranny from Toyota. 🤭
In EE chassis. There is 2E carby, 4efe 1.3 and 5efe 1.5 (original never came in sedan)
There are other variants of E series. But never came in ee10x corolla like 5efhe, 4efte.
Also there 5afhe and 4afhe. Performance variants of economical engines.