Dan is a star (marks MK1 thread)

markiii · May 7, 2007, 18:32

right then, having been driven off by torential rain for one day.

mental note must get a battery so I can move it into teh garage.

it seems that the front chin spoiler will be reuseable. :-) :-) :-)

front grill is intact :-) :-) :-)

front bumper is cracked big style, so junk that s:-( :-( s:-(

and judging from teh amount of rust that fellout teh front bumper bar is likely toast s:-( :-( s:-(

more to follow

markiii · May 13, 2007, 19:03

right then spent another few hours on her removing teh front bumper this week.

suffice to say Toyotas penchant for making everything bolt on was evident

14 bolts holding on teh front bumper.

fortunately for roadster owners theyv'e learned from their mistakes over the years

4 hours to strip teh front end s:shock: :shock: s:shock: every single bolt was hidden by something else that had to be removed first. including removing teh whole pop up lamp assembly.

what fun :-) :-) :-)

looks like the rad only has 10% of it's fins intact

front lip came off ok and is all intact

front bumper bar is a real mess

fortunatelty what I had thought was a cracked bumper was only the paint, so thats reuseable :-) :-) :-)

and teh inside of the front bin was all in good shape

I doubt teh roadster will survive this well at 20 years old though as teh paint quality on teh MK1 is leaps and bounds ahead.

aaronjb · May 13, 2007, 19:17

What's even more amazing - considering the state of the radiator - is that it doesn't overheat!

Drives like a charm, too, and the interior feels more like a sportscar than the Mk3 (granted a rather retro sportscar s;)

s;) ).

Such a cool little motor s:)

s:)

firepower · May 14, 2007, 21:25

looks like a lot of work there mark but if you do manage to get the mk1 road worthy you will find it really is a cracking sports car s:)

s:) i owned a mk1 for 6 years before moving to the roadster it was a great car to drive but getting through the mot every year became a chore.

Anonymous · May 14, 2007, 21:26

Quote from: "firepower"looks like a lot of work there mark but if you do manage to get the mk1 road worthy you will find it really is a cracking sports car s:) s:) i owned a mk1 for 6 years before moving to the roadster it was a great car to drive but getting through the mot every year became a chore.

lol, tell me about it, had my mk1 for 11 years s:D

s:D

markiii · May 14, 2007, 21:27

Quote from: "nelix"
Quote from: "firepower"looks like a lot of work there mark but if you do manage to get the mk1 road worthy you will find it really is a cracking sports car s:) s:) i owned a mk1 for 6 years before moving to the roadster it was a great car to drive but getting through the mot every year became a chore.

lol, tell me about it, had my mk1 for 11 years s:D s:D

how many mint shaped holes did it have when you sold it?

Anonymous · May 14, 2007, 21:29

Told you mate, EXTRA STRONG, not polos s:D

s:D
Your correct about Donna though s:D

s:D

firepower · May 15, 2007, 15:55

mine was like a tea bag s:(

s:( ended up selling on ebay as a doner or project car still have a soft spot for it and wish the new owner well would'nt mind seeing it again if it is ever on the road , the guy who bought it "really great bloke" an enthusiast had another mk1 and may have used mine for spares s:(

s:(
moved on now got a fantastic roadster s:D

s:D no regrets as you should not get sentimental over a car or it could cost you ££££

markiii · May 21, 2007, 23:51

latest update

spent a couple of hours on Sunday removing teh front wings, as they are junk anyway.

see below

for teh record the wings are held on by 5 bolts on teh top edge, 1 behind teh door reveal, 1 at teh base of teh a pillar and 4 under where teh headlight assemblies go.

fairly easy to get off, even managed to avoid shearing any bolts :-) :-) :-)

seems a favorite issue with teyh MK1 is crap getting in behind the wing and piling up from teh bottom which rots teh wing from teh inside out.

Found half a growbag in each side s:-( :-( s:-(

fortunately the base of the a pillar only has surface rust behind this :-) :-) :-)

on teh downside teh outer drivers side sill is fubared s:-( :-( s:-(

front chassis legs look sound other than some small interior rust

more soon

aaronjb · May 22, 2007, 10:42

That's good news Mark - what's left to fix doesn't look so bad from that point.. outer sill work is fairly straightforward, just need to kill the rust in the chassis legs before it gets any further s:)

s:)

Frosts have some good rust killing paint, btw..

rtbiscuit · May 22, 2007, 15:48

i'm about to go and buy some rust killing gel from hammerite, if you want the left overs, let me know.

markiii · May 22, 2007, 16:02

left overs :-) :-) :-)

reckon I'll need a skip load myself :-) :-) :-)

philster_d · May 22, 2007, 20:14

hehe just leave it about another year and the parts will just fall off ready for selling s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

rtbiscuit · May 23, 2007, 00:11

theres the concentrated stuff that you dilute with water, but you have to leave things in over night for that little joy.

rmowbray · May 23, 2007, 00:14

Definitely a common problem. I remember a thread on IMOC a few years ago titled "Free compost with every Mk1" s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Anonymous · May 26, 2007, 21:59

I know this car has been mentioned in MR2 Only Magazine but there's some great pictures of its restoration on this link for anyone who's interested:

m http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... estoration m