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Lmao, didn't notice it until you pointed it out. If it were me, I would do what you're thinking. Just patch it up and do what is necessary and have fun with it. Keep up the build pics and how it turns out. GL

well for me not having a garage or shop, just fixing the problems and doing just whats necessary to get it fixed. if you have the means and time to do a full teardown, an enclosed area ti sandblast and paint then ide say go for it. i say that it is A LOT of work and things can break and be lost in t...

that 77 body seems to be in fairly decent condition from the pic. are there major rust spots? i like the wheels also.

i like the wheels, gives it a rally look

i wish there was a 77 down the street from me

Valid points. Thanx for the response and advice guys. Maybe ill use this one for parts

what do you guys think? project car to be driveable with a 5k budget or move onto something else. there are a few 77 LB's for sale within a few hours of my place in decent condition with the highest price of 2500. i know it would make more sense to buy one that is driving for less money then it woul...

so what do you guys think, be driving with a $5000 budget. i think i will pull the 18r in it and swap it unless theres a good reason to keep it, and rebuild the tranny and rear end and rebuild the suspension. i don't want to restore it for the sake of 100% original nastalgia value. in my opinion i d...

k, i got some pics today and looked over the car a lil bit better. i tried finding the owner but i ended up leaving a note on the door of the house where the car is located behind. with my first quick look over from a distance i guessed a 73-74 and i think i was dead on. i looked at the vin plate an...

thank you guys for the advise. ill try and get some pics, may be a few days and see what the owner wants to do with it.

Well as far as pics go I'm not too sure. The town where the car is located and where I live is in southern az. Its mostly rusted from just being exposed. The outside is straight and intact with surface rust from what I can remember. The interior is what has been hurt the most being openly exposed to...

hey everyone, signed up recently and been browsing around. i feel that with many nostalgic cars, a background story is in order. I am 24 with a family and for a very long have wanted to restore a 1st gen celica. My dad had a 75, and for as long as i can remember in my childhood it was there until i ...