Picked up this Celica GT today from Denver VIC. 

Hoping to restore to its former glory!

This 1985 Toyota Celica has had the Ken Morgan Dealership kit fitted to it.

The Ken Morgan GT Sport kit saw the addition of fibreglass flares, a hatch spoiler, wider 14x7 Delta Wheels and some GT and Sport badges.

Restoration begins!

Moved the Celica from where it was parked since 22 April 2018. A good amount of moss, cobwebs and leaves accumulated. A quick pressure wash brought it back.

Now we've had the time to actually look at it, the interior doesn't appear that bad.

The interior is fairly clean. Just need to give it a nice detail and remove the cobwebs!

Compression checked the Celica. All good 165psi on all 4 cylinders. Removed fuel tank from donor car as it has a new fuel pump installed. Charged the battery.

No pictures added today, as no difference made.

After depleting 3 batteries in the torque gun, and a few days worth of RP7 soaking the fuel tank finally released.

Swapped the fuel tank with no success. It is now we remember, the "new" fuel pump has sat around for roughly 3 years and evidently, does not work.

Time to source a fuel pump!

It breathes. 

Changed the fuel pump and used old faithful Start ya bastard. 

Started a little rocky, so added some injector cleaner. 

20 seconds later and it was running smooth.

Measured up some cuts on the 2nd donor car

Removed the brakes and rear bumper

Removed the brakes and rear bumper from the 2nd donor car

Made cuts into the 2nd donor car

Modified rear panel to suit larger tail lights off a Celica XX

Installed Celica XX tail lights which make the rear look heaps wider. Commenced paint removal.

Front guards removed

Side mirrors removed (will be converted to electric) 

MA 61 wheels bolted on for trial fit

Rear tail lights removed in preparation for sanding the body. 

Some rust being cut out and replacement panels being prepared for welding.

Rust in inner and outer rear quarter panel cut out and donor panels from spare car tack welded into position 

Antenna delete required welding up antenna hole in the rear quarter panel. 

The first and second layer of filler spread over new welded lower quarter panel 

The final coat of filler on the right-hand rear quarter panel. Finished sanding the roof and started sanding on the left-hand rear quarter panel. 

The right-hand rear quarter panel is now ready for undercoat. Commenced fitting new brake shoes and wheel cylinders 

New brake shoes fitted and bled, front calipers checked and bled. Rear hatch and left-hand door removed to paint inner frames. Rear beaver panel cleaned, sanded and prepared for painting. Windshield trim removed. 

Bought paint! Primed beaver panel, now ready for paint. 

Sanded the replacement passenger door and fuel door. 

Doors and bonnet sanded. Beaver panel painted! 

R/H door, painted inner panel with 4 coats. Etch primer and surface primer applied and 1st coat of colour (rear 1/4 panel) Door jambs and sill finished on r/h side Weather permitting, will try and finish the L/H side then we can refit doors

Cut the paint with wet and dry and buffed the rear panel that was sprayed yesterday. Not a bad reflection The L/H door inner panel, quarter panel, sill and door jambs sprayed today. 

~ Removed paint off L/H door and R/H guard. Refit R/H front guard and door to check alignment, all good. Guard and door will be removed again to paint 

XX tail lights installed. Hatch seal reinstalled Windscreen removed 

Rust prevention applied to the rear of various panels and rear of undercarriage to enable fuel tank to be installed tomorrow

Left and right-hand doors primed off the car and refitted. Right-hand guard primed.

Left-hand donor guard stripped back to metal and bonnet edges resealed. Too cold to spray.

Fuel tank degreased and painted gloss black. Old right hand door stripped of all internals and installed in donor door. Left hand guard fitted but can't paint, too cold. Fuel tank rubber protectors and wiring fitted. Aligned left hand door lock and installed all internal hardware. 

Roof, doors, guards and bonnet primed and painted! Fuel tank installed, started engine and checked gearbox after bleeding hydraulic system. Engine started and running smoothly, clutch now working properly. Primed roof, front l/h guard and bonnet. Applied 5 coats of top coat to doors, roof, guards and bonnet. Whole car to be sanded with wet and dry in the next couple of days then final coats can be applied. 

Bonnet and Fuel door painted and fitted. Front guards fitted Front bumper removed, hatch insides painted. Can now begin refitting the hatch interior 

The first wash after new paint. Now the wet and dry sanding begins. Whole car sanded with wet and dry 800 grit and two double headers applied. Turned out pretty good off the gun. Will not need much buffing. Can now organise windscreen replacement 

Hatch installed. Hatch interior reinstalled Front seats removed and vacuumed. Carpet vacuumed and ready for a deep clean. Looking more like a car again! 

Started installation of the new head unit, just need to wire in. Installed rear quarter vents. 

Made up 6 wire wiring loom for electric mirrors and threaded loom through body and door cavity. A1 Windscreens fitted front windscreen. 

Windows tinted (Thankyou Will) Door handles installed. Carpet and seats deep cleaned. Window cowl rustproofed and various external trim pieces repaired. 

New head unit wired and installed Front seats reinstalled. Passenger door trim installed. Electric mirrors wired up and fitted. Need to get a new driver side glass piece. B Pillars cleaned up and swapped to Celica Supra badges. 

Rear bumper painted and temporarily fitted. Rear window exterior trims, B-pillar trims fitted Interior A-pillar trims fitted. Dashmat and floor mats fitted. Cowl painted and ready to fit. Driver's door trim fitted. 

Front bumper removed from donor car. Internal A-pillar plastics cover repaired with fibreglass and fitted. Windscreen cowl resprayed and fitted. Pop up headlights lubricated and frame resprayed. Rear hatch latch repaired and adjusted. 

Fitted lowered King Springs, repaired front flare and drilled holes to suit. Flares will be painted black after the other 3 flares have been repaired. 

Flares all temporarily fitted before being painted. Front left guard will be replaced with the original guard (which needs to be sanded and painted), as the replacement is too good to drill holes. 

Flares, Left guard and front bumper painted. Rear driver's side king spring installed. B Pillar interior trims installed. 

Rear passenger side king spring fitted Passenger side flares, mouldings (excluding door) and skirt fitted. Grille emblem removed in preparation for paint. Will be replacing the grill emblem with a happier looking dragon. 

Removed front grille and headlight hardware, repainted and refitted.

Driver side flares fitted. Front Bumper fitted. 

Both door mouldings fitted, electric mirrors connected and all tested ok. Replaced oil, fuel and air filters and filled up with fresh oil. All that is left is a good clean, finish the rustproofing underneath and polish the alloy rims. Then cut and polish and that's it. 

Underbody cleaned. Discovered the speedo cable is missing. Need to find one. Started Garage cleaned. Can now fit two cars back inside! 

Cleaned one Delta alloy wheel today. Degreased, wire brushed, wet sanded with 360 grit then 600, 800, 1200 paper. Finished off with Autosol and Dremel polish pads. Painted 3 wiper arms.

2 Wheels polished and ready to paint 

2 Wheels polished and ready to paint 

Started buffing of paint. Coming up real nice! 

Finished wet sanding today. Painted the Delta wheels. Just one more run with the buffer tomorrow to remove the swirl marks 

More runs with the buffer 

Even more runs with the buffer Installed rear and side louvres. 

Days 50 to 52 consisted of the following:

Multiple runs of the buffer

Installing new wiper blades

Painting of window trims

Installation of Hub Caps and Fog Lights

Taking more photos

Club Permit was received

Pinstripe added down the sides of the car