EP21 SHED FIND CLASSIC KE30 TOYOTA COROLLA FIND AND RESCUE , WILL IT RUN? ABANDONED FOR YEARS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- We find a Toyota classic. KE-30 2 door sedan which is a very rare model here in Australia. Abandoned for years in a shed with dozens of other cars we drag it home give it it's first wash and see if it will run and drive for the first time in what could be decades. Not exactly a JDM performance car with its 1.2 litre motor but a classic just the same.
This corolla was in our previous junkyard rescue video :
EP18 i come across an abandoned wrecking yard / junk yard and rescue a HQ wagon and a classic old Ek Holden but thats definitely not all we find. call it a shed / barn find or what ever you like but there is classic survivor cars everywhere, from a XB Ford falcon coupe , Monaro , Torana , a Mopar Charger ,a couple of chevy 56 / 57 , valiants , Commodore HSV clubsport even a few old jdm datsun and mitsubshi cars and much more ever a few old toyota 4x4 . So do take a look it doesn't matter if your into perfect body and paint work , patina , rust or whatever theres a bit of everything in this one for everyone. We will have a few of the cars we bought in future episodes shortly and hopefully you'll see them running and driving back on the highway after years of being parked and left to rot. cheers for watching Backshed . SO WHAT IS BACKSHED ALL ABOUT ?
WE ARE ALL ABOUT SAVING OLD CLASSIC CARS AND MODIFIYING SOME ALONG THE WAY TOO.
WE LOVE THE CLASSIC RESCUE , FIRST WASH ,FIRST START IN YEARS TYPE OF THING, GETTING OLD JUNK RUNNING AND DRIVING THEN PUT BACK ON THE ROAD AFTER YEARS OF BEING LEFT TO ROT IS WHAT WE DO.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR INTO FORD , HOLDEN , CHEVY , BIG BLOCK SMALL BLOCK OR ANYTHING IN BETWEEN WE MIGHT HAVE A VIDEO FOR YOU TO WATCH. IVE HAVE AND HAVE HAD A LOT OF CARS INCLUDING XB COUPE , XY FACLON GT , EH HOLDEN , F100 , VB COMMODORE , HQ SEDAN AND WAGON , CORTINA , VALIANT AND SO MANY MORE SO THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. IN ON OF OUR VIDEOS I PRETTY MUCH WENT TO HEAVEN FINDING A WRECKING YARD / JUNKARD WHERE THERE WAS EVERYTHING YOU COULD DREAM OF INCLUDING A MONARO , CHARGER , VALIANT PACER , A FALCON COUPE , TORANA , CADILLAC , SOME CHEVY'S EVEN SOME JDM CARS LIKE DATSUN , NISSAN SKYLINE , MITSUBISHI SCORPION BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THERE EVEN 4X4 LIKE A HJ 45 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER AND A 60 SERIES WAGON . I REALLY HAVE NO BIAS I LOVE RESCUING THEM ALL SO DO STICK AROUND AS YOUR BOUND TO SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE. CHEERS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WATCH . MICK
“Walk away get yourself together, because you’re having a moment” 😂 crack up
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Exactly what I thought. pure Gold Mick 😂😂
Cheers mate
Oh wow she’s alive again absolutely beautiful
Thanks Megan 🍺👍
That poor little car was crying out for help from everywhere! So much buggery for one little car. Good job saving it, and you didn't even burn yourself! Can't wait to see the VB 👍
Cheers mate and thanks for coming back for another video
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@@backshed5295 Keep posting such clips we watch you sir from Europe !
Thanks for watching he says. Thanks for the video, young bloke, a joy to watch.
Cheers Dale I appreciate it mate
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I’m 62, got my license in 1 of these. And those 3 gauges were a must have back then
Cheers for watching Jim
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I am hooked on this show, Mick love the way you teach the young ones and not to say me and I’ve put all these bloody things together
Cheers Rod just sharing the little bit I know 🍺🍺👍
Hello from Seattle USA, I am an Aussie over here. Your videos take me back to my younger years tinkering with cars. Still do a little bit here and there. Have a couple of Falcon Hardtops here. All the best.
Cheers t-Rex
Please share our channel with ya US mates
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Great video Mick - you do an amazing job not just on the car but the video content. Bloody brilliant
Cheers Paul
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I am in the USA , But way back in high school i had a 1976 Toyota with the same body style . It was yellowish gold and had the 2TC engine . Great little car . Glad to see you giving this one a bit of love
Cheers mate thanks for watching 🍺👍
That was a tricky little sod to sort out with rough running & not firing, but you got there in the end & that's what I like about you & the way you problem solve, some may have gone for the Timing first then fuel but with a Cylinder not firing? But you got the problem sorted, so that was a good job done. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍But, I reckon that Chevy Small Block would fit a treat.
Hahhaha yep me too. 🍺👍
My First 4 cars were 71 KE20 Corolla's. 17 and Rallying is why 4. Still have a soft spot for them. Been keeping an eye out for a reasonable one.
Great job getting the little "rolla" back on the road Mick.
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You've given that little weapon some justice it deserves. Awesome stuff as always champ.👍⚡👍🤟
Cheers mate🍺👍
"Every time I look at these, a little piece of me dies".
Classic.
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Another great informative video - thanks. Really enjoy these. Many years ago my wife had a mustard 4 door KE30, it ran like clock work but rust was a killer. With the strict ACT inspection laws at the time was always costly for repairs to keep registered but later moving to SA that was no longer relevant so the car went on for many more years. I was shamed into moving it on when my father in law one day asked why I was letting my wife and kids get around in a piece of junk - ironically he actually bought it and used it for years afterwards until finally selling it to someone else!
Cheers Andrew for watching mate🍺🍺
That pipe section you found on the drinkers seat (LHF seat) is the original fuel pipe from the pump to carburettor. I have a stack of these 3k engines in my Automotive classroom at my work for the students to work on. Back in the day we used to buy these Corolla's and have the students work on them. Keep the video's coming. Still waiting for the diff swop on Mucus and would love to see the FB up and running.
Cheers Stew , yeah I see what your saying mate . 🍺👍
Thanks for the memories Mick I had a 72 Corolla SE from new, drove from Perth to Sydney and back, road unsealed in places, never opened the bonnet. I have learnt so much from your videos so thank you sincerely, you have the knowledge and you would be a great teacher, that I am positive, all the best.
Cheers Max 🍺👍
Gem 💎 of a little car ..love the wheels and front handsome grill..these cars were extremely popular..back in the day ..2 door too..how cool 😎.. corolla..🎉
Yeah I was pretty excited to see it was 2 door when I found it . Cheers again for watching mate🍺🍺
For old cars that are missing the pedal pads , when I can't find replacements, I like to use
'Grip Tape ' on them a roll of it is fairly cheap and it works great, sometimes it is even better than the rubber pads.
For pedals. The tape that is equivalent to 60 grit sandpaper seems to work best.
Yeah nice tip👍🍺
Nice work, 37 years ago my now wife had the same Corolla and I had the TF Cortina Ghia 250 crossflow with 4 speed toploader, great time :)
Love the memories that cars bring along with them. Cheers mate🍺🍺👍
Great episode. I learnt something new cheers for that. In the 70’s and early 80’s the intake mechanical tech would of been a time saver, no GOOGLE back then haha. Looking forward to the Commodore episode.
Cheers Bobby I appreciate ya watching mate
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Just Excellent. I learnt to drive in a red 71/72 Corolla coupe, a driving school car.
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Once again man - good diagnosis...love seeing these revive videos! Process of elimination, brings you to the end result Had to LOL at the brake pedal that was iinstalled upside down, and peashooter exhaust, going into a giant baked bean can hhaha
Hahaha yep boy racer exhaust. Cheers mate👍🍺
What an icon the old willey coyote. I had one of these back in the 80s very dependable drivetrain pity about the body rusted away to nothing
Old school mechanics love it 🎉 TDC,timing marks , dizzy ... reliability...these days it's all transistorised etc ..regards to TDC ..timing ?..this wants you to bring out Ur timing gun 🔫..great fun .. basics ..love it ! Great video hope u get the car up and running ..clean out the interior etc ..even has a great mechanical fuel pump .. awesome 👍🏻
Great video as usual. I like how your videos are uniquely Australian and the cars that you work on. I never ended up buying a Corolla but it was high up there on the list of first cars (at the time) when I was looking at buying one. Great to see this one bought back to life. Thanks 👍
Welcome back bin chicken and thanks again for watching mate.
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These were brilliant cars pretty tough little engines had one I brought for $150 when I was a young fella just kept on going and going my old lady also had a station wagon like you say most of the ones left now have been ruined or boy raced even has the old cheviot turbos on it really cool being a 2 door they were bad for rusting around the taillights you've definitely got a survivor there. Looking forward to that commodore
Yep great little car mate
Cheers Damien for watching mate
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Hi Mick, thank you for keeping the Australian shed alive and not pandering to the barn mentality, I’m a proud Aussie and we find and work on our cars in sheds, really like your videos 👍
Cheers mate i appreciate ya saying 🍺🍺👍
Another ripper Vid mate can’t wait to watch the VB 👌
Won’t be long mate 🍺👍
I use skateboard griptape on old pedals where the rubber is missing👍 love the videos👍👍
Yeah thanks mate I might do that
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Boy racer definitely wasn't going sideways with the wrong firing order haha. Im glad you showed the viewers the old cable tie trick, that's the same method i use.
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Thanx mate. Mum an i had corolas. Years back. Both so reliable. My 2 litre motor went in a boat. An apparently still runs now. 20 years later. And far from new then. Cheers
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Another great video Mick. Got a soft spot for old Corollas. My first car was a 73 Corolla handed down from my Grandfather then my sister. Nice to see one with such a solid rust free body. Cheers
Yeah thanks mate and yep she is very solid rust wise.
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nice... from all the way down there, and halfway across the the world... I like that you talk the way a cool Aussie would use use slang words yeah?!!
awesome picture shows taa 👍
Cheers mate thanks 🍺🍺👍 that’s just the way I talk I guess hahhaha
Great videos keep it up, it's nice someone showing some rare cars and these videos are great for my depression I have it makes feel good and enjoying how motors work
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Cheers for watching Michael I’m glad you enjoy them mate . Keep watching and I’ll keep them coming mate
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You are the man you got that car running like a top that was tricky but you got it and now she is running good so keep on keeping on
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I Love how you methodically go through everything on an old school mechanical level Mick. Like, assuming there's no Google! I must admit I was one for looking for firing order on the manifold when I was young. Looking forward to the VB commodore. I've got a real soft spot for them after having 253 four speed SL in maroon some 30 something years ago. The clutch was a big heavy bitch and resulted in an oversize left calf muscle 😂😂. I always loved the headlight wipers for some obscure reason too. 😂😂
Hahah I can picture that heavy clutch , I had a v8 Ute like that. 🍺👍
Been watching more and more of your videos I used to own a Corolla wagon about the same age what a wonderful car that was. I would say definitely worthy of a small block Chevy swap any day of the week. Cheers mate
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Another great video Mick,can't wait for the VB commy episode
Won’t be long mate stick around 👍🍺
Great little cars, along with the KE36 and the KE70.
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Timing 180 degrees off and she was still trying to run! She wants to live! Keep that strong little beast together as a great parts runner.
Just firing order wrong mate 🍺🍺👍two leads switched
Good engine swap 1600 4AG TZ SUPER CHARGED with a 5speed 4Ag 5valve efi with yamahar head pretty easy swap love your videos cheers cs nsw
Cheers Chris
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Cool little car I learn to drive in one of those 43 yrs ago still a great car oh cant wait for th VB cheers mate
Cheers Darren thanks for watching mate🍺👍
One of my first cars was a 1976 Toyota Celica LT (only LT model I ever saw anywhere). Forest Green with a white vynil top & white seats. Broke my heart when I crashed the quarter in. Wish I'd kept that little 18RC push-rod powered machine. Bought it from my Grandma for $800.
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You have been busy binge watching🍺👍
Love back shead great show
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Brings back memories mate I had one when I was 17 my daily driver maybe a vr vt v6 commodore conversion I just finished doing one in a te Gemini
Cheers for watching mate
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Wonderful job you did the car a big favor and got her back on the road again
Cheers Tom 🍺👍
Great vid Mick, the bloopers are a cracker mate. Cant wait for next episode 👍🇦🇺
Won’t be long Andrew
Cheers for watching mate
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Nice one mate. Nothing like those little KE30 corollas, maybe a 4A-GE, N/a 4 cylinder that makes about 120hp. Keep it NA and simple but would be a bit of fun
Cheers Matt I like the simple !
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Love this one. Reminds me of the wagon my best friends parents had. And it was red.
Cheers Tim
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Another great episode Mick, the brings back memories for me too. At 16 I got a 4 door KE30 as my first car......drove it into the ground! Look forward to the next episode!!!
Great cars mate
I’ll try to get the next episode up as soon as possible mate . 🍺👍
Love that terminology. " Drove it into the ground " Old school, bro!
Memories!!
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Nice find. Those wires the green wire was a for the fuel cut off solenoid. Original carburetor. Voltage regulator was originally next to the battery. Came out of that splice. Those relays are the high & low headlight.
That was a fuel line for original carb on the seat.
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Another good one. As you started going through the thing. You said you had a soft spot, I kept thinking and laughing. Soft spot my ass this guy is frigging off his rocker. The last thing that blew my mind were those damn seats. And you never swapped them back. Polishing the paint I use wool pad in beginning and then foam pad, early on I left a lot of them burn throughs.. until I learned to use water. When you went to trouble shoot the engine, I probably done a similar thing
Carb, ignition timing , and valve timing, the thumb for comp. check always raise the hair out back of my neck, as a small engine mechanic, I rely heavily on a gauge to tell me working psi. But still a great video, you have a great way of presenting, I always get something out of the. The thought of arson came to me early on. That thing looks great though. I own a late 80's MR2, it has gotten some up grades. I was right with you thinking v-8., shit man I didn't know that you guys were cubic inch limited, cause I was thinking 340 or 360 mopar. Still thanks again, you are in my top 5 geared shows.
I just realized something those seats are where they belong, the steering wheel is not properly located. Sorry couldn't resist, I would of got it earlier.
Cheers mate I appreciate it 👍🍺
VB yes 💪keen to see this thing up and running!!
Won’t be long Andrew
Cheers mate👍🍺
I bought a panel van in 1979 new did have a couple of issues with over heating but after 11 years you could not kill it, great gear box
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Just found your vids mate, subscribed now, what a great little rocket. Aussie Graham.
Cheers Graham
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Sweet little car.
Such good condition for the age.
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253 v8 5 speed supra box, disc brakes all round, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Cheers Donald 🍺👍
The car whisperer wins again! Great work solving that puzzle. that Chev is going in the Q wagon remember?
Hahahah yeah you might be right
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👏👏 great as always, mate 👍
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G'day mate cool find it's in fairly good condition definitely worth fixing it up nice 1 mate 👍 keep up the great work love it blessings cheers 🍻 have to meet you some time soon take care
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Another great video mick, my sister had one of these Corolla’s ah the memories
Yeah I do love how old car bring good memories, my old man used to get the shots with me when I’d fly down our dirt road on my old rolls hhahaha
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We had plenty of these Corolla in late 1970's,,my brother in law had. 2,,manual transmission,,the cutest Corolla's
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Another great save 👍🏻
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My sister bought the four door brand new. She loved that car right up to the time she traded it in for a T18 which had just been released on the market.
They were a great little car, very popular now . Cheers Phillip for watching mate👍🍺
Thumbs up before I even watch👍
Hahhaha cheers mate
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Awesome Mick boy racers gotta hate em and there wisdom hmm wot great we car highly sort after here in nz especially the coups well done on your persistent I'm going to sort this ,can't wait for the v8 commy mate and more of your Aussie banter , good laugh , cheers , shaneo, nelson, nz, 👍🍺
Cheers Shaneo
Yeah they are pretty popular these days here too
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i love these little corollas, I currently have a 4 door one, fitted up with a 5k liteace engine, hydraulic lifters, shaved head, electronic distributor, cam, list goes on, still loud and slow but lots of fun to drive.
Cheers for watching mate
Yep Great little cars
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Holden v6 would be perfect and cheap. Would love to watch you do a conversion or something. Keep up the great vids 👍
Cheers Riley I’ll keep them coming mate , got a couple of new cars coming and a few engine swaps too
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You make the best videos keep up the good work
Thanks mate I appreciate ya saying please share them with ya car mates.
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She’s a little ripper yes I reakon go a little v8 carnt wait for the vb video keep up the good work cheers
Thanks Scott I appreciate ya saying mate
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Haha I was almost trying to yell through the tv cos I saw the coil lead off before you started cranking it 😂. Love your videos mate I reckon we’d get along like a house on fire. I’ve got EH’s and a HQ too. Your EH looks identical to my first EH…. Just without the chev.
Yep I must admit when I was editing the video I almost put an arrow to it because it was so obvious and thought “nah I’ll just leave it and see “
Bit of a laugh. Cheers mate 🍺👍
2.0pinto carby basically the same but more manageable fuel flo. Great episode mate
Cheers mate I appreciate ya saying 👍🍺
Did you know that motor was originally and was also a forklift donk?
Nah mate I didn’t but it’s small enough!
Another great video and very informative mate 👌
Cheers Steve
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I have come to appreciate little Japanese cars like this Corolla a lot more than I did growing up. The original poo brown colour of yours brings back memories, when I was in my early teens our neighbours had a KE30 manual Corolla wagon in the same poo brown. My suggested engine swap (if you can get one) is a 4A-GE 1.6 twin cam that came in the once dime-a-dozen mid-80's Corolla SX. Believe it or not my father-in-law has a 1958 MG Magnette with a 4A-GE engine transplant which has transformed its performance.
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thanks for the video man, ftickin awesome content, you should be proud
Cheers mate ya too kind
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Another nice vid mate , that Weber is off a 6 cylinder falcon xe/xf there is a little solenoid on the side that needs power
Yeah mate I hear ya you might have skipped though a bit as I did mention that . Cheers for watching Glenn
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@@backshed5295ah yeah I must of missed that bit lol , love your work it’s a cool little car
It sure is brother
I didn’t talk about the idle stop solenoid as I thought it was a bit boring but yep I nipped the head off it instead of powering in up but yeah I’ve got the same factory carb on me xe wagon
Love it. If I had it, it'd be copping the 1308cc hybrid mongrel and 6spd sitting here and that 8k tacho won't even nearly read high enough.
Rotarolla 😉🤣..
If it had to be V8 and small capacity, I'd go 1uz toyota. If it had to be a boosted 4 banger, budget friendly I'd go ca18det and 5spd box few grand, but with a little higher budget I would go 4g63t with L300 box or 3sgte with hilux/hiace box and keep it all toymota.
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Great stuff as always, I think there was a 1.8 litre version of that engine in lite ace vans, or maybe think about a 2.4 litre rodeo engine and box or a 2.7 litre hilux. Or a v6 commo engine. Nugget garage have done a bit of Corolla engine swaps
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Love the show all the cars I love also wish I could find them over here bought my fairlane in Adelaide with no engine or gearbox in it been sitting in a shed for 17 years so drove over from Perth got an engine and gearbox installed it worked the bugs out (sort of ) and drive it back to Perth
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Love the no nonsense, bullshit free approach. Yes, I too enjoyed driving down to the bus stop at the farm gate……. only it was a FC Holden Station Wagon. Cheers 🍻
Fc wagon ! You win , way cooler than my rolla hahahaha
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Feel like I’m 15 again love it 🍻
Me too mate 👍🍺
Another solid episode
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Nice. I bought a green one of these when I first moved to Brissy in '96. My first car was an earlier Corolla I used to commute to uni at Ballarat back in '87.
Great little cars
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Awesome video thanks good job 👍
Cheers Charles 👍🍺
Nice one Mick! I used to have a '76 Corolla 4 door, 4 spd manual as my first car. Even with the stock engine it ran really well. This was over 25 years ago though- back in 1996 when I got it for $500. "-)
God knows what it would be like now!
Happy New Year and keep up the great work in 2024 mate.
Cheers, Dan
Cheers Dan yeah for me and a lot of people my videos bring back great memories , cheers for watching and the comment mate🍺🍺
@@backshed5295 Rock on bud!
What a find! A 4AGE, or even a 4AGZE conversion would go down well !
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Love your videos mate. My first car wad a Hillman arrow. Couldn't kill that car .Growing up around Tumut in the mid 70s- early 80s it stood the test of time.
Great little cars
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Good job mate
Cheers Ethan
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Nice one mate. Thanks.
Cheers Peter
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Oh the memories of my youth!
Back in about 1980, I bought a 76 panel van.
Similar red in colour, the back was customised with an archway between the seats and it had working side pipes 😂
The motor was bog stock but it must have been manufactured on a Wednesday as it was just a freak!
I'd soon after met and fell in love with a girl and the old panel van soon had some late night stories to tell 😂
It also didn't take the local boys in blue to take a liking to it too. A few defect notices were soon issued and many things had to change. First the side pipes had to go so a new exhaust was fitted but I kept the side pipes just for show.
12 months later I lost my license for quite some time and I had great plans for the van but sadly none happened and eventually I sold it to the wreckers.
I haven't seen one one the road now for many years but I'd love to get another one just for the nostalgia.
I do love the memories cars bring with them , cheers mate
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Been waiting for the next video, wasn’t disappointed, very interesting process. Still a good car. Looking forward to the V8. Thanks for another great video.
Cheers mate thanks for watching another one
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Great car mate. have two sitting at home 1 in the garage and the other striped and waiting for the scalpel. have plenty parts if you need some. no seats though
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Awesome video mate !
Carby converted 4age 16v
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great looking sleeper mate
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Another excellent video
Cheers Tim
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Another great video. Just get rid of all that crappy old window tint. Pet hate of mine!
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Awesome watch, keep ‘em coming mate 🍺
Cheers Ryan
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Great episode mate. Chuck an 18rg in it if you can find one! That would be awesome.
Can't wait for the next one 👍
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A Toyota 4A-GE engine with the T50 5 speed box from an AE86 sprinter would be the go. With a 1.6 ltr, 16 valve, twin cam, fuel injected engine there would be plenty of horsepower (approx 125) and lots of revs available. I think it would be much more in keeping with the character of the car, it would go like stink, and be easier to sell. I am very much enjoying binge watching your videos. 😊👍
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@@backshed5295 The gin and tonics are on you. I do live in Melbourne you know 😄