Celicasteve's 1989 UK Celica.

As long as it takes. I've never really timed it, but if I want a proper session, it's about 6 hours.

 

Thanks Tracy, I just LOVE cleaning it !

 

The exact word......"Sculpture"............shaped by the wind :cool ( sounds familiar ? )

 

After driving it with the original radiator ( 23 years ), it was time to change it for a new one. Toyota wanted too much money for a new one, so Rich ( Alwayzsidewayz ) ordered a after market one for a third of the price. He also kindly changed it.

This is how it came in the post



Always a good idea to keep screws in one place



The old coolant was very very clean, so we're going to re-use it





Out it comes after 23 years !



The new rad has these gold bits because it's an automatic transmission





The clamps are not a perfect fit to the original, but its nice and tight still.


Transmission hose had to be shortened as the new rad had minor differences



Waiting for the air bubbles to clear


And the old rad

 

Having the drivers side front wheel arch painted again. It has been done a few times before but the bubbling just keeps coming back. I keep it in a garage so it's kept at bay from the elements to a certain limit.

 

Yes it will be done in a booth, only the best will do

 

Yes I have thought about this. I can't get an original new wing and I don't like the idea of a fibreglass one. There'll be a lot of adjusting to do on them and might end up looking worse.

It would be nice to keep as much of the originality of the car as possible.

 

Let's see how long it will last Stone Guard Paint was used on top of the primer and the loads and loads of lacquer.