Restoration of a Rare GT Turbo Toyota Starlet

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Restoration of a Rare GT Turbo Toyota Starlet, transformation of this 1990 Toyota Starlet GT Turbo. A car rebuild that over many months I brought back to life.
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[@Mad4Motors_]

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[@willfrench3693]

As someone who has worked on cars and bikes for many years I can really appreciate the hundreds of hours you must of put in to complete this project. It's nice that its all wrapped up into a bitesize video but it doesn't do justice to all the preparation work you must of done especially with the bodywork. Well done fantastic job

[@bloodnokgoon5020]

Definitely second that! Truly a jack of all trades - not one thing he didn't do himself, and all to a really good standard too. Much respect 👏👍😎

[@supardihermansyah]

Mantap

[@tirokopita]

@@bloodnokgoon5020 Exhaust

[@ant7018]

@@tirokopita OK technical tina

[@user-tm9ho3bm4v]

Yes, this is A LOT of work.

[@WGTNmarineLife]

Bro I can’t believe it only took you 17 minutes & 33 seconds to do all that work. Absolutely outstanding 👏🏻

[@marvin3980]

it definitely took him weeks or months to restore the car not under half an hour

[@WGTNmarineLife]

@@marvin3980 no flies 🪰 on you mate 🥴🥴🥴

[@marvin3980]

@@WGTNmarineLife 😂😂😂

[@NoName-cn3cp]

@@marvin3980 dude he is a master craftsman. It would not take him months to fix this little car. Speak for yourself.

[@marvin3980]

@@NoName-cn3cp I don't want to make this rude but restoring a car is not something that doable in 17 minutes thought It might not take months, I'm positive it would take hours to days to fix the car

[@douevenliftbrobro]

Hands down one of the best car restoration channels on KZbin! Man your work is immaculate! Keep up the good work brother!

[@Lyricistnz]

Guy is the Picasso of cars

[@yanceyboyz]

Mate this is brilliant, please keep the channel at this level, don't go crazy like all the rest and start building twin turbo Lamborghini's. I wanna see real world restos and this channel is perfect at just keeping it real. Love it!!!

[@AndyPat239]

or twin turbski hamborghinis 😂

[@AndyPat239]

the poor man's lambo 😊

[@DashDrones]

You are an absolute legend. You brought this little pocket rocket back from the dead. Amazing work, probably better condition than it ever was during it's life in Ireland.. 👍

[@Mad4Motors_]

Hey thanks. Glad you enjoyed it man

[@DashDrones]

@@Mad4Motors_ absolutely class, cheers man 😎

[@tremolos86]

@@Mad4Motors_ really nice restoration!

[@ndndkfkndkdkdkf3371]

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[@novasketch8658]

@@Mad4Motors_ I’m so fn jealous, we in America never got that vehicle and that looks like a proper chassis to run rally in. That car is gorgeous and thank you for restoring it. You have made a rally enthusiast very happy today

[@user-pq7ms2jb8h]

Thank you for repairing the Starlet GT, which I rarely see running in Japan anymore. As a Japanese person who knew about those days, I appreciate

[@bremCZ]

Still see them running around in New Zealand.

[@firstnamelastname3558]

Japan has the coolest cars. I want to go there for a vacation.

[@loftheaven]

still a lot here on the road in Indonesia.

[@callmeikki1057]

@@loftheaven jarang tempat gw, kek barang langka

[@robbyantonius2418]

@@loftheaven sepik mana ada Starlet GT Turbo seliweran di sini. JDM mah jarang bgt. Yanf ada Starlet2 biasa yang jadul2

[@imkj0217]

見ていて気持ちが良い。生き返りましたね！素晴らしい！

[@barristanselmy2758]

Oh god i'm in tears. This was my first car. Same color and everything. I loved the little sound it used to make. I remember selling it for pennies. Not much at al really. You never see them anymore anywhere.

[@hakaneroglu493]

Man, this is truly incredible. If vehicle repair was an art, you would definitely be an artist and the vehicle you repaired would be a masterpiece. You are amazing.

[@parayze6220]

what do you mean if?

[@farayusyusfara8420]

@ paralyze good!!!

[@ibrahimalkan4799]

türkler türklerrrrrr ŞLSADLŞASDLMŞAŞ

[@fouadmz4230]

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[@startingtech3900]

it IS an art obviously you never been to a car show

[@Xiao93.]

It's so satisfying to see you bring back this beauty back to life. I'm so impressed by the range of different skills you have, especially from the van build and these restoration videos.

[@imtheboyboy6170]

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[@myself6296]

He probably dreads the phone ringing. "Hey mate i was wondering if you can give us a hand with something."

[@Yoyobrody]

Many points I’d like to make: 1) I love this channel as you’d never get these unknown hot hatches on mainstream American renovation channels. Very niche and why I love it 2) I really appreciate that they’re short videos and not spread out over 8 episodes with a load of babble over every little detail that many people don’t really care about. I just throw an episode on during my lunch with time to spare. Perfect balancing. 3) I’m very impressed how in good condition this Starlet was (excluding the rust hole on the boot). Keep up the good work 👍🏼

[@electricsoulglass7915]

As a current 1990 Starlet GT Turbo owner. I truly appreciate your hard work. They are true gems. I love driving mine every time I take it out for a spin! Peace and Love

[@TC1Z2L3]

This brought back so many memories of when I had an AE86 20 years ago. I didn't give it nearly the restore job that you gave this Toyota, nor did I do all the work myself but I did a little bit of all this stuff. I learned a lot about cars and really loved that little car. Thanks for the memories.

[@modifrace8059]

Hello.. don't miss the fun video buddy kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6Kuap-Yp7qJnac

[@alialakkam4955]

ملخ

[@themotoredfinnproductions4456]

Is the car in good shape or have you did the biggest sin and let it rust

[@TC1Z2L3]

@@themotoredfinnproductions4456 Ha! It was already rusty back in 2002. In all honesty I did a mediocre job on the rust repair but from a distance it looked great. I drove the hell out of that car and sold it back in 2009. Who knows where it is now. It's probably parted out and rusted out.

[@pillred5974]

@@TC1Z2L3 Mine went on the wheel arches but the motor was bullit proof I sold mine with 137,000 miles on the clock still ran sweet as a nut, and that gearchange like a hot knife through butter.

[@MatCendana]

Very satisfying to see this. Didn't know there's a Turbo version. I had wanted to own a Starlet in the early 90s but couldn't afford one. Not even a used Starlet. This sure brings back memories. --Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

[@sonyghazi]

We have so many Starlet GT Turbo replicas here in Indonesia using half cut parts from Malaysia or Singapore.

[@mrdeathwing18]

yeah me too.. i've seen one but without turbo.to own an old toyota or honda second hand are quite expensive here in Malaysia if we looked into theirs and ours markets

[@IamCool824]

Jarang nampak kereta2 mcm ni. Selalu nampak supercar. Saya tinggal dekat area Penang.

[@farhanfaizil6088]

Ashraff kamal kalau tengok ni, kompem leleh saukk beli terus nasib jauh je HAHAHA - Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur

[@almilhouse9059]

They were great craic to drive so they were even the later model had it.....

[@fuzzydrake2716]

Gotta say I love watching your process, and appreciated the simple methodology despite how thorough you are with the teardown and restoration. Honestly makes me want to learn more about vehicles in the hopes of being able to do some of my own maintenance some day, maybe.

[@ArmySigs]

Most YT channels would have made that a 4 part series, at least. You put a lot of work time into one video, much appreciated.

[@Randymountaine]

Man... ive seen plenty of youtube vids. But your single handed solo restorations are the best, the detail and effort, the skill and style. Hands down the best.

[@yasarramzan8016]

Wow wow wow. I remember the first time I got took out in one of these my mind was blown 🤯 I can’t believe you release the whole rebuild as one episode unlike the rest of the KZbin world where it’s an episode a week just to make more money. Mega respect for you honestly well done. Keep up the great work

[@ThunderAppeal]

Youre an idiot. Go back to your video games and stop bothering normal people please.

[@davidvickers8425]

I test drove one at about 17yo and took my dad, i drove slow and said its a good car, i will get it, he insisted on having a drive, when we got back to the dealership he handed the keys back and just said no! To the dealer and no! to me lol and walked out. i also test drove a nissan pulsar gti-R and mazda familia gt-r they were all noped.

[@BrenTravisMusician]

My new favourite channel. No messing around with series, just a fascinating demonstration of skill and the love for classic fast cars.

[@virusumf]

I don't know how this guy does not have more subscribers, you have one of the best car restoration channels on YT, thank you for the brilliant content

[@coryhall561]

This is badass!! I WISH we had something like this in the states!!!!!! You did a FANTASTIC job and to put it all into one 17min video is almost an over-simplification. Very well done sir. Got a new subscriber here!!

[@Mad4Motors_]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@-kryon1c-]

I'm sure there's some imported ones around

[@jamesmac2584]

@@Mad4Motors_ the rear light with gt on it where did you get it dont know the name

[@stormsy4078]

​@@jamesmac2584 is was on the first ep81 models same as I've got, think it was the 1990s modal as mines a g reg with the same tailgate

[@ghomerhust]

i live for these little nuggets! my daily is a swapped 5 door mk3 golf, i stuffed a vr6 into it. quick, fun, handy (hauls my kiddos with ease)

[@keirbrown7734]

i love this. Love the enthusiasm and attention to detail restoring rare 90s beauties. With your son no less! timeless brother. love it. Mad respect for Mad4Motors.

[@TheDrews11]

this is awesome loved watching this transformation top job

[@TheJmrosales]

Gorgeous work! I owned a starlet when I was living in Japan. I miss that car!

[@cyberlobster]

This was a beautiful restoration. Much like his Civic Type-R vid, you can feel all the care and attention to all the details that went into this restoration. Didn't skip a single second of this from start to finish.

[@Akis_Peiraias]

God bless you for saving that beauty! My brother had one back at the days!

[@Savethefrog]

I’m part of a fairly big crew that restored classic defenders and other models. It’s not an easy task but it sure is rewarding in the end! You’re a beast restoring these cars!

[@lostsoul3723]

Another classic hot hatch saved. Well done. I would have killed for this car when I was 17, I would have been royalty in the McDonald’s carpark back in my boy racer days.

[@shahfahad1285]

This is one of the most clean and satisfying restoration video I’ve seen in a while 👍🏻

[@WardoTheWeirdo23]

I love these resto vids nothing over the top or fancy just genuinely getting a car back up to scratch with actual skill want more and more

[@douglasclauson3133]

One of the best channels on KZbin, I've watched like ten videos the amount of effort and detail you in the these restorations is awesome. Thank you for sharing

[@vazquezvitor7407]

Magnífico trabalho!!!

[@sajidgill72]

Absolutely love these one episode videos. Didn't skip a single second. Fantastic to watch such a great transformation.

[@modifrace8059]

Hello.. don't miss the fun video buddy kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6Kuap-Yp7qJnac

[@QuickeMart]

Massive nostalgia hit! I had one of these little beasts about 15 years ago. Gave the usual Td04, front-mount, piggyback ECU, more fuel, more timing and away we went. Absolutely ridiculous how fast those things are with not much work. Scared the living daylights out of people when they first went with me for a blast and it ate V8s alive.

[@seanberry1]

Love this format - short and to the point, well-considered details without becoming overly precious, just introduce, process, result - and a great result at that!

[@SandeepSingh-ip7pk]

One of the best restoration car videos on KZbin! Please do more videos. I have watch all of them several times already. And I still enjoy looking at them.

[@paulsueb]

Well done! I doubt I've ever watched all of a restoration job but I didn't skip 1 single second. Start to finish. Would give you Turbo Starlet for proper repair! How long did this take?

[@modifrace8059]

Hello.. don't miss the fun video buddy kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6Kuap-Yp7qJnac

[@almilhouse9059]

Doing all that work on the floor, that ain't one bit easy..... A lift is a must. Great work, great car and great to see you bringing it back to life

[@Mad4Motors_]

Yes soon 👍

[@Petey17564]

Love all his builds they just come out so clean! Everyone! Would pay big bucks to have this guy do a restore for me

[@snikulin78]

Отличная работа, пдарил дальнейшую жизнь машине👍

[@rickychopper]

Great work as always and you make it look so easy even though we all know it wasn't.

[@Mad4Motors_]

Hey thanks man

[@indigenoussober407]

@@Mad4Motors_ Did you go to school for this or is it just time and elbow grease?

[@poltergeist8298]

@@indigenoussober407 watching youtube videos, you can do it

[@indigenoussober407]

@@poltergeist8298 That's what I'm about to do. lol Pain and Failure are the greatest Teachers, or so they say.

[@rustybros]

@@indigenoussober407 Get a project car. One that isn't your daily driver and practice on it. Eventually, you will learn from your mistakes and get better at it.

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

Man this brings back memories of mine. A facelift '95; rare with all factory extras and in near mint condition. One of the (if not) best cars i've owned. Was later stolen after i sold it by joyriders who had it for days and they couldn't blow it up, was recovered and put back on the road only needing a clutch and a few other bits. Unbelievable cars. Talk about value for money in the mid 00's. A legend. Japanese all the way.

[@KP-bq8sr]

I'm glad you got it back. My Mirage Mivec coupe was stolen back in 2009 and it vanished into parts I'm sure. White Oz rims, carbon bonnet and used to do most VTECs but EK9 Type Rs usually had it in the end 😂 Never went back to Japanese after that as everyone of my mates who had a nice import was losing there's. Who knows, may have passed you on the road at some stage. ;)

[@19grand]

Had my '96 sportif for four years till 2021. Never any problems. Only trouble was the body work. Sometimes regret not getting it restored. Scrapped it and got a few quid for it, bought a Yaris. Exhaust broke off after a couple of weeks. Raked the Starlet as hard as I could the week before it was taken away. Couldn't break it. Still good for another 100k probably.

[@KP-bq8sr]

@@19grand my mate also went to a Yaris TS after his GT. Just loved the Toyotas and he also had a silver top Trueno. Miss that era of imports. :(

[@19grand]

@@KP-bq8sr mid to late 90s were Toyotas best engines. Ah well, nothing lasts forever.

[@DreamWorkDrive]

You're a legend! Great work and hope to see many more of these restoration projects on your channel

[@nutwiss]

I've got to say, that is some excellent use of child labour. Well done! They're so much easier to squeeze into the nooks and crannies of a car than normal people.

[@Ivanthegreat141]

“Than normal people” 😂😂

[@carlyeremian]

Legend for sure. You can do all things restoration. I am so impressed with the level of quality. That little car is perfectly done. Again, so impressed! I cannot wait to see the next one! Nice job.

[@oumarsylla9601]

This was my very first car. Created so many wonderful memories with this little beast. That dump valve sound brings it all back.. Great job restoring this beauty to its former glory!

[@modifrace8059]

Hello.. don't miss the fun video buddy kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6Kuap-Yp7qJnac

[@fehmidabibi1322]

I had this once, it took me exactly 19 minutes from London to Luton with foot to the floor. Excellent memories

[@noobstopped]

Broooo that paint job is amazing. Great restore!

[@bloodnokgoon5020]

Great result - gives those of us with rusty wrecks in need of work hope that they can still be brought back from the brink, so thanks for the inspiration!! Truly great job 👏👍

[@marcuspetford1098]

I had never heard of these, so cool! I used to have an early gen Starlet (non turbo). Was still lots of fun, so light, rear wheel drive with a five speed. I used it as a courier for a while too, an unstoppable little car!

[@user-ko4dp6jd4n]

Thank you. I remember this car running fine. I saw the video and wanted it. Thank you for your careful work.

[@rong3795]

One of the better videos of restoration of cars, no stupid loud music or child like attitude, just very entertaining to watch, he does an amazing job, seeing he has no hoist

[@bossadave]

Amazing video as usual! Please don’t weld without gloves 🧤 I lost a colleague that way to skin cancer.

[@liamoful]

Back to memory lane had a few of theses years ago great to see one back in its glory. Great work

[@Mad4Motors_]

Glad you enjoyed it, brought back a few for me also. Cheers

[@ilyaso7122]

love how you give second life to old cars, and that turbo sound is just uwwwww, so good)

[@joshuawang5859]

The best car restoration channel on KZbin!

[@pizzashoez]

Quality rebuild great shots of behind the scenes taking a car and putting it back on the streets is a talent , awesome job keep it up

[@rtgavez]

The most simplest way to efficiently restore a classic car. One of the Best restoration I’ve seen by far. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DOING SIR! you inspire us and most specially your sidekick who does interior vacuum 🙌🏻🥇🥇🥇

[@jeeaaenlourens1434]

What a fantastic job you have done on this. Imagine all of the work on the car and not forget filming and editing all of this too. You have been blessed with various skills and determination. No show off with expensive tools or luxurious workshop. Love it! All the best wishedfor health, luck and joy for you and your family. Nice to see your boys joining in a bit as well.

[@viceminerrr4802]

what a car and what a job , i only started following this channel to learn about rust removal, if i bought a cheaper camper van lol 😂 and here we are

[@yaldrammuqadis]

I can tell you how much I respect that you save these cars! W Paint job! It turned out really nice!

[@markosgiochalas8509]

Ειλικρινά έχω μήνη έκπληκτος με την επαγγελματική σού δουλειά!!!! Σου αξίζουν πάρα πολλά συγχαρητήρια για αυτό που έκανες φίλε μου

[@simp4me00]

This guy deserves an Oscar

[@Jaguar821000]

Super!!! Well done. You obviously love this stuff.

[@sl-je5fg]

This is a properly shot restoration video, restoration is also on point love how you tackled each problem and how you rotate between tasks

[@nikkapubess3349]

Dude, you're so awesome. Love it that you combine hours of footage into only 1 video, from start to finish.

[@riverbankjournal]

Fantastic video, this could have been 20 episodes long! Cannot believe the quality of your 'no booth' paint job - the car looks incredible, really like the LED badge on the rear too, stylish!

[@legionnairegonk4425]

Always great to see one of these restored to a clean new state. Starlets are great cars. Well done 👍.

[@curlyjohn7735]

I was watching your video so caught up like I was watching my favourite tv series. Congrats for being so good at what you do and making it look simple! You make me go outside and start working on my car!

[@briangrossett3381]

Beautiful. I used to have a yellow one in Jamaica years ago. Im not sure the yellow was the original colour though as I bought it from someone. I just live the sound when changing gears.

[@etunganan]

I love that you have started off your children on this satisfying hobby and, possibly, carreer at that early stage!

[@seizethecarp_]

Favorite restoration channel on KZbin!!

[@azrinijohari3990]

You deserve more subscribers mate, absolutely one of the best car restoration videos I've ever seen!

[@modifrace8059]

Hello.. don't miss the fun video buddy kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6Kuap-Yp7qJnac

[@johnlambert1995]

Absolutely amazing job you have some talent for bringing old classics back to life

[@Bert_de_Wit]

That Starlet was brought back from the dead. What a good job!! Even kept it looking fairly stock. Pure!

[@DamenRandell-ue2ro]

I love the way you build theses cars it's so amazing

[@Hellohallo]

still have my non turbo, 26 years old. thank you for uploading this, it really helps people like me see how to do repairs.

[@Kuessemir]

Wow! You have perseverance and talent, your process and finished work are amazing and inspiring. Your little ones have a great Dad to look up to.

[@BrianBeauchamp]

You are fearless! You’re turning parts cars into brand new beauties. Very good.

[@chriswelcome8102]

I didn't think you were gonna go that hard, but damn what a restoration. Great job!

[@Hallyug]

10:54 - Damn thats smart to keep the dust settled. Love the vids man keep them coming

[@xiaoyu88]

How does it help really?

[@Hallyug]

@@xiaoyu88 Settles any dust from being kicked up and onto the fresh spray-paint!

[@tonyfondacaro1980]

Your patience and work ethic blows me away. Seems like you take the same time and care for each aspect of the rebuild instead of just focusing on the appearance or performance. Cheers 👏🏻

[@samyporrata5840]

Beautiful job on the wheels!!

[@TB1M1]

Awesome work. So inspiring to see a car resurrected from the ashes, so to speak!

[@totokirotototokiwaho8679]

Awesome work bro..I love your vids. The time, dedication and hard work you put in to your vehicle's is just amazing. Keep up the good work love from Australia/NZ

[@vossti]

Amazing work mate!!!! This was soooo interesting to watch.... i thought it would be just another restoration video I'd quickly skip after 10 seconds but i was absolutely riveted from start to finish.... what a legend

[@CatalanConqueror]

Simply put. You are the GOAT of car restorations. Mad skills all around.

[@asg77780]

Привет из России! Очень нравиться твоя работа! Великолепно! Продолжай радовать новыми видео! Успехов!

[@esko23q]

You are taking me back to the 90s-2000-10 era where these cars were popular. You did an amazing job here mate.

[@bello7077]

Miss those little cars. So much fun to drive….looking back at my young crazy reckless days in the islands….at different times I owned these cars at different intervals in life….1972 mk1 ford escort, 1972 ford capri, 1990 Toyota celica all-trac rally, 1992 Toyota Levin S/Charged. Your video bring me back to the fun days…regret selling my ford escort though…. She was fully modified and lowered. Thank you for this video

[@rokko9195]

When I was stationed in Japan I had one of these. I was too young to appreciate it at the time. Awesome car.

[@arachniawebz6176]

Great video... there's just something about those sporty 90s cars that really makes you feel good when you see them. Thanks!

[@easterboc1]

Absolutely wonderful work. You should be mighty proud of yourself. Well done!

[@miscellaneous_scapes8406]

Brilliant. Man I love these little beasts.. had one worked beautifully 20 years ago. I wish like he'll I still had it

[@chrisdonnelly5904]

Amazing job as usual man! I absolutely love the striping on the seats and door panels on that car!

[@jaybeezy8039]

Amazing restoration. Looks like a blast to drive.

[@stevenpearson3075]

This is amazing! I owned 1 of these beautiful cars and won first place in the Toyota show 2004 for best street car in Adelaide, South Australia. Miss her dearly! Would love to own 1 again. Thank you for such a great video and what an amazing job you have done. Well done sir. ♥

[@wakawaka5131]

Nicely done man...I remember learning to drive back in the 90s in a 1988 Turbo Starlet a generation earlier than this one. Was a fantastic little thing.

[@MC-dw5or]

Back in the early 2000s, my mate had one of these as his 1st car... He later became one of the UKs original founding D1 members and a semi pro drifter. Thank you for restoring this JDM rite of passage back to its original glory, and I hope it continues to live a better life than the one it did have. I salute you sir! 🫡💯