Suspension & Steering Removal - RA23 Toyota Celica Restomod (Part 5)

TBR - Ep. 006 - Unsprung Hero (Violet Crumbles - Part 5)
In this episode we start out with good intentions of getting a ridiculous amount of work done to our RA23 Toyota Celica "Violet Crumbles" - aspirations are quickly bought down to earth but we still get an amazing amount done and overcome some big hurdles on this old school restomod.
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[@bchnts]

Oooh my god just found your Chanel I have a celica too your videos will be a great way to spent my afternoons!!!!!

[@TheBuildRoom]

Great to hear - you have a 1st Gen?

[@bchnts]

@@TheBuildRoom yep a 1977 gt coupe 2tg engine

[@TheBuildRoom]

@@bchnts Very nice - 2TG is a cool choice there.

[@damonlangley6615]

Stumbled upon this series after looking for a First Gen myself, and yeah I'd say you've hit the balance perfectly about being informative and entertaining and everything. Everything's so clear and laid out and even just little bits of things you say here and there are pretty useful as well. (Just simple explanations about how points works, even how to crank a car over just on the starter without it firing up which seems like such a basic thing but i honestly had no idea about it before)

[@TheBuildRoom]

Glad you liked it - more episodes coming soon. Good luck on your search for a first gen 👍

[@paulholmes3320]

Great video .Was just about to start on my sons Ra28 suspension in the next few weeks . Saves the first 20 mins lying under the car explaining. Now its "here watch this " before we begin. Look forward to watching the whole build

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks - hopefully we'll be able to clear up the idler arm mystery before you guys hit that point.

[@Untitlephotgraphy]

@@TheBuildRoom what bolt size did you use to take the break drums off?

[@sillbeer]

Another top episode mate. For underbody, I used POR-15 on my Silvia when I did the underbody. Brushed on myself, but can be thinned and sprayed. Flashes off to a nice semi-gloss finish that’s pretty hard and relatively easy to clean.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks for the tip - I've picked up some rubberised undercoat already but have been wanting to try something like POR15 or Raptor Liner on the underside of my next project.

[@bobfugazy4916]

Nice episode. Keep up the good work . I like how you educate along the way and keep it real for those of us who don't own a million tools. Thanks!

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks - really appreciate the feedback!

[@brianj9637]

Details are awesome mate...!

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks 👍

[@dadstoygarage1878]

Great progress! I had a big challenge getting my rear drums off my 1973 celica as well! Keep up the good work on your build.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks - yeah drums have always managed to get one over me. Definitely prefer rotors and big calipers!

[@thailandretromods]

Best car channel on YT for 2021!

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks!

[@elgenerz]

FYI, on the back of the backing plate, there is a small wide hole where you can use a flat blade screwdriver to kind of tick back a gear to back off the shoes from the drum, which greatly eases drum removal.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks for the tip - definitely an effort to get these off.

[@elgenerz]

@@TheBuildRoom I just watched your axle stripping vid where you show that in really great detail. Well done. I have a RA29 I’m working on to put a 3SGE into. Cheers from Texas.

[@NewWays2Die]

Looking to get a R29, your videos give me hope that I’ll be able to restore is 🙏🏼. Thanks from Arizona!

[@TheBuildRoom]

Love the RA29s - in Australia we got the RA28 which is similar (liftback style) - great looking cars!

[@raularcia5345]

Gracias amigo.fiel seguidor de su trabajo.tengo uno igual ra 21.y tengo qie aserle esas restaiuraciones estoi aprendiendo mucho de usted mil gracias por compartir su conosimiento

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks

[@jaidtheband]

Subscribed! Cool tbr logo, neat looking garage, and definitely a beautiful car you picked to work on. Am currently restoring a 76 Celica ST, will definitely be following this build.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks for the sub! Good luck with your build!

[@lmilione]

Hey man I've just found this video on reddit and it's great! I really like the fact that you took some time to explain which parts you were going to replace, and getting below the car and showing the steering mechanism gave me a notion of the work that was about to be done. "this is probably more things done wrong than done right" absolutely, but one sure learns a lot more when doing things wrong than doing things right, because we're then obliged to deal with the consequences so cheers to the learning process! Thanks to this video now I know better than using the impact gun when getting out a drum brake 😂 Definitely subscribing, keep it up!

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks for the feedback and the sub - very much appreciated!

[@BlackLibertyGT]

Hopefully once you finish you can do more cars.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Lots more builds planned - maybe even a few motorbikes!

[@BlackLibertyGT]

@@TheBuildRoom be great to have you include you getting these motors as part of future episodes. Liking everything so far except the opening music. That is just me so ignore it. A second camera would also enhance the viewing but that come once you become a KZbin celebrity.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Have you watched the latest ep? I cut out the first part of the intro music as i felt it was a bit slow. Would be interested to hear if that changes the feel or not. Next time i buy a car I'll definitely take the cameras. 👍

[@BlackLibertyGT]

@@TheBuildRoom i did see the latest episode and it was better. I think many would enjoy that buying experience. Looking forward to the next episode.

[@thailandretromods]

Surprised you didn't try and give the drum a few love taps from the outside to loosen the center? I know they get full of muck inside and always found that helps.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Oh there were plenty of large love taps with a mini sledge but it didn't want to budge. Lots of heat too - i think it took the combination of all the methods. I don't know how people who live in countries with salted roads would even start with cars this old.

[@owenlambert6201]

Liking this Chanel. I’ve just started a 28. So a lot of what you have done is relevant to me so far. I’m fixing rust first then mechanical just wondering why you went the other way. ? As far as video goes, content and length are good. IMO. Keep up the great work. Just watch out for those USB cables 😀

[@TheBuildRoom]

Great question Owen - the main reason for starting with the mechanical was to stay motivated - its very easy to lose focus on a project when you strip it down to an empty shell and all that's left to do is "everything" this way I have a bite size chunks of work to do but the project always feels viable, even when things get tough. I've been victim of the "too big to finish" demotivation before. Secondly, I'd love to have it running and licensed as a semi rat-rod before I go whole hog repainting as I have lot of other projects I'd like to take some time on also. (I also have two '28s) - doing it this way just keeps things fun and interesting.

[@owenlambert6201]

@@TheBuildRoom I think you might have hit the nail on the head with “everything left to do”. But Resto vids Like yours go along way to keeping up the motivation. So keep putting them up. There has also been some useful info in there. after my floor pan rust repairs. It will be time to redo all the running gear for me. So looking forward to see how it all goes back together and how the RA40 idler arm fits. Cheers O.

[@NotAnotherCar]

Hey mate, new subscriber here. I think the video format is good as is. Found your channel this morning and have watch all the celica eps. Keep going, you’ll find your own grove/voice as you make more videos.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for the feedback will keep plugging away at it and see how it progresses.

[@raykershaw3092]

Good episode mate!

[@TheBuildRoom]

Cheers mate!

[@thailandretromods]

Never knew these had splash shields from factory! haha. :P

[@TheBuildRoom]

Yeah lots of people pull them out - which is a sure fire way to rust out the bottom of the fenders.

[@lindsaycollins2598]

Your doing great

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks!

[@clinton14121972]

Hi there from Brisbane and subscribed. Just stumbeld on this the other day, great videos. Im currentlly doing up a 1976 TA23 Celica with a 18rg motor and W50 gearbox. Just got to respray the engine bay and put motor back in and suspension etc got all new parts like you too,. Any ideas on what front gas strut cartridges your going to use with your king springs. I know superspares sell monroe and I think Pedders sell them but im struggling to find any other brands. Also is the Ta23 and RA23 celica struts the same.?

[@TheBuildRoom]

Hi there, I ended up with Gabriel Ultras. The latest episode has a full run down on how I found them. Your build sounds awesome, good luck with it and thanks for watching!

[@jaredsmith1808]

Another great episode man. Have you tried applying Penetrene to tight or rusted parts?

[@TheBuildRoom]

Thanks Jared - haven't got any around the garage at the moment - just WD40 which is a pretty poor substitute to be honest - will have to pick up a can next time I'm at SCA.

[@karljay7473]

I've got an RA20 and the 1st gen Celica steering boxes suck. Surprised you got all those parts. I'd like to know where you got all those suspension parts, I might need to rebuild mine. Surprised to see a Celica with an 18RC, most have been swapped out. I've got an 8RB with an 18R block, so it's 2L with the dual side draft carbs and closed chamber head.

[@TheBuildRoom]

I got the majority of my parts from SuperSpares, an eBay seller - They sell kits for the RA23 with almost all the parts so it was an easy and cheap(ish) way to do it. Once I have a change to get them in it will be easy to evaluate whether they're a good deal or not!

[@lesklower7281]

There are you tubers in the UK if they are watching that would be in awe at the lack of realy badly rusted bolts but it lokked easy except gor one brake drum on another l know why you chose the Celicas to work on is that they look so good and a very sporty looking car also in the North American these Celicas had the 20R engine in them

[@TheBuildRoom]

Yeah if Toyota had figured out a way to get 18RGs into them all they would probably have locked out a large section of the market. Would have been nice if they'd stolen the Datsun IRS design for it but at least the solid rear design is a decent one.

[@lesklower7281]

@@TheBuildRoom there's nothing wrong with a solid axel owned many vehicles with one and leaf springs stil used today in comercial vehicles

[@bennyskudz9569]

I think they have those containers at Red dot in Wanneroo.😂

[@TheBuildRoom]

🤣🤣🤣

[@karljay7473]

It's odd to see how they did that front grill. The turn signals are in the bumper, and the clear corner markers don't go the full width of the fender. I guess they call the earlier ones the "slant nose" or flat top because the hood doesn't bulge. I thought the center bulge hood was 1975 and was for the 20R engine, but it looks like that's just a US thing.

[@TheBuildRoom]

Yeah RA20/21 and TA22's all had the flat bonnet and slant nose, TA23, RA23/24/28/29 all have the bulge, there's also a RA25 & TA27 that has a half bulge that extends all the way to the front - its amazing all the cool options that existed in different markets. Always sad to see what the safety bumpers did to the looks of some of the US models though!

[@ozcom]

40min episodes are ok with me

[@TheBuildRoom]

Good to know - cheers for the feedback 👍

[@dsayers81]

More jean shorts next time please ...

[@TheBuildRoom]

😂😂😂

[@deanesh6389]

Is that an 18rg I can see? Sell it to me please! Haha

[@TheBuildRoom]

There's three! Waiting for the day i have them crack tested and x-rayed and they turn out to be junk - i bought them as a lot and pretty sure they were race engines, so I'm unsure that they're actually going to be viable.

[@dee106ful]

Just thump the rears with a heavy rubber mallet

[@TheBuildRoom]

Did try that one, in retrospect the issue was way too much rust on the hub and studs - should have just cleaned it off first with wire brush and probably would have been sweet.