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Post by ronaldlawriecorona on Dec 10, 2014 19:58:12 GMT
hi everyone im ronnie and im from lanarkshire and this is how the story goes so far.i found an old toyota corona mk2 in my freinds scrapyard and fell for the old girl.with the help of Harvey and Peter and their great knowlage.they have been able to tell me alot about he old girl.she's a 1975 face lift model and her type are getting a bit scarce.she'd been lying up the back for three years with no keys and when it was sold to them in 2011 the car was issued with a cod.thankfully i put a deposit down on the basis if i could get it back on the road through the dvla i would buy it.so i wrote to the dvla and the said they are going to give me a log book and i need it to have a vic check to keep everything right.so as mettalica sang ''so let it be written so let it be done'' i treid putting up pics but they are to big this link if it works is a pic when it first came into the yard in 2011 if you'd like to see the latest pics see my face book ronald lawrie.sadly she been bashed about abit but she's still worth saving.watch this space
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Post by ronaldlawriecorona on Dec 13, 2014 19:44:47 GMT
well folks what i thought was a solid floor is not.jacked her up and both sills are gone.so before i go any futher im getting a key cut for her then on a set of ramps and check the whole chassis with a hammer.ive looked on the net and cant find panels anywhere is there somebdy ive missed or am i going for one offs?any feedback will be wecome
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Post by Uncle Bob on Dec 15, 2014 21:45:34 GMT
You have a very rare car and finding panel will be like looking for hens teeth Harvey would be your first point of contact or Peter .
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Post by bob clark on Dec 15, 2014 21:54:17 GMT
hi mate ive got outer sills and rear archs and loads and loads of bits and pieces cheers bob 07884355724
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Post by ronaldlawriecorona on Dec 17, 2014 20:09:15 GMT
thanks bob, the wekends cumming up and thanks again to harvey for putting me in touch with jeff at platinuim toyota in bath.jeff very kindly took the time to find out about getting a key cut for the old girl for under £25 pounds.so this weekends going to be spent making sure all the brakes are free pics and video update soon.
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Post by harvey on Dec 21, 2014 21:25:17 GMT
Thats good you got the keys sorted out, very few parts places will have the old books to match up the vehicle vin no to the lock number that was fitted when new.
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Post by harvey on Dec 29, 2014 11:31:32 GMT
Any progress, is the car home with you yet? have the keys arrived ?
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Post by oldredcelicabryan on Dec 30, 2014 10:06:41 GMT
This could be a very interesting project to be on the forum. please don't hide it on FB as I don't use FB.
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Post by ronaldlawriecorona on Dec 30, 2014 19:54:24 GMT
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Post by ronaldlawriecorona on Dec 30, 2014 20:07:27 GMT
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Post by ronaldlawriecorona on Dec 30, 2014 20:14:20 GMT
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Post by ronaldlawriecorona on Dec 30, 2014 21:59:54 GMT
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Post by Uncle Bob on Dec 31, 2014 20:43:00 GMT
She's a rare old girl hope you can find the bits for the restoration.
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Post by ronaldlawriecorona on Jan 1, 2015 10:39:21 GMT
i tried auto parts and coudnt find any mechanical parts so ebay it is for now, got a local guys number for fabricating panels i'll try him sat,i need the welding done first then mot but the main thing is getting it out the yard so i can workon it when i need to.hope all you guys and girls have a good new year all the best for 2015
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Post by Uncle Bob on Jan 1, 2015 22:54:37 GMT
Can you still get windscreens for the corona ?
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