Doing a bit of work on this '75 Publica. Like most 70's Toyota's rust is a huge problem made worse by bodged repair work over the years. Its not mine but its going to be an amazing car when its finished.
The car is eventually going back on the road with pretty standard looks with the exception of arch extensions and bigger wheels. Gearbox is from a AE86 twin cam corrolla with the engine coming from a Toyota AE111 Levin - 1.6 20 valve Blacktop, Rear axle will be from an anglia.
The engine was never designed for rear wheel drive configuration with the oil filter for example sitting exactly where an engine mount needed to be so a remote filter kit was used, pitman steering linkage was also in the way of new engine/gearbox fitment. Luckily the factory sump clears the cross member. Power steering and A/C pumps where removed. I had to make up custom engine mounts but it is a very tight squeez lenght wise in the bay, the front pulley and bulkhead both needed modification to fit as the distributor and thermostat housing both need to protrude about 2 inchs past the bulk head. Transmission tunnel has been enlarged also to allow the fitment of the 5 speed T50 gearbox.
Honda Vtec alloy rad and push fan as there is no room for a pull fan in the bay, rad has been mounted 30mm more forward than the standard rad also. Braided lines are for a thermostatically controlled oil cooler and filter relocator.
Old Focus 1.8 discs used to mock up the new braking system, shown beside the original 200mm solid discs, I'll use new discs and rebuilt focus calipers for the finished version.
You can see the Mk2 fiesta steering rack mounted on the engine cross member, needed to ditch the original pitman linkage system as it fouled on the new box and exhaust manifold.
Trial fitting the Mk2 Escort bias pedal box, may ditch the original floor hinged accelerator pedal too.
The car is eventually going back on the road with pretty standard looks with the exception of arch extensions and bigger wheels. Gearbox is from a AE86 twin cam corrolla with the engine coming from a Toyota AE111 Levin - 1.6 20 valve Blacktop, Rear axle will be from an anglia.
The engine was never designed for rear wheel drive configuration with the oil filter for example sitting exactly where an engine mount needed to be so a remote filter kit was used, pitman steering linkage was also in the way of new engine/gearbox fitment. Luckily the factory sump clears the cross member. Power steering and A/C pumps where removed. I had to make up custom engine mounts but it is a very tight squeez lenght wise in the bay, the front pulley and bulkhead both needed modification to fit as the distributor and thermostat housing both need to protrude about 2 inchs past the bulk head. Transmission tunnel has been enlarged also to allow the fitment of the 5 speed T50 gearbox.
Honda Vtec alloy rad and push fan as there is no room for a pull fan in the bay, rad has been mounted 30mm more forward than the standard rad also. Braided lines are for a thermostatically controlled oil cooler and filter relocator.
Old Focus 1.8 discs used to mock up the new braking system, shown beside the original 200mm solid discs, I'll use new discs and rebuilt focus calipers for the finished version.
You can see the Mk2 fiesta steering rack mounted on the engine cross member, needed to ditch the original pitman linkage system as it fouled on the new box and exhaust manifold.
Trial fitting the Mk2 Escort bias pedal box, may ditch the original floor hinged accelerator pedal too.
