cheers guys.
 
Red on those wheel wells is either from recent paint, or original paint. I imagine even when Toyota painted these, they got overspray on the undercoating underneath..
but lel.. ain't nobody got time for that!
 
Not sure about F1 or whatnot.. I actually have to get the car on the road again first!
 
but as progress on the way there; rear bumper. :)


This was a bit of a pain.
I really really wanted a new rear bumper reo (and even had one on order in the UK for a while) but couldn't get one anywhere. There's just none left..
SO.. I had a decent spare one blasted and repainted. close enough.
 

All back together..! Not a bolt or clip missing.. :)
 

On it goes, and finally the boot trims can go back in. They've been sitting around and in the way for months..!
 

That's a different bumper skin to my usual one. Has a slight dip in the middle which I assume was from a past rear-ender.. but looks good enough. If it's too noticeable I'll just put my other one back on..
 

All back to normal here... :)
 
 
Next up - the side bump strip and decals..
 

Looks amazing.  I had the same problem with my decals when I got my rear bar resprayed.  I used a heat gun, very very carefully, to remove the residue.  Worked well.
 
 

Know the feeling dude, fortnight ago I pushed the autodub from under the carport and gave it a bath to get the 6 months worth of dust off it that settles under the car cover.
 
When I covered it again I forgot to do up the ropes, so a week ago wind blew the cover off. Torments me every day I open my front door or pull into the driveway. Even my 20 month-old daughter gives it a lot of "ooooooh, aaaaaahs" whenever she sees it, and sometimes wants to go have a sit on the drivers seat and pretend on the steering wheel.
 
Missus finally starts her grad job next week so funds will accumulate to get engine rebuilt shortly! Also likely my GT is going back to it's previous owner next month, so might even have enough for a new set of rims, or pay to get my teardrops restored.

Leading by example! Keep up the great great work man. Lil reh looks fantastic, it looks as good as its story is long! Thoroughly inspiring. 

Whens the next update? I need more motivation :P

Since they are Toyota optional accessories, there will be a part number but good luck finding it, or even being able to order replacements.
Head down to a specialist rubber place or shop that sells roof racks/towbars etc. and see if either don't have something similar that might fit?
 
Agreed we need to see more progress RdS! Before the weather starts getting colder and working on the car becomes less likely.
 
 

Roof racks are for a hardtop