Looking at getting rid of my first car, this 1980 Toyota Celica - it seems a shame to just have the thing picked up and taken away for scrap metal, so does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do with this car (I don't really want to spend money on advertising it for sale if I'm just gonna make $50 on it).

I'd like to get something for it, but I'm more interested in it going to a good home and being fixed up if it is worth it (it's down a cylinder and has some minor rust after sitting on the side of my house, neglected, since the end of last year). It does have a fuel catalyst, so it can run on unleaded or premium (preferably the latter).

Is anyone interested in taking this off my hands? (located on the Sunshine Coast)

(Mods feel free to move this thread if you feel it should be elsewhere - I was using this thread in an attempt to get suggestions, not really for the purposes of selling it.)

turn it into a drift car

put a 3sgte conversion into it

what would it need to get roadworthy?

I'm looking for a cheap Toyota daily.. Was going to be a KE70 but this interests me.. How far off RWC do you reckon it is? Did it run well before it sat dormant?

I'm on the Sunny Coast

oi! i asked first!

It ran extremely well for a '80 model car until about mid-year last year, then it started stalling at lights. I had a compression test done, and it showed that one of the cylinders was running extremely low.

Other than that, the gearbox was fine (it is an auto by the way), electrically it was fine, the interior was almost perfect, and it only had minor rust. It now has about 7 months more rust, but that's about it.

I did actually get my hands on another '80 Celica with the intention of doing an engine swap (which is all that it needed), but I subsequently found out that the second Celica had been used for paddock-bashing in it's later years, and the results of a compression test on that car weren't that much better, so I got rid of the other car.

oi! i asked first!

Haha all good.. Just remembered I need a 4 cyl lol... All yours

Mmm nice puny 1.3 sounds good to me

Slap in a late model toyota 6cyl tubo, give it some "drift" damage and charge 12K for it

It's got a MASSIVE 2L engine!!

hrm, i'd be interested in coming and having a look at it at some stage.... pm me what sort of figure you are after, as i need something to drive to work... i'm getting too paranoid to leave the skyline out and about any more...

Sent you a PM a couple of days ago Jason... just let me know if you're still interested.

hey mate, yeah, i got it... sorry, i'm working nightshifts at the moment so things are taking a while to get to

will msg u back in the morning

bed time now

No problem - take your time!

Last call - I'll be having this car picked up and taken to the wreckers on Wednesday (8/11) if no one wants it. I'm moving house this week and the car can't come with me, so let me know if you're interested in saving this poor old Celica from death!