Abeja Roja
(The Red Bee) 1973 Toyota Corolla
The build of a 1973 Toyota Corolla TE21 chassis. Michael Yount’s history with these chassis dates back more than 30 years when he campaigned an TE27 Corolla chassis in SCCA racing. Life’s priorities changed through the years which made him sell his little “Abeja”, but in his later years he had the chance to grab another one. This one is affectionately called Abeja Roja, The Red Bee, as a throwback to his SCCA racer. Click the link to read his blog story and follow along.
The Build
Panhard Bar Installation Part 1
Please subscribe to the YouTube channel if you have not already. Also, find us on Facebook and Instagram as Purist Motorsports. Don’t forget to like and share our content. Author: Michael Yount As you've likely seen in other posts here, the little car has a...
Corolla Exhaust Reroute – Making Room for a Panhard Bar
Please subscribe to the YouTube channel if you have not already. Also, find us on Facebook and Instagram as Purist Motorsports. Don’t forget to like and share our content. Author: Michael YountI decided to pull the exhaust system off from the header back. It had...
1973 Corolla TE21 – A/C Clutch Cycle Control
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A/C Refresh – Making a Meat Locker
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Distributor Lock Down – Revisited
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UPDATE: Sway Bar – Test Drive and Final Assembly
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Bigger Sway Bar – Anti Roll
Author: Michael Yount The Corolla could use some more front roll stiffness. The OEM bar is 17mm. The only game in town, short of a custom bar (at least $600) is Addco. The race car had an Addco front bar ordered some 33 years ago. Amazing. Ordered through Jegs --...
Chassis Stiffening – Part 2
Author: Michael Yount Continued with work on gussets -- these two for the firewall brackets. I'll probably bevel that weld seam on the backside/bottom since that surface will have to be ground flat to bolt to the firewall.I used my wooden mock up pieces as templates...
Chassis Stiffening.. Phase 1
Author: Michael Yount The unibody on the Corolla is vintage '73 design - which is to say, not the stiffest "box" in the world. One thing that helps a bit is tying certain bits of it together. A roll-cage helps a lot -- but that's beyond the scope of this course. ...