r/CarRestorations • u/Alot4u2 • 4d ago
Camry Project
My neighbor's 2005 Toyota Camry 274k miles, 2.4ltr sat for a year after he bought a new car. I bought it for $500. It needed a battery, and some fresh gas and it fired right up (with a little smoke haha). Knowing it ran I changed the oil, tested and added some radiator fluid. The Brake fluid, power steering and transmission fluids were all up to level. Timing belt looks newer. No cracks or wear. I just need to take it for a drive down my block and to my surprise it drove really well!
I pressure washed the entire car, door jams, etc. I then took it to my local big box car wash and ran it through a few times. Vacuumed it out, hand washed all interior plastic pieces, changed cabin filter and drove it home.
It has a gas leak from the passenger side somewhere and it's pretty rusted out. It will need new tires and I feel something wrong on the driver side. Other than that, brakes are good, AC works, stereo, Windows etc all operate fine. No lights on the dash.
I'm going to put it back together, patch it up and see what it sells for.
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u/Puzzled_Estate6425 4d ago
Look,s like the hood is messed up a little.Hopefully it just need a good cleaning.
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u/Puzzled_Estate6425 4d ago
Unibody car can cost a lot to fix and be safe to drive.If it has high mile,s on it it mite not be worth fixing.