The Perfect TE27 Corolla? This Old School JDM Canyon Carver is Built to Rip

Рет қаралды 163,176

4 жыл бұрын

Back at it again with another crazy clean Corolla build from Big Mike Muniz. You’ve seen the concours special, the FIA spec rally car, and now this: the perfect TE27 build for the streets. It may be “just” a Levin, but with Mike’s level of clean build and tasteful mods make this thing that perfect balance of restomod that’s true to it roots, while being fun in modern times.
Support the channel with a purchase of a signed print:
www.etsy.com/shop/LarryChenPhoto
Follow Our Crew on Instagram:
Larry Chen @larry_chen_foto
Louis Yio @lusciousy
Tyler Kapper @tylerkophoto
Luis Garcia @hatch.jpg
Richard Kim @richardkimm
Turn on notifications to keep up to date on our latest uploads!
Check out our friends on Instagram:
@pennzoil
@typesauto
@rotiform
@canonusa
@thehoonigans
@gridlifeofficial
@formulad
@yokohamatire
@kw_suspension

Пікірлер: 172

@apolloravindran 4 жыл бұрын

that grin Mike has on his face, he is like a proud father!!!

@EMNemesis 4 жыл бұрын

That "NAKO PO! BASTOS!" sticker got me 😂🤣 hard

@EvendimataE 4 жыл бұрын

when i was a teenager in the philippines i can not afford that car......now im 50, i still can not afford that car LOL

@neilperry2224 4 жыл бұрын

Chen is waiting for his unicorn, the 2000gt Toyota. He's almost crying with expectation.

@jsleeio 3 жыл бұрын

I know that feeling. When I visited TAM in 2014 I stood watching the off-white 2000GT hardtop spinning around for quite some time drinking in all the details. And then I went and spent just as much time staring at the equally gorgeous and awesome (in my opinion) red Sport 800 on display near it. TAM is awesome and all car people should go there if they are able, there's so much to see

@joeverzosa4548 3 жыл бұрын

yup I could tell Mike grew up in the 🇵🇭🇵🇭Philippines🇵🇭🇵🇭 during the 80's...the Bosch horn, those Hella auxiliary brake lights, the Pioneer 8-track player, that mechanical fan in the passenger seating area. this car is so period correct I'm just nodding my head in approval to the amount of detail and love he put into this build...RESPECT bro..

@fjgfjghjhnghuj4 4 жыл бұрын

I’m loving all the classic JDM cars that have been on the Channel recently! Keep up the amazing work Larry!

@wasabicars 3 жыл бұрын

That was just amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed. Spectacular car. And, a bit of 2000GT sizzle at the end. Jelly

@randyej2pr 4 жыл бұрын

I love this guys whole vibe and you clearly see how much he loves his old toyotas. Props my man. 🔥

@timtrial3971 2 жыл бұрын

I remember these cars in the 1980s were so rusty and so to see one these days in NZ is a rare treat

@shinrips 2 ай бұрын

Nice ride! I miss my '74 SR5. It had a 2TC motor, headers, wild Isky cam, widened SR5 rims 13x5 out back and stock up front w/ beauty rings around, MSD, electric fuel pump, racing steering wheel, shortened shifter, polished valve cover, tachometer placed right over my steering wheel column, motor carriage painted gloss black. I miss her.😄

@MrLaurenevans06 3 ай бұрын

Dude is an inspiration to me. Especially as I've recently been falling in love with Corollas.

@markthibault8579 2 ай бұрын

Such a rad car. I too agree with Mr. Muniz that induction sounds better than exhaust like at 26:10. Absolute music.

@prkidd23tc 4 жыл бұрын

I’m really enjoying the Corolla coverage

@andrewsilver9730 4 жыл бұрын

looks at rally car: too dirty. looks at show car: too clean. Looks at this one: Just right

@hemigie 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my Got! Dis Pilipino accent is D best 🙏🏾🇵🇭💪🏾

@satram18 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely love this car, I have driven one in my teens and still can feel it

@bearrett50kal17 3 жыл бұрын

Between his three videos Larry made a damn feature-length film!!!! I love it!!

@ecarasig 4 жыл бұрын

So floored at the thought behind all of Mike Muniz toyota builds. Its crazy. Makes me think twice on how I want to build my cars. These Muniz Autofocus pieces are literally an experience. Thanks Larry for putting these together!

@MrSlick208 4 жыл бұрын

makes me want to work on my 79 after watching this. #goals

@robertobetancourt7881 Жыл бұрын

Love that Car !! I’m Puertorrican , we call that car , in my country , cocorito, or candunguito, we puertorricans we love oldschool toyotas❤️🇵🇷

@GeorgesMiniatureCars 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved this video!! Probably the best Corolla model Toyota has ever made to date! Yeah, Corolla is reliable, economical and the new ones are well made and quick, but nothing compares to this model. That's my opinion.

@driveshift 4 жыл бұрын

When you hear a Filipino accent in Larry’s video, you know the build is about to be legit

@dq7143 2 жыл бұрын

I owned a '70's Corolla 5 speed fastback with the factory flares back when I was younger. Big Mike - thanks for bringing back those great memories.

@j.stephen460 3 жыл бұрын

OMG, love this car! reminds me of time stationed on Okinawa! Friend had a Trueno, I had a Chaser, with the same damned speakers!!! I loved the car scene during the 80's in Japan. Lots of nights at the A&W. Great ride man, thanks for sharing.

@dominicbustamante1600 4 жыл бұрын

We know this guy as Mike Muscles or Big Mike or Mad Mike. He is probably the 4th guy that i know who collects mangoes. I had 5 in our family. I had a wagon, a 4 door seda, 2 door sedan, and 2 coupes back in the day.

@dominicbustamante1600 4 жыл бұрын

He is also friends with Denis, Joel Tan, Joel Lus, Raymund, and Angelo Angeles. We met Mike ages ago when our mango use to be still on the road with the Milo green color.

@ConnerSpeed6 3 жыл бұрын

Dude! Mike has some CLEAN azz Corolla's! I did a feature on one of them on my gaming channel! Good dude too. Nice video, guys.

@LarryChenPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Support Autofocus and grab an epic print for your wall. www.etsy.com/shop/LarryChenPhoto

@user-pd9vm9ts1o 4 жыл бұрын

Hey i have a 74 Te27 ! i need mikes help to finish

@rdaalborg1756 4 жыл бұрын

Stop! ANOTHER ONE!? MIKE HAS ANOTHER ONE?! WOW!

@eduardoalmario1922 3 жыл бұрын

The best Toyota Corolla model and it's detailed restoration done are amazing!

@dadstoygarage1878 3 жыл бұрын

beauty car! Grant does amazing work! I have his seat skins in my 1973 Celica and such top notch work!

@scottmclelland9728 3 жыл бұрын

I seriously admire this guy and his knowledge of TE27's and just Corolla's in general. This is what a true car enthusiast looks like folks.

@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS 4 жыл бұрын

You picked the perfect photographer great job Larry, awesome corolla, best I've seen for a long time fantastic job cheers KC Tassie 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺😎👍

@AutomotiveAnatomy 4 жыл бұрын

Larry bringing the best oldschool cars. Super cool man!

@Mighty_Marty 3 жыл бұрын

The way his whole face is smiling when he smiles. You could tell that he loves what he does there. Really awesome. 🤲🏻🐒💨

@perrosdemaiz 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff Larry! Thank you for the killer videos

@dude...are-you-sure Жыл бұрын

awesome build!! love everything the owner has done to this corolla!!

@Thiagosfishing 3 жыл бұрын

These old corollas are amazing!

@jothkell9173 3 жыл бұрын

love the paint and trim. super good looking

@allanc1862 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the restoration. Great video. The TS-X9 speakers are mounted incorrectly. Left to Right. The tweeters should be on the outside.

@tjcben1 3 жыл бұрын

Those are solex locks for the hood right? And the center hood prop support is so clever. Mike probably have hundreds of small trick details on this car. The car is just so nicely put together. You can literally see how much passion it received. Thanks for featuring old school Jdm numba 1...lol.

@yesimhuman 3 жыл бұрын

I love that clear distributor cap.

@limpn00dleyo 3 жыл бұрын

think i might have seen this thing in san diego for a wildcards meet last year ! beautiful

@K3Plez 3 жыл бұрын

I run duel Weber 40 IDF down drafts on my 78 Fiat spider. 1.8L DOHC with velocity stacks. You’re absolutely right. Nothing sounds like a good set of carbs. One carburetor per cylinder the way God intended.

@davidyeh2678 4 жыл бұрын

Can't even wait for the 2000GT being restored

@justlukas701 3 жыл бұрын

David Yeh Same

@dominicbustamante1600 4 жыл бұрын

J.T. kept the spirit of the car when I had it, but he refined it by resourcing all the interior pieces as well as he painted it that orange that i wanted and converted it to right hand drive.

@thetreblerebel 3 жыл бұрын

I love this car, and this inspires me to restomod a Japanese car .

@unknowndestinyfabrication3872 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to see what the 2000gt will look like. 2000gt for sure is the top dream car for me. 😍😍😍

@radoriAUA 4 жыл бұрын

2tg 😍, might be my favorite te in the world

@AliasHSW 3 жыл бұрын

Love those wheels!!

@josephbocanegra5652 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice guy. Good features

@noeldiecastchannel6810 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Classic Car

@DiecastShowCustoms 4 жыл бұрын

Love it. I have one in 1/64 scale

@feral4mr2 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful build.

@edwinvencio27 3 жыл бұрын

Grew up in the Philippines 🇵🇭 and I remember the drag and slalom days in greenhills!!! So nostalgic! I wonder if there are any Mitsubishi Lancer Box Types and L types restorers out there? It wouldn’t be complete and period correct without those guys as well. Thanks Mike for sharing your rides!!!

@possibly8180 4 ай бұрын

The box types are thriving here fortunately. The L-types are a bit rare though.

@nismox6460 3 жыл бұрын

You r a true car guy bring up your car is perfect

@andysmyth866 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is a Legend.

@argostates4465 4 жыл бұрын

That engine sound 😍😍😍

@Thesusoperator 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Very well done car.

@mohamedchaudhry8 3 жыл бұрын

I seen the mitsubishi lancer in the garage too. Nice toyota. Love them cars

@timbo5964 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I love it

@loganshotrod4x464 3 жыл бұрын

My dad had a little yellow 79 with a 2TC & a 4 speed. I miss that car 😔

@213davidhunter 2 жыл бұрын

You can see how much the owner loves this car!!

@erictaka4311 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice Te27 👍

@isaacshively6705 3 жыл бұрын

I used to work at a place called Ray's Auto Electric and the owner used to rebuild the old AM tube radios and 8 tracks and install bluetooth and until he passed away he was one of the last people that rebuilt those radios

@isaacshively6705 3 жыл бұрын

He even rebuilt a record player that was for cars and we installed it in a old Volvo and the whole turn table floated so it wouldn't skip when you hit bumps

@shamibull8972 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is a legend

@FogRawS50 4 жыл бұрын

Squash Air Freshener is a must, right under the A-track tapes.

@AliasHSW 3 жыл бұрын

@Larry - I’m impressed that you only mentioned your beloved once in this series. 😆

@raymonddon8875 Жыл бұрын

love it... from england!

@jenny1joshi1 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful

@feardabrow 3 жыл бұрын

🇵🇭 represent!

@Hectorszenshopedc 3 жыл бұрын

Corolla for every duty... 💯

@nashgill1062 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car

@markymonteleyola7494 3 жыл бұрын

Shout out from the Philippines 🇵🇭

@randyledford6496 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool story ☺️

@dattepo7534 3 жыл бұрын

Thing is beautiful

@Mustardmartin 4 жыл бұрын

I love those horns !

@dailygrindescape2598 3 жыл бұрын

Sympathetic wire tuck. Ima use that

@dominiqueleblanc2193 3 жыл бұрын

I wish those could be available in Canada!

@user-xh2vn6gs7p 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I didn’t realize this is the same big mike social with the ship horns! Get him to do a feature or at !least get him to bring out some of his bigger ship horns and turn them loose in the canyon! Please! Them shits is awesome!

@jsleeio 3 жыл бұрын

Larry you should ask Mike if he plans to also restore a Sport 800 to match the 2000GT ;-) He would never fit in it to drive it, I think, but it would be awesome to see anyway, they're a super dope car

@yanjijay6752 4 жыл бұрын

Zamn 😍 one sweet bad@$$ looking car indeed an antic to

@bigharrykochenbauls4567 3 жыл бұрын

I do the exact same thing with coins and trinkets that I find in my restorations LOL I think it's good Juju.. ✌😑👍

@oioracing 3 жыл бұрын

This man needs to be watching our channel :)

@EvendimataE 3 жыл бұрын

would be nice if they will make again brake lights similar to those

@FrictionShifter 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine Nads and Mike in one episode, geeking on Toyota Corollas and Hondas.

@jameslitteken2655 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet ride ! They totally skipped over the samurai handle on the E brake

@zombie4034 4 жыл бұрын

Best turbo sound in Forza horizon 3

@fauzisulaiman8578 3 жыл бұрын

Cool... Yeah awesome

@mrboatshoe 3 жыл бұрын

Damn Larry! You gonna cause a fight between him and his wife with you driving it first 😂😂😂

@mehdimohamed6291 4 жыл бұрын

Cleaaannnn

@orvillesicat157 3 жыл бұрын

Jt’s car and big mike who’s next larry way to go Filipino car community there in the us

@andytruuu 3 жыл бұрын

What camera do you use? and lens? GOALS

@MitchC-vr8nw 3 жыл бұрын

My aim with my Toyota Chaser is to maintain it like Mike has with his Corollas

@mitchellthibeault6759 4 жыл бұрын

Drop the clutch and lil man gooooos

@EveryTongue 3 жыл бұрын

Intros👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@pices229 3 жыл бұрын

Popped his Mango cherry. Hahaha

@craigs6380 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, it even has 8-track 😊

@pittsy162 4 жыл бұрын

If I won the lottery today, tomorrow morning I would pay Mike enough money to quit his day job forever, build me my own LHD version of this car, and a carbon copy of his rally car, and then spend the rest of his life in retirement. Everything he touches turns out perfect in every way.

@MaddoxWR144 Жыл бұрын

For that buy a ke25 and put the 2tg engine in it