Time-lapse all you want! The production of this video is broadcast quality with killer music, superior editing, and creative FX. Looking forward to your solution for that body work. Thank you, Sarah. 👍👍👍

Your dedication to your projects is unsurpassed 👍 much respect ✊

The narration during time lapse was perfect. I think I heard crickets chirping after your comment on making a dent! You explain your process so well. I actually now "get" you and appreciate all you do.

Kudos to Angel for his highly valuable contribution to the project. I shiver when thinking that you used to do everything just by yourself.

Yes, down the rabbit hole we go!!!

It’s Team Sarah to the rescue. The Dragon is in great hands. Charlie doing his part. Sarah and Angel beating up the sanding thing on their end. Poor cameras as this is not a clean environment for them. It isn’t as easy as it looks in time lapse. You and your team’s determination and dedication shine through it all! Press on warriors!

People don’t realize how much work goes into stripping a car to metal, and then add the task of recording all the work, that’s got to be like double the work. Your videos are always interesting, educational and fun. You’ve come a long way from working in your garage! I look forward to new videos. Love your channel! Appreciate all the great content!

Lot's of fun! The deep sanding marks... that shows that whoever did the bondo job did it right. They're necessary for proper adhesion of the bondo. I've said it before and I'll say it again... get one of the cheap sandblasters from harbor freight to use on those small spots and areas that are hard to sand! I owned a body shop. I've done stripping your way and the chemical way... the little sanblaster is a wonderful addition to your tool arsenal. And by the way, I've blasted whole cars before and with very little effort it's easy to blast withour warping anything. Always love the videos.

Well, Sarah, now I know what a whistle biscuit is. 😖🤣 Oh, and I like the voice over. Works really well!

I've said this before, the effort you put in is what separates you from the rest of KZfaq in my opinion, the awkward little details you tackle is what makes your cars beautiful in the end and your content captivating to watch. Please never change that!

I laughed so hard at the RH question. You handled that perfectly👏

So happy this wonderful car has such a dedicated hero in its corner. Mad respect, Sarah!

Beautiful work you 3 are doing.

Great job looking after the ants Sarah. Wow you really are into this project deep. You are doing a gret job hun. Keep it up.

Holy crap that was a lot of work. Awesome how you explained about the heat, and how it can warp the metal. Brilliant 👍

I have been in my recliner with a hurt back and cant stop watching your videos. I have done several restorations in my life so I understand all that you are doing. Holy moly Sarah, your attention to detail, cleaning the nooks and crannies that wont even be seen and fixing every little thing. Looking for a new sticker for the door handle!?? So glad to see I am not the only one who appreciates quality work. Your videos are perfectly done, right amount of humor with the proper amount of instruction. I have an 89 toyota pick up I am about to tear into soon, thanks for the motivation to get on it. Bill

You're doing a great work. And the video was very funny and entertaining to watch.

Cant wait to see more progress Great Job Sarah and Angel 😎👍🤟

It’s so satisfying watching the paint and filler giving way to that shiny, shiny metal underneath. Aside from that bit of crash damage, the condition of the bodywork is amazing for its age.

Subtly watching the clouds whisk by in the glass reflections showed how MUCH of a time-lapse that really was. Lots' o 'work, great job !

Really great job! All the hard work on this will truly make this one of your best projects yet!

The time lapse is quite satisfying seeing transformed to shiny bare metal. Great work again.

Cut a hole in a bread bag & use painters tape to attach it to the lens of the camera. You can put your hand in the bag to reach the controls, but it keeps most of the dust off the cameras. It works for light rain as well.

Another great video! So glad you got Angel to help you. It is clear the stress is lower on you now as your sense of humor has returned. I find myself listening much closer to these episodes so I won't miss any of the gags!

I loved the time lapse. Especially the clouds reflecting on the glass. Great job as always.

I'm very happy to see you and Speed Academy giving this gen of Celica the attention they deserve. I sure enjoyed my 1978 Celica from new for six years. It too was in this baby-poop brown color.

I used to make rallycross and autocross (closed circuit gravel racing, not the slalom thing) videos, and we usually cut the bottom of a sandwich bag, and pulled it onto the camera, and taped it to the lens. This way you can still access the buttons, but have it covered from most of the dust.

Time lapse/Shmime lapse, your videos are always top notch! I have never had the pleasure of witnessing the level of dedication and ambition that you bring to your projects from any other ' Tuber. Your on-camera presence is captivating, to say the least, your sense of humor...enchanting. I love this channel.

I enjoyed this one. The commentary over the video was ideal.

Hey Sarah, I’m presently working on a relatively small project concerning the restoration of a 2001 Vespa. The paint was actually in decent condition. Long story shorter, one day earlier this Fall I stupidly left it outside the garage during a particularly windy day (resting on its sidestand). Suddenly, it plopped over onto its side. Despite it being a tough lil monocoque chassis, the paint on the hind quarters suffered moderate scratches. I’ve got some stripping to do now. Thank goodness I have been following along with all of this series! Thanks to your extremely helpful and detailed video here, I managed to source an inexpensive die grinder and whistle brisket setup of my own, just perfect for the job. I appreciate you so much and truly love your channel. You rock!

Had to pick my jaw up in awe several times. This is class A++ work, all documented with your amazing video work. You, Angel and Charlie make a stellar team!! So. Much. Work!

That was a lot of work to go through for you and Angel. You are so committed to doing a great job Sarah and the end result will show all of this.

+1 on the powder coating and the POR 15 on the behind the grill area. Your videos are always interesting.

Offdamrkt Fab Works 👈🏻 have a feeling this guy might come in handy in the future! Favorite build ever! 😊

Always glad to watch a new one! Still getting caught up on the old ones. Your attention to detail is unmatched. I knew why you hadn't pulled the glass ;)

You two are making real progress and doing excellent work along the way.

Kudos to you guys. It takes a huge amount of time and dedication to go to those extremes.

Bristle disc! Thanks for the shout-out! 😂

Aloha Miss Sarah. Thanks for all you do!

Hey Sarah, I'm sure you've had a million people offer advice about tools on this subject, but.... I've done a bit of this on bike bodywork and found that a cheaper alternative to whistlebiscuits for stripping paint on is a radial flap wheel, not a flap disc like you'd use for weld finishing but a flap wheel like a Klingspor wsm617 or equivalent, they're non destructive to the metal but eat paint like ants eat chicken meat. Go several grades coarser than you think you want as they have a gentle cusioned action you can get away with a coarser grit, 40g works like 80g would on a sander. Keep up the excellent work and ffs give those poor cameras a dust off ;-)

The choice of music during time-lapses **chef's kiss**

Great job - you are a natural.

I was grindin' on the body of my Ford Fairlane ....the other day. (true, thanks for the tool tips)

Very cool. I sold a 1975 Celica GT to go to my first concert. It was 1990 I was 15 years old . It went to a scrap yard . The show was 91X Fest in San Diego. B52s head lined plus, Ziggy Marley, The Might Be Giants, The Cramps, Butt Hole Surfers and more.

Painstaking dedication to doing it right 👏🏻👏🏻

I think this is my favorite project of yours love your Channel nice work❤

Thank you for what you and Mr. Cake do. Have been out of restoration game for over 20 years clad to see new generation who love cars.

Incredible amount of body work. I've been restoring a motorcycle, but I prefer a functional restoration, more focused in the mechanical part than aesthetics. That way I won't be too afraid of using it as it was designed for, to be ridden.

In the 51 years I’ve spent looking at and admiring Toyota Celicas, I’ve never noticed that the stylized “C” formed the shape of a dragon! Mahalo for pointing that out!

Really liked how you narrated over the Timelapse portions. Very professional!!! Great job Sarah, Angel and Charlie!! First class team!!

Amazing progress. Apparently I watch too much KZfaq, because I hear the same "royalty free" music everywhere, but I've gotta say your music selection is just great. I'm sure you pay a subscription or have to buy rights to use some of your tunes, but it is noticed and well appreciated. The music when you went after the adhesive on the roof was fire, and the Adele remix/instrumental was cool too. Bummer about the rear 1/4, but I'm sure you guys will get it so much better than it was before, and honestly it looked fine.

Along with all the determination, and skills, and hard work - your humor is like a languid river... it just goes with the flow. Changing direction easily as it encounters things. 🙂

You Go Girl. Looking forward to the finished product. You are ready for your own television show.

I started using POR-15 in the mid-1990s and the past few years I had the coatings fail on parts after a year or two while 10-20 year old applications looked better. I switched to Master Series Mastercoat paints and epoxy topcoats a few years ago and I'm much happier with them. I've lived in the northeast since birth, so I do everything I can to make my vehicles last in this climate.

I'm enjoying every step of the way! Great build!

You're doing a great job on this project. Please enjoy the process don't sweat the small stuff in retro spec it's all small stuff. Take time for you as well. We'll be here supporting you from this side of the screen. Much love to you and your dedication.

Awesome! Totally enjoying this

You know, you need a break. Your doing a fantastic job and the last few videos following you through this build have been brilliant. Take a break..... Rome wasn't built in a day. 😊❤😊

If you're looking for some ceramic DA paper options and you don't wanna spring for Cubitron, try Finixa or Sunmight Ceramic. They're about half the cost of 3M.

You can tell this is gonna be beautiful when Sarah is done. Awesome work Sarah!!

I am not sure of the level of difficulty but, to keep the dust out you could connect the 'out' hose of your shop vac to pressurize the cabin. And,, really nice job, this is going to be NICE!

I used to do this stuff with DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft before switching over to line maintenance on same birds. The same rules regarding oil-canning apply, ie: keep the heat down and when in doubt, either slow down or switch to paint stripper. There is another method (that I never got to try) that involves wet-blasting, ie: bead-blasting with water. It's very fast and removes old body filler like it isn't even there. But the potential for warpage is very real, so not worth the risk. Walnut blasting may be an option though if pressures can be kept low enough to avoid oil-canning.

This show makes Monday great

Caan wait to see how the damaged rear quarter panel will be handled. 😮

You could keep an overpressure in the vehicle to keep the dust out. My off-road caravan uses a suction filter and a fan to keep the cabin pressurised, thus stopping dust and dirt from entering the cabin. We use the same principle in electrical buildings of nuclear power plants, and I do the same thing with my PC.

For the body damage on that passenger side quarter you may want to consider in acquiring a stud welder. That way the dents may be pulled by means of a slide hammer. Afterward the studs can be cut and ground flush.

Sarah and MR cake the effort and friendship you show are heartwarming and joy to watch ❤😊

awesome job on the video. It's hard to pick the best parts out of hundreds of hours of video but you did it. Can't wait to see the next one.

Sarah is the most inspiring hardest working and extremely talented gal on the youtube tv

I’ve always liked these cars but the more I watch your videos on it the more I like it, I’m so impressed with your subtle taste in your builds.

Thanks for the memories. My sister and her husband had just bought a brand new 73 Celica GT when I returned from Vietnam in Dec 72. I remember thinking I would REALLY like to own one someday. Ended up "settling" on my dream car, a 1970 Boss 302 Mustang when I returned from overseas in Mar 74. Still have it, still drive it. Will be looking forward to your progress -- really like your "mods" so far, especially the V8.....

It is truly amazing how much time it takes to strip a car. Your extra time on the details and hard work overall is much appreciated.

that was the best video i've seen in a long time. very well done

To remove paint i use graphitti removal discs . They rip the paint right off instantly .

Your dedication to your craft is insane!! Everything you do is done right. Awesome video!

You both did an excellent job off stripping off the paint. I’m sure you can fix the damaged areas without using too much filler.

nobody can doubt your determination that's for sure doing this the 1960's way. when I started working on my truck when was 13 I sanded everything by hand too, but there are better ways now and we now have a "dustless" media blaster so so so much faster but a mess. POR15 is our go to for chassis parts works well.

I think YT is robbing Sarah, as soon as I got the notification it showed 46 likes, but zero views. Sarah deserves better YT! 🤬

Every super hero worth their salt has a side kick, you, have an Angel. Best ever!

Honestly, you have to be a lucky car to have someone put some much time and love into saving you...... Only cars that get worked on by real enthusiasts ever get this kind of treatment. A professional shop, unless its a "Money no object" build overseen every step of the way by a knowledgeable owner, will never go this far! Amazing stuff.....

Fantastic dedication to detail. Needs to be done.

Loved the reflection on the front and read windshields of the moving clouds during the time lapse. Nice that the weather cooperated and provided them. And a nice decision to do the voice over on the time lapse.

Your really moving on this car. It’s going to be done in no time

Excellent work. Love the amount of commitment.

Having help is really keeping your segments moving along .. hard work. Those that work at body shops have to love this.

Great Job Sarah on taken-off the old paint on ur v8 Celica..

Looking forward to seeing you and the cake take on the body work

Now it looks like a proper "time machine"!

I think that Celica would look sick nardo grey with black chrome wheels and trim and some of the period correct blue window tent on the side windows

You are doing the most kick ass build in the world. I had a 1980 Celica gt probably the funest car I owned. Was able to corner and slide that car and keep up with 5.0 mustangs in corners super excited to see it done. Keep it coming!!

Well hello internet Sarah

If no one has done sanding before, they have no idea how time consuming it is. If you want it done right that is. Alas, you got it done. That rear quarter panel though! 😲😔. Gonna be an interesting time with that.. That was an obscure translation at the end. 😂😂

Massive amount of work!

Thanks for showing us all your hard work. Whistle biscuits to the rescue! Looks awesome!

Thank you so much for telling us how long things take. It helps us choose our battles. Or prepare for them.

I enjoy all your videos, but I admit this Celica project has quickly become a favorite of mine: I like the car and the way you're handling the project, it's truly fascinating to watch and I always look forward to new updates. Thank you Sarah, keep it up!

The level of detail you take is insane! That’s why I can’t get enough of your vids!

I have been waiting for the strip! Oh you mean the car,

Fantastic couple of videos Sarah, great work by all 3 of you.. Amazing what you can get done with the right tools!(& Skillsets!) Looking forward to the next one! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

whistle biscuit, muffin drum.. Thanks, i have updated my vocabulary. These will be fun to get in trouble with..