Nostalgia

Hey guys, I read that the ke20 jap diff locating pin is 19mm, are ke26 ones the same size? Cheers, Toby

Yeah but I'm pretty sure thats NOS!

@Rolla van man - hahahahaha "I pay cash now", that's hilarious! Haven't gone to the cops as of yet, don't want to get the guy in trouble unless he screws me around. We have been in touch though, he's not denying anything! Went and picked up pretty good nic 20 rear and front bumpers and an early mesh grille with the badge for $100 today, should all polish up nicely. Not m.int, but will do as spares. I'm going to get a quote for the bumper to be repaired as proof of value, as I can't find any new ones on eBay or anything and they usually go for $400 dammit!

Oh okay good point

Dad told me to keep it private and not bother with the cops. Got quotes today; one place said $150 for only the bottom half of the tailgate under the seam, the others were $600 - $1000, but that includes painting the whole tailgate and removing the glass etc. The paint on the 26 is faded and the white powdery sun stuff now, so I think just doing the bottom half of the tailgate is the best bet because I'll just end up with a glossy tailgate that doesn't match, even after polish etc. One boss I went to didn't even want his employee to bother giving me a quote because "I'll never actually get it done because the paints faded" rah rah rah.. Others were saying things like, "Golden oldie you got there!" As for the bumper, hopefully I'll be heading up north to have a look at one and an early grille this week.

Only insured incase I hit someone else. I'll go into the cops today and file a report.

So I was in a carpark about to reverse into a park when I looked behind me and a 30 year old L plater of a different nationality with a female supervisory driver of another different nationality (not to be named.. :osama: :ninja:) were looking at the park (which was now behind them) whilst driving forward and crashed into me. My rear bumper which used to be m.int is now dented, bent and pushed right up to the body of the car, so I'm not sure how bad it is underneath. My tailgate which also used to be m.int now has a dent in it also, about the length/width of an iPhone. Their car hit the area just above the exhaust, hitting that too. Thank god, because I reckon that stopped it from pushing everything in further, but now that too is on an angle. I'm so cut up. I got out of the car fuming and shaking, but the guy offered his number straight up and said he'll wire me the money, so I'm guessing they have no insurance. I'm not sure what to do. Regarding the bumper, should I find the m.intest I can and get him to pay for it? And with the tailgate, I was thinking about getting some quotes from a body place to do it, then get the money off this guy. I've never had to do this stuff before, and I'm not sure how much the tailgate + paint will cost, am I going about this the right way? Any help would be awesome, thanks. Toby.

Just caught on to this build, it's going to be mental man, I'm so keen for it to be finished :lovin:

Okay so yesterday bought some wheels 4 13x7 hotwires, two with shagged 175/65s & two 90% tread 175/65s not on them yet 4 rwd 626 steelies with 3 okay tyres and 1 smooth as a babies bum, but that doesn't matter as I'll be getting them put on 7inch bands in the future :) $100 oh yeah! Hotwires need some sprucing up, and need some shank nuts but should be all good :) they look good on too, sit just outside of flush and have a little stretch on them. When I get new tyres I'll get some 165s so when I lower it I don't need to modify the guards. Last exam is on Friday, after that I'll make them look all speccy and finally post some photos! Cheers,Toby & George

Got a link man? I'll have to buy one then take it to them to put in

So today I got some quotes for exhausts to be made, 2inch from extractors back with no resonator and sports muffler. I don't want a resonator and really don't like the look of the vertical muffler on 26s, and was thinking of having the muffler half way down under the seats so the cabin doesn't resonate. And then I don't have to look at the muffler, as I want the straight pipe look, and chuck a little angle on it. BUT.. Both places I talked to today said there's no where under the car where I could put it, as it would sit too low. These mufflers are 4inches in the dimension to worry about, does anyone know of any mufflers that are skinnier? Or had any other ideas?

Cheers Phil! :)

Didn't take any, what are you doing tomorrow dude? Wanna come have a look? By the way, buying a set of those extractors off that dude tonight :)

Cheers Leigh! 4k is going well, thought I had a scare in the heat yesterday but was just the fan shroud rattling in high revs haha Found some 13 x 8 jellybeans with tyres in 4 x 110 for $150 yesterday, went back to try them on today and after breaking a socket I found that the lugs weren't long enough.. I don't LOVE the wheels, but they're pretty cool and cheap, so I had a read around and found these "Cheater" nuts that have some extra grab that gives you more grab on the thread further down the hole, but it sounds kinda dodgey. Any ideas?

I had a red one like this, I was going to buy that one with the orange door off the side of the road in South Hobart! But someone (maybe you?) beat me to it by a few minutes! That thing would be SICK for Falls!

RA28GT yeah yours looks fantastic! Hadn't seen those photos before. I'd like a bit of poke, and a little stretch, so I reckon 13x7 -5 with 165/55s will be good. How far have you lowered it front and rear?

If anything I'd put the bigger on the front for more grip. ;) Yeah I'm looking at that too, but with the steelies maybe a polished band. Then roofracks, bozo-esque exhaust with a surprise and we'll be all sweet :) for the time being..

How much for the 165/55s through Sparco? And are 175/60 more available? I know you mentioned needing lots of lowz because of small tyres, but I love this. Maybe you've seen it http://jdm-racing.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/oldschool-crown-wagon.html :lovin:

Yeah, heaps of photos! I've just been mucking around on Will-it-Fit, then looking on tyre websites for availability, and reading around on places like ae86dc. Heaps of people on there were b*tching about how stretch on 7 is stupid, and someone posted a photo of a ksev with 13x7 -30 with 165/55! Scroll down to beige http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/showthread.php/645-The-Wheel-Fitment-Thread/page2?highlight=fitment Obviously it's not heaps of stretch, but I can't find or afford anything bigger than 7 in 4x110. Sometimes I think that 55 is too narrow, but anything bigger and I'll lose the aesthetics I'm looking for. I was thinking about the lows as well, I've been considering Lowered King springs with a coil or 2 cut off, and 2.5 or 3in blocks in the rear. I guess when we test fit yours we can make that judgment :)

Jono that would be mad, thanks man! I can wait, don't like jumping into spending large amounts anyway, would rather be sure :)

Cheers Tally! So 13 x 7 -5 steelies, 165/55 rubber for a little stretch? There's not much room on a 7 for stretch but that's the widest this guy will do.

Anyone know what the offset is for these? I'm looking into getting widened steelies made up, but can only go 25mm either way of the original offset and get 7inch wide MAX (unless someone knows where I could find bigger bands?) so I'm trying to do the maths. Cheers!

Yeah cool I wasn't sure, it hadn't been mentioned and I thought SAK had white walls! You have yourself a mad little bus there mate :D

That is so clean! Looks like SAK WAGZ! What's it got? 4k 4 speed? Oh and welcome to the ke26 owners club :rock: haha

Federal* make 12s, I got mine from Ozzy Tyres, all they had to do was drive to get them from their warehouse. Same day