5ksev

hey all! my names dan and I'm 17, living on the Gold Coast. I got this ke70 from brisbane about 2 weeks ago.. and plan to do a bit to it.. so i thought i would do a build thread first off, its a 1983 model ke70 with a 5k & 5 speed conversion Gt shocks weber carby extractors 2 1/4" exhaust first off, driving it home from brisbane the throttle return spring snapped, so i put a zip tie to hold it in place till i got home also, on the drive home.. no matter how loud i turned the radio, i just couldnt hear it so i went out and got some new 6x9 speakers also

yeah, i know about that. ( the hoon stuff ) oh okay, so just scrap the polish idea? and yeah, i read somewhere you can just put a 2mm washer at the base of the spring? and by having that cam, and possibly being a " pig on the street " you mean, it will drive normal untill at high rpm when the cam kicks in.. or it will drive worse then normal?

yeah, p plates.. but inturnal stuff dosnt really bother me. i don't really have any achievements in mind.. iv just grown up around engine's my whole life.. and thought it wouldnt hurt pulling one apart and doing work on it, to learn from experiece.. in mind, for the next couple weeks, i plan to: shave, port & polish the head, heavy duty valve springs,all that stuff.. then just the 25-65 270dur cam tune my webber carby new timing gear lighten the fly shimmer the oil pressure valve then in a couple months, most likely rebuld the bottom end and yeah, it will be a road car.. but more of a mess around car..

alright, ill do that on mondaY.. iv taken it off the road last week, and hope to have it back on in a couple weeks.. by getting a " k cam " you mean just a stock cam out of it? if so, thats what i plan to do.. and just re grind it.. also, do you have any idea how i go by working out what compression is good / what i want?

alright, so i don't have to change my lifters to have a re-grinded cam.. glad i got that worked out.. iv been stressing about it all day.. seeing as your at beerwah, or how ever its spelt.. do you know of any places around the gold coast / brisbane that would be able to do my cam? thanks a heap

hey all! my names dan, 17, and I'm new to rolla's.. i recently purchased a 1983 model ke70 with a 5k conversion.. long story short, i pulled the head off today to do some work on it ( shave, port, polish, valve springs ) and i plan to do the cam also.. just wondering, because i have the D pistons.. and hydrolic lifters.. how do i go by re grinding my cam? iv read a few things on here, but still can't work out what to do.. what do i need, to do a solid lifter conversion on a 5k, with a 5k head? also, what will happen if i regring my cam, but not change the lifters? thanks!