Robski
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Getting prepared to spend a day in the garage with Betsy on Wednesday (if everything goes to plan). I have my daily booked in for a service so the mechanic will drop me off at home then pick me up in the arvo when they have finished, door to door service. So I will be without transport. However I have today gone and gotten supplies so that the clean up / rust repair / rust removal can begin. I will post more pics after Wednesday.
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Looks good man I'll have to keep an eye on the progress, and good luck with the apprenticeship. May have to get together for a cruise once they are both finished. Thanks again for the support.
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BETSY UPDATE: This little KE30 continues to blow me away. Last night my mate Brad came over and our goal was to 1. Remove the engine (the all powerful 3K), 2. Remove the fuel tank, and 3. Dispose of any non working or un-salvageable items from the 3k. AND VWALLA!!!! the strip out of Betsy is almost complete, just have to now finish labeling and removing the rest of the wiring loom and then remove the rest of the glass. I would like to give a big thanks to Brad & Alex for assisting with the removal and disposal of the engine etc. and as can be seen from some of the photos some mechanics 101 classes between Brad and Alex were also entertaining to watch and listen to (we all love chicks who enjoy getting their hands dirty under the bonnet of a car). GO ALEX!!!! I also have a few KE30 / 3K items that would be very worthwhile for a 3K rebuild, I will post them once they are all cleaned up and PRETTY!! But if there is something you are after in particular please don't hesitate to PM me.
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Well never driven the 3k, bought the car without a running engine. No big loss there.
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Yeah I'm not chasing 350-400rwhp. I think that around the 200rwkw (approx 270rwhp) will be more than enough for the likes of a KE30. Anyways that is quite a few steps down the road LOL, need to finish stripping/gutting Betsy and then comes the panel work. :bash: As for the green, as stated before, I don't think I will be keeping that colour. What happened to your old KE30 Mark?? If you don't mind me asking. :thumbsup:
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Quick update stripped back almost complete. Gutted the interior and took off most of the chrome goodies, all that needs to happen now is the engine/transmission to be removed, as well as the rest of the wiring, exhaust and windows, then the fun can begin with the rust repair. Had a mate of mine come over to take a look at Betsy today (he is a 40 year vetran panel beater). He gave her a good look over and then asked "Where did you find this one?" I told him that a guy contacted me and it went from there, and when I asked why he replied "She is straight, has next to no rust and has never been in a accident of any sort!!" So SWEEEEEET!!!! I think I found a good one. One other good thing about my mate Vince coming over for a catch up was that he just picked up his new 300C SRT8. When he pulled it into the driveway he threw me the keys and said "Let's go for a spin." Well all I have to say is WOW, 6.4L HEMI, talk about luxury + GO!!! As well as that I think I have now found the colour that Betsy will be painted, check out the pics of Vince's new ride. Oh and as you can see in one of the photos, when I removed the parcel shelf I found a nice surprise of ............ wait for it ........... a very large ANT COLONY!!! Let's just say the Morteen got a work out. Anyway here are a few more pics of the deconstruction process, stay tuned for more soon.
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Cheers Josh. Well just taking it slow (very slow) at the moment, just had too much to do in the backyard (priority). But almost completed strip down. As for colour, I have a few ideas but just depends which one is at the top of my list when it comes to that part (hopefully not too far away). I don't want to go overboard with the power, I will be more concerned with the power delivery so gear ratios and suspension set up. So my goal is around 200-220kwatw (which for a small car like the KE30, I feel, will be more than enough). With the engine mounts I'm just considering buying them from Jordanrolla, he seems to have good feedback from others and his mounts look well made, just saves a lot of headaches. Gearbox mounts I haven't really thought of yet for that will be a while before the engine goes in, but I'll research that a little later. Suspension, I've been talking to some other people on here and there are SOOOOOO many options, just haven't yet sifted through it all to make my decision. What about you???
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Cheers Josh, I have almost finished the tear down, just got the engine/trans and the exhaust to go. Then it will be rust repair, as well as sending all the other bits and pieces off to be chromed and the dash will go off to the dashboard doctor to be done. Just need to get the time to put in which is a little thin at the moment. Will add more photos soon.
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Moving along great mate. What paint did you use on the brakes??? I just have heard of some people painting their brakes all nice and shiny and then within a month of driving they look like crap. Anyway the progress is great, crossmember looks great, and good luck with the wheels, keep me informed of the outcome.
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Cheers Corey I'll PM you when I have a weekend off and we can meet up. :yes: Anyway, thought I would bring everyone up to speed with what has been done on Betsy so far. I finally got some time on the 19.08.13 to have a good look at her. A mate of mine, Brad, decided to come over and have a look at my recent purchase and it was soon apparent to both of us that STAGE 1 of the build would be WEEDING!!! As can be seen in the photos there was a large amount of grass from the transmission down to the diff. I actually had to use some sheers to cut the grass, which was around 5cm thick, away from the entire length of the drive shaft (there was even grass inside the car that had come up through the handbrake and auto shifter LOL). Although once this had all been removed (3hrs later) the final result was quite astonishing!!! There is NO RUST in the floor pans, sills, and the entire undercarriage of the car looks cleaner than any project I have worked on before. Next stage will be stripping the interior, dash, wiring loom and anything else on the exterior or interior that can be removed, so as to find the true extent of the repairs that are needed to bring Betsy back up to pristine condition before painting. Meanwhile I have been doing some reading about different types of media blasting and their pros and cons. On a couple of hot rod restoration sites they suggested that you don't take it back to bare metal if the original paint is still in reasonable condition. They explained this by stating that the original paint was applied under the best possible conditions in the factory therefore if you can don't remove it. They continued explaining that you should just repair any rust spots then scuff up the original paint with some 240-320 grit and then prime, undercoat and paint over the top. Now me not being as well rehearsed in restorations as some of you guys and gals would like to hear your thoughts on this. Anyway here are the pics of STAGE 1: WEEDING
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Hi guys and gals, I would like to introduce you to Betsy, a 1975 KE30 4 door with no working engine. I purchased her on the 15.08.13. She looked rather straight and upon inspection I could not find any significant rust spots so I organised for the sellers dad (a tow truck driver) to drop her off at my door and handed over the money. I will be updating this post as often as I can, but unfortunately I have a new house and a lot of other jobs to deal with so just gotta remember "SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE" (but I just want her done NOW). The plans are to strip her down repair any rust found, paint, full interior, and then drop a SR20DET into her with a R31 cut down diff (Borg Warner 4.11 with 28' spline) and a few other bits and pieces as you will see. Aiming for around 200-220kwatw but we will see how we go. Power delivery is my main goal, as to make it as smooth and efficient as possible, so I will most likely put more work into the suspension set up than the engine at the start. Anyway just wanted to introduce Betsy to you and keep posted for updates. Cheers Robski
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Congrats Mick on the trophy you picked up mate, Daisy looks amazing. The new rocker cover looks great and it is those little details that make Daisy stand out from the crowd. You are certainly the benchmark when it comes to KE30's (in my opinion) .......... no offence to Marty. LOL. :yes:
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Yeah thanks Mick, I realized that after I posted the comment, pays to read ahead in a post before making a comment. Hoping to get some strip down time on Betsy this weekend, looking to have all the interior removed and possibly some of the engine. Wanna really start moving on it so I can get her off to media blasting hopefully in a week or two. Should be starting a build blog sometime soon as well, been taking lots of pics.
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Hey mate great progress in such a short period of time, and if you have Mick and Marty in your corner I'm sure this build will be nothing but amazing. Eager to see the progress, for I am looking at a similar build, just with manual. Looking at 4 door KE30 on Thursday (hope it is straight and rust free) so that I can begin. This will be my first Rolla build so hoping it goes as well as my previous builds (Mini's and Civic). Anyway good luck and post lots and lots of pics, so that I can catch up LOL.
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WOW Mick, The engine looks so clean and the car looks as though it was built with that engine in it from the factory. Can't wait to begin my next project (first Rolla project). I'm still tossing up between the tried and tested SR20DET or the F20C. I have loved the V-Tec and their Mild/Wild Cam for some time now so I am leaning that way. Possibly picking up a 4 door KE30 on Thursday, fingers crossed. In all a thorough build that you should be very happy with.
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Marty and Mick, Your cars have to be some of the most detailed and clean rides on the site (apologies to everyone else, personal opinion). I may be new to the Rollers but I am hunting for a K30 as we speak (4 door or 2, not fussed). I love the whole Retro Roller look that you are/were going for, Mick, but there is no denying that the engine conversion and the full custom streeter look that Marty has (minus that orange grill, sorry, the carbon looks soooo much better) is the path we will all eventually head down. Keep up the great work guys and hopefully soon I'll be bending your ear on some modification ideas of my own. Rob
