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On 3/30/2025 at 5:01 PM, parrot said:
Have had an enjoyable hour searching the forum and seeing all the old names whilst researching what is involved in putting a KE2x column into a KE15.
Should I fit the entire KE2x column/steering box, or fit the KE2x column to the KE15 steering box, if that is even possible? Comparing side by side it is clear I would need to use the KE15 pitman arm. The bolt pattern to the rail is extremely close although the KE2x box uses M10's rather than M8's. No I'm not interested in converting it to R & P.
Hoping Tommys Ke 11 is still here as he featured in the most informative threads without saying how he did it. As was kickn5K.
Must be a Stuart thing.
Those shifty Stuart fellas, not divulging their secrets!!🤣
In my defence my column was changed 15yrs before I bought it and I've owned it for close to 20yrs. I asked my boss today and he can't remember exactly what he'd done.
I will have my head under the dash on Sunday removing the dead alarm so I can get it driving again. I'll take some photos with measurements if that helps.
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I can make whatever you need here in OZ.
Going to be pretty close to $2k for 4cyl set with rings, pins and clips.
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COULD be if it's been shortened and been changed from cart springs to coil springs with a panhard bar.
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On 1/21/2022 at 7:00 PM, Banjo said:
Hey Col . . . . don't forget . . . Rome wasn't built in a day, & neither is Josh's Evo, it appears; or Project Binky's Mini, for that matter.
Comment: I start to go to sleep watching Blinky episodes these days.
"Rome wasn't built in a day" is an adage attesting to the need for time, to create great things. It is the usual English translation of a medieval French phrase, Rome ne fu[t] pas faite toute en un jour, from about 1190 AD"
Anyway, I'm loving this Orange Cake thread, when we finally get to it.
Cheers Banjo
Nothing to do with race car stuff ever goes to plan.
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Everyone talking rc conversions while I'm here doing the sums on how much ethanol could be distilled with a backyard still.
In all seriousness the motor tech is pretty much there(brushless rc motors are no better now than 15yr ago) it's the battery size, weight and volatility. I've had one LiPo fire in 20yrs of club level offroad RC racing and I'm pedantic on battery maintenance and charging. Once I can get an EV Ute that will get me from the Mornington peninsula to Eildon and back on a charge with my 14ish foot ski boat on the back I'll be all about it. How effortless would towing be with a metric F'ton of torque at the hit of the foot operated speed controller. 🤣
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I'm on the Mornington peninsula so not far away. I can sort you out with anything K motor related. I'll pm you my number when I'm back from my trip.
Stu
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1 hour ago, parrot said:
Nah, Classic Japan is where it's at!
Yep cars and bikes. Bet they don't get told WHEN they can leave though.
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On 4/13/2021 at 9:56 AM, LittleRedSpirit said:
I'm so not moved by the GR yaris.
Me, either. In saying that it's fairly good performance wise for the money.
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If you're thinking second hand I'd really highly recommend an oil consumption test done. If new rotate it for a new one before warranty runs out.
With a 1mm,1mm,1.75mm ring package on the vw/audi 1.8t and 2.0t aren't built for longevity. We have a fix at work(it actually kept us open over the real strict lockdowns) so even a second hand one with high oil consumption on the cheap is not a bad idea. I've just built a forged engine for a friends R. The factory gasket kit is poison though at almost 2k trade.
They can also have cam tension issues going by the amount of valve "kissed" pistons I've seen.
BUT don't let any of what I've said as a negative about the car itself. The GTI is my preference of the hot hatch department, it drives a lot lighter and more "flickable" than the R.
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Try "Ralf Guastella motors" in Brunswick. Really good with anything really but Matthew has had a few KE's.
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12 hours ago, Jono.C said:
What are you thinking diff wise? Escort or something larger?
Probably go a shortened r31 borgy with billet axles. Got another block on the way but it's only a 3 rib, it is std bore though and with the crank cradle and a resin/grout fill it should get me by for a while.
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Pretty happy with how these turned out.
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These arrived yesterday, should make the refurbished wheels look even better.
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Yeah we're going to require photos when it arrives mate.
The noise could be a manifold gasket leak(can sometimes present like a metallic tick), but like altezza mentioned hydro lifters can stick when left to sit for years.
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Big thanks to Tazrx for these. Will get a bit of a birthday over the next month or so, not in a massive hurry as I've got to sort out my diff situation to run the 114.3 wheels.
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Ordered an extreme clutch just need to confirm a guestimate torque figure of a 350rwkw, 1600cc, 36psi engine.
Gotta get in touch with Jordan "ke conversions" and see of he's still doing mounts and pedal box mods.
Oh yeah the spare block is 1mm over bore so I guess I'll be making a set of pistons for it now then too. I may get a bit engineering materials geeky and make some 5mm wall M238 pins for it too.
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20 hours ago, parrot said:
Personal defence weapon? For the forthcoming zombie apocalypse??
Yeah it is actually. It will enable me to purchase sticky, sticky rubber at a reasonable price to not have to lift off for any corners(except the hairpins) on the black spur to get to my boat and such at Eildon. Haha.
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Just teasing.
Thanks Taz!!
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You can get the hose Dave is talking about here. https://aidex.com.au/
It won't come with the bends though, being they are less than 1km from work if you need I can run over there(on a day I'm working) pick some up and post it to you.
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On 8/27/2020 at 1:45 PM, parrot said:
NZ have proved this, the question is how did it get back in there again.
Same way it was let back into Victoria. Inept muppets controlling hotel quarantine. But at least Jacinda took a 20% pay cut, our Muppet Dan gave himself a 12%(near $50k) pay rise!! Seriously who takes a pay rise in a pandemic?
I never said it wasn't serious, just sick of getting blamed for something that the person who is blaming, caused 95+% of.
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And then there is this one.
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This is the BS we are dealing with in commietoria.
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3 hours ago, parrot said:
Do you take him on occasionally (and get whupped by the look of him)? Looks a lot of fun
My experience is never trust a grom, last time I did it wasn't a new "small jump line" it was a lead in for a near 40ft jump over a road(road gap), saw it early and used all of my 8" diameter hydraulic disk brakes to stop the first time. I followed him in a year later and managed to not die.
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10 hours ago, Taz_Rx said:
Ooh I didn't know you were a mountain biker Stu! Byron and I are off to Derby tomorrow. We normally spend most weekends these days doing dirty jumps somewhere.
You've probably never seen his YouTube channel....I don't exactly plug out here.
Yeah mate, I've hang long travel bikes since about 2007. As long as I can shuttle or session short sections on the way down I'm good these days. That's a nice Norco they've built the best bang for buck rigids since I can remember.
I'll give him a sub mate, f'me they grow up quick!! I remember you posting a photo or two when he was a toddler.
Collapsible steering into KE15
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I'll jack it up and get some photos of the steering box setup and how it all connects for you too.