ke30dude

Arrgh, I have trouble finding KE anything out here, and there is a pile of them right here. ;) Well done.

I have bought brand new guards for the front, hopefull arriving next week. I went to dads house today and knocked off a ke30 bumper, front apron and bonnet that were floating about, will have a half decent front on it within a week or so. Here is a pic of the fron all stripped off. I must get a drivers window, I have a spare door somewhere I can steal one from. It has been pissing down rain for a week now.

I got it in an email the otherday, it was Japan this time!

LOL looks like somone has had a huge mothafockin compression session in your car. :P

My old vk, murdered ao much drivetrain in the old girl, spent countless weekends and boxes of beer doing work on it. After all that I sold it to some kid for $200 without the wheels.

Love the old MK1 triumph, mum used to have a grey one, it had been around the clock twice before the rear main gave out and mum killed it. That was back in 91' and mum still misses that car.

KE%% never came with a 3k anyway.

Nice as, I just bought one in about the same condition for $50AUD however you have the much rarer 2 door.

Hell yeah, I have that as my main ringtone.

Great wagon mate, especially for free, super reliable old beast.

I Lol'ed. A bigger exhaust wont make much extra power. I remember a while ago that having a muffler removed and a pipe put in instead was about $50.

Moar sanding today, Only planned to do the roof and boot, the missus decided to have a go at the rear 1/4 I think she did pretty good! it only took her ab out 15 mins.

Sad to hear, you should get a good pay out from the other driver though? If yes you might be ale to get another one but a bit newer?

Thats true also, it will do the job for now as it is untouched. :bash:

I did a little today, rubbed back most of the chickenshit paint on the drivers side, no major damage to be found on that side apart from the bent guard. My steering is way out of wack the wheels point in toward one another pretty badly, does not turn left well at all, hopefully my good steering box, new pitman and idler arms will fix this. EDIT: atleast the writing next to the toyota badge is true.

Ok, my bad google showed nothing, my olf ke30 had a 3k-c I always thought the 4k-u was a dished piston type so 3k-u might have been the same..

I just found this on my ke30, am I reading the sticker right or have I stuffed up. Lots of grease and oil stuck on for everyone lol.

Picked it up this afternoon, the main shell is straight and mostly rust free (thats the important part), the 3k is still pretty healthy, it also has a jap diff which I will be swapping for a borgy so I can put the axles in my ke20.

Nice, my family had a 4wd wagon one of them, it finally died all together at 610+ tousand k, original 3a never opened. Look afer it and it will look after you :wink:

Remove any hanging panels, back seat, windscreens, etc. Your $200 could be easily spent on a decent service of the motor, that would reap the most reward, since it hasnt got to last for long just leave the aircleaner off, get some new plugs, leads and play with your timing and tuning.

can't get it home for two weeks, a mate of mine with a trailer and suitable car (If you call a chev subruban "bourbon" a car) to tow is up in sydney with his LJ torana drag car, he will bring it here for a carton of beer. Or I could be impatient and use the current owners ute and pay $66 for a half day. Will make steady progress on this one, no big bills anymore, we own a house now (instead of saving for one lol).

That is definately a sigma badge, generally found on the chrysler sigmas, not the mitsu ones.

If it is fuel, I would be suspecting the new pump, did you fit the thick spacer between the block and pump.

Geez, a long list, I will probably forget a few here and there. All listed in brand order 1. suzuki hatch 550cc Cubed after crashing 2. suzuki hatch 800cc cubed after blowing motor 3. suzuki hatch 800cc cubed after pulling motor out 4. suzuki hatch 550cc, upgraded to 800cc from last one, big doof doof system 5. suzuki hatch 800 automatic, cubed after pulling motor as it dailed RWC for rust. 6. suzuki hatch 550cc stripped for parts. 7. suzuki bongo van type thing, 500cc 2 stroke RWD, sold. 8. XD falcon 250ci crossflow 4sp manual. Sold. 9. XF falcon 3sp manual, still have it, out of reg. 10. ford escort mk1 2 door, 1.3 hi comp, went hard as, sold. 11. vb sle commodore, 253 v8, cubed. 12. vb commodore, 202, stripped and cubed, 13. vb sle commodore 253 v8, 3" exhaust, trimatic, dragway indy's. Part way through resto. 14. vc commodore, 202 auto. cubed 15. vh commodore, 202 manual, cubed. 16. vh commodore wagon. Cubed. 17. vh commodore RB30 conversion, canary yellow, sold. 18. vh commodore 173, cubed. 19. vk commodore, 202, 17" vyss mags, huge doof doof system, manual, 2.5" pipe. sold. 20. Vs commodore, lime green, 18" mags, 3.8L, slotted brakes, 2.5" pipe, Still have. 21. VL exec, RB30, cubed after reg ran out. 22. VH ex interceptor, 308 auto, still have. 23. Leyland mini S. Cubed. 24. leyland mini clubman, still have. 25. leyland moke. still have. 26. Morris mini 850, sold. 27. GK sigma, sold. 28. ke20 corolla, cubed due to rust issues. 29. ke20 corolla, long term project, still have. 30. ke26 4 door, long term project, still have. 31. ke30 4 door, still have (for now) 32. ke30 4 door, just bought. 33. ke70, cubed. 34. ke70 auto, 4sp conversion, flat front conversion, still have. 35. zze122r corolla, used daily. I think that is it.

Well, it appears I might finally get a good stab at a ke30 again, the red one I had in the beginning of this thread was missing many parts, as when dad cleaned out the old shed he chucked a lot of it by accident. I still have that shell and will be using it for parts on...... Another 30, apart from a light hit to the front where the original (from new) owner sold it to a pair of kids to paddock bash the F**K out of it and took to it with spray cans, it isn't too bad, and for $50 I am not complaining. It even has a left hand mirror! 3K 4sp, Originally it was orange (just like my first one was), No rust in main shell (country car). Plans? Fix the 3k, fit spare bonnet and guards , very quick spray in original colour, CRUISE. I will post pics as soon as I arrange someone to go get it for me, I don't have a tow car anymore :P