Mickoolz Posted March 7, 2007 Report Posted March 7, 2007 Hey guys i've wanted to share this with you guys for a while now just been flat out busy! Some of you may know i bought thrillers panel van back around new year. After procrastinating for a while a mate convinced me to sell him the shell as he's been looking for a pano for yrs to make a rolla ute! I'll keep ya posted on that one! So basically i kept all the good stuff, motor, box, brakes, wiring & ecu and done a complete swap into my coupe! So i thought i'd share it with you guys! Firstly a few photo's Gotta love WD40 Old brakes New brakes No Engine :hmm: New Engine! :P Got more photo's to post, just got to upload em! She is 90% complete, motor's running I pulled out the complete wiring harness from both rolla's and swaped them over along with everything else and it fired first go! I was pretty stoaked, thought i'd definately run into trouble there as electricals isn't my thing! I'll keep you guys posted on my ride now i'm not so busy! Got heaps more to share with ya'll Quote
Bigger Is Better Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 Hey Mickoolz i heard some champ helped you out with a few things on that. Oh yeah thats right it was me. My hillclimber is going to kick your bum. Quote
NICKYG Posted March 9, 2007 Report Posted March 9, 2007 a 4AGE in a KE rolla...........i'm speachless..............its f@$kin awsome!!!!! Quote
HEKTIC Posted March 12, 2007 Report Posted March 12, 2007 i love this car! I'm guessing its the same XB tango orange that miller used and I'm thinking about using on my car? i wish i had a 4age box loom ecu etc that i could just 'swap' across into my coupe lol! what struts are those? xt130? ra40? once again nice car man if you use MSN can you pm it to me or add me or something because I'd like to talk to you about your car more! Quote
Mickoolz Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Posted March 13, 2007 i love this car! I'm guessing its the same XB tango orange that miller used and I'm thinking about using on my car? i wish i had a 4age box loom ecu etc that i could just 'swap' across into my coupe lol! what struts are those? xt130? ra40? once again nice car man if you use MSN can you pm it to me or add me or something because I'd like to talk to you about your car more! Thanks man, i appreciate your interest. Nah it's the Ford GT Blood Orange, it looks a bit different in those pics it's actually a real deep redy orange! Not quite finished painting tho, got to put a top coat of clear on! I'm stoaked, it's coming together really well! They're RA40 Struts with K-MAC adjustable camber, they also allow for more clearance so i can fit my 17's on without them hitting the struts! :D I just added you to MSN. Quote
Mickoolz Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Posted March 13, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the comments guys, appreciate it! Oh n Josh, yeah you're the man! Thanks for the help with everything! You shiny pants H@M@ haha. Mine will kick you're hill climber any day! More about my ride. I've stripped the inside of everything except the dash so i can weld up the hole in my transmission tunnel Here are some more photo's of the progression! Hole in the trans tunnel to weld up Surge tank, fuel pumps. Not completely finished yet. Still gotta secure hose's The Donk! 99% Complete, needs a detail tho! Now just a few pics to show her off! :yes: I've ordered new carpet and in the next week I plan on getting some Autotechnica bucket seats, which fortunately enough, just bolt straight onto the original rails! :D I've got myself an immaculate dash on the way too, thanks to Josh (Bigger is better). Then all that is left is the finishing touches, a bit of detail in the engine bay and the boot and i'll be as happy as a pig in mud! :) Edited March 13, 2007 by Mickoolz Quote
thriller Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) Nice Work!!! I'm keen to see what happens with shell. Did u have any dramas with the swap? pm me Edited April 20, 2007 by thriller Quote
Mickoolz Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Posted August 2, 2007 Hey Guys bit of an update on my ride! She's been sitting around in the weather for a while now, due to lack of funds I haven't been able to finish her off, and she started developing a bit rust so I did as much as I could to get her ready to be finished off while I got some funds together. I decided I had to finish getting her painted so I sent her to a mate's as I didn't have the room or the resources. Here's some photo's of the progress He painted her the same color just 2pac instead of the old acrylic. I need to move the surge tank and finish off the plumbing then all thats left is to put her back together and get an engineers report then she's ready for a blue slip and hopefully get her back on the road! Quote
Tally Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 Nice job any pics of the chev in the background? and also how much can you pick up a decent KE35 coupe like yours for... in stock granny spec condition... are they a good car to modify? Cheers Tally Quote
Mickoolz Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Posted August 3, 2007 Thanks mate, Nah the Chev's not mine its my mates who painted my car for me. Check out the for sale forums theirs a couple of KE35's for sale you could do it up yourself to granny spec! They're good to modify, if you do a search you'll find other threads where members have done conversions, mods etc You'll find some handy tips and great information that'll give you a better idea Cheers, Mick Nice job any pics of the chev in the background? and also how much can you pick up a decent KE35 coupe like yours for... in stock granny spec condition... are they a good car to modify? Cheers Tally Quote
JiP Posted August 3, 2007 Report Posted August 3, 2007 DROOLS. Your car is really coming up nicely. Its turning out to be one HOT ride. :o Quote
Mickoolz Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Posted August 16, 2007 Thanks Jip_01, I'm pretty happy with the progress so far and now a little bit of an update. so my old boy welded some nuts in place for my rubber boot to bolt on over the gear shifter so now I can start fitting my new carpet! :) We also made me up a bracket so i could relocate my surge tank to the other side so i could fit my hi flow filter in and also gives me more room to get a spare in and out! Its so close but I just always get stuck having to do other stuff on weekends lately and haven't had much time to spend on her ;) Anywayz slow and steady wins the race I always say! So I'll leave yaz with some more pics More room for my filter! Still yet to stone tray and bumpers on! Still gotta fit all my new rubbers too! Not long now, I'm hoping a month and she'll be all done, wish me luck guys. Quote
Mickoolz Posted September 1, 2007 Author Report Posted September 1, 2007 A bit of an update on how things are going. I started fitting my new carpet and bolted in the gearshifter rubber boot and also fitted my new Autotechnica bucket seats which conveniently bolt straight up to the original seat rails! :cool: I've also removed my old dash ready for an the new one. In the process of pulling out the dash i thought I'd remove the heater unit and check the heater tap to see if it leaks and sure enough it was leaking. So I bought a universal tap from autopro and some heater hose and cut off the old tap and used the left over pipe and this is what i came up with... Old tap New tap The only other thing i had to do was extend the plastic encased wire that opens and shuts the valve. Other then that it works sweet! :lol: Next a few pics of my new seats and carpet... Finally a few pics to show her off 95% complete Quote
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