Mr Revhead[RL] Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 well thought id let you all know whats put a halt to my starlet project..... on stands bought for a massive $400 running gear was removed to go into a morrie minor. hence its missing some major and some weird components. mmmboost sold me a 4k, already had a k50 lying around, and scrounged an S leaf housing and a complete ae85 diff so mix and match with. WDE_BDY found the correct (i hope!) drive shaft at a wreckers so that should arrive next week. (huge thanks man!!) freind of mine with a overrated ke70 liftback is coming over monday so i have an example to work with when trying to sort the engine bay wires out. so shouldnt be too far off..... MODIFICATIONS: we all know stock ke70s suck.... so I'm leaving the engine stock as a rock. for now! front suspension consists of: aa63 struts, rebuilt with TRD inserts, cobra springs, mount shop top hats, aa63 brakes and Revhead adjustable arms. front sway bar links changed from stock arm to bar, to strut to bar links rear is lowering blocks, 16mm sway bar and yet to be decided shocks. may go panhard bar aswell in the futre. also using a te71 brake booster, and mitsi FWD steelies. some other pics: painted arm diff brakes finished arms inner arm astina section inside assembly 4k powah!!! made the arms my self, used adjustable section from an astina rear arm, cut ke70 arm, needed 40mm extra length anyway due to positive camber cause by the aa63 steering arms, welded the threaded sections onto an L section and welded it to the ke70 sections. spent hours mucking around with the first one to sort how to do it, then did the 2nd one in like 1/4 the time! lol. they go away for testing next week. so soon we will know if my welding is upto it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Revhead[RL] Posted July 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 some progress! have been getting a few things done.... got my front arms back from testing, all sweet there. rear sway bar is now done. well will be when the paint dries and i can bolt it up! diff mount swaybar link and body mount got the wheels blasted and painted have now got/located all the parts i need to finish, i think!! so on schedule to hit the road around the 20th of next month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Revhead[RL] Posted July 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 more progress. had it on its wheels for the first time last night. didnt get pic as no room to roll it outside, and theres another POS next to it in the shed :twisted: so finished the rear end, put the brakes together. f*** i HATE drums brakes :evil: made up front sway bar links and mounts link front links not far off now! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRV-00S Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 wow, these wild wagons are poppin up every where :evil: At least your doing things the right way around, I bought my wagon with a 4agte and it's a friggin animal to drive with all that power going through the stock brakes/suspension. You'll have to let us know how she handles. Have you got any plans for propulsion once you get it to stop and steer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Revhead[RL] Posted July 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 well i had the struts lying around for the starlet, but seeing as itll be some time before that needs them, and one look at stock ke70 brakes scared me..... i decided to go for those just so happned i had some TRD shocks lying around tha i didnt fit to my previous AE92..... measured them up.... and with 52mm spacers they fit... so i thought why not! future plans for this involve towing and carrying stuff around.... so bigger brakes seemed like a good idea. then found i needed to lengthen the arms to fix the massive positive camber those struts gave it! and rear sway bar is needed for balance as linking the front bar like i have increases its effect. plus the bigger diff means it wont blow up as much :D yes i have plans for more power, a stock 4k is not enough!! they involve a 5k, rebuild, and a certain accessory that previously lived in an AW11 MR2 :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitephyre Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 That looks cool mate.... I've never seen a panelvan with full sized rear windows before. I bet they're rare as albino unicorn shit. mmm, 5KZC(E?) :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Revhead[RL] Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 i wasnt aware they had any other sort of window :evil: they were sold new here, not the most common model, but not what id call rare... certainly more common than 2 door liftbacks, which a mate of mine has a overrated example of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRV-00S Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 I never even noticed it was a two door. Never seen one before, but I like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitephyre Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 i wasnt aware they had any other sort of window :evil: they were sold new here, not the most common model, but not what id call rare... certainly more common than 2 door liftbacks, which a mate of mine has a overrated example of. Most of the ones here in .au have the smaller inner window. Click my signature to see the pics of mine on my website to see the difference :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Revhead[RL] Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 ah yep. i think iv seen JDM ones like that, looks similar to the ke74 which is a highroof model do your middle windows open? mine pop out at the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitephyre Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Nah mine are fixed. I've never seen pop open ones here in .au :evil: Can ya get some pics with the windows open please :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Revhead[RL] Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 yeah will do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h1_roll4 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 i have an 81 ke70 panel van i got metal panels all round on mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Revhead[RL] Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 ok, a bit late but heres a pic of the side windows side window open phase one is now complete, barring paper work. cert guy coming wedensday, all going well tll be road legal the following wedensday :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitephyre Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 oOo that looks spiffy, I want some hehe :D Hey, dang.... you've also got a seat in the back there :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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