ke55_sr20turbo Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Posted February 19, 2009 Hey, Yeah alot to go. No i havnt picked a colour yet..... theres are few i like but depends I'm waiting on samples. got a few in mind. i'll let you all know soon enough! Quote
ke55_sr20turbo Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Posted March 22, 2009 Hey Guys Lots of News, Well first things first. Had a car accident and totaled the KE70. Then whilst going to pick up a car trailer within 3 and a half hours the KE70 Got stolen!!! :P Lost 2 of the boyfriends drayway rims and his car, that I now owe him. kicking myself!!!!!!!!! Quote
ke55_sr20turbo Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) Slowly More Work... Bonet Warped When Paint Stripping. Also filled in all badge holes and Antena Holes. As Usual back right hand qaurter panel is rusted out completely. gotta borrow a mig to fix that soon. I have picked a sky blue metallic, it's by protec paint. looks awesome. Edited May 22, 2009 by nyxvampire Quote
Jason KE30 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Posted March 23, 2009 Damn... sorry to hear about the ksev. Who steals a wrecked car?? lol That bonnet sure is warped. Bloody hell how long did you keep the paint stripper on for?? Quote
ke55_sr20turbo Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Well I sanded the bits I could which apparantly is pretty bad for it anyway, then put the paint stripper on for maybe... half hour then hosed off with a pressure washer. Primed it then went arrr... shit. so yeah sucks ass. havnt seen many bonets the same though, well where i am from anyways, but gotta find one. Edited May 22, 2009 by nyxvampire Quote
ke55_sr20turbo Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Posted May 22, 2009 Hey, Just been migging up some holes. Just gotta grind back into shape. Quote
Murd 55 Posted May 22, 2009 Report Posted May 22, 2009 did u just use mig wire (or filler rods or whatever it is) to fill in the holes and whatnot instead of replacement sheets, that would be a mad idea if it actually is what you did :D Quote
olskool Posted May 22, 2009 Report Posted May 22, 2009 We just used replacement panels. I cut the rear wheel arch section out of one of my cars for her, and then they just tacked them in with the mig. It is the easiest way to do it. Looks good though babe. Coming along slowly but surely. :D Quote
ke55_sr20turbo Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Posted June 14, 2009 Hey Guys, Corollas still going slow .... :yes: I get my P's back on the 18th of this month so I bought a new car to drive in the meantime. 1980 200B Datsun. Nice and clean, extremly well looked after. Cheers. Quote
ke55_sr20turbo Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Posted June 20, 2009 Hey, Grinded back the wield and made smooth. Finally found a good passanger door so I can now get rid of the rusted one. As you can see, I'm still working on that rear corner. Last time we had a go at it with the fibre glass and bog... This time we got rid of that and actually tried weilding it. Now we just gotta work on getting it smooth. LOL! See, The new Ford Festiva panels can come in handy... :bash: used it to mend the rear quarter. Painted the subframe black. Soon we shall be painting the engine bay dropping the 4k back in so it's easier to take it to the spray booth. Found Some of dads parts lying around the shed... should I put this stuff in the KE55??? 4 Link 9" 31 Spline, Full Spool Centre out of an ex Pro Stock car. I should find some GT35 Garrets to go with it what do you's reckon? Cheers. Quote
JJT036 Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) Looks like a great idea... By the time you experiment how it goes in the Ke55, find some engine mounts, experiment with a few bonnets to cut open holes with, find a tranny to go with it, get some new sheetmetal for the tranny tunnel, custom make or buy a tailshaft/driveshaft, experiment with the diff, custom exhaust system, maybe a new steering rack, find a new crossmember for the engine or the gearbox to sit on, and get an engineers ( if you want to get one ). :D I reckon maybe go for simple 5k or 4age or any other Toyota Twin Cam engine there is, a Nissan ca18det or sr20det, or you could rebuild and work the 4k sittin' in it now and slam a 5 speed behind it. But it's not my choice as to what you do to this beast. I'm just puttin out ideas for what you could do to this. Cheers, Josh :bash: Edited June 22, 2009 by ewt Quote
Falken_KE30 Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Looks like a great idea... By the time you experiment how it goes in the Ke55, find some engine mounts, experiment with a few bonnets to cut open holes with, find a tranny to go with it, get some new sheetmetal for the tranny tunnel, custom make or buy a tailshaft/driveshaft, experiment with the diff, custom exhaust system, maybe a new steering rack, find a new crossmember for the engine or the gearbox to sit on, and get an engineers ( if you want to get one ). :) I reckon maybe go for simple 5k or 4age or any other Toyota Twin Cam engine there is, a Nissan ca18det or sr20det, or you could rebuild and work the 4k sittin' in it now and slam a 5 speed behind it. But it's not my choice as to what you do to this beast. I'm just puttin out ideas for what you could do to this. Cheers, Josh :D I think she may have been joking lol :bash: Quote
JJT036 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 I think she may have been joking lol :) Yeah I know. I was just sayin' that if she did go ahead with this idea, they would be the things she'll have to do to these types of rollas. Quote
ke55_sr20turbo Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Posted June 24, 2009 Hey, I know very well about the work involved in any conversion. I would love to put them in there one day. but not for a looonnnggg....... while. I am going to rebuild the 4k maybe put a tiny little turbo on it. for the moment the engine bay is being sprayed so I can put the engine back in and that way its easier to take it to the spray booth. Quote
cuzzo Posted June 24, 2009 Report Posted June 24, 2009 don't worry too much about damaging the ke70. I found that corollas don't like going upside down. :) Just thought id let you guys know as i remember you were a fan of her as was I. RIP my girl Please see my thread here: RIP ol girl Quote
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