My Ke70

Hey, Just thought I'd put my little project out there, it’s the first time I’ve had a go at anything like this. I’m an electronics technician with a desperate need to work on a car lol. Pretty well much my first forum post too…

It’s a shocker of a KE70. Rough as guts body, with the usual minor rust repairs, boot and wheel arches. I reckon its rear ended someone at some point in its life. Had a dint in the front right guard, now fixed but white. Interiors great, clean and doesn’t smell, very comfy too. But it once was full of hay?

Suspensions, well very nautical at the moment. I’ve had better trips in boats.

My major problems the 4-KC, I’m just about ready to take an axe to it. I purchased the car off EBay knowing that it had a blown head gasket, I figured for now I could just get it running for 12ish months and thrash around in it. But no luck at all, I’ve put 2 gaskets on it in a month, still wont seal and it’s been skimmed and all, new bolts. I tried not to skimp on the good bits since I snapped a head bolt the second time around, spent a fortune on a lost cause. The idle is horrible. I also broke part of the emissions bit that hangs off the thermostat housing.

Either I find the worlds cheapest 4-K for a while or hang on for the typical 4A-GE. The reason for keeping a 4-K in it is so I can work on the suspension, get it nice, low and right.

I figure I can get all the good bits out of a AE86 half cut, front suspension, brakes, motor and cross member (please tell me if I’m wrong here?). R31 Pintara diff cut to fit. Stiffer rear suspension. Ill hang onto the 4speed for a while, since its running really well. I’d like a T50 but I can wait. VK-VL fuel pump and setup in the boot.

Will there be any engineering issues? I know nothing on this part.

What I’m trying to achieve is a fairly economical drifter…

I more or less would just like to have a go at it, or even get off my back side and photograph a bit of it (I'm also obsessed with photography). And I’ve fallen in love with Corolla’s since I bought new my 06 Ascent. I’m planning to do as much as I physically can, e.g. learn to weld. I’ve got fairly decent mechanical and electronic skills, yet as of late I’m feeling worse about the mechanical side…

I’m at the end of my rope with the 4-K, any input on the project would be fantastic. I'm also guessing you guys have heard this 100 times before lol.

Thanks, Ethan

Just some average photos in the backyard.