My Ke 11

[TOMMYS Ke 11]

Hey guys here are the photos only used phone camera not the greatest pics :(

[ro11in#22]

Hey mate i was in swan hill for tradie i seen the car was most disappointed i loved it i have a get i hope one will look as good as it did good luck with getting it back up and going if you need parts Jst ask i may have it

[TOMMYS Ke 11]

hi there all rolla fans just got the bad news insurance are going to wright it of so looks like we start again on version 3 will keep you up dated.

[ro11in#22]

I have a few ke10 11s if your interested let me know

[silverra23]

Try and buy the wreck back from them.

 

Great shame to see all that hard work go up in smoke.

 

What was the cause of the fire?

[TOMMYS Ke 11]

hi there rolla fans Thomas dad here just letting you know we already have the rolla at home and although the insurance wrote it of it was only on what they describe as a minor defect so we can rebuild & reregister same body so as said earlier version 3 will only be a hell of a lot tougher and better. So we will be looking for a good straight bonnet if any one can help please give me a call (Stuart) on 0428 574248 after hours it would be much appresiated. And yes we will probaly stay with the 4k build or maybe go 5k bottom end if i can get some flat top piston? any help in that direction would be great as we have three 5k engines to play with. Have been looking but with no luck yet every one seems to have the deap dish pistons.So by for now and we will keep you updated.Sorry was asked what may have caused the fire ; not real shure but at a guess i reacon it may have picked up a bit of shit in the fuel line and blocked one of the carby floats causing it to flood up and backfire through it igniting in a ball of fire(as i said only guessing)

Edited September 21, 2011 by TOMMYS Ke 11

[SLO-030]

Shit son! Feel for ya mate :sob:

 

Hope to see the progress from this to V3.0!

[TOMMYS Ke 11]

I have a few ke10 11s if your interested let me know

hi Robert Stuart here Thomas dad just wondering where in Vic you live and do you have a good straight bonnet for ke11 as i have already started the rebuild ifso give me a call 0428 574248 thanks mate.

[TOMMYS Ke 11]

Hi there all just thought id bring you up to date where we are at with Thomas little rolla we have stripped the motor down and have decided to go 5K block with his 4K bottom end(nite-rided crank) and his 4K head with another set of kawasaki 900 quad carbys. Have already stripped the front of the body had it sand blasted and got it etch primed, rubbed back the rest of the body ready to paint the whole car AGAIN just hopeing the bonnet on the doner car is OK ill have to get Thomas to put some pictures up as that is out of my limits on these bloody computer things HAHA I'm the old fellar still learning we will keep you updated Stuart.

[kickn5k]

Hi Stuart, sorry I haven't called back(left phone at mates place yesterday arvo)I'm waiting to hear back from supplier on maybe being able to get something sorted with a flat top(proper flat top) with out having to take as much off the block as we discussed the other night.

keep you posted should findout tomorrow.

 

Stu.

[TOMMYS Ke 11]

Hi Stuart, sorry I haven't called back(left phone at mates place yesterday arvo)I'm waiting to hear back from supplier on maybe being able to get something sorted with a flat top(proper flat top) with out having to take as much off the block as we discussed the other night.

keep you posted should findout tomorrow.

 

Stu.

Thanks Stu have dropped head into mechanic to cc it for me, he has looked at it and reacons he will do a little more work on it around the valves in the compression chamber as we are now going with the 5K block he is a pretty switched on mechanic who looks after 15+ off road buggys pushing out some big numbers as well as a number of speedway cars he has his own dyno. He was looking at our cam specs after we run the last motor in on the dyno and feels that we may need to up the compression a little to get the best out of the cam grind we have if you like i can fax you a copy of our specs for you to have a look at thanks Stuart.

[TOMMYS Ke 11]

Hi all havent been on for while so i will bring you up to date, I have finished the disce brake rear end i used rmr30 skyline rotors & calipers and with a slight modification was able to use the original hand brake cable configuration, we have fitted Otomoto adjustable coil overs and castor tops. I have also modified the front cross member & wishbones for more adjustment(pictures coming soon)also new whiteline 22mm swaybar and nolethene rear leaf bushes,1inch lowering blocks for the rear,Stu from Kickn5K has been a great help in setting us with all rebuild kit to build the new 4k/5k configuration motor we are going to build (thanks heaps Stu)Body is all preped and ready for yet another fresh coat of TNT orange. Have ordered all auto meter guages from the states (cheaper than local)Thomas has got all his sound system worked out and last but not least we will look into a full under bonet FIRE EXTINGUISHER not going down this road again.As i said photos coming soon as i will have to get Thomas to down load them for me,all going well back on road in 2 weeks.

 

Thanks Stuart.

 

Does anybody know what size wheel ofset will fit the ke11 looking at 15 by 7inch rims?????

 

Cheers

[kickn5k]

Haha yeah no dramas. Lifters turned out to be wrong ones so I should get the right ones tomorrow and I'll get them on express post straight away.

 

Stu.

[TOMMYS Ke 11]

hey guys here are some photos that were taken a few weeks back there is a lot more progress then this but i thought id see how many pics i can get up enjoy Dad is doing an awesome job kinda got the whole rebuilding ke11's down pat now :)

[TOMMYS Ke 11]

Here are some pics of the new adjustable front set up ;)More to come as it is now complete!!