My Little Friends

[MaximusPsychosis]

Hello all,

 

Yeah this is my 1st time (and I may be in the wrong area as usual)...

 

I'm happy to say that I own the good old KE70 stocky along side is the AE80 stocky, but here is my dilemma:-

 

The KE70 has been off the road for over 5 years and slowly rotting away in my yard, I would love to get it going again but I’m lacking the money. The old girl has a loud knocking every revolution (eheh, revelation, the hell?), my guess is it’s the toque converter, it has to be loose. She also suffers from the case of rust, firm the undercoat to the muffler, so that needs a little fixing. I got her for nothing, she was given to me.

 

My current project though is my new car, the AE80. I got this one for $400, a small steal. This one has a few things that may impede the blue-slip. Firstly, tires, yeah, bald on the inside of the front. The second is the exhaust system, it may be in good nick, but there is a patch, I believe that this is not acceptable under the NSW legislation; I may look into it more. Thirdly, the windscreen, that as a small rounded crack on the passenger’s side, this is something that I’m not to sure that it may not pass with. All up, I’m looking at another $700 for a cheap fix up. For a car that is going to be used to get a license in, the 2A-C will suffice in there, even though it take 1 minute to get 1KM/h faster... or will it be because of one of the drum brakes are locked up :laff:

 

Now it’s all good to have both cars, but the blue KE70 I may sell to get some cash to pay for some of the repair cost of the AE80. To get the KE70 on the road, this may cost some more, it looks cheaper and easer to get the AE80 working.

On the other hand, for the technical side of the forums (I think I may repost this question there):

 

Can the 2 cars have most parts interchangeable? (I know the lights will, but can the carbie and other fun parts?)

 

Or is it worth selling the blue car as-is/part by part?

 

Or, hold onto the blue girl, so when I get a better income I can fix her up?

 

Edit: the pictures:-

 

my AE80

 

The rusty KE70

Edited October 24, 2008 by MaximusPsychosis

[MaximusPsychosis]

Well, no one told me that the wheels on the KE70 won’t fit on the AE80! That was a disappointment! The tires on the KE70 are in better nick then the AE80.

 

Anyway the AE80 may need wheel alignment, or there is something broken, because the front wheels are wearing on the inside of the treads.

 

An update on the exhort system; the mechanics said that it can pass with the patch, just as long as it doesn’t leek.

[Golberg]

I'm my opinion, flog the KE70 off. You wont get much for it, but you should get something. Most of the parts from a KE70 are not interchangeable with you AE80 unfortunately.

 

Now you'll probably find a lot more rust in the KE70 when you go looking for it too. I binned my first 2 AE71's because they were too rusty, and I also do a 1 day a week course in panel beating if that says anything. Finally found a real minter and I've hung onto it. Whilst the KE70 will be more fun than an AE80 because its RWD I'd say get a better condition one further down the track when you have money.

 

Or use the KE70 now as a paddock basher and have some fun.

[MaximusPsychosis]

I'll hate let got of the old girl, but you're right, she's not worth holding onto... So, I'm guessing, selling the girl part by part would be harder, but I may get the most out of it? or the whole thing for less? that would be easier... she isn't going to the yard, they would want $50 for the lot...

 

Just a thought, to be a poor-man modder... but I'll post this in the General Automotive Discussion section or engine conversion section would probably be better.

[ke30dude]

I will give you $200 for the kesev and I am in leeton!

[MaximusPsychosis]

heh, looking at your project "the Knockabout ke70", I know exactly were you are, I might even go knocking on your door with the car out front ;-) hell even, I've seen your car just down the road from me, 'tis a small world...

 

Why not, I'd love to see the old girl on the road again, but she is only worth the scrap; She's yours, once I get her kicking over again and we finalize everything. (i don't think we need to "finalize" this in the "for sale" section, do we?)

 

hey, $200 isn't to bad, that will be enough to get the other car on the road...

 

More info on the AE80, leaky drum brake on the left, needs fixing/replacing; only one of the front wheels are waring, on the right side.

[ke30dude]

My kesev is way too rusty to see the road again, figures I might have been able to do a manual conversion to yours and such!

 

I am home most afternoons, if all 3 cars are home then we are :D

[ke30dude]

How did you go getting that second brake drum off?

 

This blokes cars are the same as mine! full of computer junk!

[MaximusPsychosis]

got it off with a heavy hammer, a 5mm steel strip, elbow grease and patience… sorry for the lack of adding to this section, laptop is dead, so no pictures (laptop has Bluetooth and that’s how I get my pic’s) (and maybe because I don’t have the net, I have to borrow someone else’s, yeah, I’m poor… so that makes me a little lazy on adding content)

 

Well, got the drums off, replaced the old worn cylinder, replaced the shoes, and refitted the drums… now theses shoes were 1mm larger that the drum, so it was a tight fit (made one wheel not move); so we took it for a spin around the block, we all know what happens when the brakes are tight, smoking!

 

Going to install a new cylinder for the other side maybe this weekend, I will try to add pictures of that little drama then.

 

ohh, also pics of the going of the KE70...

[anastasios]

does a ke70 even have a torque convertor?

[MaximusPsychosis]

I believed it did (thought to be loose, that’s reasons for the knocking), but ask KE30dude, he has the car now, you'll see it on his "Knockabout KE70" project.

[ke30dude]

does a ke70 even have a torque convertor?

Auto ones do, there was no torque coming out of that 4k to convert though lol.

 

And it now has a nice manual in it :jamie: