July 15, 201016 yr Author comment_451986 More photos New Protex brake hose Replacement manual starter motor after a clean. The doner Ae71 still has a few good CSX parts and panels, the interior has veleuor trim covered by two sets of covers, it still has the CSX LH mirror, boot release and fuel popper. But the body is rusty under the fresh paint. Tacho Dash Edited July 15, 201016 yr by "The Mint KE70" Report
July 25, 201016 yr Author comment_454309 Took the ke home for the weekend just to clear the cob webs as its been a couple of months and took some quick photos of the pair.... Report
July 25, 201016 yr Author comment_454315 Worth $400.00 back in 82. The pinnacle of 80's audio. They don't make them like this anymore. Report
July 25, 201016 yr Author comment_454342 Haha cheers Dropz! The radio itself plays crystal clear, and when the equalizer is turned on it literally boosts the sound like anything. All the voice bars on the display panel light up similiar to knight rider. Only the carboard cones in the rear speaker vibrate, and under the boost provided by the equalizer it makes it more noticeable. But I still love it, very advanced for its time. Report
July 27, 201016 yr Author comment_454875 A few months back I was in talks with a writer for a new automotive magazine titled Retro Autos, he wanted to know a little info about the ke70 and ae71, how I became involved with Corolla etc, etc. After explaining the story he requested some pictures and over the period of a few months between correspondance he wrote up an article titled Department of Youth. A brief rundown was anyone in their mid/late teens who owned an original classic or retro car was welome to write in to contribute their piece. Meeting the criteria I submitted a brief intro about myself and shortly after I was contacted by the writer who was keenly interested in hearing more.... He is interested in hearing from more enthusiasts, such as rollaclub members who own a car thats relatively original. Eg standard looking on the outside but with a different motor or stereo system.... Here is a picture of the issue, and my spread is on pg 76-77 Report
July 27, 201016 yr comment_454882 Very nice Ben :jamie: I have the last issue and now must definitely buy the current issue! Congrats Report
July 27, 201016 yr comment_454949 Such an amazing pair! Well done on the magazine article dude. Report
July 27, 201016 yr comment_454951 A few months back I was in talks with a writer for a new automotive magazine titled Retro Autos, he wanted to know a little info about the ke70 and ae71, how I became involved with Corolla etc, etc. After explaining the story he requested some pictures and over the period of a few months between correspondance he wrote up an article titled Department of Youth. A brief rundown was anyone in their mid/late teens who owned an original classic or retro car was welome to write in to contribute their piece. Meeting the criteria I submitted a brief intro about myself and shortly after I was contacted by the writer who was keenly interested in hearing more.... He is interested in hearing from more enthusiasts, such as rollaclub members who own a car thats relatively original. Eg standard looking on the outside but with a different motor or stereo system.... Here is a picture of the issue, and my spread is on pg 76-77 two of the best ke and ae out there ben and great to see you getting some serious recognition for your efforts espcially keeping both cars in such prefect stock and original form Report
July 31, 201016 yr Author comment_455865 Thanks for the kind words guys, some more progress has been made towrds the manual conversion. I have now acquired the flexi line for the clutch slave cylinder, this was custom made to lenght as none were in stock, a high performance clutch kit, rear wheel cylinders and brake shoes nearly finish the package. Just the flywheel needs machining and its ready for longer legs. :lolcry: Report
August 8, 201016 yr Author comment_457592 A small update thats an extra step closer to the conversion, I gave the flywheel to a work mates husband who will take care of the machining etc. After removing the pinstripes on Pauls AE71 cs-x I decided to begin work on mine removing the old gold double row stripes in favour of new ones.... what a pain but its worth it! The front passenger guard already the stripe missing so virtually no prep was needed. With the heat gun small sections of the stipe were heated on the front passenger door, and with several persuasions the pin stripe eventaully came off. (Note, avoid heating around the chrome door handles if can....) With a small amount of paint thinner and a few rags the glue came off. I bought two packs of strips, one thick and one thin. I applied the thick one first along the guard followed by the thinner stipe above it. Then the process was repeated for the passenger door. I will do this in stages as its quite time consuming to do. Bottom (thick stripe laid). Stetching the top stripe Front guard finished, de striping the passenger door. After prepping, the bottom (thick stripe) was laid. Dull paint due to thinner. Both stripes are laid and paint is polished up. Edited August 8, 201016 yr by "The Mint KE70" Report
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