Engine bay after shot looks amazing Ben, great work as usual.

 

After I fix the rolla it will definitely needing a going over with a toothbrush and degreaser.

 

Just wondering in your windscreen water container that's a windscreen washing liquid?

Engine bay after shot looks amazing Ben, great work as usual.

 

After I fix the rolla it will definitely needing a going over with a toothbrush and degreaser.

 

Just wondering in your windscreen water container that's a windscreen washing liquid?

 

Thanks, a few hours work with a rag of petrol wiping over pre cleaned surfaces :)

 

Blue liquid in the windscreen washer bottle is that solution from Turtle Wax, I think its called "bug off" with a cartooney picture on the front. I have never used the washer in the time I have owned this, but did so on the ae71 and it cleaned fine.

Edited November 9, 201114 yr by Ben-89

Read through this thread over a few days, and I have to say, after seeing all the work that has gone into your cars, it's really impressive. Very tasteful too as most would have no idea unless they knew these cars.

 

Your attention to detail is second to none, I've got a bit of surface rust on my AE93 at the top of the windscreens and around the doors, whats the best way of getting rid of the rust without damaging the surrounding paint?

 

And were you at a Coffee, Cars, Donuts meet a couple months back at Glen Waverley? Saw a very similar looking KE70, if not the same car itself there.

Read through this thread over a few days, and I have to say, after seeing all the work that has gone into your cars, it's really impressive. Very tasteful too as most would have no idea unless they knew these cars.

 

Your attention to detail is second to none, I've got a bit of surface rust on my AE93 at the top of the windscreens and around the doors, whats the best way of getting rid of the rust without damaging the surrounding paint?

 

And were you at a Coffee, Cars, Donuts meet a couple months back at Glen Waverley? Saw a very similar looking KE70, if not the same car itself there.

 

Chris its enthusiasts such as your self who appreciate this which gives me the buzz to do this. Typically the issue with surface rust above the windscreen was due to the window trims put in by Toyota. Being a multi piece trim of 3 main lengths while it allowed for flexing it also allowed moisture, water and dust which would turn to dirt accumilate. Also, as the trims moved they would wear the paint down just enough to expose raw metal and with the moisture and dirt underneath it would rust. Its very common and can be found on the sv21 Camrys which feature the same trim design.

 

I'm a little unsure on the surface around the doors though? pop up a pic in your rides thread and I may be able to address it :y:

 

 

If you intend on keeping the long term it would be wise to remove the windscreen and clean the whole recess and repaint while blending into the roof.

 

Yes that is my ke70 you saw :) , Your ae93 was the white series 1 I'm assuming? Nothing like an original SX, there was a charcoal series two as well.

Edited November 12, 201114 yr by Ben-89

Chris its enthusiasts such as your self who appreciate this which gives me the buzz to do this. Typically the issue with surface rust above the windscreen was due to the window trims put in by Toyota. Being a multi piece trim of 3 main lengths while it allowed for flexing it also allowed moisture, water and dust which would turn to dirt accumilate. Also, as the trims moved they would wear the paint down just enough to expose raw metal and with the moisture and dirt underneath it would rust. Its very common and can be found on the sv21 Camrys which feature the same trim design.

 

I'm a little unsure on the surface around the doors though? pop up a pic in your rides thread and I may be able to address it :y:

 

 

If you intend on keeping the long term it would be wise to remove the windscreen and clean the whole recess and repaint while blending into the roof.

 

Yes that is my ke70 you saw :) , Your ae93 was the white series 1 I'm assuming? Nothing like an original SX, there was a charcoal series two as well.

 

Yeah the White Series 1 AE93 is mine, currently original but I will be taking a different path of modifying and will add some aftermarket items but not going overboard. The Gunmetal Grey (Charcoal) series 2 belongs to my mate.

 

I'll PM you shortly with pics of the rust on my car.

Back in Melboune a few weekends ago we hosted the first All Japan Day car show, an event hosted many times in other states if I'm not wrong? Got the ke70 all prepped up, and I couldnt believe how much dirt/dust etc I removed from the car from all the little nooks and crannies.

 

Took the grille off clean each bar and the rag was brown, a shot of Nu Finish polish had it glistening. While the grille was off I lightly painted the rad support panel in satin black and continued the mission into the engine bay. Just cleaning things like the chrome airfilter clips left a whole lot reddish brown on the cloth! Then everyones favourite.... the copper fittings for the heater lines came up like a mirror! And a little more Nu Finish on the gloss black airfilter housing beautifull.

 

While working on the heater line I replaced all the clamps with some oem units so its all uniform as I threw them out many years ago when replacing the thermostat housing and offending hose :y: Even the teny tiny ones for the little by pass hose from water pump to thermostat housing :wink:

 

As usual all the external chrome trims above the doors, on the doors, and on the wheels were shot with some polish too, And later some tyre shine. It was the first major event the car has been to and the recognition was very strong. Plenty of people wanting to know of its history, whats been done etc,etc.

 

So in all its livery here are some photos :y:

 

 

 

 

These two are some of the photos gladly taken from Chroma Canvas.

 

 

Some hubcaps I bought at Ballarat Swap Meet, Different? they are now hanging on my garage wall.

those hubcaps will work well with whitewalls brb ill do a photoshop

Looks awesome Ben, as always. I still think it needs to be lowered an inch or two. :y:

 

Josh :cool:

Looking good! Hubcaps do look a little funny, but for some reason they work

That ke70 is so incredibly clean!

 

Do cashie jobs for detailing cars?

While whitewalls probably weren't a factory option for this car, they're still a nice period mod for the car, would go well with those hubcaps as Evan said.

While whitewalls probably weren't a factory option for this car, they're still a nice period mod for the car, would go well with those hubcaps as Evan said.

True, white walls werent a factory option. With the previous tyres which were 12 years old with some paint marker I did a white wall band and it looked okay, but I didnt do it with the new Bridgestones. Hubcaps, popped them on for a bit of fun, they were off the ke30 and ke35 2 door sedan and hardtop in the very early series from 1974. One bloke had three for sale only so I didnt bother asking and three hours later on the oter side of the swap meet there was another guy selling one. So I grabbed that one and went back and the remaining three. Just a pretty hubcap to hang up :y:

 

Sorry Mr Josh, Low is a foreign word for this. :wink:

Eye spy :lolcry:

 

 

Bens ksev brings all the girls to the show, dam right its better then urs, dam right, but he'll have to charge!!!!!

 

 

See ya

 

Jimi

Ha nice jingle to the pic Jimi :thumbsup:

 

I'm getting fussier with age I think :hmm:

 

Well done some more low key tidy ups if you'd call it that. Some of it was in preparation for AJD and then it eventuated into doing things in preparation for its 30th Birthday in March. The Hi Cam badges I have pulled off, they were never ever put on 1982 built Corollas, stupidly I stuck it on 8 years back because it looked "cool" :down: Its much neater without them.

Secondly, back in the day this was getting around with some big hellas on the front. When the front bumper was changed the lights were taken off and never installed. (They are undamaged and weigh an absolute tonne!) Again it looks cleaner without them. There is a red wire which comes from one of the rubber firewall grommets which was for the lights, many friends on here and at AJD noted this imperfection so I have corrected it.

 

Went down to the wreckers and got a lenght of that black tubing trimmed it accordingly, put it on taped it up so it matches and gave it some armourall. I insist its been there for 29 years ;)

 

I decided to replace the radiator hoses, the top one was the never correct profile from the beginning. While I was aware of that 4 years ago I let it go as it never affected the cooling efficency, until Peter Robinson (The Toyota guro of olde) politely advised me of the appropriate hose which was the straw that broke the camels back on All Japan Day. He was one of the people who noted the red wire too.

 

Recently with the radiator out, I gave it a sand back (light rub), undercoated it and gave it few lashings of satin black. SHlong13 gave me the idea :y: I also gave the fan cowling a good wash down with thinner to remove years of forever black and armourall. It now looks better than before - not so tacky. Oh and also the bypass hose too! I replaced the 4K-C and Castrol stickers with a cleaner pair :)

 

I also grabbed a vacuum line from booster to inlet manifold as mine has a few cracks, so as usual I gave it a good clean and blacked it up a bit. Good as new :y: After a few weeks I went down to Centre Rd wreckers, I keep hearing about it and decided to go and got a perfect inlet heater hose assembly, and one Ive been hunting for a long, long time a centre cap :blush: One on the car is all dented in, so after fossiking through two large crates all dad and I could find were ones with the red T centre for corona, celica or cressida. And then dad found the "one"

 

So gave them a good clean up and will put them on when I bring the ke back home.

 

 

 

New hoses L shaped upper, lower and by pass hose. Red wire along firewall, incorrect top hose, too shiny fan cowl, gloss finished all replaced corrected. Also put back on some or the missing oem clamps for the by pass hose etc.

 

Before

 

 

 

Bottom two is todays efforts :y:

 

No before only afters.

 

Shiney :hail:

 

Edited February 21, 201214 yr by Ben-89

Wow ben, wow. Love the atention to detail, thats the way i like it. Wicked work :y:

How did you get the brass so shiney, braso and elbow grease??