Ke70 Slanty To Flat Front Conversion

[ke30dude]

I tried searching but didnt come up with a lot on this.

 

My flat front ke70 is more or less rooted from rust apart from the bolt on panels.

 

I just looked at a slanty front with a lot less rust than mine.

 

Is there anything stopping me from swapping all the front panels and painting the whole lot to match or will I need to bring in the welder and grinder?

 

Thanks for any input.

[Scoobzd]

it should be bolt on panels, the only thing you might find is that the doors are diff, slanty front have the side mirros built into the doors where the flat fronts have guard mirrors etc.

 

the only problem you may encounter would be the headlight mounting points but you should get past those.

 

 

Andrew

[DearmanKE]

you will need front guards, bonnet, beaver panel and bit behind bonnet(the grill where the water shoots out from) from your flat front

 

yes the mirrors on the doors are different but that is the only thing, don't goto the trouble of getting flat front door or doors just to have th orginial flat from mirrors,

 

aswell as wall lights obviously

 

you may have to drill new holes in the rad support

you wont need a welder, you might need a grinder but i doubt it

 

have a drill handy when you go to do it

 

 

where the flat fronts have mirrors bolted to the side of the doors

 

fixed for you :jamie:

Edited November 1, 2008 by Shizotimang

[ke30dude]

Cheers, I like the flat front better, so it doesnt sound too hard. Will have a hack at it when it runs out of rego. Might write up a how to.

[Philbo]

+1 in favour of the "how to" write up :jamie:

[OniBerserker]

+1 in favour of the "how to" write up |blink|

 

+1