TRD ke70 Posted December 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Engine compartment sanding. Engine compartment primed and ready for paint, should be painted tomorrow if all goes well. Hoping to have the rest of the shell finished over Xmas and then it's only a matter of rebuilding the engine, transfering the gearbox and diff, re-wiring the car, running brake and fuel lines, and building a new fuel tank. Not much really. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD ke70 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Engine compartment all painted, now on to the door jams next week then hopefully the rest of the body over xmas. New engine parts turn up this week along with some other goodies, roof vent should be here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD ke70 Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Windscreen has been fitted so it wouldn't get broken, also the TRD sticker was done at the same time, now just have to keep it covered if we do any grinding. Tony has sanded the jams to get them ready for primer and paint Working on the doors at the moment, just primer-ed the doors, the insides will be painted then bolted to the car. Hopefully next weekend we'll be ready to fit the doors to the car. Still lots to do, but the goal is the have the shell/body work finished over xmas then we can start to install everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medicine_Man Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Awesome stuff, Can't believe how close it is now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 w00000t :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irokin Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 pr0n. can't wait to see this thing screaming through the forests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD ke70 Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Waiting for the crank to arrive and then the engine can go to the machine shop, cams are here too. Roof vent arrived today, should be installed over xmas. Just need Teddy to come back so i can get the other vent now. Alloy pulley's have arrived as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD ke70 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Painted the door jams today, mmm nice shiny paint!!! Tomorrow will be finishing off the inside of the door and then they'll be bolted to the car. Inside the boot where the seal goes will be finished off and painted too, hopefully. Then all the panels can be bolted to the car and then the panel beating will begin, and if all goes well she will have a coat of paint within the next couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corollaart Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Good to see some progress on this one ,been waiting for a while for a up date. Well built so far so good :) :P :y: . rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD ke70 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Well paint is starting to go on to the panels. I have painted 3 doors and 2 guards, shame i have to re-paint one of the guards as dust got into the paint and it looks like shit, even for a rally car. Tony is progressing nicely with the back guards and is hoping to finish them on Thursday. I should have the roof vents finished on Wednesday so the roof and back guards can be painted hopefully Friday. Still have to strip the bonnet and boot, also panel beat the lower apron, has a bit of damage from previous rally's. Very happy with how it's looking considering the rust repairs it's had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD ke70 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 So all the panel work is finally done!!! Tomorrow it should have paint on the car and then it's just the bonnet and boot to paint. I must be nut's!! worked til 8.30 on years eve to get primer on it. :) Anyhow it should be worth it tomorrow when it's got paint on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD ke70 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Well it finally has paint on it!!! We are now slowly putting it back together. Just have the bonnet and boot to paint, that should be fairly easy. I think it's come up well considering what we started with and how much rust it had in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xany Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Looks awesome guys, i'd be interested in coming and having a looksee over the weekend if you will let me. lol Pm me a time and the address i can come have a look! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KE70slider Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 mines blue :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD ke70 Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 so i didn't quite get the bonnet and boot finished, but don't care as the car looks great. She's off her stands and on it's wheel now, we have started slowly putting it back together. Trying to clean and check everything as we go. Oh, there is a reason or two we painted it white, in a night rally, throw a light under the car in servicing and the white reflects it. Also it's a very neutral color for sponsors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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