guitar mad Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 ok so probably another stupid question to those of you who know , but i have a ke 30 1978 auto ,and a ke55 1981 manual, need to know are the 2 cars running the same chassis ,and what main parts are interchangeable mainly need to know can i use the ke30 engine xmember into the ke55????are they the same xmember are the ke30 and ke55 gearbox tunnel the same???? are the rear leaf springs interchangable??? and lastly the front steering components ,are they the same,ie lower arms tierods etc this is a bit backwards to go forwards but i want to put a sr20 in the ke30 which is pretty ruff and unregistered,get it all set up in the ke30 ,mounts fuel system ,suspension etc and then swap it all in to the ke55 once its all sorted ,so i can continue to drive my 55 that is still registered ,mental????????? yeah probably but hay its a good option for my situation, any help with my questions be great thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towe001 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 ok so probably another stupid question to those of you who know , but i have a ke 30 1978 auto ,and a ke55 1981 manual, need to know are the 2 cars running the same chassis ,and what main parts are interchangeable mainly need to know can i use the ke30 engine xmember into the ke55????are they the same xmember are the ke30 and ke55 gearbox tunnel the same???? Yes are the rear leaf springs interchangable??? Yes and lastly the front steering components ,are they the same,ie lower arms tierods etc Yes The only real difference between them is the gearbox mounts - the ke30 has both - auto and manual mounts. The ke55 has only the mounts for what gearbox was used in the car - such as yours will have the mounts for the manual box, if it came with the auto it'd only have the mounts for the auto. There is other odds and sods but with a bit of a search on the forum you'll find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falken_KE30 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 there is round and square headlights, various grills, think 2 different rear lights. interior changes, some have vynal some have cloth ect some had left and right mirrors, others had just drivers side., the bumpers vary The KE55 had a rear swaybar unless it was the early KE55. Think JiP mentioned something about Intrusion bars in doors? THe KE30 dash is different to the KE55. But the basic shape, floor pan, and drivetrain is the same.. apart from what Towe said about the Gearbox crossmembers and their holes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Both KE30 and KE55 have "vinyl and cloth models". The xx KE55 is the only other model, apart from the panelvan with a passenger side mirror. The Update KE55 (1980/1981) had a rear swaybar and the front swaybar was thicker. KE55's were heavier and had intrusion bars in their doors. Tho I believe some of the late update KE30's had them too as my 78 KE30 has them. And the early KE30 dash was different from the late KE30 dash, the late KE30 dash was the same as the KE55 dash Update KE55's had an FM radio. Thats all I can think of right now, but there are tons of changes between models and years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Door trims are different - KE30 and early KE55 have door cards which stop about 5cm from the top of the door (leaving a body-colour metal strip), late-model KE55 ones go all the way to the top. Don't think you can swap them for this reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Tho early KE30 trims are also different to the late KE30/early KE55 ones. The vinyl is different and so is the pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Both KE30 and KE55 have "vinyl and cloth models". The xx KE55 is the only other model, apart from the panelvan with a passenger side mirror. The Update KE55 (1980/1981) had a rear swaybar and the front swaybar was thicker. KE55's were heavier and had intrusion bars in their doors. Tho I believe some of the late update KE30's had them too as my 78 KE30 has them. And the early KE30 dash was different from the late KE30 dash, the late KE30 dash was the same as the KE55 dash Update KE55's had an FM radio. Thats all I can think of right now, but there are tons of changes between models and years. mines a 1980 ke55 and has no rear sway bar, and front sway bar is thick as a pencil???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverra23 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 mines a 1980 ke55 and has no rear sway bar, and front sway bar is thick as a pencil???? Clearly you have the early 80 one then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Clearly you have the early 80 one then. i had a spare eb rear sway bar and i was test fitting it just then and looks like weld the D bush brackets to the diff and the links will to chassis and heeyyyy presto :sob::D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towe001 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 mines a 1980 ke55 and has no rear sway bar, and front sway bar is thick as a pencil???? Clearly you have the early 80 one then. :sob: as clear as mud that one. But then again mines a 1980 model '55 with a ke30 grill, bonnet and tail lights but with a late '55 dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Well obviously yours has been played with and or crashed into someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towe001 Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Well obviously yours has been played with and or crashed into someone. Urm, well, the front left corner was crushed in or at least from what i'm guessing and, urm, its being played with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcareless Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 "The xx KE55 is the only other model, apart from the panelvan with a passenger side mirror." I there guys, off topic, but i am about to start work on restoring a ke55 xx and am having trouble finding what make them an xx to start with, just want to make sure I include everything it may well have had. Any help/link would be very helpful and appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clapped out Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Velour trim, 5 speed, optional air con, colour coded bumpers, factory alloys, factory tape deck in the centre console, under glove box tray...................that's all I can think of now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanical Sympathy Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 + boot lid plastic trim that dissolves in sunlight, XX badges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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