Ke70 Racecar Project

[lappy]

so many projects on the go good luck. Do you find all these corolla's in the snow? lol. Looks like a few interesting projects keep us posted :P

Edited December 11, 2006 by lappy

[David[RL]]

now I've bought another car LOL

it's a te72 liftback :)

 

it's imported from USA in 1982.. the car from '80 so I guess it has a very funny diff ratio that is 100% unusable

it got a 3T engine with T50 gearbox, the engine doesn't run, and I haven't really checked out what's wrong with it yet, but it seems that it doesn't have compression..

 

anyway.. 3T engines wasn't a option here in norway so it's very rare.. so I'm thinking about maybe building a 3T-G and bore it to 2liter instead of the 4A-GE turbo..

 

the car was owned by a 13year old kid that DESTROYED it ;)

so I'm just going to remove all the parts that's worth saving then send the car to the wreckers so I get my money back

 

it also had some nice wheels that I'm going to clean up.. does anyone know the name on them??

 

here's a picture of the ugly car

[Medicine_Man]

They 13" or 14" in Australia here the 13" would come off a KE70/AE71 Corolla CSX, 14" Would come off a Corona..

[Mayorov]

David, I want to buy driveshaft!

And tail lights!

[David[RL]]

sorry but the tail lights are destroyed by the previous owner and the driveshaft I need for myself

 

 

now I got the enginebay in the ke70 painted.. started to fit all the parts again

I did also modify the clutch pedal using te72 pedalbox with ae86 pedal giving me 1-2mm clearance between the brake booster and clutch pump, I had a big problem with the clutch pedal before on my previous setup..

also did reinforce the firewall with a 2mm plate around the clutch pump..

 

I've also started to sort out the suspension... more info later

before the engine goes in I also have to make new brake lines for the front and rear for wilwood adjusting valve and hydraulic handbrake

 

also got new lights

[Teddy]

110% awesome as always ;)

[David[RL]]

 

currently working on the front suspension..

 

in a few months this car is going to be running

I've mounted the engine now as you can see

the todo list is:

buy new brake discs and pads for the front

reshim the lsd

new brake lines from the hydraulic brake to rear axle and on the rear axle itself

buy new tires ( advan a048 semi slicks )

make mount for the kevlar bucket seats

almost all electrical is going to be rewired

make new exhaust

shave some weight..

+ alot more

[David[RL]]

 

 

new update.. currently working on the electrical..

[Teddy]

oh i love your threads. Always good :D

[Medicine_Man]

Wow, It has come a long way scince I last looked..

[LittleRedSpirit]

I am so fascinated to see how your rally style bodywork pans out, will be fantastic. Well done mate, very keen to see updates.

[David[RL]]

I don't think those flares will ever be finished...

it's too much work for me to do..

 

small update:

more wiring.. hehe.. still alot left..

 

also got a new tachometer since my old one stopped working

not exactly brand new but who cares?

 

and a picture of the te71 :D

[David[RL]]

now I'm 99% finished with the wiring.. only thing left is to connect tachometer, etc

 

but the engine is not 100% straigt.. you can see it on the picture below..

the engine is mounted up perfectly but don't know why... crossmember is correct, engine mounts is also correct..

I know the engine is supposed to leaning 5degrees to the left.. but this is more like 7degrees+++

 

 

 

also I need to use some flares.. I think I'm going to buy some fibreglass flares on ebay that are 7cm wide.. ( stock is 4cm )

as you can see on the picture the wheels are sticking alot out.. and they are mounted without brake discs.. so it will stick out 7mm more

so if I buy those 7cm flares I will have under 1cm clearance..

[Medicine_Man]

Engine looks like it is sitting fine, Think you are being overly critical myself..

[Teddy]

You need to come live in australia. Be sure to get a container, bring over all your amazing projects, and put a few of your woman's of choice in the container as well.

 

Looking awesometronic as always :jamie: !