kermit55 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 hey guys just aquired myelf an ae71 panelvan for 1000 bucks. ive seen it at my mates workshop for awhile but didnt bother to ask if he was selling her. finally asked and he sold it too me today, so i was like :bash: . shes basically got no rust except for a couple 20c pieces in the door and around the tailgate seal. needs a new radiator and battery for roady but the rest is all good. its missing a few interior bit but f#ck all, and need new carpet throughout. Future mods: 20v definately some lowering white walls sun visor redo all the carpet redo all the masonite and replace with ply sound system, gonna piece a jl based system with maybe a type r12" sub maybe dishy wheels respray flat baby blue or an acid green refiberglass the dash and add gauges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeetsy1 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 jealous :bash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit55 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 yeh mate been searching for so long and found a few that were pricey or rusty.. so stoked mate. just happy i finally got my hands on a panelvan being an ae was just the topping on the cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DouggehKE30 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Verry nice :P Sounds Like it will be sweet after your finished with it. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesseb369 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Awwwwww No fair. haha i can only wish :P Nice find mate. These are too rare for my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit55 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 spent most of 08 trying to find one, gave up and there she was. perfect timing also, had the money and place to put it. shes staying off the road too so ill be sure to post progress pics as i go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeetsy1 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 sorry but this may be a rediculous question - Seeing that AE71's are originally a 1.6L - Does this mean that you can drop a 20v (1.6) in it and only need to change it on the registration paper with no inspection? (directed to adelaide boys) Still the same capacity? just different engine :P ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvaneddy Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 hey nice one, i also have a ae71 panno, seached for a while setteled for a ke70 wagon then sold it to buy my panno, there tops have fun with it, look foward to seeing updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit55 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 sorry but this may be a rediculous question - Seeing that AE71's are originally a 1.6L - Does this mean that you can drop a 20v (1.6) in it and only need to change it on the registration paper with no inspection? (directed to adelaide boys) Still the same capacity? just different engine :P ???? hey mate well I'm pretty sure you'll need an engineer to look over it and mod plated. correct me if I'm wrong guys. yeh going to start pulling her apart this w/e, thinking of giving the 20v a miss because one of my mates is doing a ca18 conversion to his sprinter so getting his smallport for fairly cheap. its the right price so why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit55 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 also guys any clue if the ke70 radiator is any different to the ae, theres a small hole in the core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeAE71 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Smeetsy it is just a matter of changing engine no. in Adelaide. Though there are a number of other issues which will make a 20V illegal here anyway which if you want to know PM me. Mate, nice car. Yes a KE radiator is different to an AE one. Hose positions are different to start with not to mention the size difference. Just get the right one :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit55 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 cheers mate much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit55 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 hey just found out today that one of my roommates is a boiler maker and nearly got his engineers licence. well he doesnt do that anymore thats why i obviously didnt know. oh well that means custom fabrication work for free whoop whoop. so got a few more plans than first thought and they include : Sunroof :P rollbar (boat anchors very smart concept) removing all the water channels, they rust overtime and smooth is the plan shaved tailgate, and doors custom one piece front bar custom grille so so happy when i found that out today... just gotta buy a mig welder. start pulling the interior apart this w/e.... then maybe panels. fingers crossed not to find anymore rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_van_can Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Nice find, I have a KE70 Panno almost looks exacly the same, just the front a little different, it's got the same window setup and everything. Sounds like your is gonna look a lot better with the plans you have for it, mine is twin cam powered, I suggest you do the same :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit55 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Nice find, I have a KE70 Panno almost looks exacly the same, just the front a little different, it's got the same window setup and everything. Sounds like your is gonna look a lot better with the plans you have for it, mine is twin cam powered, I suggest you do the same :P cheers mate. yeh my mates just gotta fund his CA conversion, so when he does i get his smallport TWINKY. good thing that hes running the CA cos hes giving me absolutely everything he doesnt need, so i got myself quite a few spare parts if i need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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