G'day everyone, I not so long ago bought a Ke18 2 door windowless panelvan from a member on here, so I thought I'd start a small project thread. :bash:

So far I have swapped the silver wheels for a set black ones from a mazda 626 which I had on a ke20 parts car in the backyard

 

* Replaced the pitman arm with a new one which I managed to get from Pabs.

* Pulled out the original NOISY banjo diff and put in a complete borgwarner diff out of a ke11 parts car which I also have. ( I can hear what my passenger is saying now) :D

* Repainted the inside back part matt black again to freshen it up.

* Moved tacho from under dash to the top of steering column.

* Replaced a guard with one that has less rust and have nearly completed sanding the whole car back ready for a fresh respray.

 

 

I will get some pics soon as the progress comes along. Cheers Mark. :|

Wicked. Keep the pics rolling.

 

Wagons and vans man, the only way to roll.

Wagons and vans man, the only way to roll.

 

damn right

Would anyone know how many ke18 panelvans came to Australia??????? This is the only one I've seen down here in Tas. :D Heres some shots of her. :|

Edited December 1, 200916 yr by ke20rolla

something tells me this is going to make me jealous........ I wanna see pics........

 

:D

 

 

Hehe...... sorry, but I need piccies please :|

 

 

EDIT: Daaaaaaamn........ I knew this was gonna make me jealous............. Thanks for putting pics up..... this is pure porn this car......... please tell me you are keeping this nice and original in either an original colour or at least an old school style colour and just lowering it and tidying it up.......... I would sell my left ventrical for this thing

 

Please do keep us updated with progress on this.

Edited December 1, 200916 yr by Chobis

I was wondering when this thread would pop up.....

 

Looks like you've done a fair bit to it already, good stuff, keep it up.....

Thanks guys, :|

My plans are firstly to prep the body and give it a complete respray in it's original white as the inside of the dash and down the A pillars are white.

:D

Pics of fully hektik oil catch can!? :D

Awesome.

 

Looks pretty straight, With a respray that'll come out sweet. Well done, keep it forever.

 

don't know how many but there wouldnt be less than a handful of these in all of Australia.

 

Scott.

needs electric motor!

Pics of fully hektik oil catch can!? :D

*Cough* That may have ended it's life a while ago in the backyard.....

I bought one years ago, exactly the same, but it had cancer - lots and lots of cancer. Some of the worst I've seen, so it got wrecked. The rear panel had a small window fitted into it though.

 

There was a red one for sale on here ages ago, pretty neat example.

 

I reckon I've seen another white one on the road in adelaide as well.

 

Edit - oh yeah, I've had my eyes peeled for looking these things for 12 years now.... So if they're there I've seen em!

Edited December 2, 200916 yr by philbey

Hi guy's here some more progress shots of the panelvan from this weekend. ;)

 

I managed to give the whole car a coat of primer apart apart from the drivers door as I am going to replace that with a rust free one.

Passenger side door has been changed though, which I got off my Ke11 donor car. :yes: Once I have changed over the drivers door I will then give the primer a sand with a fine grade wet 'n' dry. :y:

I'm thinking of painting it a glossy red instead of white, just so that it stands out a lot more. :P Anyway I'll keep you all posted on any further progress of this beast. :y:

Edited December 6, 200916 yr by ke20rolla

I'm thinking of painting it a glossy red instead of white, just so that it stands out a lot more.

 

Watch out philbey!

Edited December 6, 200916 yr by smeetsy1

yeh mines lacking a bit in the glossy department. I've always thought mine was maroon anyway :P

 

there's 2 proper red ones getting around the east coast as well and rumours of another red one in Adelaide!