My Ke70 Aka "the Pooey"

[KE70-from-mt-panorama]

Hey all,

 

Picked this up a while ago with a suspected blown engine, so i bought it to just chuck another engine into it. So i inspected it to see how it was and what the problem was, i couldnt find any visible fault. So i put charge to it and it started up and ran fine. Let it warm up a bit then took it for a drive. Drove good, just felt like it needed a bit of a tune up.

 

Came back looked under the bonnet and it had a coolant leak or stream if you like coming from the thermostat housing. Pulled that apart and found it had been dodgy'ed up very badly, new gasket over old one with silicon. So i cleaned it all up and sealed it up using silicon (Good old liquid gasket!!!) and then started to drive it daily. adjusted the timing and havent had any problems with it since.

 

It has previously been in an accident but has been repaired to an extent, still some underlying bent parts which wont take much to fix up. i have a new bonnet and guard i need to get painted. But I'm very happy with it. It has had factory rust proofing done and interior care. Only found 3 minor rust spots over the whole car, and the interior is good just has a few stains and the like.

 

I had some rims lying around (13x8 superlites) so i put tyres on them and put them on the car (after making sure they would fit first being 13x8's and all), had standard steelies on it when i bought it.

 

Lowered it by 1 coil all round just so it wasnt higher than my hilux.

 

Hoping to put a 4agte into it. I have a 4agze in pieces i need to rebuild (freshen up) just don't have the funds behind me. Will be doing suspension with the assistance of Fat Bastard Customs also when funds permit. Ran out of rego the other week, hopefully will be done before it comes back on the road.

 

Anyways heres some photo's, will upload more when my phone is not being homo.

[Ben-89]

Nice car mate! keep us posted on the updates.

[Funking-Awesome]

Not bad mate, not bad at all. :hmm:

[seabiscuit]

Looks clean mate. Terrible what people can do to "fix" a car. Good work fixing it properly :y:

 

So are them photo's (nice location btw :bash:) taken after the springs were cut? Still sits very high! Good choice on the FBC option :hmm:

[KE70-from-mt-panorama]

Yea they are taken after the cut springs. I can't go lower because the springs are too soft and ill shred my tyres on the guards at every bump. lol. i need to roll/flare them out before it goes lower. or just get stiffer suspension.

 

I need to Get a move on with the engine transplant/build. I have bits i can do, just need time and motivation.

[seabiscuit]

I need to Get a move on with the engine transplant/build. I have bits i can do, just need time and motivation.

Unfortunately I'm in the opposite position as you are. Don't take your lying around parts for granted! :P

[Mickey H]

Much love for this car Jake, is it any lower yet?

[lildavo]

Hey Jake, saw this thing a few months ago down the bottom of rocket st and saw the rollaclub sticker and guessed it was yours lol.

 

looks really good man. how did you go re-registering it? Ill have to come have a look some time and try and motivate you to 4agze it already :bash: