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The Rebuild Of Slw42 Version 2.0 Ke55 Coupe

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well i can comfortably say that i now drive a corolla yay only taken me nearly two years since i said i wanted a corolla and well i got me a ke55 coupe

going to be the daily for work and everything just got to do small things to her my own personal touches if you will i will post pics up tell me what you think

 

model: 1980 ke55 coupe

colour: 2pac white

drive line: 4k goodness and 4 speed

wheels: MA61 supra wheels

 

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i will upload more pics later on as i take them

 

my touches that i will probably do

  • stereo
  • hunt down a 5 speed
  • sports steering wheel
  • a few gauges
  • a few other little thing here and there

not sure what else atm tell me what you guys think

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    hey chris good to see you are still pushing ahead with this. whatever you do don't sell this thing, i have regretted selling my 35 coupes every day since. keep up the good work looking forward to AJD

  • Hey Chris....sounds like you`re doing ok on it mate....   Metallics are a pain to paint...at the best of times. Are you using acrylic/thinners,given the set up i think you are...otherwise if 2 pac y

  • You couldnt have said it any better tez, your on the money, i usually overlap 50%. don't worry too much chris, it took me 3 cars before my paint jobs started looking half decent, we all have to start

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looks minty fresh! how you pay for her?

swapped my au falcon to some guy that i know cause he and his wife just had a kid and he needs a family car so we just traded cars

 

Well worth the trade, very nice

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Well worth the trade, very nice

yea we are both happy he didnt want to part with it but i will look after it the only reason he got rid of it was cause of needing to take and pic the kid up from day care

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well i will be slowly doing small stuff to the daily soon just got to hunt down some parts first so if anyone has 55 parts let me know cause i need front springs and want another set of rear leafs and then try and find a 5 speed

Good score Daniel :P Looks very clean. Any rust?

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Good score Daniel :P Looks very clean. Any rust?

 

they was rust repair done by the guy i got it from but he said there wasnt much at all but there is one small amount on the top of the L/H guard near where it bolts on near the window if that makes sense lol

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well during this week i will be gathering a few parts so i can prepare for roady to get it transferred into my name and do little touches to the car

oh and the ta22 is still in the build just had a month of with other things so i shall be on to it soon

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will be posting new pics sometime soon of the 55 and the celica build there is a change of plan with the celica only a slight change tho so watch out for the updates soon

thats very nice for a daily. don't treat it harsh like a daily

Finally found yourself a Rolla. Pretty Good Swap for an AU Falcon.

 

It's a Nice Ke55. I love the MA61s and the White Paint.

 

Josh :abuse:

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there will be more of an update sometime on the weekend as i have decided i want to start replacing things over the next few months or so just gradually and well i will post pics up when i can

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well a bit of an update i ended up replacing the rear brakes and wheel cyclinders and its awesome now also took the lowering blocks out of the rear kinda hate how it looks now to high in the arse end which sucks but much better than any defects i guess so yea anyways heres a few pics of the car and i tested a few wheels that i might put on her later on

 

this is how it sits right now

 

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this is what the wheel cyclinders and shoes looked like from old to new

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old shoes

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new shoes

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new rear shocks installed and its way better over the bumps the old ones were f@$ked

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this is when i was testing my other sets of wheels on the rear of the driver side first set are the advanti's 5 spoke that are currently on the ra65

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the next one i tried was one of the painted up Bathurst globes (without tyre)

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been a pretty good weekend aye so yea hope you like whats been done

put the globes on it man put tires on them (which i have in the shed if you want :lol: )

 

they look sick on it

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