Jordain Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 since this photo it's all been evened up and the box sections been trimmed and the scollop in the firewall has been boxed up for the starter motor... The footwell is insane... barefoot driving only I think! I started pulling the Altezza wiring loom apart, purchased an E420d Adaptornic ECU... hopefully have the firewall and tunnel finished 100% tomorow and the wiring well underway. For the Fuel system, I've copied luke and gone with a VT 5L commodore pump set up, It has the surge tank inside it and is a shitload neater and gives us more bootroom... so was an easy option for me. Using a Castlemaine Weld in adaptor ring to make stuff easy, so hopefully by Friday the car will be rolling again with the engine in and the Tunnel and firewall done with the ECU mounted and some wiring knocked over. I have mounted a 10" thermo fan onto the ASI Ebay Civic radiator I bought.. fits perfectly. The LEEN gearbox kit is well underway now, just waiting on a friend to machine the main shaft then I can reassemble. Hopefully in 2-3 weeks the car will be startable. The brakes is the next job... mounting the willwood pedal box will be a challenge as there is not much room under the wiper set up in a KE10... thinking about moving it to the otherside If I can get away with it... will have to ponder upon it for a while. I've ordered the mastercylinders and got some hardline so will sort it out soon and hopefully have some brakes on the old girl! SOOOO KEEN to drive it...Been driving a dirty Datsun 1200... makes me want the KE10 done already!! I blew the A12 on friday... so building a new motor so I can tear shit up again.. Motivates me so much driving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordain Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Firewall done........ Off to the sandblasters tomorrow then I can completely weld it all up and seam seal it then etch prime it all up. another pic of the wall and tunnel... Man it took some time to do... did everything twice pretty much, don't know how many times i cut the tunnel and middle part back out and rewelded because i wasn't happy with it. rear ride height is perfect... 14" wheels with 155/55 tyres front and rear... the front needs to be dropped 30mm and add the KE55 LCA's back in instead of ae86 ones and it's perfect again... I'll upload some more pictures tomorrow when its nice and clean and just come back from the blasters... more than likely will find some rust holes in the boot, floor or the rails etc.... hahaha!!!!!!!! I've purchased a Race technology Dash 2 the same as Luke and also an Adaptronic E420 ECU Which i've started wiring... such a nightmare. Fuel system is complete aswell... Stock tank, VT commodore Intank set up using castlemaine weld in ring. Pictures soon and hopefully a start up vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimi91 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Thats so good mate :) Looks tops and looking foward to pics of front arms and everything else ;) Keep up the good work See ya Jimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono.C Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Seriously man, Your car is the biggest poser, every photo of it is just a different set of wheels :P Nah looking good though, as i said i dig those wheels, was looking at a set for mine until they sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordain Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 What can I say.... it loves shoes just like me haha! I've nearly finished rebuilding my SSR mesh wheels... so cheering about that!! Can finally get it sorted. The cars on the hoist... slowly whelding it all up now and etch primering it.. then i can finish wiring and fuel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pmp16 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) looks good man Edited September 27, 2012 by pmp16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbey Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Wow. Looking the goods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh what a nissan feeling! Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 still very shocked this is gonna be able to register considering how harsh they are on firewall mods especially to that extent BTW love the work :) They aren't worried about it, aslong as its got a 25mm overlap, stitch welded both sides they are happy. It's gotta be made out of 1.2mm or thicker sheet, this is 1.2mm zinc cold rolled, Luke used 1.6 hot rolled ( a shit load harder to work with but stronger but 1.2mm is more than substantial ). I think QLD is a lot different with firewall mod's. Nothing wrong with cutting the wall, just make sure its stronger than original, especially with the 3-4 times power increase lol. It's coming along alright, I was going to pay somebody to do the wall but so overpriced ( for me ) that firewall mod legal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordain Posted September 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Well lots of updates.. been working heaps... ticking boxes off... Girlfriends car.... wheels came from japan... the rear's didnt have a hope in hell to fit ... so out came the grinder and I cut the rear axle up and adjusted some stuff and added some toe in so it wouldn't be so sketchy through windys at 80k's... went for a Natio park run.... Was amazing. Gets a lot of attention... sometimes the wrong kind of attention. Oh well looks sweet... the car's getting painted at the moment.. been pulling dints out of it and straightening it up slowly. sorted the rack and pinion brackets out 100%... used the Ke70 standard drivers side bracket.. EFI set up Painted up installed.... bought a thermo and put it on Test fitted the engine .... wiring and fuel should be done soon..... hopefully! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordain Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 First attempt at steering column and pedals.... Only requirement was the standard dash had to fit in its spot and the standard blinker cluster was to be used and the column was to be collapsible and look stock! second time for the pedal box... 3 times for the column tailshaft done nightmare........ i've actually done a bit of the wiring now Will get more photos of progress as these photos are about 2 weeks old now.......... :) Car will be at Toyotafest or whatever this Toymods thing is this weekend....... sadly no ITBS :*( yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rian Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 I love the last photo in post #335! BTW how much was that pedal box if you don't mind me asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordain Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Pedal box was cheap, bout $200... the mastercylinders are $130 each lol........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 This thing is ballin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrathchild Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Can't wait to hear this monster running! As always awesome work! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift freak Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Shit yeah good work, really starting to come along now mate. That tunnel looks heaps better than mine... Jelly much???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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