September 19, 200521 yr comment_71656 Ill post sum up by the end of the week, followed by my 5k install! :) Report
September 26, 200521 yr Author comment_73198 oh yeah, update time :ban: washed it on saturday, gave the interior a wipe down, it's nice not to have such a dusty car. chucked the battery in and it ticked over first go. it sounds phat with no exhaust haha :ban: the exhaust was dodgy as f@$k, rubbing on the tailshaft, etc. trailered it down to ballina sunday to get the exhaust fixed up. got the extractors flanged at the firewall (FINALLY an engine bay that's easy to get engines in and out of) and a muffler and the rest of it hung well. haven't seen the work yet tho, but it will be awesome free plug for ballina brake exhaust and clutch :ban: 02 6686 5505 (on a side note, i may be driving their T18 racecar at warwick next monday) need to get it home, give it some stopping power (bleed, fluid cap), get the hole in the floor fixed - matt's home after the 1st, or i could pay to have it done asap - and go for a roadworthy, then fix up whatever it fails on :ban: Report
September 26, 200521 yr Author comment_73234 ke36 minus dirt :ban: i'll get some when i have it to take photos of lol been thinking of shaving the bumpers. i like the look on the front, i reckon i might be able to pull it off on the back, see how we go Report
September 27, 200521 yr comment_73415 I had the same problem on my coupe (and sedan) of the door staying locked. I found that it was the handle that was stuffed, was jammed into the hole, so I released it with a flathead screwdriver. Now it opens, shuts and locks properly... Nice wagon. I'd love one of these... Shave it man! Report
October 14, 200521 yr comment_76854 f@$k!!! Its got panel windows!! =) Ive NEVER seen one with windows... Shaving bumpers?? You mean removing?? Its illegal... :( I got fined for having my KE30 in "group 5 trim" hehehe. I'm thinking something like the old rally escorts 'bumperettes' for something different... You follow?? Report
October 14, 200521 yr Author comment_76899 it's only illegal if you get caught. i drove around for two years with a 114db exhaust and an unengineered brake conversion, so i reckon just the bumpers will be right =) ;) my mate matt actualy had the idea of cutting the bumpers down so they're thin, more to retain a bodyline and a LITTLE bit of a bump, and to save going to the effort of making up a shave panel. that of course does mean i'd have to actually find decent bumpers, and i'm being stingy with this car so maybe, maybe not :( updates: matt welded up the hole in the floor last weekend, he did a really good job too! i have a photo somewhere. i bogged underneath so it doesn't rust, cleaned half the interior so it looks a little neater, and put an old passenger seat in that was better than the ripped one in there here's my to do lists: *before rego* change thermostat gasket scrub front interior clean repack and tighten front wheel bearings clean and paint diff cos it leaks oil put tyres with tread on find out why the reverse lights don't work new wiper arm dial for interior fan control put an accelerator pedal in *after rego* find out why the fuel tank leaks over half full and fix it stock carb back on with ke25 throttle cable and bracket adjust steering box put h4 headlights in make rear panels out of thick mdf and cover with black vinyl make front door cards out of masonite or ply, cover with black vinyl make front speaker spacers out of thick mdf, black vinyl or felt buy an mp3 head unit and install with amp and speakers scrub the rear floor clean get black carpet and make a new panel for the rear floor work out why the hatch sits so f@$ked up on one side find another torsion bar for said hatch if i do anything it do, it will be a full window out, new seal, white respray. tinted 35% front, 5% rear. lowered stupidly on wide 14" steelies with chrome dress rims, with 185/60 firestone tyres. i'll paint the interior black with cans or something, maybe i can make some new floormats up out of rubber sheet. ke70 front brakes, ke55 back brakes either way, i think i'll drop my old 4k in, probably with a standard cam so i can save fuel. all the headwork and compression should make it go alright anyway Report
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