Thought id put my project rolla up. 75 2 Door sedan ke30. Scored cheap rescued from a back yard. Has 5k extractors. I have a ca18det engine complete with loom etc from Adelaide jap, which seems to be taking forever to get to me, currently in quarantine . Plans are Monza red paint fresh suspension, stumpy 5 speed. Also I have a very early hilux diff.

Well I have stripped the car out and started with painting one panel at a time. First time painting. This project has swallowed some coin already if I count cost of compressor, hvlp guns paint clear hoses etc plus 1600 for the donk.

Smash it! Put everything you got into it... hard and fast blood sweat and scrotum. You balls are on the line man....

...or i'll call your pansey!

Front quarter done. 6 coats top coat 6 coats clear. Gotta know when to stop when painting, its easy to be too fussy and end up soon the same panel over an over.

This is my first attempt at doing a nice paint job, so this first panel I have experimented a bit trying to work out correct spray pattern, speed etc. Frustrating at first but after some stuffing around I've sorta got it workin ok. Any advice with acrylic is good.

Smash it! Put everything you got into it... hard and fast blood sweat and scrotum. You balls are on the line man....

...or i'll call your pansey!

haha yea I'll be puttin a lot into it mate, can't be called a pansey...

some more pics of guard.

Good choice in car, i have to same ;-)..mines late 74 mod though. keen to see it come together, will be a little beast

Good choice in car, i have to same ;-)..mines late 74 mod though. keen to see it come together, will be a little beast

just read your entire build thread. Love it mate top job. Nice colour too, I reckon red looks the goods especially with a set of deep dish chromies. You gonna put some boost up it? Boosted ke rollas are Insane.

did you get much Orange peel with your paint? What size compressor you use?

Cheers, sprattz.

just read your entire build thread. Love it mate top job. Nice colour too, I reckon red looks the goods especially with a set of deep dish chromies. You gonna put some boost up it? Boosted ke rollas are Insane.

did you get much Orange peel with your paint? What size compressor you use?

Cheers, sprattz.

 

 

Might blow some boost down it, a mates got a turbo off a 1jz he doesnt want anymore. But ive got my eye out for a 5k too which would be nice to get in there.

Yeah i got a little on some parts, but i cut and buffed it out...thats why block colours are better for first goes at painting, you can always sand out imperfections. I had a pretty big one, ill check when i go to the shed and let you know.

Its a Pilot air- TM (trademaster)17 the website says its a 58L tank

Got not much done. Got some filler on the back, no rust there just needed a thin layer to even up the surface. Pulled fuel filler out and found a mess....not sure how to approach this, maybe cut this section out and replace with the one from ke35 coupe I got for donor bits. Small rust holes around hinge area front passenger door..just ground the rust away

Applied some converter inside and filled with steel reinforced filler, which is a bitch to work with but sets much stronger and doesn't crack. Windscreen glue sucks balls, its like that slimy nostril nugget you just can't flick of ya finger...all you can do is roll it round. Tried thinners which made hell mess and got no luck , wax and grease remover and a small scraper is the go.

 

Also put some new points and plugs in old mate 5k, and she fired up easy as, not bad for first start in 5 years I reckon, sounds good with extractors too, no smoking.

Scored this 35 coupe for parts , 3k and also runs smooth would you believe. These k motors are hard.

Got overrated dash no cracks and CRX seats.

Wheels....got some originals, some cheviots, and some carolla 2 15s, not sure which ones to go for.

 

I'm thinking I might piss around with the 5k for a bit ,since its Regod with this motor, so might have the local exhaust shop wip up a j pipe manifold and try a t25 till she pops.

 

Anyway enough dribble (sorry got bored)