teza40 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Good to see another KE36/38 being saved! Definatly not AE80/82 seats as they are far too wide for a little KE3x. Look more along the lines of KE70. which i think bolt straight onto KE3x/55 rails. Hi ya..ahhhhhhhhh thought so..on the seats being KE70 units,thankyou for clearing that up..they sure are comfy. Nice wagon you have also,turned out sweet,followed ya thread along the way.. Cheers Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Ill be keeping my eye on this thread, Makes me wanna get into another project... Hi ya.. Cheers,Yes always have more than enough projects going on here in my time,this one was thrown infront of all the others spur of the moment as does happen.. A busy life is a good life Cheers Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Sunday 6th march...corolla log.. Ok the bonnet i bought a few years ago to replace the original is now sad and rusted on the inside front edge,i have had another laying around for years and have decided to put it to good use. Tho it is in need of some minor work also rust in the front outer and inner edge,(minor compared to the other bonnet)...so that was todays lil effort so far,along with tack weld of the inner and outer skins together as the two had seperated (pics),also the first sand back of the left gaurd,more work to do there..need to get some more hi fill primer (the saviour of all bog repairs)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 The end of the sunday effort... Stripped the topside of bonnet back to bare metal,is now wearing a heavy coat of etch primer.has got a few low dings n dents etc that i will fix along the way. Also gave the gaurd a coat of etch primer,will do until i get the hi fill primer during the week. Also as a side note...Emma sat for her learners last week and got it first time with only 2 questions wrong..well done darling..now get the confidence for some wheel time.. Cheers Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Progress slow this week,Bris vegas weather has been sorta shite again and I'm feeling old (lol). Tho have managed to wet sand back the underside of bonnet and give light coat of primer,bonnet will need some topside bog work to sort out some low spots. Not overly fussed as the areas the lows are in will most likely have the silver paint over them. This is not or never intended to be a show car.. Hopefully the weather improves for the weekend for more serious effort.. Side note: so far outlaid around the $220 mark in materials to get this far.. cheers Teza40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja-philbo Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 looking good mate i gotta get out the back and work on this ke36 wagon i got here but just can't find the energy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Going to be funny if you finish this and tell your daughter that you want to keep it :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 looking good mate i gotta get out the back and work on this ke36 wagon i got here but just can't find the energy Cheers..yep its tough to keep at it at times.not as young as i would like to think i am anymore....lol Keep at it little bits at a time is the way tho.. So off ya go mate,get ya courage n energy up and go for it...ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Going to be funny if you finish this and tell your daughter that you want to keep it :P Hey Trev...funny you say that...the thought has crossed my mind...lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) Ok so got back out there thursday arvo for a few hours,decided to take the front apron off.Now i new it was rusty but far out.. So have the metal version of swiss cheese to repair,yep weld the holes up etc..Will also make the radiator panel all pretty too don't worry.. Hada chance to sand back the lower door repairs also while i was messin about,before the rain came again.. So yep little bits at a time,will get me there eventually.. Cheers Teza40 Edited March 10, 2011 by teza40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clapped out Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Looking good tez! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Hi ya..ahhhhhhhhh thought so..on the seats being KE70 units,thankyou for clearing that up..they sure are comfy. Nice wagon you have also,turned out sweet,followed ya thread along the way.. Cheers Terry Ahh that explains why they looked familiar, I owned a KE70 before I branched out (crossed over?) to the AExx series :wink: Did quite a few 6hr+ driving trips in it & yes, those seats aint bad for the early 80's lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Ok with so many things needing doing and not lots of dollars to throw at it at moment (going on lil trip) decided to sort n fix some stuff i have worked already..seems like go over a few times to get right..but thats cars.. Also started on the roof..now this is a big job due to the fact of the surface rust imbedded in areas in the metal.. Will clean up ok in the end tho,just lots of work. Cheers Teza reworked this area due to deep scratches in the paint..somewhat fussy..is me Back to bare metal and offending surface rust spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Nothing much to report on progress.. Went to Adelaide for 5 days for clipsal 500,also been busy going to car shows/drags etc...Along with Qld weather being shite...Tho that ugly rusty in places roof is looking better in the last couple of days..tho in need of purchase a decent spray gun..tired of those crap supercheap guns.. Stay tuned folks cos this rebuild isnt over until the day of roadworthy n rego for Emma.. Cheers Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hi all.... Here to revive this seemingly dead thread of the ke38 van do up for my daughter... Yep its been a long while since any work has been done,since i was last here i have moved house (out on my own now) and the ke38 van is now under cover and slowly I'm getting back into doing some work on it,money is the issue evn more so now tho that wont stop me from doing what i can ,when i can. So just lately i have been playing with the idea of doing this lil project as a custom.Eg bumpers removed side windows filled with sheet steel and a bubble window added at the rear of the side etc etc.. Have just recently removed the right fender n door to sand back and paint the door on the inside and the door jamb (opening) as i want this to be an all purple in the right places (not a closed door respray)...Also had a play with the tail gate as its in sad condition and needs straightening with the good ol bog a fair bit...enter the darkside of customising...lol...tailgate is now on its way to a smoother look and a recessed (frenched..sunken) rego plate... As i now no longer have ready access to a computer it may be a while before further updates,tho the work will go on slowly but surely.. enjoy the pics Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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