April 26, 201115 yr comment_519646 Hey peoples, my daily ride is a 1972 ke20. this car was always the car i was going to own and hey now i have one. its pretty damm clean for a car of its age and goes great all day every day. the downsides to the car are the small bit of rust beneath the back window, tiny bit of rust inside the door/window frame, a fairly large ding down the passenger side of the car ( previous owner fell asleep at the wheel) -_- and scratches on the bonnet and left side of the car where the previous owner went through a barb wire fence GRRR!!! payed $2700 for it and have plans to spend lots on it!! haha Specs as it sits now: 5k with webber carby 5 speed thermo fan mounted on larger radiator. (not sure what its from) 14inch stockies thicker leafs steering column mounted tacho bucket seats saas steering wheel ET exhaust system electronic regulator new top and bottom hoses GT40R ignitiion coil Plans: whitewalls later on do a full rebuild. (port and ploished head, cam, valves, springs,tune carby, pistons etc...) if not will get a periferal port 12a :) gilmer drive belt twin solex 40mm webbers upgrade brakes to later model corolla HID kit with crystal housing LED indicator and brake light bulbs granny visor (mabey) fix rust :) fix dent and scratches :) redo roof lining Chrome wheel rings and wheel nuts rear seats re-upholstered new head unit and speakers redo door cards K&N filters (just for the hell of it)!! thicker sway bar brake booster Chrome radiator overflow possible LSD diff donky dick exhaust tip and muffler thats about if for now :) Pics are below Edited April 30, 201115 yr by ke20rota Report
April 26, 201115 yr comment_519731 very very nice mate! I have some twin solex 40s if your interested Report
April 27, 201115 yr Author comment_519777 really. umm how much man. I'm not in a great finantial spot right now but if u could hold them for a while that would be good. i have a medical exam today and if i pass that then i become an apprentice diesel mechanic :) cheers bro Report
April 27, 201115 yr comment_519783 450 with linkages and filters.. no probs bud. god luck with the job Report
April 27, 201115 yr comment_519838 Love the colour. All the best with your plans for the Lil Blu and all the best with the in becomming a diesel mechanic. Report
April 27, 201115 yr comment_519843 nice car mate ;) :dance: just for the record it was a previous owner that fell asleep not the previous owner! good to see your getting stuck into it mate. cheers tom Report
April 27, 201115 yr comment_519847 great place to start and looks like a quite cool little ride man Report
April 27, 201115 yr comment_519870 Love the colour! :y: I'll keep my eye on this one as I like the sound of your plans. :yes: I trialled as a diesel mech once...A) I kept forgetting to duck when going into the pit & smacked my head on the diff many times & B) They worked out that I wasnt suitable shortly after I did :laff: All the best with it though, when you go to work on the 'rolla it'll be a nice change for you! Edited April 27, 201115 yr by carbonboy Report
April 27, 201115 yr Author comment_519954 Thanks guys for all ur support. can't wait to finish it and make it a little rocket :P. haah and yea tom sorry!! Report
April 27, 201115 yr comment_519955 all good mate. hopefully have my new ke in the next month or so! Report
April 27, 201115 yr comment_519960 yeah ill talk to you on facebook dude its to hard on here haha. Report
May 3, 201115 yr Author comment_521462 ordered LED's for front parker lights, front and rear indicators and brake/tail lights :) Report
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