love ke70 Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 hey guys, I'm up the provierbial creek without a paddle at the moment. ive recently bought my 3rd car (I'm only just 17) and its a ke70 with a 1ggte Gearbox: Alloy supra 5 speed with cast iron sandwich plate (W57) Clutch kit: Toyota clutch plate with RPM pressure plate Front struts and brakes: RA60 Celica modified adjustable coil overs Shocks: front Koni adjustable Tailshaft: modified Corolla with supra front uni and alfa romeo rear uni Diff: Alfa romeo 80's model 104 Berlina LSD 4.3:1 ratio Axles: 27 spline Front seats: Honda Accord late 80's Methanol injection: 50% water + 50% methanol (halfful bottle in boot) battery is also in the boot it's got a 45 litre lpg tank installed with lines and carby (still connected in the engine bay) which passed an lpg cert a few months back and has been untouched. custom wheels with legal tread 225/50R15 Falken Ziex on the 15x8 rears and excellent tread (driven no for 3 months) 205/50R15 Toyo T1R's on the 15x7 fronts. but yeah the diff is really tight and never kicked one wheel with my engine. those are the specs, now i want to eventually swap a 1g of some sorts into my car, and i also want this car for the wheels, brakes and front suspension. any suggestions on what to say to them? as ive got no idea, and fear they will reduce me to tears and beat me with a stick :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Just park in the driveway and when they question it.. just say WOW HOW DID THAT GET THERE!?!?!?! :P Better yet, say to them, I bought the car for you guys. When they say I don't want it.. ask them, Well can I have it? :( Just say you really want the car for the parts. It's got what you want on it and what you don't need afterwards, you can sell in an effort to get some of your money back. What more can you say, dude? Just be honest with em, you're young and you are family.. they forgive you eventually and even if they beat you with a stick... you'll heal fast with youth on your side :) just kidding dude :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 (edited) why worry. 1ggte power could probably kill you quicker than what your parents can. :) go do a driver training course or something. Edited December 12, 2005 by Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love ke70 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 why worry. 1ggte power could probably kill you quicker than what your parents can. :) go do a driver training course or something. lol i might prefer that, i am planning on doing a defensive driving course, and the car all this is in, will not be run straight away, i will look to swap over suspension brakes and wheels to my current car and get some driving under my belt and decide which car i want to continue the 1g project with, and then build that up, likely staying n/a if i can get my hands on a 1gge and stick with this for a couple of years at least and then decide if the t is needed i spose ur right tiger, theyve said they will always love me, so even tho theyll make my life hell it wont be forever. and hey i may be over analysing this, ive never been good with decision making or commitment and this requires both. i need to be pushed by stress. i need to get over my parents being better than me, I'm practically an adult. i think its time they got told, may tell them tomorrow :P or i may keep hiding. we'll have to see why am i scared of my parents? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Jamie Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 get my hands on a 1gge and stick with this for a couple of years at least and then decide if the t is needed nice. seriously, even a modern 1g-fe would be good. it's a 2 litre six, it's going to absolutely haul ass in a ke70 no matter what head's on it i personally see the need for a reliable cheap daily driver and a separate project car, trying to do both in the one vehicle is stressful and restrictive. the rest depends how many cars you have already, if they won't let you keem them all, then decide which you like best and say goodbye to the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolla__Boy Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 100% agreed, a car like what you just bought Jamie...is like, the perfect car to have as "the one that works" while you play with the toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 tell them straight away, the longer it takes the more annoyed they possibly will be. My misses bought a mr2 and didn't tell her folks for ages, the mr2 actually parked at my place. Her parents weren't happy to say the least when they found out and it was actually only becuase she didn't tell them more then anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 i was in the extact situstion as you. Big issue was were it was going to go, and how its going to interfear with life. My mum got pretty pissed at the pos sprinter sitting in front lawn for a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 i've got the corolla in the garage, the mr2 in the shed, the liberty parks behind the corolla outside of garage, and there should be another 2 corolla's coming soon. Yay for land :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwarf Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 "Mum, Dad, I've bought another car. I hope you don't mind." Loose one of them. sooner the better. P.S: My record is nine. Eight registered. Plus trailer. I don't live on acreage either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Hey, don't worry i'm only 14 and i got three cars, and another on its way.. Tell them and either keep the car at a mates place, or tell them that you will get rid of a car as soon as you can and that the car is only supposed to be their for a while til you strip it... works for me. Redwarf - currently we got 11 cars in our yard, one at my uncles and one coming; haha... Oh yeah, and we live on a 728m2 block... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwarf Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 ....but how many are registered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) Seven cars, 1 trailer, 3 bikes are registered and one car only just went out of registration... Edited December 13, 2005 by Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Moral of the story... Just tell them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Damn straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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