The Steezy Ke70

[chrisfindlay]

With a shitttttt load of work pretty much, i don't reckon i could do it. Brake booster has to be relocated, same with the wiper motor, battery, washer bottle, radiator overflow bottle, anything that sticks out pretty much and then weld up the holes left from removing this stuff.

And of course, all wiring is to be hidden.......................

But you could still get it pretty tidy :) i'm going to give mine a bit of a tidy up soon

 

Yeah well show us some pictures when you get it done :)

 

Feel free to come help me tidy mine when the engine is in <3

[chrisfindlay]

Gear Box arrived today - Pretty dirty but with a decent clean up she will run like a dream.. I'm so happy that this car is slowly coming to the completion point!

 

[chrisfindlay]

Decided I would have a crack at removing the 4k by myself - Fail, I realized that if I just started undoing shit and not using my brain shit would leak everywhere, I would probably break stuff and eventually not be able to sell my 4k off with all the gear ready to throw it in a car.. So ill have to get Rocky around to give me a hand..

 

 

First rookie error - Forgetting that radiators have fluid in them!

 

 

So after removing the Radiator I gave up for the day, I'm super keen to get this engine, gearbox, pedal-box and running gear out asap!!

 

[chrisfindlay]

So yesterday I began to fix bits and pieces on my bonnet, flipped her upside down and decided that I would first off begin buy fixing all the cuts that Reed had originally made in the bonnet brace's, he had cut out two sections towards the front of the bonnet to allow the insertion of aftermarket bonnet pins, and then he had cut a section out of the left rear brace (the one's that cross from corner to corner to provide support to the bonnet.. There are also two holes that reed drilled in the bonnet to fit aftermarket window washer/squirters, so I have grinded the paint back from the underside of them and cut a piece of the bonnet off cuts (the bits that I cut off when cleaning up Reeds original cut's) and prepared them to be welded on, I went to stick weld them in place but my welder decided it would shit itself - CHEERS :(

 

 

Reed had made all the cuts with Tin Snips from what I could tell, so I whipped out the trusty Angle Grinder and cleaned up all the cuts, I then realized that I didnt have any metal to replace the cut out sections, so I just sprayed the cut sections with Kill rust to prevent any further damage, and hopefully some time this week I will be heading over to Rocky's to cut some replacement sections out of a different bonnet and then re weld them in to the cut out sections in mine, then ill simply drill some decent sized holes for the bonnet pins to slide through, give the underside of the bonnet a good clean (MAYBE SEAM WELD ALL THE BRACES) And then have the underside sprayed black.

 

 

Today I removed my battery from the engine bay, and the headlight and grill setup, as my Quads will be here soon, and I'm taking the 4k engine setup out bit by bit when I have the time.. As soon as shes all out I'm going to seam weld the engine bay, sand it all back to raw metal, prime her up and spray the engine bay black, along with the exterior side of the engine bay.

 

 

Oh and this awesome condition headlight setup is for sale - Need it gone $120 or best offer.. :yes:

 

 

Edited February 12, 2012 by chrisfindlay

[chrisfindlay]

So Wednesday night I finished off removing the 4k, it was a heck of a mission, but its out now.

 

 

Then I began removing the cross member, this ended up being such a messy job, so much grease, but its out now..

 

 

Quad Light outer frame arrived on Thursday, just waiting on the rest of the setup.

 

 

Built some carpeted ply panels, to sit in my boot where the missing panels are for Jack's and stuff..

 

Edited April 27, 2012 by chrisfindlay

[chrisfindlay]

So today I move to Brisbane for two months, so the Keto had to be packed up and left to hibernate :( - Sad day..

 

Had to begin by masking my tail light holes up (as my tail lights arent installed) and I didn't want to come back to an infestation of possums in my boot or something random..

 

Then I packed as much of the keto's contents into the back seat and boot, so there was nothing left sitting in my shed. I then put a tarp over the work bench so nothing got dusty or went missing..

 

 

How much stuff can you fit in your K.E?

 

 

Oh I also picked up an original Ke70 Jack this week, in great condition, really stoked..

 

 

Also picked up an ae71 engine cross member, it was a little dirty/rusty but after 30 mins with a wire brush she came out shiny, almost looking brand new - don't have any pics of her cleaned up but you get the drift..

 

 

So for the next two months this is how the Grinch will look :( I feel sorry for her..

 

 

But while I'm gone ill be purchasing camber top coilovers, the rest of the parts needed for my 4age conversion, ae86 power steering knuckles and Steering lock spacers from AJPS, and the complete Ultra Racing Brace Package from http://www.ultraracing.com...

[chrisfindlay]

Brand new ke70 chrome bumpers arrived today from kay parts, got my strut brace a week or two ago, and my suspension set up should be here Monday.

 

Also ordered almost everything I need to install my 4age from ajps, and a few extras such as ae86 pwr steering knuckles, extra lock spacers, front and rear adjustable sway bar and a few extra bits, they should be here by the end of next week hopefully..

 

Lots of work to do when I go home in 27 days, hopefully I'll get everything installed in the first two days of being home, then she will be off to get painted, tinted, mod played and registered - don't hold me too that but :)

[rian]

How much stuff can you fit in your K.E?

 

This much + 2 pairs of struts, hubs and brakes:

 

 

 

 

BTW I like where this is heading and the speed at which you seem to be getting there!

Edited March 9, 2012 by rian

[chrisfindlay]

This much + 2 pairs of struts, hubs and brakes:

 

 

 

 

BTW I like where this is heading and the speed at which you seem to be getting there!

 

That is a beautiful effort!

 

Bit of an update to come, I'm doing my best to get as much done as possible!

Edited April 15, 2012 by chrisfindlay

[chrisfindlay]

After a few months of working in Brisbane, I finally came home, and jumped straight into working on my car and here's how I went today, and yesterday..

 

So lately Ive picked up a few bits and pieces such as chrome bars from Kay Parts (FACEBOOK HIM), Coilovers, Adjustable Sway bars, Quad lights a full front ae86 steering and brake upgrade, strut brace, extra steering lock spacer, 86 power steering arms, gear box cross member, engine cross member, engine mounts and some other stuff..

 

I got all my stuff home from brisbane and began unpacking, I got a little too excited. But heres the goodies...

 

 

Then I popped my coilovers in, I'm so happy with these, looking fresh as F*ck..

 

 

Then I test fitted my Quad Lights, looking snazzy..

 

 

Then the rolla, went through 13 hours of intense sanding, she didnt like it..

 

 

Then she got ready for primer, which was all sorts of fun!

 

 

And then I gave her, 3 lovely coats of primer, and now she looks unreal...

 

 

So tomorrow, I'm going to be painting the front of the engine bay black, and installing my quadlights, then I shall pop my fenders back on, and wet sand the entire car ready for her top coat on friday! Mean while I shall also fit all the little bits and pieces such as my entire interior etc..

Edited April 27, 2012 by chrisfindlay

[Ben-89]

Looking good Chris, keep up the good work. Sanding is the hardest part, and mine wasnt as intense as yours!

 

Should look great when its all done :y:

[chrisfindlay]

Ok so towards the start of the week I decided that hard work was gay, and I didnt want a bar of it, so I just started off with the simple things, like respraying the front of my engine bay, this task was so simple, and yet it really gave the car a cleaner look..

 

From this:

 

To this:

 

Not a huge improvement but for 3$ worth of pressure pack paint, and clear coat, I'm satisfied.. After that was finished I began cleaning some of my other bits and pieces, such as my cam gear covers, hd exedy clutch, flywheel, t50 gear box, and other bits and pieces..

 

The parts started out like this..

 

 

And after 20 minutes looked alot better, something a little like this..

 

 

Then I began on the gearbox, little did I know it would take me 2 1/2 hours to clean.. Not happy :((

 

Dirty... (IGNORE THE TROLLING FINGER)

 

Clean..

 

I then went out to run some erins, checking my post box on the way home, to find these bad boys! Cheers mum and dad, sick birthday present :rocknroll:

 

Edited April 26, 2012 by chrisfindlay

[chrisfindlay]

I soon began bolting in my Quad lights... Looking swish..

 

 

I also bolted on my 86 calipers, and brakes. Then I decided to put my front fenders back on..

 

 

After all of that I installed my freshly painted ae71 Cross member..

 

 

I then began installing my front and rear whiteline Sway bars, cusco front brace, and new rear AJPS suspension setup.. I don't have any pictures of the rear installation but here are some of the front.. (P.S if you ever install these, have fun getting your front D Bushes to sit the right way, and enjoy trying to bolt the clamps back onto them.. NOT FUN)

 

 

During the install Vaughn and I got a tad hungry, we solved that issue the best way possible!

 

 

I then had to start the install of my Carpet.. Never AGAIN!!!!

 

First off I realized that doing the install would be very dangerous if I didnt make up some Chocks, as I would have to unbolt my hand brake, and my car was positioned like this..

 

 

So I cut up some scrap timber and made these little bad boys..

 

 

Problem Solved..

 

I then took the rear half of the pre-moulded carpet and shaped it out the best I could..

 

(WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO SELL YOU PRE-MOULDED CARPET SLAP THEM IN THE FACE AS IT DOES NOT EVER FIT LIKE THEY SAY IT DOES..I LEARNT THIS THE HARD WAY.) :oops:

 

Edited April 26, 2012 by chrisfindlay

[chrisfindlay]

You can probably use this as a "How to for installation of carpet" as I had absolutely no idea how to install it, and I'm sure there are plenty of other people who would struggle to install it also..

 

So I cleaned the car out ready for the installation, I was using a product called Hi Tak, its about 30$ a can, its an adhesive spray, but boy is it amazing, holds carpet down like super glue!

 

 

This is how the Hi-Tak comes out of the can.. Like spider webs.. Extremely sticky spider webs..

 

 

So when you do the carpet install, you have to remove your gear stick, I tried to avoid this but it just can't be done..

 

 

The mounts for your seat rails are a little shitty to get around but I just cut the exact shape of the mount out of the carpet, only cutting three sides, so what you cut out can be tucked in underneath the mount not leaving a hole.. it comes out like this. Sorry for the shitty pictures, iphones are the worst!!

 

 

Also when you do your install make sure you remember not to try push your carpet to the very back of the car, as there is a half meter sized area where your seat is that you don't carpet, so it just looks like this when installed..

 

 

Also remember kido's that when your using a stanley knife be careful, as stupid as this sounds I'm 18 and still managed to cut myself..

 

 

I found it a heap easier to install the carpet if you bolted your seatbelts and stuff in, and like actually put the bolts in your seat rail mounts and stuff as it held the carpet in place which made moving over to the opposite side of the car a whole lot easier.. As when do the install your carpet comes in two pieces, you have to start with the back as the front piece has been sealed the entire way round the edge of the piece so that when it overlaps the back piece it looks really neat, where as the back piece is all frayed and carpet like.. Gay..

 

 

You also can't start at the back of the car and try install the carpet forwards, you have to sit the carpet exactly where you want it, weigh the opposite side down with stuff (for me it was the right side, i put bricks on the carpet to hold it in place while i installed the left hand side, then visa versa when i moved from the left to the right)..

 

Once you have finished with one side of the car you can run the rubber door liner down and pin some of the carpet underneath it, then you can cut the carpet to fit under the plastic remember to cut off less, as you can always cut more!! Where as you can't cut to much off and then attempt to add more carpet back on!! BIG IMPORTANT RULE OF INSTALLATION THERE!

 

 

So after completing the rear install I began on the front, little did I know, that the front was so much harder to install as you had to attempt to get the carpet to go up under your dash.. SO HARD!

 

I ended up F*cking the front install out, I cracked the shits so badly, that I ripped the front carpet out of the car, walked outside, poured petrol every where and burnt that MotherF*cker... I smiled.. After that I ended up ordering a new front half from NoBullAccessories.com, where I ordered the carpet originally, it should arrive soon, and once it does I will do a front installation guide..

 

The last thing to do in the rear was to pop my handbrake back in, and install my back seats, they look unreal with the back carpet and I am extremely pleased.. Ignore the strange white dots all through out the pictures, My camera was just having a tantrum..

 

Edited April 27, 2012 by chrisfindlay

[chrisfindlay]

All in all I would probably never do a carpet installation again, its just not worth the effort, I think next time, I shall just remove all the sound deadening from my car, pressure wash the floor, give it a nice black paint job, hit it with a clear coat, buy some nice floor matt's from Supercheap, and roll that way..

 

So here is how the corolla is looking at the moment..

 

I'm liking where my car is heading, I'm really keen to compete for Rolla Club car of the year, and would be so stoked if I won, but we shall see how I go, as there are some unbelievably nice cars out there..

 

 

Last night I an after market Ecu.. I also purchased 20v Silver top Quad Throttle Bodies, so now I just need the mount for 16v small port..

 

But to anyone who reads this thread - What is your opinion? Any criticism is good criticism, and I'd love to here what people think..

Edited May 14, 2012 by chrisfindlay