84Co-Rolla Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 does te72 front panels, beaver, bonnet etc straight fit on a *e7*? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-89 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Short andswer - no. Front guards need a little cutting where it meets with the base of the a pillars and front doors as the t-18 has a lower windscreen angle down to the guards. Scuttle panel below the windscreen needs to be replaced too as the slant front has a different pressing compared to the flat front or te72 (t-18) front. Being a slant front the headlight, grille and beaver wont go directly on, you'll need to redrill the radiator support for adequate mounting or ultimatley chop and weld he te72 radiator support on. Its more intensive but atleast the front end will tidier as far as gaps and fitment is concerned. Also t-18 guards have the rubber bump strips recessed into the panels at a different height, ke70/ae71 don't have this as the bump strip was just stuck on... it wont match up or look right at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84Co-Rolla Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 damn seems like too much stuffing around, i really like the lights on them would look sick on a ke, i think i might just wait for a flat front to come up! thanks for the info though mate, lucky i didnt go a head a buy it without knowing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19914afc Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 You can get DX front to bolt onto std flat front guards or panel van front as well will fit. If you've got a pair of T18 guards ill buy them if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-89 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 (edited) Glad it gave you a bit on idea, its a bit of fiddling around. If you were dead set for it it'd be possble but flat fronts come up every now and then for sale as a complete car or just front end parts. /\/\/\ Jakes got a good point, the panel vans have the front DX trim level, the scuttle panel you have already matches so it'd be guards, headlights, grille, beaver panel, front bumper (as it sits flat against the beaver, not curved like the adm flat front). Make sure you get the rear bar too. Edited June 2, 2012 by Ben-89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladdin_GT Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) Hi guys, I read this subject and I believe that Ben-89 might be able to answer my questions... I have a T18 that has a crack in the lower radiator support, and to fix it I was wondering if I can use the KE70 lower radiator support on the T18 because it might be easier to source? also I was thinking of NOT welding it back to the car and use bolts and nuts instead and make it as a removable lower rad support!... Would it be OK to do it that way, or it has to be welded to handle all sorts of weight and pressure that might be put on it? Thanks Edited December 31, 2012 by Aladdin_GT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-89 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 How bad is the crack in the lower radiator support? Maybe it can be rewelded? Removable is possible but you would want to reinforce the surrounding areas as to retain the rigidity it initially had as these were spot welded in. You could use a rad support from a flat front ke70 but things such as mounting holes for for lights grille etc will need modifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRedSpirit Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 don't make it removeable, if its welded it should stay welded. Just weld up the crack and repaint it like a normal person would. There is no advantage whatsoever to bolting the chassis together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladdin_GT Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 The crack is pretty bad I think, it's about 4 - 5cm and looks like the previous owner was trying to fix/hide it... I'll post a picture tomorrow maybe you guys can tell if it can be repaired or I will have to replace it with another one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19914afc Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Strip back the paint and see what it looks like find someone who can weld it up for you if you don't have the skills, chamfer the edges of the crack and then weld it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke70-slider07 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 also drill a hole at either end of the crack it helps it to stop spreading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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