Project Ae71 - Plan

[Rollz94]

Over the next few years I plan to have a 20v 4age implanted into a ae71. The following post is a plan of what is going to happen and estimated prices. It would be awesome to receive any feedback, if needed be harsh where I'm wrong.

 

Purchase light coloured grey, white or cream AE71- $2000 max

 

Purchase 20v 4age - $2000 est.

I'm waiting to receive quotes from a few jap imports shops.

My line of thought is try get hold of a half-cut, I have found in most cases the engine was running before it was hacked in half.

 

Suspension, Brakes & Wheels:

This will happen after my mechanical mate helps remove the 4ac and installs the 4age.

 

AE86 Coilovers using AE71 strut tops & AE86 steering arms $??? - Any offers?

 

AE86 brake package, again not sure of pricing.

 

My budget for wheels is $500, looking for some old school ones.

 

Interior:

 

New carpet - $150 (ebay)

Blacken interior panels - $100 est.

2 Race seats - $345 not top of the line...

Steering Wheel - $175 (ebay)

Gear knob - $30

 

I plan to remove the back seats and register it as two seater, I'm yet to research this in detail.

 

Exterior:

 

Obviously the black front and rear bumpers need to be replaced with its chrome counterpart.

Chrome front and rear bumper set - $800 (ebay)

Fix any paint damage - $100

Roll guards - $50/wheel or buy a guard roller $200.

JDM front lower lip - $130 (ebay)

Quad light front grille - I haven't found one for sale to find price.

 

Thanks for reading, I appreciate any feedback, good or bad.

 

-Olly

[ke70dave]

My one big tip. Buy one already done with as much stuff as you can get. strip it, and rebuild it to your liking. (selling bits to fund different bits if required)

 

For isntance, if you buy a 20V half cut off an importer for $2k, you are less than 1/2 of the way (cost wise) to an actual running 20V in your ae71. so you would have spent 2k engine + 2k ae71, your up to 4k, and you still have a stocko car with an engine on your garage floor

 

where a you can buy a completely modified ae71/ke70, 20V supension, brakes probably wheels, for around 4-5k.

 

oh and scrap the 2 x shit race seats for 1 x 2nd hand recaro. Your back will thank me after about 5mins of driving.

[LittleRedSpirit]

A front wheel drive halfcut has no place in a rwd conversion.

 

All you need is a motor with accessories, try to get one with clutch, flywheel, manifolds and an alternator.

 

The fwd starter, airbox, mounts, gearbox, etc is all dead to you. As is anything in the body.

 

Wheres that meme, the one about plans 4age conversion - buys ae101 halfcut? haha.

 

You basically need next to nothing from the fwd halfcut.

 

Ive been able to buy a 20v and accessories from an importer before and its cost as little as $800.

 

Just deal with a shop that will give you a compression test. If a 20v has had an oil change, then it would have minimal sludge in the head. A good importer will let you pop a top cover off and have a look at whats in there.

[Rollz94]

ke70dave thanks for the tip, advice taken in.

 

LittleRedSpirit may I ask which importer you used.

 

Again I appreciate the feedback.

[LittleRedSpirit]

Brisbane motor importers. It was not listed at $800 but I'm a good negotiator, and I was buying an ae86 halfcut at the same time, so had a fair bit of buying power.

[Willis]

Buying a halfcut isnt always bad. If you plan on using the standard ECU it's not a bad idea. Can sell most of the other stuff off too. Can go and see the motor running before you buy it aswell.

[LittleRedSpirit]

Yes but he can only use engine and a few accessories, and its better to use a blacktop ecu on a silvertop anyhow, so you would gain nothing.

[Willis]

I did it because it was easy. And not much more expensive than buying the blacktop on it's own with no loom.

[LittleRedSpirit]

Did you manage to get rid of many of the fwd 20v parts?

[Willis]

Sold gearbox and most of front end to a mate. All I was only really left with the rack and the struts. All the air con stuff went in the bin.

[19914afc]

As said buy one already half done cheap.

[LittleRedSpirit]

Did well to sell that much Willis. Most people get stuck with a lot of junk, unless they have a superstrut 6 speed model ae111.

[19914afc]

The celsior I bought for the engine once I took engine, loom and what not I made nearly $200 parting it out.

[Willis]

I only had the 5 speed...

Edit: I've still got bits and pieces I don't need but almost anything that was worth something found a new home.

Edited February 11, 2013 by Willis