AE71's are cool.

 

i just picked another one up last night for a total of five. :y:

 

two wags for recking, and three sedans for thrashing ;)

 

-dave

hehe i got two sedans already :D

we can have a bbq and sand car back day :D just to reduce the cost when the panel beaters do the final work ?

 

sanding back and fixing dents/rust in my ke25 by myself was a real chore took me over 6 months to prep the body.

This thing is going to get started on in the next few weeks. Probably start on it in March.

 

Since the Magna is all fixed and the Red KE25 is sold, I can start to slowly put money into this one and get it sorted out :D

Edited February 19, 200917 yr by Raven

All my debts are now paid off, which means that this thing is gonna get soda-blasted within the next month.

 

Just gotta strip out the front and rear suspension and steering parts and get it on a trailer.

All my debts are now paid off, which means that this thing is gonna get soda-blasted within the next month.

 

Just gotta strip out the front and rear suspension and steering parts and get it on a trailer.

 

What will it cost to soda blast? Is it anymore expensive than sand blasting?

Havent had it quoted yet. Gotta get the rest of the car stripped down, make up a rolling frame and get it on a trailer and take it around to a few places.

 

I'm hoping it wont be anymore than $500.

Edited April 10, 200917 yr by Raven

soda-watered yet?

Not yet.

 

Waiting on my K.Rudd payment, not to mention I have to have it stripped down first.

 

Started on that today actually, here's my progress so far....

 

 

Firstly, I started with removing the front left strut assembly, which came out relatively easy.

 

 

As you can see here, this one took me about 20-30 minutes to remove at a snails pace.

 

 

The front right on the other hand was a complete bitch to get out. I tried heating it, bashing it with a hammer and nothing.

 

In the end, it got so badly damaged (it was a rooted original tie rod end anyway) I had to go and purchase a ball joint/tie rod seperator and seperate it from the main drag link, which worked a treat.

 

 

So progress today after about 4 hours was both front struts removed and placed in the back shed.

Edited May 2, 200917 yr by Raven

he also fixed my 55 :wink: had some carby and some timing issues and now the 55 is running much nicer!

good work..

gotta hate old steering parts i had heaps of trouble with mine as well.

 

did you consider dropping the struts steering and x member all in one? then working on em?

might have been easier.

Unfortunately, I didnt have the room to do that, so I had to persist with pulling it all out pice by piece.

Edited May 3, 200917 yr by Raven

hmmm spewin. bearing puller work well for getting tierods out. jst a thought for future if you had one i mean.

are you going to get your steering box recoed?

hmmm spewin. bearing puller work well for getting tierods out. jst a thought for future if you had one i mean.

are you going to get your steering box recoed?

 

I bought a ball joint/tie rod seperator in the end which works similar to a pulley remover, except it pushes, not pulls, and that got it out.

 

Definitely going to get the steering box recoed and will see if i can up the ratio in it as well :)

wicked well for your steering box i'd recommend DRW automatics at lonsdale!

great guy there and quite cheap. got mine done there. try him out! the dude builds 1000hp drag cars quite nice shop

and very willing to try out custom things for you.

Yeah ill vouch for DRW got a Range rover trans in and out and repaired in no time and they are bastards to remove.