Ke38 Van Gets Interior Work,teza40

[teza40]

HI 2 ALL,located Brisabane Northside.just a quick hello,and hopefully a picture shown of my free aquired ke38 windowed panel van from my dear ol nan.

 

her ownership of this car .............wait for it.........22 years of its 27 years of life approximately

 

needs a tidy up,runs mechanically very well (she always looked after the car mechanicals)well a mechanic did seeing as she is nearly 84 yrs old.

 

This car has air-con and a station wagon seat fitted (mod plated in adelaide in 1988 for it) so it can carry four people.

 

anyhow`s you guys have a cool club thing going.with a good read of info on these lil corolla`s (sorry I'm a mopar follower mainly)

thanks

Terry

P.S.feel free to leave comments....lol

Edited January 25, 2008 by teza40

[lappy]

whoa that looks schmick :( welcome to rollaclub

[anastasios]

yea nice potential for a cruiser, any rust?

[teza40]

HI lappy.

thanks,future plans will see it looking better.just a matter of time n dollars.good starting point tho.

mags,5 speed if i can find one.custom interior and paint job with flames (see try out pic) burgundy over white most likely.silver may be just a bit too much.

 

thanks for the welcome to the club.

cheers

Terry

[teza40]

HI Anastasios,

Thanks for the cred,rust yeah alittle bit.bottm of both gaurds,lower right door and in the tailgate channel on the left side top.

all in all not bad for its age and living the last four years on bribie island (very close to the ocean).

Alittle bit of bog work required in places also

cheers

Terry

[Rolla__Boy]

Good on ya Nan hehe

 

nice lookin beast there mate, keep us updated with pics :(

[teza40]

HI Rolla_boy.

thanks will do,the plans is for looking different.

it don't have too be fast n furious.....lol

cheers

Terry

Edited September 26, 2006 by teza40

[Rolla__Boy]

Needs to be lowered about 47 inches haha

[teza40]

Hey Rolla_Boy

Compared to the toyoata 4 runner 4wd of mine in the background of 1st pic`s.......he he he....IT IS LOWERED.......LOL.

Feels like my BACKSIDE is draggin on the ground,go kart style.and dept transort say 100 mm from ground to the lowest point of vehicle...ha ha ha ha.

 

BTW Neat looking coupe.body worked and painted one of them for a friend a few years ago in chrome yellow (motospray paint from super`errr`cheap).wow did i ever need sunnies when it was done.

catch ya`s

Edited September 26, 2006 by teza40

[teza40]

HI 2 All. little update time on the ke 38 panel van.on holidays been n had fun up cooloola beach in my toyota 4 runner for a week.

back home and time to get busy with the corolla and its rusty front lower gaurd problem.its amazing they are not as bad as the should be, unbolted the front bar and then the right hand fender a heap of built up dirt and ants fell from behind the lower part of gaurd.

heaps of dirt living up under the top part of gaurd also.

 

the left hand side has been off before at some time and was alot cleaner.still the rust affected area is worse on the left gaurd at the bottom,has been done bog boggie before long time ago by me and recently by some one else.

 

so now is time to do it right ( check out the pics )

 

not welded in yet but patch panels hand cut n shaped close enough to fit by me, i used a ra40 celica windscreen wiper panel for donor metal.( any one intersted in ra40 parts most of the car is here in the back yard).just thought i would throw that out there...lol

 

ok catch ya later

[teza40]

HEY 2 All.

Another update on the fixing of the dreaded rust in lower gaurds of the ke38 van.

 

Ok so I'm no welder by trade but the mig i got a lend of is fairly easy to use,i made the patch panels the day before(ready to go). had no major dramas for my experience of welding and now just finish off with bodgie bog.

 

But much better than what was there and will last along time (i hope).....lol..

OK enough from me ....enjoy the pic`s.

any comments or questions....go for it..

 

Cheers

Terry

[teza40]

HI 2 All,

Just another quick update,been out playing today on the van.

Started the bodgie bog job on the lower gaurds to hide and finish off my ugly welding job when i put the metal in where rust was...lol

and also dragged 2 of the 14 x 6 alloy wheels off the celica for a look and see if i like them on the van.....

so guys what do ya reckon...any good...yeah could go lowered.lol

cheers

Terry

P.S.they are not globes.. i just had the caps laying around and used them to fill the holes..looks neater.

Edited October 14, 2006 by teza40

[JiP]

Yeah, not bad. They look alright.

[teza40]

HI 2 ALL.

Hey JIP_01,thanks will be better when all four mags shod with new tires are on( they just on the back for now).

well gaurds rust repair done and bolted back on, not perfect and not final paint colour but good enough for when i take it for safety certificate to change rego into my name (see pics).

a pic also of the tape radio unit fitted ( that and the eight ball shift knob,seat covers the non original parts inside up front).

more body work getting done slowly...need to make some more money...usual problem everyone has...

cheers

Teza40

[teza40]

hi 2 all,

yes its been a while since i have updated this, the panel van goes for its roadworthy friday. i sure hope it gets through first go.

have replced the bonnet with a non rusty one i got from narangba wreckers $70,a couple of second hand tyres for the rear original rims from tyres galore in morayfield $40, the rust is done the car is stock as and the cops followed me home the other saturday...legalised harrasment i call it.they didnt get me didnt even pull me up to speak with me...go figure..guess they were just bored.

when the ke38 is registered in my name is when i can do more to it via the way of its first custom paint job, will be grey primer with 50`s style scallops that complement the body lines and maybe in the future some moon disc`s and porta wall white walls (flappers).

stayed tuned guys.

this is to be my cheap but fun times panel van cruiser

cheers

teza