my MINT ae71 panel van daily

[ikus]

picked this up today, it will be replacing my ke70 van as my daily:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/46427.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/46428.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/46429.jpg


it's about as close to 100% stock as you get and pretty damn clean with just under 190 000 km :))

plans for now are:

have.

set of 14x7 +12 mk11's. or maybe ill just leave the fully sick chromes. :shocked:
cut down 86 struts and adm brakes.
kyb agx shocks.
cambertops.
chrome rear bar.
nardi steerer.

need to buy.

excel g shocks for the rear.
4 or 5kg springs.
ill get the front bar chromed to match the rear one i have as its the dx style bar just painted black.

the two things i dont like about the car are the t40 so hopefully soon ill put a t50 in it. another thing are the windows in the back which will have panels welded in. i found a van sitting in a paddock in the hills out the back of mine so hopefully ill be able to get cut outs to weld in off it.

what do you guys think?

[ikus]

also my ke van will be up for sale if anyone is interested 9 months nsw rego its pretty rough but past a blue slip three months ago and its run great while iv had it. the car is in northern nsw about an hour from the goldy. ill get a thread up with pics, asking $1500 ono.

[the_van_can]

very nice find mate

[Breaka]

Man that's a minter. Fair bit tidier than the other white beast I saw.

[ikus]

cheers guys! yeah your not wrong matt, its a huge improvement! did you end up getting your bike? your old ke is just sitting in the shed at the moment i havnt done all that much but i should be getting coilovers soon, iv gotten into the rust a bit, sorted the hole around the shifter (almost), put different springs in the back, tacho dash (not working yet) etc. new waist gate will come when i do my tax return as well as some stuff from ajps. i spose i should put a thread up for it.

[Breaka]

Yeah dude, got a bike, think I said I was after a crf450r at the time. Ended up with a cbr1000....lol.

Definitely throw up a build thread, keen to see what's happening with it. It sounds really good.

Hope your doin good man and I'm gunna keep my eye on this thread.

[Jacobxxx]

I also got a panelvan yesterday haha, yours is way minter than mine!
Is it staying 4ac?

[stx-16]

yeah we deffs should hit up the back of mullum some time

[ikus]

haha cbr would be a bit different to a crf! that thing would haul some serious ass though! do you already have your open bike license matt?
ill put a thread up when i get the new waistgate in cos then it will be worthy.

yeah destroyer it will be staying 4a-c, i have matts old 3sgte ke in the shed so all i want is a nice clean reliable daily that is comfortable and handles well.

the roads out back of mullum are pretty bumpy sam there not that fun. there would be some sweet roads out the back of lismore wouldn't there? that road near springbrook where those ^ pics are taken is wicked!

[KePanelVan]

nice find! i've got an older 82 modle panel van, what are you plans for the rear for handling? excel shocks?

[ikus]

cheers man, i was stoked to find it! i think i may have seen yours on rolla club, the 'pie van' yellowish with jelly beans maybe? i like the dx front low roof alot, but i think mine has potential too. yeah for now just the short stroke shocks without reseting the leaves as it lowers it a bit, later down the track the whiteline (i think) van/wagon sway bar kit. and reset leaves. nothing to fancy.

[stx-16]

fine ill go out there by myself lol
there are shit all roads around lismore haha

[ikus]

haha im always keen for a leisurely drive in the hills sam.

[ikus]

little update:

cleaned these and got some tyres fitted, waiting for rw to put them on.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/47235.jpg

got some cut outs to fill the rear windows, they were supprisingly rust free just a little mossy. had them all cleaned cut to size ready to weld in on the shed floor and my mum ran them over in her car :gah: looking for new ones now.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/47236.jpg

sprayed wheel arches with sound deadener paint. the plan was do the whole underbody but i ran out of paint, it doesn't go far. will get more soon.

before

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/47237.jpg

after

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/47238.jpg

nothing else worth mentioning really. sorry about the big pics, im not sure how to re-size them.

[E7 PIG]

haha smiley face^

[Jacobxxx]

wheel arches love it
:D

[ikus]

i havn't really done much on this, was overseas for a while and what not but here is a little update (pics soon)

car now has:
rego!
panels welded into windows, used the bent up ones as a backing plate and will weld straight ones over them when i find some. iv just put some bog in the gaps for now.
i made new cover panels for the inside where the windows were just need to paint them.
clean csx seats as the drivers seat was torn.
some sony 6x9's i had.
head unit will be in when i get a plug adaptor thing so i can wire it up.
chrome rear bar is on.
little bit of rust repairs.
nardi will go on soon.
mkII's will go on as soon as i get wheel nuts.

probably more i forgot but meh. im also broke as at the moment so not much will be happening for a bit.

[ikus]

im thinking of maybe going jdm windows so i dont have to paint and also so i can see better, that and they look pretty cool if anyone can help me out with any?

few pics.


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/52973.jpg


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/52974.jpg


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/52975.jpg


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/8/9/7/52976.jpg

[svenmate]

YES YES! Love it! :)

[ikus]

cheers sven! :thumbup:

im getting really sick of no music now, will have to get a plug thing for my headunit this weekend!

[Jacobxxx]

Looks a million times better with panels in!

[joeschmo_57]

out of curiosity, what do the JDM panels/windows look like?

cannot wait to see it with SSR's!

[ikus]

cheers guys.

they look like this one on destroyers build thread joe.
they look better on low roof ones though i reckon.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/showthread.php/18976-81-beige-pano!/page2

wheel nuts on there way soon.
plug for head unit also on its way.
and she is now repping an old ass nardi and boss.

pics soon.

edit: jacob, dunno if you'll read this but i got those struts on the weekend. didnt manage to get the arms out but will do it asap.

[Jacobxxx]

badass. just text me when you want me to come around and get them! im still waiting for my coilovers to get here anyway so no rush.

[the_van_can]

hay mate your pano's looking great, where did u get those window cutouts? off another pano? i have the same setup but on my ke70 pano, always thought about filling them in the same way. your pano is looking sick, just needs low although I cant speak mine is still stock height :)