Jakes KE70 Dorito

[Jake70]

Hey dude's and dudettes
My name is Jake, I'm 20 and an Apprentice Auto Electrician. I'm from a quiet NSW Coastal town called Forster.
it's been a while since I've had a project car, and when I got my hands on a 1984 4age Converted KE70 slanty that needed some TLC I thought it would be a perfect time to get into one again. I am building a car with a simple aim-to enjoy it.
I picked up the car last weekend and stripped it of all bolt on panels as soon as it rolled into the shed. The rust was pretty good-usual places like above the tail lights, in the wheel well and between the bonnet and windshield.



When I got it home


interior stripping




The plan for the car will be:

Gloss orange body
Satin Black bolt-on flares
KE30 or KE70 chrome bumpers
Quad headlights
Clear lens LED front indicators
Fender Mirrors
Interior Retrim, Samsung Galaxy Note replacing head unit
Roof spoiler
Rota Grid Classics
4AGTE + Hilux running gear
Coilovers F&R
Adjustable just about everything
Body Bracing
Velo Buckets
Custom dash
Back Seat removal

let the fun begin!

[jay70]

maybe have a look at some suspension improvements before you start that body work? keen to see some neat wiring though

[Jake70]

XT130 struts and rear disc conversion is on the cards, followed by a Technotoy lateral bar, 4-link and lcas. new bushes and rubbers where needed. the first stage at this point is the body modifications and having the engine tidied and running so it's driveable. then suspension work can be done on a hoist at work instead of the shed at home

[haveaparty]

All sounds pretty good mate. But shaved fuel flap? How will u fill it up? Just reroute through the boot or something

[Jake70]

yeah mate, cut down fuel filler neck, spin it round into the boot and make a bracket inside the boot

[sundee]

pretty sure thats not entirely legal or safe, but each to their own.

if you need T3 parts hit me up.

[Matt]

Welcome and it'll be good to see what you can do with the wiring and are you keeping the 4a?

[Jake70]

not exactly, but the beauty of living in my town is the police are very lenient haha
parts I need are:
rear right door+glass
drivers window
window surround trim
tail light trims
beaver panel
XT130 strut and brake assembly

if anybody is willing to sell/donate hit me up.

I will be keeping the 4a for now. Unsure which way I will be going with wiring until I drop the donk back into it but I will keep you all updated

[Jake70]

just a couple of damage reports


and one of my mirrors

[Jake70]

this weekend was a step forward, finally getting all my driveline to my shed. I was informed when I got the car that one of 2 t50 boxes it came with was blown, so I set out to find the condition of both just to be sure.
sure enough, 2nd gear was blown


but the other box seems alright so ill just put a seal kit through it


motor in the lux


getting shit done tonight