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.


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/514606.jpg
When I got it home

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/514607.jpg
interior stripping

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/514608.jpg


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]

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



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.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/forumdisplay.php/70

[Matt]

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

[Jake70]

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

if you need T3 parts hit me up

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]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/539238.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/514639.jpg
just a couple of damage reports

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/514640.jpg
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
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/514873.jpg

but the other box seems alright so ill just put a seal kit through it
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/514874.jpg

motor in the lux
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/514875.jpg

getting shit done tonight
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/514876.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/514877.jpg

[Jake70]

Had myself a little splurge today. picked up a set of quad lights and weatherstrips http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/515332.jpg

a perfectly straight bootlid
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/515333.jpg

and a rear beaver panel so I can finally start making some progress!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/515334.jpg

[Jake70]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/539278.jpg
and so begins the re-wiring the harness.

[Jake70]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/539279.jpg
cleaning up the rear beaver panel for insertion ;)

[Aussie_XLR]

does the rear beaver panel have the metal that the boot seal attachs to on it??

[Jake70]

yeah I just had the ass end chopped off. I am making sure it's fixed PROPERLY unlike the last people who tried to fix it haha

[Aussie_XLR]

It's the only place mine has rust and it is bad I have actual holes in mine. I'm going to do the same. Thanks for the idea.

[Jake70]

mine had big holes all along the top of the beaver panel. boot seal lip was gone too. best thing to do is get one hacked off another car and separate the panel from the scrap, grind the spotwelds out and roll the excess metal off with a pair of sidecutters.

[Aussie_XLR]

Ahh Np thanks for the heads up. Looks like when my new front beaver pannel arrives I'll go looking for an old rally shell with no rear end damage or rust and try the same thing

[Jake70]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/539283.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/515686.jpg
dummy-fitted the beaver panel tonight. tech-screwed in to line it all up. Still have some small rust and damage to repair but all very minimal.
Shits moving along :)

[Aussie_XLR]

lookigng tthe goods. well done

[Jake70]

lookigng tthe goods. well done

thanks man, not a hard job just time consuming to get it done properly

[Jake70]

Not much of an update, been flat out at work and in the process of moving house. got myself a tidy as hell flat front conversion, but my issue is this
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/516215.jpg
anybody else have this problem?

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/516216.jpg actually got a beaver panel with this front end which is nice

also did some seam welding up the strut towers, welding in the rear panel tomorrow night if all goes to plan, then theres just the floor pan braces and rear strut mounts to stitch.
once that's finished I move on to guards and paint!

[Jake70]

progress has pretty much stopped for the time being, just moved into the new house and getting life on track as we all do.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/522854.jpg pack n stack
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/522855.jpg ready for the trailer
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/522856.jpg snug fit in the new shed.

[drift kid]

Vely naice

[Jake70]

thanks man, she will come up good :)

[Jake70]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/0/524039.jpg anybody else have happy faces on their bonnet latch? lol

[Jake70]

got my grubby little mits on these today >:D
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/524027.jpg

[drift kid]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/0/524039.jpg anybody else have happy faces on their bonnet latch? lol

Haha haha that is the coolest

[Jake70]

So lately this is where my time and money has been going..
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/524486.jpg
82 ke70 panelvan, just building a cool, reliable and functional daily
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/524487.jpg

[drift kid]

Omg that lime green ke, I have seen that around before

[Jake70]

Owned by a good friend of mine, who I actually purchased my sedan from. Used to be a B/T 20v 7a but it did the bottom end, so we threw a 7afe into it at work.
There's also another one the same colour, but it has Shakotans and a half cage

[Jake70]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/539484.jpg
so this is my update

[Dan_A]

Good to see the panel van coming along man looks a heap better then when I had it.

[Jake70]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/7/4/0/1/539491.jpg
soooo plans have changed a little :P

[kei-rifkin]

Coming along good dude!

[Jake70]

Really thinking of pulling the pin on this one and doing up the Panel Van instead..

[Jake70]

Pulled the pin on this and am now parting it out. Panno is getting the love!