The Usual 4age Into Ke55

[olskool]

I'm sure there is a cruise very soon.

 

With the mods for the diff hitting the floor. The correct pinion angle will eliminate this.

 

What do you mean. In relation to what?

[olskool]

Hey, so now I have completely finished the tunnel modifications. I fixed up that brace where the seatbelts bolt onto and made it a lot higher and welded it all back in. Seriously, once I put the underbosy sound deadener on nobody will tell.

 

Here is some pics. This is the standard bracket.

 

This is the finished modified bracket all welded and ready to go.

 

And this is the job all done and welded back in. Looks standard as. :y:

[olskool]

[radrollaz]

Hey wayne, mate that looks great i have to do this mod to my rolla as well as the diff hits the floor in that exact spot. Wana do mine :y:

[olskool]

Hey wayne, mate that looks great i have to do this mod to my rolla as well as the diff hits the floor in that exact spot. Wana do mine :bash:

I'd love to mick, but I will tell you now, it was definitely not an easy job. There was a lot involved, and one extra job would be to pull apart your rear end.

[olskool]

Hey Mick, just wondering if you could post up some pics of how your radiator sits in your car. I am finally looking at getting one. Thanks.

[radrollaz]

Hey Mick, just wondering if you could post up some pics of how your radiator sits in your car. I am finally looking at getting one. Thanks.

Hi wayne, mate i havent got a computer at the moment so i can't put any pics up. I'm answering you from the work computer. :)

[olskool]

Thats cool thanks anyway man.

[cuzzo]

Hey wayne.

 

Hows the rolla coming along?

 

Oh and the comment about the pinion angle. Google it abit but the pinion angle is the angle the snout of the diff is on(where the tailshaft bolts to) Correctly setting this up will work against twist up and stop the diff hitting the floor.

 

However if your going a hilux diff that is a different problem.

Edited November 23, 2008 by cuzzo

[olskool]

Oh ok, yeah, that makes sense. Well hopefully by doing what I am doing it will help that. Anyway, here are a couple more pics. I finally finished the air box, well, not completely but anyway its a good excuse to put pics up.

 

[olskool]

Also, I was wondering if anyone knows how many cores the Alloy Radiators have. I am sort of steering that way at the moment.

[LINDSAY]

3 core from memory , WOW there is some awsome fabrication work going into this car mate , well done

i wish i could weld like that !!!

[SLW42]

good luck with it mate hope you don't run into any more snags lik you hav but hay thats just part of modifying cars an creatin custom just gotta push thru them, will be tough wen your finished with it will be good to see finished

[olskool]

Thanks for the replies guys. Been flat out like always working on the KE55 but I have made some progress. I polished up the inlet plenum and I finally finished the exhaust. Here is a quick pic of the finished product. You probably won't be able to notice but I have custom 4 bolt flanges for the exhaust. One of a kind, (I hope).

 

 

So anyway, will be doing plenty more on the car but I don't have a very long holiday so I just gotta do what I can. Will be keeping you all uodated with pics and info as usual.

Edited December 31, 2008 by olskool

[joeschmo_57]

THats mighty fine mate.

 

anything new as of this year?

 

joe