[buznke] Rotarized Ke26 Pano

[13bke26]

what size tyres are you going to be running at the back on the convos

[Sim]

its got 235/60s on the back already, thats as big as i wanna go for the time being, planning to move upto 15x12s after i get the car on the road.

[13BT_KE20]

this is just my opinion (so please choose to ignore it if you want lol)

 

i think it would look alot better without a chopped grille

 

looks like your cooler is about the same thickness as mine (altho alot bigger) and i managed to keep mine behind the grille JUST

 

this is the clearest pic i have, all i did was cut/file from the inside edge of the grille

 

Thought about mounting the oil cooler at an angle and tucked under some more so it doesnt stick out so much?

 

IMO it would make the front look alot cleaner, keep them nice and shiny tho. Will look awesome with the shiny paint :jamie:

[SLO-030]

Lookin Great Sim!!

 

Might wanna take it to get wheel alligned, needs the tiniest bit more toe in :jamie:

[Sim]

yeah 13BT_KE20 i was thinking about that earlier about where the oil cooler etc sits it does look abit odd where it is, had a bit of a brainstorm in how i could make it look nicer and the front end aswell cos i just hate how the rad supports are designed on ke rollas, just gonna go visit an engineer mate of mine on monday to make sure its alrite before i start hacking lol.

haha yeh its got some intense toe action going on.

[twinspinna]

Nice car :jamie: But what front seats are those? I kind of like the look of them :lol:

 

I'm sure there out of a mazda familia gtx...

[Sim]

finally managed to mount the oil cooler in a better way then it was originally, made up afew crude brackets and utilized the existing castor mount bolts making the oil cooler sit in abit more and on an angle, i think it looks way better then hanging underneath the intercooler. let me know what you think?

also cut a hole for the shifter in my tunnel n will be moving the engine/box back another 50mm and ill be making a solid engine mount using the exisiting engine brace but modding it so i can use the factory weld on threads on the castor mounts.

 

roughly where engine will sit after moving rearwards

trans tunnel cut

Edited April 22, 2010 by Sim

[13BT_KE20]

nice work! thought u would of mounted the oil cooler angled the other way

 

how much clearance do you have between your crossmember and sump"

 

your motor looks to be about where mine is and mine has had the crossmember cut and rewelded lower to give enough clearance

[Sim]

i tried it the other way aswell but i like the way it looks here.

atm where it is its pretty close but its not hitting, ive had the crossmember modified already as i wanted to move the engine back earlier. ive got about a finger gap from steering lock stoppers on eithr side of the crossmember and about 40 odd mm from the hump of the sump to the front of the crossmember so it should be alright.

[MattyZ]

hey man killer pano

 

how much did you pay for your radiator and oil cooler if ya don't want to say exactly just a rough price range, lookin at both these for my ta22 if i got 1UZ :laff:

 

cheers keep up the orgasmic work

[Sim]

thanks mate. i can't remember exactly, the rad was around $800 made from my specs/diagrams, oil cooler was an off the shelf one, $400 odd i think.

[MattyZ]

thanks mate. i can't remember exactly, the rad was around $800 made from my specs/diagrams, oil cooler was an off the shelf one, $400 odd i think.

 

cheers for that

[Doogs]

Great progress Sim ! Can't wait to see this tearing up the strip soon. :laff:

[e70van]

Just joined the forum to say, great project mate. hope you finished it soon!

 

question: hows the clearance from the handbrake lever when the gearstick is in 2nd and 4th? looks pretty close!

[13bke26]

any updates on this car? was it ever completed?