PMP020 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Posted April 20, 2008 u need to get some fornt discs on this thing. drums up front are so prehistoric. a quick ke30 upgrade will be easy peasy. keep up the good work son. cheers, scott Quote
Sim Posted April 21, 2008 Author Report Posted April 21, 2008 haha thanks mate, i mite change it to discs one day, the drums ar fine for now! Hopefuly il hav it all finishd soon. can't wait to drive it again! Quote
Sim Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Posted April 24, 2008 got all my new tie rods, bushes n shit like that today, some are sealed while others need to be greased, so ill have to wait until saturday for that as i havn't got the stuf to do that at home. got some new door pulls for it as all mine where broken and brittle so it looks abit nicer now! ordered some fender mirrors aswell, which shuld hopefully come next week, just need to figure out the best place to put them, I'm thinking 3/4 down the guard closer to the headlights. Quote
benzo Posted April 25, 2008 Report Posted April 25, 2008 Sweet looking 26 right there! Cheers, Ben. Quote
Sim Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Posted April 26, 2008 thanks mate! well i got bored today so i thought i'd buy some trim rings for the saabs, i reckon it looks pretty mad. wuld b nice if i culd find a set of chrome centre caps to go with it, we'll see! hopefully ill have it all back 2gether mid next week so i can get it registered etc, then my mate can go about spraying it n fixing the body Quote
PMP020 Posted April 26, 2008 Report Posted April 26, 2008 niiiiceeee one. thats going to be one intense daily. will be tops once body is tidied up and is rego'd. keep it up. cheers, scott Quote
benzo Posted April 26, 2008 Report Posted April 26, 2008 No shit, mega jealous here mate. As for centre caps, RadRollaz on here has a similar wheel and tyre combo and is running standard ke30 centre caps. They should look pretty mickey on a KE2* too. Cheers, Ben. Quote
silverra23 Posted April 26, 2008 Report Posted April 26, 2008 Saw you mention buying something from the dude in Spain on ebay.. he asks a fair whack for most things.. but I guess that is fair cop for NOS parts.. but watch him on his postage.. he charges crazy crazy money. Get a quote before you buy! Quote
Sim Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Posted April 26, 2008 (edited) cool thanks benzo, ill try track down some centre caps, looks killer on that dudes ke30. haha ye I'm abit iffy buying those things from spain straight up, gona do a lil bit of research first, don't wanna get burned! i got my trim rings from Rare Spares, but u can get em from autobarn n places like that. come in 13,14,15". gonna order some plates for it most likely on monday, i wanna get KEWAGN, there still available which is sweet :yes:. Edited April 26, 2008 by Sim Quote
Sim Posted April 28, 2008 Author Report Posted April 28, 2008 finally got the car all back 2gether, took it for a quick spin just before, steers like a new car now, feels great. gonna get a wheel alingment n shit done tommorow n taking it to our mechanic to get afew things fixed as i haven't got time to do it at home n it will be all ready to get registered. ordered my plates for it just before, so hopefully they come somtime next week :lolcry:. felt good to drive it again lol. Quote
Sim Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Posted May 5, 2008 got my new plates in the mail today, i love gettin new stuff lol. my car is still at the mechanics, i left it there all weekend for them to tinker with it, since i was going away for the w/e anyway. hopefully get it back in afew days tho, then i can go get it registered n finally drive the carnt. bought some repro RX3 mazda fender mirrors for it cos they look badass which should be arriving in the mail sometime near the end of the week. can't wait to bolt em on! still need to get hte body n shit fixed up but i just wanna get the c**t registered first, n drive it for a lil bit. will get some new pics once its all registered and i have the plates/mirrors on it. Quote
Sim Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) just an update, still hvn't gotten the farkin thing registered yet, just finishing afew little things first, fixed the tailgate tonight finally after putting it off for so long lol, the torsion bars on the setup that came with the car had snapped so the gate wouldn't hold itself up. took it all out and swapped everything from my panelvan, painted the hinges up n shit n put it all back 2gether just before, works like a dream now! I'm wrapped, was beginning to be a pain holding the c**t up with a pole lol. just need to make up some door pulls, replace the rear wheel cylinders n shes all ready to get registered. i got my fender mirrors 2 which ill fit when i get it registered, then its off to get the body fixed up/painted :yes:. heres a pic from before. Edited May 19, 2008 by Sim Quote
Kid-Ae Posted May 19, 2008 Report Posted May 19, 2008 May i say this thing is the sex Love the Wags :yes: Quote
Sim Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Posted May 25, 2008 haha thanks mate! i'v finally got the car ready for rwc/rego, spent all weekend finishing everything off, pity I'm going interstate all of this week for work so i havta wait till the week after before i can get it registered :(. but then its going straight too my mates to get resprayed n should come back looking good as new! n I'm gonna order a set of charcoal superlites to go with it once all the body n that is done :y:. can't wait. Quote
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