Hot Rod Themed Ke20

[charl]

are u aware that the roof lining in these corollas actually folds underneath the front and rear windscreen seals?

in order to correctly fit ur new lining both front and rear windscreen rubbers will need to be replaced.

 

cheers, scott

 

yeah i know that already, but i think i can get around that for the time being with some upholstry glue and a flat head screw driver....

 

i think ill just try to "tuck it in" behind the rubber with a bit of glue for good measure. i plan on replacing all the rubbers with brand new stuff later on anyway and then ill redo it properly. but so far all of my ideas have been working so i feel pretty confident!

 

i got heaps done today, got the new carpet in, (thanks Scott!)

 

installed ke55 seatbelts, photos tomorrow...

 

made custom parcel shelf, waiting for it to be upholstered... (comeon honey!)

 

started installing the door trims.

 

ive got the day off of work tomorrow so i think ill end up finishing the interior to the point of being able to drive the car!!!! i can't wait. the dash still need alot of tlc but i will be taking my time with the rest of the stuff because its not imperitive to the drivability of the car.

 

anyway more updates tomorrow.

 

cheers

 

Charl

[charl]

spent most of today putting the car back together again to make it "drivable" as this rainy weather and extreme cold at 5 in the morning is making me not want to ride my pushbike to work anymore!! ill post some pics tomorrow if i can get my hands on a camera. ive still got a long way to go but at least its coming together nicely. ill show you my trims tomorrow.

 

cheerio

 

charl

[ScottKE1X]

Everyone loves a fast moving project thread. Keep at it.

 

Just wanted to say I'm with Scotty on the Roof lining. I used a very good but 2nd hand

roof lining in my ke11 and it was a bitch. didnt remove the windows and trying to tuck

it in under the seals doesnt cut it. It looked good for a few months then the tighter section just pulled

out again.

 

By all means, if you're keen, give it a crack. chuck up the pics so we can see.

[Pieman]

That's coming along nicely Charl! The black makes the car look sinister. :lolcry: I reckon that fabric with the skulls that you're using for the headliner would really look hot on the seats as well. :wink:

[CanadianMedic]

Love the idea Charl, it'll definitely turn some heads!!!

 

Even though the paint jobs still in the process it's come aways.

 

keep it up and keep us posted :lolcry:

[charl]

HELP!!

 

i am at my wits end with my headlights, i have looked at the diagram and it doesnt match up with my wiring. i think someone has done their own wiring under my bonnet. :lolcry:

 

i know an auto electrician is gonna be expensive, and i don't really have the money for that either. there is a relay thing in the front of the car that the headlight wires go into and at the bottom of it there are 3 wires coming out of it. the middle one of these is not connected to anything, but is taped up so i figure this needs to be connected, can anyone enlighten me as to where this wire needs to go?

 

please reply soon, i need headlights to drive and i want to have it regoed by the weekend if i can!!

 

thanks

 

Charl

[philbey]

Mate, a problem like that can probably be fixed by an auto elec in under an hour - drop by and have a chat to one, I did this a couple of times in the past and he diagnosed the problem in 5ish minutes, then told me how to fix it myself! haha.

 

~60 per hour labour.

 

By the way mate, love the interior work. I did a similar thing on my KE16, but I used 3mm Clark Rubber foam for the padding in the doors and it came up a treat.

 

Spray Adhesive - gotta love it, I had some bad results using aquadhere, because it contracts as it dries..... no good.

[SLO-030]

Hey Charl,

 

If u can't figure it out. id be more than happy to swing round and try to suss it out for ya. gotta have a geez at ya 20 aswel :rocknroll:

 

CHEERS

Ryan

[charl]

Ryan that sounds like a great idea!! let me know when is convenient for you and we can organise it. tonight i am home till about 6 then going to go look at a ke55, as for tomorrow, i am home all afternoon after 4pm. fridays free and as for the weekend, you name a time and ill make sure I'm here.

 

thanks heaps for your help

 

charl

 

...........and now to go take some photos for you all to peruse.............

Edited April 30, 2008 by charl

[charl]

Time to do the parcel shelf, Safety first!!

 

 

first we made a dummy template out of cardboard and slightly adjusted the size and trial fitted it until we were happy with the way it sat in the parcel shelf. then we marked the cardboard out on some mdf and i cut it out with a jigsaw.

 

 

included some holes for my fusion 6 x 9's

 

 

then we glued the mdf to the fabric, same as doortrims.

 

 

cut the holes for the speakers, also left heaps of extra fabric on the edges because the parcel shelf sits flat and leaves some metal exposed so i wanted to tuck the fabric in under the window seal. i glued it into place.

 

 

couple of shots of the shelf sitting there, while i contemplated how to do the "tucking"

 

 

 

 

i started to tuck it in and was very happy with the results!!

 

 

 

i screws the parcel shelf down by using self tapping screws from underneath through some existing holes in the shelf support.

and here we have the final product, looks excellent i think!!

 

 

 

 

 

now ive gotta get my venetian in there!!!

 

which by the way is out of an old mazda 929 and I'm just gonna cut it to fit. if you havent figured it out yet i like doing things myself as cheeply as possible!!!

[charl]

door trim update....

 

 

 

 

[charl]

dash is next on my list of things to do, oh and the headlight ring just rocked up, thanks scott!!

 

 

 

[charl]

my "wicked" engine bay

 

 

with its "custom" wiring.

 

 

and remote brake booster

 

 

 

this is the relay that i am talking about in previous posts. the headlight wires go straight into it and there are three wires coming out from underneath it.

 

 

its this middle one that doesnt go anywhere and i want to know where it is supposed to be connected to.

 

[charl]

oh, look what rocked up in the mail the other day....

 

 

I'm thinking that if enough people are inerested ill use it to make fibreglass ones and put them up for sale!

[charl]

just a walkaround of my RAGIN 20 as it sits at the moment, heaps dirty from the rain!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i wanted to put my new wheel on but guess what, it doesnt fit on my bosskit! :rocknroll: so the one thats on there will have to do for a while longer i guess!

 

 

and heres a tip for when you want to paint bolts, put them in cardboard like this and you wont get paint all over your hands!!

 

 

Edited April 30, 2008 by charl