Bens '78 3tc Ke30 - New Pics

[benzo]

Well I'm keeping her for now. pretty sure the car I wanted to buy is sold gah

 

Currently running 14" RA40 stockies on the rear, with gay profile tyres. She likes spinning them alot better than the grippier tyres though haha, this thing has a fair amount of lock believe me

 

Picking up new interior tonight hopefully, will have watanabes on soon. then she'll be overrated

 

Want to lower it still, flip the 3rd leaf in the rear and cut one coil off. Only thing is she handles so well at the moment I not sure if I wanna lower it to find my handling is sacrificed for looks.

 

Needs a tune too, idles right now at about 1100, and is just generally running a tad rough. Still as reliable as ever though!

 

My mate is pretty keen on buying it off of me for what I consider a pretty good price. I may well sell it in the near future, am looking to an upgrade, still sort of a Corolla :P

 

oh and whats with the lack of comments in my thread haha just because nothing's happening

 

Cheers, Ben.

[andro0o]

oh and whats with the lack of comments in my thread haha just because nothing's happening

 

 

hhaah i felt bad, so i thought i would comment ya. top car! i think it needs to get dumped on some 13x8s though. are you using std diff btw?

 

edit: realised that you already answer that haha.

Edited October 16, 2008 by andro0o

[benzo]

Haha cheers man!

 

yeh just a standard diff with a "custom" LSD lol

 

it doesn't like spinning grippy tyres at all, really needs a TA23 diff conversion.

 

Cheers, Ben.

[benzo]

Well picked up my interior from Ben (13BT RX2) yesterday to find it is near overrated, the only imperfection is a few inches of the stitching is coming undone on the base of the drivers seat. While I was there he also had a grille of the car, which turned out to be the one I have been looking for and in good condition, if somewhat dirty. I managed to pick up both front seats, top and bottom of rear seat, and the grille for $55. Big thumbs up Ben 13BT RX2 :P :(

 

Looking at getting stitching in the drivers seat fixed just to make it perfect, and I am an apprentice motor trimmer so that works out haha

 

Will get pics up of interior and grille soon

 

Cheers, Ben.

Edited October 17, 2008 by benzo

[benzo]

On friday cleaned up and put my interior in. The seats are so overrated, no tears, marks etc and the vinyl is still soft unlike most old vinyl interiors haha just need one of the seams fixed which I'll get onto.

 

Forgot to get the wheel covers off Ben so will have to get them sometime.

 

You actually sit up higher than with the other seats, and your arse slides around but meh

 

If anyone wants my old seats PM me, $20 for the lot, suitable for retrim

 

 

 

Cleaned up the grille a few times as it was so dirty haha and put that on with cable ties again lol

 

If anyone wants my old grille (top) PM me $10 good cond with overrated badge

 

 

 

Will be getting my Watanabes soon, 14x7 -5ish, chuck on some 185/60 Adrenalins which will go on front. The SSR's will be going on the rear. Then it will be getting slammed, Corona LCAS in, might need to give the front guards a light roll I think lol

 

Nardi steerer on its way too, and might get around to wiring up my stezza.

 

I would like to do more, but I can't justify spending the money doing what I originally planned. REally need something that I can chuck parts, tyres etc in the boot, and A/C, EFI wouldn't be too bad either haha

 

So may be for sale in the near future, my mate Prims has first dibs though :yes:

 

Cheers, Ben.

Edited October 20, 2008 by benzo

[ke rollin 20]

hey ben, looking good ey,

 

sounds like its pretty tuff with the 3tc? paint an interior looks smicko ay :yes: LSD ay???? sounds alrite, skiddys yeeeha gota love it.

 

does need lowering tho buuuuuut i do say that about every car... hah,

you sound like me ben buy sell, buy sell, i can't help myself i buy a car an then i see anouther car i wont and before i no it I'm selling the car i just got to get this other car.... one big crazy loop ay!

 

I'm trying to settle down a bit lately tho... got maself a b1800 ute for work still wanna slam it an shit tho, white walls new paint ect... HAHA

 

did you end up selling ya orange ke20???? keen for anouther 20 ay.

 

cheers, haydo

[benzo]

Haha yeah man, she's pretty stout with the 3TC. The paint is pretty good and nice n shiny still, she's only 84,000km though haha. And the interior was out of another low km ke30 so yeh its pretty overrated.

 

I now it will be getting about 2 inches all round, will look alot tougher. Took the tape off the SSR's as me and my mate decided it looked homosexual lol

 

Yeah sold my orange ke20, nickyboy owns it now ay and yeh I am getting at least another ke20 soon. Its pretty good cond with pretty much no rust.

 

But yeah trying to settle down too for a little bit haha

 

Hows the 26 going Haydo?

 

I thought it was funny, on Friday I went down to get a new rocker cover gasket as mine has gone to crap and leaking oil, so went down to the local parts boys and no one there knew what a 3TC engine, a T18 Corolla, or a TE72 was

 

Cheers, Ben.

[nickyboy]

D:

 

sif take that tape off! that was why the wheels were so boss.

[ke rollin 20]

haha oh ye, yeah the 26 is still in qld ay, chillin at my g.f's dads... I'm saving some cash slowly to get her freighted here..pah!

ye I'm hell keen on getting anouther 20 ay, miss my old yella one.. :yes: i gotta say i like them more than the ke1X i reckon ay, i like the roundness.

 

OI nickboy that lil bug thing on your signature is classic ay i hell tryed to squish it yeeew bugs under ya skin yeeeee boi.

 

cheers.

[benzo]

Haha Haydo ya trippa! I might be able to source you a 20 in good condition.

 

Yeah Nick me and my mate decided that they would look better without the tape. Was there any reason it was there?

 

They look shitloads cooler, more dishier now ay

 

btw anyone got any 2nd hand 185/60R14s?

 

Cheers, Ben.

[nickyboy]

Haha Haydo ya trippa! I might be able to source you a 20 in good condition.

 

Yeah Nick me and my mate decided that they would look better without the tape. Was there any reason it was there?

 

They look shitloads cooler, more dishier now ay

 

btw anyone got any 2nd hand 185/60R14s?

 

Cheers, Ben.

 

its just a jap thing, you don't see it often in AUS hence why it was cool :laff:

[benzo]

Yeah I know it was a jap thing, have seen it on a few rims. Well I decided it didn't suit my car anyway lol

 

I might not be getting watanabes anymore, have got my eyes on another set of rims atm

 

Ah yeah of course, I'll have to head down there :laff: long drive though haha

 

Cheers, Ben.

[ke rollin 20]

yeeeea ben! yeah keen on a 20 ay! deffinaltly let us no if you come across any ay :laff:

 

other wise if i don't get my hands on one soon ill be pickin up the ke30 2door down at the local wreckers... id rather ke20 but ay.... yeeeee titties!!!!!!!

[Tume]

Wow nice rolla, I'd love to have one like that. Alas being in school with no job doesn't give any hope.

Really looks good though, Hope your mate if you do end up selling it doesn't change it or trash it in any way. Too Good for that.

[benzo]

Cheers mate, she is one of the better KE30's I have seen for sure. A lot better than my other KE30 was lol

 

I'm sort of over it tho, like Haydo I get bored easy and I need a change lol

 

WILL be for sale soon, $2500 rollin on 14" Celica rims and all spare parts. Can add in the SSR's for extra dough

 

Cheers, Ben.