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[B.L.Z.BUB]

So I'm guessing the door was hung wrong from factory or were the pinstripes added later on after it had sagged?

[Ben-89]

So I'm guessing the door was hung wrong from factory or were the pinstripes added later on after it had sagged?

Its had me puzzled too Reed, the door wouldve been hung right from factory with the stripe fitted later from the dealer. Then for whatever reason the skin got painted from the stripe down and then hung as it was previously in an attempt to make the stripe line up.

While it was noticable where the lines in the body didnt line up it never stood out unless you picked for it. When I initially lowered the b pillar hinges and got the door alignment correct the matching of the stripes was way off which prompted me to remove them. I quite like the look of a plain ke70..

[B.L.Z.BUB]

I'm going opposite, the pinstripes and black plastic trim is growing on me.

 

(Plus i can't be assed with body work after cop bait.. hahahah)

[Ben-89]

I'm going opposite, the pinstripes and black plastic trim is growing on me.

 

(Plus i can't be assed with body work after cop bait.. hahahah)

I can't blame you, at least its justified on yours being a cs model as thats what it had from the factory. Mine being the se was plain, plain, plain and then later fitted with what has been seen on here for all those years the stripes, wheel arch moulds, body moulds, electric antenna blacked out panels etc, etc.

 

Looking forward to it being plain.

[Paul]

Damn, still not finished. You work slow :P

 

Door looks heaps better now it's alligned.

[Ben-89]

Damn, still not finished. You work slow :P

 

Door looks heaps better now it's alligned.

Oh come on Paul don't be like that :laff:

 

Pictures are thanks to my cousin as I forgot the camera :n:

 

Went back to pick a part today in hope of finding a decent bailey channel if thats what its called? Saw a blue flat front xx and removed the chrome beltline trim and guess what..... the bailey channel is part of the chrome assembly unlike the se which is a plain black sprap of rubber. Anyway after some persuasion I pulled off rust free clips from all the doors and cleaned them up further when I got home so now I need to fit them to the existing "se" spec bailey rubber.

 

Coat of etch primer after sanding. (With the window up its that really dark strip at the bottom) :wink:

 

I also grabbed a couple of badges, the current se one on the car was worn so now I have a nice chromed lettered one in like new condition, came off a ke55 but its the same as a ke70 and also an unusual gl badge from the blue xx. The car was an adm model which mustve had a replacement bootlid during its life. Its not the first JDM badge ive grabbed from there, many years ago 10+ I used to collect this sort of thing, mainly now its the rarer things.

 

 

Later on drove down to Kilsyth Pick a part and grabbed a weather shield for the ae92 so it dosent mess my hair :laff:

 

 

Thats all to report.

Edited April 2, 2012 by Ben-89

[Kid-Ae]

Didn't even get a facebook message telling me you were in Kilsyth yesterday, kinda shattered mate!

 

Looking the goods on both fronts :)

 

Are there any other things that were factory optioned you may do to the ke70?

[Ben-89]

Didn't even get a facebook message telling me you were in Kilsyth yesterday, kinda shattered mate!

 

Looking the goods on both fronts :)

 

Are there any other things that were factory optioned you may do to the ke70?

I sent you a facebook message! I was waiting for a reply and all *sigh* I was thinking about you... in a car related way :wink:

 

Factory options to go back on the ke70? Definetley the mudflaps and maybe, just maybe the weathershield :y: I already have the headlight covers on and venetian inside. The plain stock standard look has really grown on me, given how fresh it'll look once its done will it stand out in its own right. And the chrome dress rings will be coming off too, then Ill sand the stepped dish part, wash it with prepsol and undercoat and give it a coat of aluminium as the clips have scarred the paint.... but thats last though :)

 

Definetley come down to a cars, coffee and donuts meet. You'll enjoy it.

Edited April 3, 2012 by Ben-89

[Kid-Ae]

Serious?!?! Aw damnit :(

 

Sounds like it's going to be so immaculate I may just need to have a shave and shower before being in its presence.

 

I'll do my best to, either in the ute or within the next three months an Ae corolla :)

[e70rolla]

Just wanted to say good work Ben!

 

Good to see you still persevering with the immaculate presentation of your Ke70, will your fastidious nature with this car ever end? haha

 

Will have to get my ass down to a cars coffee donuts sometime to check out the respray (full respray in same colour I'm assuming?)

 

Best Regards,

Justin

[Ben-89]

Yeah I'm serious Sam, unless fb had a glitch :n: Normally takes ages for me to upload anything. I managed to find a pic of one many years back in Tassie with 50,000 on the clock. Identical except for the interior colour but its the benchmark for the ke70 to exceed.

 

Really looking forward to seeing it complete again.

 

Thanks Justin, I remember telling you last year when I was looking at the 92's Ill just buy one and daily it.... and that'll be it! Its one those things, for me anyway if I see good condition things like that I can't help myself by adding goodies to it :blush: I must say my hair dosent get messed now!

 

Well June will be the 6th year I have been the sole driver, and I thought it would be good to give the car the attention it deserves. While the car was more than acceptable for most people it had niggles (now identified in the current photos)that have now been rectified. Being fair dinkum its going to be more original now than it ever has been. The paint on the roof, bonnet and boot is A1. So the paint will be blended from the c pillar vents down in te rear while the rest of the car will have it done from the beltline. It'll be a seamless finish. The paint has had the tinters and multiple checks done so its getting very close.

 

Audio side its got an old enough headunit and graphic equalizer which work great. The only other things its got is the full lenght centre console and tray under the glovebox like a cs, but alas they will stay. The only thing I will need eventually will be the dark blue gear stick surround as mine has a switch fitted to it. But we'll see.

Edited April 4, 2012 by Ben-89

[Ben-89]

Bit more work done :) Took of headlight frames, tail lights and washed down most of the disassembled interior trims and stored in the car.

 

The fitment of the back passenger door is much better now as it sits just about flush with the front door. You could see the difference when looking from the front to the rear of the car where the leading edge of the back door was sticking out a tad more... A minor adjustment of the bolts which go inside the door frame cured it to a degree.

 

The striker plate for the front door I brought outward 3-5 mm and the improvement was almost instant. The door catch grabs fine, no clashing between the lock and striker so it must be right. Gave my uncle a hand rubbing down the repaired spots, flawless is the only word to describe the finish so I'm very pleased!

 

I also got back a metal section with the match and finish of paint which is going to be used and its going to be good. Nearly every e7 owner will notice above the front door handles there are always shallow dents from thumb pressure? My uncle noticed them and the time he took to repair both sides, so gently bringing the dent up, lightly tapping it flush, sanding for high/low spots more correction, lightly filling, curing, filing, sanding for a perfect finsih and priming was pretty damn remarkable!, Its like nothing is there.

 

After repairing Euopean makes and models he seems to be enjoying working on this one.

 

No camera again, I will update photos later on :)

Edited April 6, 2012 by Ben-89

[Ben-89]

Alrighty some more photos, spot putty sanded down and sprayed over. Front door handles removed (little bit fiddly)and the dents above the handles are gone. Wire wheeled two small spots on the boot seal, masked up the boot lip area and gave it a coat of etch primer.

 

Next is to enlargen the two holes in the passenger door skin for the left hand mirror. Looks like the dealership just drilled two holes and put some self tappers in there :n: So the plan after drilling will be to put some plastic bushes in there (the type which clips in and expands when the self tap taps in. More of a secure fit.

 

Photos courtesy of my cousin Matt. Car now has green patches, grandma thinks it looks the business :y: One last wet rub, mask up and she's ready to go, in the meantime ill clean the front and rear bar a freshen up :y:

 

 

 

Edited April 11, 2012 by Ben-89

[Ben-89]

Bit more of an update :) , the car was sprayed last weekend but with other commitments I have not touched or seen the car since then. So today was put aside to reassemble the car, couldnt wait! My uncle gave it a good coat of AA Peak white, all tinted accordingly and the 2 pack finish is unreal. I said it before and ill say it again, its staying stock standard. No fancy trimmings like before, less chromework, just the bare essentials like a real se should be. I'm still contemplating about the weathershield, headlight covers and numberplate frames...... As I'm not putting back on the chrome wheel trims I gave the wheels a prepwash and layed down a few coats of "aluminium" finish wheel paint as the chrome rings scratched the wheels.

While the taillights never leaked I resealed them with some Permantex Black Silastic for good measure, Just need to double side tape the badges, vacuum the inside of it out throughly, clean over the engine bay and wash it.

15/04/2012 - No more nasty blacking out the front end or sill panels!

 

 

 

Edited April 22, 2012 by Ben-89

[Ben-89]

And more....

 

 

No more dents.

 

 

 

Colour coded door handle plates, were blue but turned to aqua and now the blue again!

 

Took some photos of the car after 6 tonight but it wasnt lit enough, will put up some outdoor ones later on.