KE30_KE35_KE55 Posted April 25, 2009 Report Posted April 25, 2009 Dad had to weld in two new plates after we discovered rust in the chassisafter he had it all fixed & treated it he put black deadener on it , we plan on painting the whole underneath next saturday he has also started to pull the front off ready for new panels when we find some so far that was the only major work its all gonna just slot together now over time Cheers Josh Good little project, The chassis repair looks good :) try not to paint the exhaust when painting the under-body. Quote
JJT036 Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Posted April 25, 2009 Good little project,The chassis repair looks good ;) try not to paint the exhaust when painting the under-body. The next bit we're gonna do is take out the tailshaft and paint the under but with the exhaust, we're gonna paint around it. Josh :) Quote
KE30_KE35_KE55 Posted April 25, 2009 Report Posted April 25, 2009 The next bit we're gonna do is take out the tailshaft and paint the under but with the exhaust, we're gonna paint around it. Josh :) What are your plans after painting the floor? Quote
JJT036 Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Posted April 26, 2009 What are your plans after painting the floor? we are going to re-paint the diff front struts & fuel tank then do the interia while we find new front panels but main plan is to get all the underneath repainted first cheers Josh Quote
JJT036 Posted April 27, 2009 Author Report Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) Well dad and i spent another couple of hours tonite workin on the panzy ( it was damn cold in the shed ) dad is gonna get some gloss black paint to paint all underneath and under the guards here is some more pics we have striped the front off Yeah no rust under there :P Cheers Josh Edited April 30, 2009 by ewt Quote
JJT036 Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Posted April 30, 2009 Progress update Dad has now finnished painting the front end and the undercarrage up to the diff and hopes to finnish the back half tommorow here is some more pics Quote
Toy-Yoda[RL] Posted April 30, 2009 Report Posted April 30, 2009 Nice work! You're not mucking about with this, good to see, keep it up...... :wink: Quote
78_7kRolla Posted May 2, 2009 Report Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) This thing is a beast! I've looking for one for about 2 years now with no luck. Great to see you and dad are getting stuck into it. If your dad isn't too bad with a welder (which it seems he is) maybe research fitting a 7k. Absolutely love the ideas for the paint, it will look so cool! I also spied that you have extractors on this thing. Upload some pics of the engine when you get a chance and check out the Vic section of the forum. Love to see this on a cruise one day! Cheers. Matt. Edited May 2, 2009 by 78_7kRolla Quote
JJT036 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) Well, Dad and I went to Pick-a-Part again because they had another ke30 just put in there Friday Arvo. We got there at about 9.00 this morning and the L/H Front Guard from the rolla was already pinched :wink: . From the rolla, we only walked away with it's bonnet. There were 2 other ke30s but they both had dents and smacked-in panels. Then we drove everywhere to find Front Guards and a Front Bumper and we found a place on Market Road, Sunshine called Gazzas Auto Wreckers. He had plenty of ke70 stuff and some ke20, ke30 and ke55 parts. We only got a Front Bumper. Then we went to Enzo Wreckers in Sunshine just off the Ring Road and we hit the Jackpot, 2 clean guards :lol: !! He also had brand new in box front panels for Ke20 & ke70. We were going to get a Woodgrain Steering Wheel there but it wasn't Roadworthy. I'll upload more pics tommorow Cheers Josh Edited May 2, 2009 by ewt Quote
JJT036 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) This thing is a beast! I've looking for one for about 2 years now with no luck. Great to see you and dad are getting stuck into it. If your dad isn't too bad with a welder (which it seems he is) maybe research fitting a 7k. Absolutely love the ideas for the paint, it will look so cool! I also spied that you have extractors on this thing. Upload some pics of the engine when you get a chance and check out the Vic section of the forum. Love to see this on a cruise one day! Cheers. Matt. Thanks Matt, Dad said it's time to save up more dollars now, so after we put it back together it goes back outside (mum wants the garage back). But at least it has been fully painted underneath and it would be ready for the panel shop as soon as i get rich $$. We are going to slap in a 5k Engine with a webber carby for now until dad finds a Supercharger for it!! :wink: It probably won't see a cruise for a couple of years yet, but with the way the ol man is going, it could be sooner. LOL. Cheers Josh Edited May 2, 2009 by ewt Quote
JJT036 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Posted May 5, 2009 (edited) Engine bay pics. Pretty sad in there but we have plans. It's a 4k but I'm now on the hunt for a 5k for it and plan to paint engine bay when we do the swap over. Anyway here is the sad pics Edited May 5, 2009 by ewt Quote
JJT036 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Posted May 5, 2009 (edited) Hi those who are tracking the progress, The whole underneath is now completed with fresh paint Cheers Josh Edited May 6, 2009 by ewt Quote
36panvan Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 good work buddy :lol: definetly going to follow this one Quote
JJT036 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Posted May 5, 2009 (edited) Here are the pics that were meant to be up on Sunday, but we were out all day. Edited May 6, 2009 by ewt Quote
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