Johno's *new* Ae82 Sedan Project

[TheNOBBLER[RL]]

Gotta love that!

 

Comin along chief, keep it up!

 

JP

[Johno]

Thanks for the comments guys, this is really motivating me to keep going with it :)

 

This arvo I prepped and painting a few things

 

Painted the 2" sports exhaust in heatproof paint

 

The front brake bearing thingo's

 

Rear disk brake thingo's

 

x4 twinky shock strut thingo's. Just the springs for now, i'll let it dry out then cover it in tape and do the black

 

Engine support underneath thing

 

And what ever this thing its called. Think it's meant to cool the motor or something

Edited February 22, 2010 by Johno

[Johno]

I was bored last night so i edited the look of the rolla a bit, tinted taillights, and lowered with the 2" exhuast. :P

Looks better if you click on the image

 

Edited February 22, 2010 by Johno

[Johno]

More work has been done :lolcry:

 

Went to the wreckers again on Tuesday and got a few more parts. Rear seatbelt, Rear disk rotors, front twinky thermo fan, coil cooler hard lines and drivers side wire loom. :lolcry:

 

Tues and Wed night, I finished painting most of the parts so they are ready to bolt on

 

Ae94 brakes on the old seca

 

 

 

I took another day off to work on the car today. I gave it a good crack today and got quite a lot done which I'm really happy about

 

What I removed today:

 

Hand brake lines

Full exhaust

Rear drum brake setup

Headlights and indicators

Front bumper and guards

Wire loom

Radiator

Lower engine mounts

Most heater hoses

Everything but the Drive shafts is undone ready to lift the 4ac out :happy:

 

Tried to undo the drive shafts but then remembered i had already removed the brakes on the rear so jumping on the brakes while another person unbolts it was not going to work, next idea i had was to put the wheels back on and remove the center cap on the mags and unbolt it but my 30mm socket is too shallow and wont fit over the nut so i called it a day.

 

Pics :lolcry:

 

Bought myself a new toy..

 

It was a full complete car this morning.. not anymore :lolcry:

 

Almost ready to lift out.. :lolcry:

[greenmac80]

keep the pics flowing man! love the progress.

[Hans]

coming along quite nicely, keep it up..i can't wait to see the finished product!

[Johno]

Well i spent another day on the rolla, well about 5 hours anyway. It was not quite as productive as yesterday but did get some things done. Some things i wanted to get done but couldn't because parts were wrong :lolcry:

 

I got the Drive shafts undone, had to put the wheels back on then lower the car on the ground and get underneath and unbolt the drive shafts from the gearbox, :lolcry:

 

Got the left hand front hub assembly off ready to install the twinky hubs and shockers but couldn't put them on because the holes need large bolts. :lolcry:

 

 

I got the fuel tank out, old fuel lines, put the twinky lines in, cleaned out the twinky fuel tank (been sitting outside for 1.5 years) Went to install it then thought i better change the rubber fuel hoses so thats tomorrow's job. The other reason i didn't put it in is because i forgot which line goes where :lolcry:

 

I tried to install the rear disks but the rotors wont fit over the bloody hubs, the hubs are too big :lolcry: so off to the wreckers again tomorrow.

 

 

I had to pull the air con system out aswel because the front end is a bit different on the twinky, thermo fan sits outside to allow for exhaust and the air con lines are in a different spot to allow for the oil cooler.

 

End of todays work

 

Tomorrows plan is go to the wreckers again for rear hubs, front hub bolts and fuel filter harness.

Go to mums to grab a few more bits for the rolla

Go to auto shop for new fuel hose and hose clamps

Wouldn't mind pulling the 4ac out and start cleaning up the engine bay, got me a new can of spray paint :happy:

 

Tomorrow will hopefully go smother than today :lolcry:

Edited February 26, 2010 by Johno

[78_7kRolla]

Keep going mate as it's looking heaps better with every update! Loving the photoshopped pic :hmm:

[Johno]

Keep going mate as it's looking heaps better with every update! Loving the photoshopped pic :hmm:

haha, thanks matt. I should hopfully have it running in a few days, :y:

[Johno]

Update for yesterday,

 

I picked up my 4age engine from the mechanics

Got the twinky rear wheel hubs from the wreckers

Pressure cleaned the engine bay and front end

Went to fit the rear hubs but stripped 2 of the threads in the rear knuckle :hmm:

Went back, got another knuckle, fitted it, all good :y:

Fitted one of the rear disk brake setup

Finished front L/h side strut/shocker setup with Ae94 brakes

Edited February 28, 2010 by Johno

[Johno]

Update for today,

 

Fitted off the r/h front hub Assembly

hired a engine crane

pulled out the 4ac

installed new thrust bearing for gearbox

fitted C52 gearbox to 4age

started cleaning up engine bay ready for transfer

 

One thing, i have a massive problem with the steering. both front wheels are pointing in heaps. I could hardy push the car on flat ground with 2 people.

I think the problem is the twinky hub Assembly is suited for power steering only because the steering arms are too long and thats whats pushing the wheels out. I'll try to adjust it another day but it needs to go in about 1/2 inch on both sides, oh yeah and the left hand hub bearings are screwed. More set backs.. Errrghh :hmm:

[Kid-Ae]

Awesome progress mate!!!

 

This thing will be an absolute beast when done :hmm:

 

Kudos to you for taking the time and effort into making this car right, first time :y:

[Johno]

^ Cheers Sam :blinks:

 

 

Small update,

 

Finished the engine bay, ready to drop the 4age in :lolcry:

Found out the shock's i bought last year have lowered springs in them.. :wink:

Going to change the front end again to get the steering straight and keep at stock hight for now :D

 

Here's a heap of pics to keep you'll happy :)

 

Front and rear disks on

 

rear disks fitted :)

 

New throw out bearing for gearbox

 

Twinky hub vs standard hub

 

How low does it sit?? :lol:

 

Lifting out the 4ac

 

 

Ready to drop in :wink:

 

Dirty engine bay, thats after degreas and high pressure wash. Before that it was almost black

 

After a quick freshen up with paint

 

 

All ready for some 4age power.. :)

Edited March 1, 2010 by Johno

[JiP]

WOW that just pressure washed? Or painted? It looks dam good mate!!

[Johno]

^ thanks Jip, the before pic was after a pressure wash and the after pic was with a few coats of paint.

 

 

 

I had the day off work today coz i was feeling like crap. When i woke up, (early afternoon) i picked up the engine hoist and dropped the motor in :blinks:

 

 

 

After the engine was in i started bolting in some parts,

 

Edited March 3, 2010 by Johno