Evski's Re55 22R Goodness

[Evan G]

i scored this one off ebay for $650, picked it up from albury (boarder of nsw/melb). since i couldnt find anyone to tow it back on a tralier i decided to drive it back , it was a 3 hour drive each way.

 

i loaded the car with almost all my tools from work. spare dissy/fuel pump/carby/tyre Just incase.. what a waste of time that was. drove it back didnt break down! but then again it is s a corolla

 

some pics

 

as the story goes from the seller

 

he bought it off a 16 year old girl who was learning to drive in her back yard, so she painted the car in pink house paint!

 

so the seller bought it off of her. sanded it all back and painted it in 2pak. he painted it and bought a bombadoor and lost intrest

 

200 something on the clock.

5 speed manual

blows a bit of some on start up

noisy thrust & input bearings

stripped thread on the sump plug!

over spray everywere

and most of all square head lights

 

plans

convert to round headlights

Granny spec no stupid mods

engine rebuild

tigh 113 cam

carby rebuild

fit my electric dissy

respray the engine bay

fix up the over spray

replace input shaft bearing and new hd exedy clutch

swap the a/c over to this car

swap dashpad/cluster

door/boot rubber kit

throw the sedan rear lights as far as possible and swap to normall ke55 lights

swap windscreens

and hid kit

 

then rego and roll'n

 

i think thats it

Edited June 9, 2013 by Evan G

[xmoht]

plans

convert to round headlights

Granny spec no stupid mods

engine rebuild

tigh 113 cam

carby rebuild

fit my electric dissy

respray the engine bay

fix up the over spray

replace input shaft bearing and new hd exedy clutch

swap the a/c over to this car

swap dashpad/cluster

door/boot rubber kit

swap windscreens

and hid kit

 

i think thats it :(

 

Where are you sourcing your door and boot rubber kit?

[Bamboo]

You gunna give the fidy5 a name?

[Evan G]

You gunna give the fidy5 a name?

 

ill think of one soon :(

 

Where are you sourcing your door and boot rubber kit?

 

probs from the Taiwan seller on ebay

[Ben-89]

Nice buy Evan, try (phils aus rotaries on ebay) for rubbers on the ke55. So whats the go with the repaired ke55? scraping it etc?

[Evan G]

Nice buy Evan, try (phils aus rotaries on ebay) for rubbers on the ke55. So whats the go with the repaired ke55? scraping it etc?

 

$170 for all weatherstrips (incl windscreens)

 

i got one month rego left on repaired 55, strip it, transfer all the parts to new 55, cut rear gaurds out and most usual spots for rust and keep them as patch panels

[greenmac80]

DO NOT get the tiawanese ones.

i haev them on my orange car and they are already breaking apart. only like 1 month of use.

[Evan G]

DO NOT get the tiawanese ones.

i haev them on my orange car and they are already breaking apart. only like 1 month of use.

 

thanks for the heads up mate! I'm gonna give power windows a try :(

[Evan G]

11.04.2010

 

ripped the engine & g/b out

 

previously a auto? looks like it!

 

headed down to bamboo's to pick up my 14's. had a good chat/look over his cars :bash:

 

thanks bamboo for the rims and letting me borrow your timing light :yes:

[Bamboo]

No probs, it was a good laugh.

 

You try the rims yet?

[Evan G]

No probs, it was a good laugh.

 

You try the rims yet?

 

nah shoved them in the corner and cleaned the garage before dad saw it LOL!

 

ill test fit em when I'm checking brakes/suspension

[Evan G]

12.04.2010

 

got a carby kit from MBL carburettors in reservoir, told the owner i mite be putting a cam in it gave me a couple of extra jets and for $40 can't complain

 

stripped the engine in a hour :bash:, found alot of metal on the bottom of the sump, what does the carbon build up around the valves mean? (i found valve saver in the glow box?)

 

cracked manifold? all the bolts for the manifolds were loose!

 

gonna throw the gearbox in the hot wash at work tomorrow, order the input shaft bearing/input/output seal

Edited April 12, 2010 by Evan G

[jason12]

Looks like your making good progress, and looks pretty tidy, keep us all updated

[Evan G]

no problemo, planning to take the block & head to the machinist on wensday

[curly]

no problemo, planning to take the block & head to the machinist on wensday

Is that Wensday the forteenth