Yellow Panel Van

[the_van_can]

Hi everyone,

 

This is my KE70 Panel Van. I bought it two years ago knowing a little about cars, I saw a picture of it and it was exactly what my dad used to drive

for many years, actually his was an AE71 pano but same same. Me and my mates used to meet up during the week and just stuff around with our cars

because we had too much time on our hands. They convinced me to do the engine conversion.

 

$600 for the Panno.

 

The tailgate was completely full of rust, me and my mate ABSOLUTELY WINGED fixing the rust and it looks amazing, I wish I had a before and after, I still

don't have an after because I always forget to take a picture of the tailgate. The passenger door handle was stuffed, the drivers side window wouldn't go

up and many other surprises. The biggest surprise was that I found out only a few weeks ago by the guy doing the bodywork on the car that the car had

had professional rust repairs around the back windows at some stage, never would of known. Front chrome bar full of rust and still is. Ugly roof racks and Ugly spotties.

 

This is how it started:

 

 

 

 

Close call in a storm

 

 

2 words - THE BEAST

 

Its funny how the camera actually makes the paint job on the car look alright, the original baked enamel job was absolute shit when I got it.

 

Then came along the smallport 4age from the wreckers, along with every single other conversion part from the same wreckers, was a goldmine

I've been back there since and its a ghost town for parts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pedal box wasnt fun

 

 

 

 

my mate peter in the background, he did shitloads of work on the car, if not most of it

 

 

cut n shut inlet

 

 

fits nice

 

 

 

ill post the rest soon.

[philbey]

keep em coming man, looking pretty cool. I'm a known e7 detractor but I still dig vans!

[the_van_can]

keep em coming man, looking pretty cool. I'm a known e7 detractor but I still dig vans!

 

Thanks mate,

 

heres some more, So engine was in and I got someone else to hook up an ems ecu for me.

The fuel system at that stage consisted of 1 external fuel pump bosche 040. Pretty crap

I know, was pretty happy with the dyno figure, stock smallport 16valve.

 

 

still more pictures to come, as you can see by my signature the car has new paint now, just collecting all the pics from last couple of years.

[redae71]

fuel system pics :)

[olskool]

Thanks mate,

 

heres some more, So engine was in and I got someone else to hook up an ems ecu for me.

The fuel system at that stage consisted of 1 external fuel pump bosche 040. Pretty crap

I know, was pretty happy with the dyno figure, stock smallport 16valve.

 

 

still more pictures to come, as you can see by my signature the car has new paint now, just collecting all the pics from last couple of years.

 

Hey, is motor in now? And does that mean that the power figure shown is at the wheels. If that is at the wheels that's awesome. I am just curious to see what the smallports can produce with little mods.

 

The build looks awesome and it will be a fun car to drive to I bet.

[mungi mods]

small ports will produce good hp with headwork and cams ( good breathing )

my old one on carbs made 127hp atw with headwork only and 40mm dellorto's (34mm chokes) aftermarket electronic dizzy and extrators and exhaust

[the_van_can]

Hey, is motor in now? And does that mean that the power figure shown is at the wheels. If that is at the wheels that's awesome. I am just curious to see what the smallports can produce with little mods.

 

The build looks awesome and it will be a fun car to drive to I bet.

 

 

ok well let me explain that dyno a little more and I'll put all my pics of the new paintjob up tonight, and the fuel system.

 

yes at the wheels on the dyno with the sexy stock wheels :P

Other than the ems, that was a stock as a rock smallport 4age in rwd with a cut n shut inlet and the throttle body

was hitting on the bracket thing and so the throttle was only opening about 75%. Only other things to note was f***ing

expensive spark plugs because its all super cheap had, apparently they are meant to last 5 years their are some good bosche ones.'

oh and 1 external vl pump at the time, ill post the new system redae71 helped me out with

Edited April 29, 2010 by the_van_can

[the_van_can]

More pictures of the new paint job

the bodywork was opposite of straight, but my camera wasn't working when we did that bodywork unfortunatly

so there are only pics of the paint job

 

I choose chrome yellow, for 2 reasons

1. it looks awesome, very very bright

2. I couldn't be bothered pulling the motor back out to do the engine bay and also doing the interior

 

[the_van_can]

So I'll put the pics of my fuel setup, it does the job, it is a little noisy but its not too bad.

I should of probably took the tank out and modified it with an intank pump idealy but I wasn't thinking that far ahead

I thought what everyone does to the sedans would do the job, and it does.

Thanks to redae71 for helping me out, and the others that replied to my thread and offered, some of you were to far away.

 

 

So I have an oil leak :)

Its coming from between the gearbox bellhousing and the motor.

First thing that comes to mind - rear main seal. I already replaced it with a brand new one from burson before I

put the motor in. I have no idea why I have leaks in that area, originally I thought it was gearbox oil because to say

it in the nicest way my gbox is F***ed but it apears to be engine oil.

 

 

I get oil build up right underneath where I have my hand, i have already wiped it off.

 

I checked my oil the other day just after I had run it and the level was almost on low, I put it straight onto flat ground after

that and it was half way, then I get it home in the shed on flat ground and check it the next day and it looks like this - absolutly fine, how I had it filled.

 

 

???? I mean I know checking the engine straight after its running is stupid because the oil is still seeping down into the sump again but still

I'm a little confused.

[SLO-030]

Looks good mate!

 

I be she hoots with 112+rwhp!

[redae71]

???? I mean I know checking the engine straight after its running is stupid because the oil is still seeping down into the sump again but still

I'm a little confused.

 

prob input shaft seal, c**t of a job

[Handiman]

How did you go getting the box out?

Did my ideas help much?

Input shaft seal?

[the_van_can]

How did you go getting the box out?

Did my ideas help much?

Input shaft seal?

 

Yah mate, went fairly smoothly. I looked absolutly everywhere and could not track down the leak, rear main was fine absolutly no leaks from input shaft.

Must be dripping down from cam covers or sumthing. I also need to change the seals in my dizzy, I got a kit from kbox.ca and now I have to make sure

I don't stuff up the timing when I take off the dizzy to change the seal. Oh and might be going supercharged soon haha, am going to use the spare smallport

and chuck a supercharger on it with all the brackets and pulleys and intercooler and what not. :happy:

[the_van_can]

Update!

 

Since my current smallport is getting a little worn and leaky I have a new side project :blinks:

 

 

what do u get when you have these:

 

Low k ADM small port 4age from wrecker

 

W55 gearbox - bellhousing adapter to be bought soon.

 

A GZE supercharger

 

and a box full of brackets, crank pulley, alternator and other accessories from a gze

 

which leaves just 4agze forged lower compression pistons and injectors, I shall call it ADM 4agze haha.

apparently the crank is the same and I'm hoping the conrods and gudgen pin are the same so all I need is the forged pistons.

Edited October 7, 2011 by the_van_can

[JJT036]

Nice Panelvan mate.

 

I like the 4agze idea. Would make a wicked little Panelvan to drive in. :blinks:

 

Keep us updated.

 

Josh :blinks: