Teds Project Ke70 ~ The Blue Car

[muller]

cars looking super smooth teddy, :rocknroll: keep it up :P

[Medicine_Man]

Because my car is an 84 then i would have to convert it back to the older style 81-82. That will probally take some time to do properly. Then i would have to find the twin headlight setup and in Australia that would be like finding a needle in a hay stack, Besides i like the 83-84 shape better.

 

Thanks Teddy :rocknroll:

 

the older style goes from 81 to mid 83 just so you know

[Teddy]

This week, Ordered the correct (lol..) bonnet, and started to finish off front wheel bearings. Missing a washer in the wheel bearings, so off to wreckers this week, put it all back together next week.

I did however manage to purchase silver and red high temp paint. Brake backing plates are going silver, and calipers are going hot red. Sway bar is going red as well

Justin may have a pic of the silver backing plates, not sure how they turned out, as weather was trashy yesterday.

In years to come.. ill regret not just doing everything in factory Black !

[gtnickk]

Well just so you know i think you could be wrong about the dates i was at the wreckers the other day and on the vin of the ke70. It said 83 the month was December. So i think the later stages might have come in around November December however it could of been an older one converted, all though if it was converted it wasent dodgey. I don't want to debate this as i was shore ke70's between 81-83 were the older style but untill i saw this car i was wrong. As i said this could have been converted and i don't doubt youre knoweledge of corolla's, I'm going back sometime this week and i will check the car out again, if I'm am wrong though i will stand corrected. :rocknroll:

[Raoul]

Damn, that is coming along real nice.

 

With all that sound deadening crap that is in the cabin on the floor, is it worth the effort to rip it out & replace?

The entire car is all getting a full bare metal paint job, so Id rather not paint that crap, but its a helluva job to get it out.

Basically, is there any tips or tricks to getting it off easier than a hot day?

The PDF idea is a good one, I'm sure itd be well used.

[Ke50]

mmm silver and red. a good choice. karuma o atsui

[Rolla__Boy]

lol

 

one of you x-neesan drivers had to call it a datsun sooner or later :harhar:

 

ex nissan driver? I have never ever owned a nissan :dance:

 

I'm an ex Ford driver

[Clown]

Thats allright, we wont hold that against you :harhar:

[Teddy]

We had an EA falcon in the family once. 

Id rather walk than ever have an EA again. 

[Rolla__Boy]

Please.....I have taste....try XY Falcon

[Clown]

XY is acceptable :harhar:

Old cortina's, old escorts, XY's and the like, anything else and i'll pass.

[Medicine_Man]

Well, scince Matt hasn't got round to uploading the latest photos, I've decided I'd do it for him. Firstly We ripped the rotors off the hubs, cleaned the rusty bits up with a drill and wire wheel, then treated it to a coat of high temperature black. Once the paint had dried the rotors were bolted back onto the hubs.

Edited January 16, 2006 by Medicine_Man

[Rolla__Boy]

Should have got slotted rotors :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YAY 2000 posts :y: :P :y: :)

[Medicine_Man]

While the paint was drying, we decided to head out and grab some new front wheel bearings (Had to go to Repco, gah, that story can wait till another day). Finally got the bastards (complete set, hub seal/inner/outer bearings) and punched out the old suckers and pressed the new ones in. (Not before smashing my finger a beauty with SST1). The secret to getting them started is to lay the new bearing in place and put the old one on top upside down and tap them in (see pictures 2 and 3).

[Medicine_Man]

When working on a Corolla, it is important to have the right tools, SST1 and CCT are a must have item! Next I let Matt get down and greasy with his hubs, did I mention how much I hate grease? While Matt was busy doing that I put the heat shields / caliper mounting plates back on.

 

After the hubs / bearings were greased and the hub seals were put on it was time for the bastards to go back on! Finally, after many months the Rolla was back on its feet!!! We even managed to roll it back to try get a better shot of the twinlight setup, but it was getting a bit too dark by then, next weekend we will roll it out of the shed for a better shot..