Ke70 Restoration - Help

[AntonyLupin]

More than one year ago, I've bought a Ke70 1980 the one with quadlights.

 

I have in mind a complete factory restoration, a clean look with maybe some lowering and small details as an extra. Nothing special.

 

Where I live, in Malta Europe, it's very hard to find parts and stuff. Infact I have struggled a lot to find parts I have today.

 

One things I'm looking for at the moment and can't really find is the chrome trims. The ones that are on each of the four doors at the bottom of the window and also at the back of the rear doors, the same trims that the '82 GL models/versions used to come out with.

 

Can anyone help me on this?

 

I really appreciate your further help and would like to thank all in advance.

 

Regards

[altezzaclub]

I can ask the wrecker how much he wants for them if you like. So long as you don't want the long ones on the gutters then I should be able to package them OK.

 

LoL! One of my KE70s has chrome and the other has black rubber.. I never noticed!

[AntonyLupin]

Yes please do. Can you also send me a pic of them so we'll know what we're talking about exactly?

 

Well if you send me separate prices I can decide if I'll buy both as well.

[altezzaclub]

OK, I'll pop down the wrecker on Monday and get some prices and photos.

[AntonyLupin]

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate your help :)

[altezzaclub]

OK, are these the ones? The wrecker has a beige car and a blue car both with chrome strips.

 

The vertical chrome strip up the rear 'C' pillar.

 

Beige passenger front-

 

Beige passenger rear-

 

Beige drivers rear-

 

..and sadly no driver's door!

[altezzaclub]

The blue passenger side-

 

Blue drivers rear-

 

But the driver's window has had it removed!

[altezzaclub]

Ah, but wait! Look inside!

 

So the wrecker wants $60 for the six bits, I'll take $25 on top to get them, and if they're what you want I'll ask the post office how much mailing will be.

 

cheers

[AntonyLupin]

You're the man :) Yes please, just ship ALL the chrome pieces found. If there's the chrome trims of above the doors get it as well.

 

I look forward in getting a reply from you soon.

 

Many many thanks, I appreciate a lot your help :)

[AntonyLupin]

Which country is this? Ahh it would be nice if I could get the cars as well :) just adk him how much is he asking for them. I don't know what I might come up with. In Malta we find no parts and no cars like them :(

[altezzaclub]

The cars are cheap here in Australi for the next few years, maybe a decade, until they all get destroyed. A couple of hundred dollars might get you one with a reasonable body and a blown-up engine, or $500 for a running car. Over $1000 will buy a really straight nice one.

 

Then several thousand dollars to ship it to Malta! How much do you want to spend? You can ask shipping companies at your end what it will cost to get a car from Australia to Greece or Italy and then ferry it over.

[AntonyLupin]

Are there any 2doors left by any chance?

[altezzaclub]

Nope, well, not in KE70. They were never sold here so are really rare, only in Aussie if people imported them 'specially. South Africa had them, I don't know where else but I'm sure they got to NZ.

[AntonyLupin]

It's ok. So, when you have the reply on the upper/top chrome strips as well we can proceed with shipping if you want :)

[altezzaclub]

Which is the upper chrome strip? The long one along the gutter??