Ke25 Without Powers

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

Since powercruise last month i have been working on my other corolla, decided to get it going and have it as my work car for awhile.

 

Ive had this car probably 8 years, it was a flawless body when i got it, not long after i gave it a bare metal 2 pack respray, then drove it to work for a few years.

 

I cooked it on the way home one day, so i parked it up for probably the last 5 years.

 

Last year i decided to put one of my spare sr20's in it, but after doing most of the needed mods the idea just didnt feel right, so i abandoned that idea and left it until now.

 

So this is where I'm at, factory 4k 1300cc, 5 speed box, standard everything.

 

 

The first thing i have done was strip the engine bay to bare metal, this was not done when i originally resprayed the car, i simply sprayed over the existing paint because the motor was still in there. Engine bay is now finished in 2 pack entirely.

 

 

 

 

The new powerplant, yep all 30 horsepower i recon.

 

 

I bought a set of 14 x 6.5 ssr longchamps for it, they need plenty of love but were well priced, i really wanted watanabe for this one but the xr4's were cheap so both my cars now run the same wheels.

 

 

Up until now the car has been auto, first a 2 speed toyoglide, then the trimatic, i hace slowly been collecting parts over the years: manual pedal box, and some decent stainless gutter trims.

 

 

I bought new moulded carpet for the floor, the old stuff was kinda rank. When i removed the old carpet there was some lifted tar with a bit of surface rust. I scraped off all loose tar mostly under the drivers seat area, treated and removed the rust, then today I painted the whole floor with 2 pack to seal it properly. the colour used is a mix of leftover paint from various builds, beats paying for a litre.

 

 

 

Tomorrow i will spray black over any parts of the floor that might be seen.

 

Tonight while the interior is all out i scrubbed it with sugar soap, the front seats are not so good these days with a few splits, the rear is still overrated.

 

 

[Skellington]

I love the color you put on this car.

[BUZ440]

Got to have a daily with style and class, knowing you can swap for boost anytime,

 

You need a hoist Matt, haha

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

yes i do carlos, if only the shed had the height to allow it.

 

cheers!

 

progress. New carpet fitted, turned out good, seats are back in.

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel tank painted and installed back in the car.

 

 

Auto pedals out.

 

 

manual pedals in.

 

 

new brake master cylinder installed, all hooked up and ready to bleed now.

 

[altezzaclub]

"I want that crossmember black Soldier, and I want it black NOW!"

 

lookin' good- massive rebuild!

[Clapped out]

One would think he needs to weld the mounts back on before painting?

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

Cheers gents, yep have welded them back on now, black paint on its way!

Edited October 26, 2014 by oh what a nissan feeling!

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

I had cut the engine mounts off the crossmember previously, luckily i found the mounts in the car with the rest of the junk. So i welded them back into position.

 

 

 

 

Then engine and gearbox in.

 

 

 

 

I only had a ke30 tailshaft, very surprised the length is correct, matt you were right!!. So i bolted up the gearbox, tailshaft, engine, and speedo cable under there.

 

 

The radiator support is cut out to suit an sr20 radiator, so i guess thats what i will be using. To make the radiator fit better though it needed some changes to the bottom tank.

 

I cut some bits out on both sides.

 

 

 

 

 

My alloy welding is especially crap this time, has been months since I've used the welder.

 

 

 

fits perfectly now!

 

[Skellington]

Nice job on the radiator. What color is the blue called. I have been considering a color like this for one of my cars.

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

Hey mate. Its turismo mica holden commodore 2004. It is just as impressive in real life. Expensive though as its a group 4 colour because of so much green pearl.

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

radiator mounting.

 

I made up these things for the bottom mount, using some shackle rubbers.

 

 

 

painted and mounted.

 

 

 

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assembled the front end.

 

 

 

I had to extend the top piece for the radiator support, since the new hole is so big it no longer reached.

 

 

 

 

Made up the top supports for the radiator. Not really that happy with how they look, probably should have moved the mounting points to the side of the radiator.

 

 

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For the radiator hoses i needed a crossover pipe for the bottom, and needed to reverse the thermostat housing.

 

To reverse the thermostat housing i needed to build one of the edges up with alloy because the housing was offset from factory. Worked out ok.

 

 

I got some pipe from the exhaust shop for the crossover and joiner pipes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got the engine started today, runs quite good, still no throttle cable, choke, reverse lights, ect, so still a bit to do.

 

Also got the brakes bled today. Was a real pain, the bleed nipple snapped off the front calliper, had to carefully drill it out and put a new bleed screw in, was successful but annoying. So now the brakes work.

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

I got this all regoed last week or the week before, gave it a buff, polished all the chrome and stainless.

 

It looks really good, and is as straight as the day I painted it about 8 years, its pretty damn straight. Its done almost zero ks in its life i would think, everything underneath is original even the shocks, yet it drives really really tight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forgot to add. the longchamps didnt sit proper for the rwc, need different tyres or offset. These wheels wont last long, i don't like them.

[altezzaclub]

damm smart!

 

Lucky it was before the 'gross-ugly-plastic-bumper' age....