Page34 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 Hey everyone, though id do a build thread of my ke project, maybe get some advice along the way and get more involved in the community Building it for drift use only, not engineering it for roadworthy purposes Bought it fairly stock, had an s13 front suspension and coilovers and that was it First thing i did was remove the diff centre to weld, got it all welded up but unfortuantly broke on of the spacers between the diff bearing and the housing trying to get it back in Had a real hard time trying to find one to replace it, decided to buy a mates vl commodore that was in a front end crash for $100 for the read end, got the mounts welded onto it and went in pretty well, wheels slightly off centre but easily fixed with a spacer when i measure it up for one. Currently drum brakes on it, will do the VN rear disc conversion soon. also ran into a problem with the rear springs when my dad threw them out thinking they where out of the vl, luckily the front springs off the ke where a good fit to temporarily have it on all 4 wheels to get it into the shed Fitment with out the springs looked sick, unfortunately guards where literally on the tyres Next step i took out the 4k and Got an engine mount from Jordanrolla to fit my 240kw s15 sr20det with s15 6 speed gearbox witch i will be test fitting this week some time, make all the holes and get it all mounted right before i take it all out and begin painting s15 driveline, 240 kw with power fc and garret gt2871r crossmember spacers, 20 mm lower then factory also halfway done getting the interior stripped and all the ac and heater equipment removed as i will not need that to go sideways thinking of a purple and white colour scream, purple bay, white exterior and purple interior Thats it for now, will keep this updated with progress as best as i can and try to get a lot of photos! Quote
ke70dave Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 You got an adjustable panhard rod in the rear? Quote
Page34 Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Posted June 10, 2015 Nahh I don't I was thinking I would get one later down the track when I get new bushings for the rear What difference do they make? Quote
ke70dave Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 Will put that differential in the centre of the car! Id consider it essential for your setup. 1 Quote
Page34 Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Posted June 10, 2015 oh wow, i never really though about that haha Thanks! Quote
batmo Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 KE70 are a terrible car for budget drift! NOT Such a cheap car to get handling slideways. Looks like you're gonna have fun with this one :) Quote
Page34 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Posted June 12, 2015 Yeah can't wait to finish it up! Put on the engine mounts and tried a test fit Obstructed by the dump pipe atm Will wait till tomorrow to remove it and try again Wanna check that everything clears and make sure it's all good with the rack and bonnet Quote
Page34 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Posted June 18, 2015 Quick update Took the dump pipe off and test fitted the sr into the engine bay Fits pretty well, fire wall needs some love for the gear box to get to the bolts and to get the dump pipe back onto the engine Also anyone know where I could get adjustable front caster rods, can't seem to find any that look the same as the old ones The mounts for on the lower control arm on mine arnt in line there curved Quote
ke70dave Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 Factory ke70 castor arms are adjustable? Quote
altezzaclub Posted June 19, 2015 Report Posted June 19, 2015 ....and you can always extend the thread on a lathe for extra castor. Quote
rollin70 Posted July 3, 2015 Report Posted July 3, 2015 Does your S13 front end mean you have s13 hubs and LCAs? My KE70 is running a S13 front setup so I bought some Hardrace S13 castor rods, cut out the 'single hole' mounting spot on the body side and drilled a sideways hole in the mount to suit. The S13 and KE castor rods have completely different mounting points on the LCA side so maybe it's been set up with S13 hubs. Quote
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