43 replies to this topic

[dylann]

Project: http://www.oldschool...hp?f=17&t=26967
Comment away, tips, advice and criticism welcome.

[crustywhip]

Hey man welcome.
I seen pics of this some where (maybe tradme or where ever) can you please loose the hubcaps.
Neat little car tho. good luck with the pimpin homy

[dylann]

Cheers man,
dont worry the hubs are loong gone they looked well below average and got the steels painted black when i got it painted,
much more flattering
ha thanks, ill need alot of it

[bubblegoose]

use paint stripper?

[dylann]

its all done and painted, has been done for a couple months now
just took alot of time and sandpaper to get it down to primerable quality
ill get some more pics up soon of what it looks like atm.

[camo_78]

looks to me like leaf springs have been reset boss

[punkoutnz]

I'm sure I've seen your car on the coast aye, do you drive it around often?

[dylann]

havnt been out lately but usually goes out a few times a week, otherwise it just chills in the garage sadly

[kyteler]

Looks more like it could be missing a leaf or two/perhaps a flipped one in thurrrrr somewhere.

[corolliam]

Hey mate. I just bought myself a 1977 corolla ke30 same as yours. I have been giving it a thorough once over and discovered a lot of 'crap' that looks like rust in the little vents between the windscreen and the bonnet (where the water jets are) i was wandering if yours had/has the same problem? If so, whatd you do about it? Cheers

[olds-cool-autos]

nice. loving the 30s. keep it up man.

[dylann]

Hey mate. I just bought myself a 1977 corolla ke30 same as yours. I have been giving it a thorough once over and discovered a lot of 'crap' that looks like rust in the little vents between the windscreen and the bonnet (where the water jets are) i was wandering if yours had/has the same problem? If so, whatd you do about it? Cheers

yeah mate mine has the same problem, bit of a pain in the ass cause its in a tight space haha
may not be rust though, could just be alot of dirt etc thats in there. get a compressor and give it a blow possibly?

i havent done anything about it yet, not sure how to go about removing it, if it is rust i could take the extreme route and cut out the vents, then cut out the rust under them and rewelding, worst case scenario
i found mine had the motherload of rust under the rear vents more than anywhere, ended up being ALOT more than what you can see in that pic

good luck with your project!

chur oldscool, not many round these days, pity i never get around to working on mine though!

[EvoBilly]

mines got rust in the same spot you can get to it from the inside pull carpet and dash out and its right there

[corolliam]

Ok thanks mate. I dont actually think its rust. But it is really dodgey-looking. I can take some plates out from inside the engine bay and clear most of it from the drivers side but the windscreen wiper motor is in the way of the other side. And im not sure that once i clear it, what i'm actually exposing...

[Fliboi]

my similar era corona has spings that flat with blocks, as far as i know the leaves havn't been reset

[4age.sr]

leafs have been reset 2". same as my ke30. so in total you have a 4" drop in the back

[crustywhip]

Yellow wire from head unit to constant 12v and the Red wire to acc which should have no power while the car is cranking.

[dylann]

sweet thanks heaps!

[mutiny]

personally i wouldnt be mounting it under a seat with no air flow to cool it down

[J-Calico]

under passengers seat and run wires under carpet?

Usually the failsafe/easy orientation me and my friends use (if a car is to have an amp in it at all)