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    Well I have pottered away on this... But it’s time to say goodbye and continue with other projects. It deserves to be used regularly and it never leaves the garage. It also deserves some TLC. It will be sold with WOF and reg. If you are interested let me know, I will be starting a for sale post soon and then after that it will go in TM. I’ll leave a teaser pick below
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    Jordon KE... replied to dylan's topic in Tech Talk

    Hey guys, can someone give me some advise on where to buy consumables at a reasonable price to strip the old ute to bare steel? I guess im after some of the porous stripping discs a. Also the Thailand wellside will need smoothing out so for that i would need sanding pads? Can anyone give me some advise before I start this prep work
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    that looks awesome. will have to go see him
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    Another project that has been sitting around. anyway small update, a proper coilover has been fitted to the car for the first time. AE86 LCA and steering knuckle
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    Have been pretty flat out so havent gone very far with this at the moment. Did the rust in the passengers door, turned out pretty average. Any advice on what to do with this little crack in the join? obviously the steel is pretty thin around it. Discuss away here
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    Does anyone in welly have a bead blaster or know someone with one. Looking at blasting my struts 0275393040
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    These are an option. guards need filling, not sure if these will do it?
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    Finally organised shipping at a reasonable price. Turned up today (over night delivery!!!) Was pretty stoked. Theres definitely a bit of damage from when we tried to bring it back on the trailer but oh well, shit happens. Also the shape isn't as nice as Sparkles, I was using that as a guide to go off of. The top of the tray doesn't flow in as nicely and the tailgate says Nissan which is a bummer. i am planning on getting another tailgate and either doing some sheetmetal magic and putting Datsun on there or shave it and get a decal made. Will see. My thoughts are its a cross between the 720 and 620. For now the plan is to remove the damage at the bottom, shape it/remove some small imperfections and then paint it. while the painting is going on i will do the drivers door properly and the driver front guard is ready for colour. Hopefully have the whole ute painted soonish. Also... quite obviously.. needs LOW. Look below and share opinions here Note tray is just sitting there
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    Panel work look fantastic with the paint!! Awesome progress man
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    Small Update, went to Napier for a small break and on the way back found this in s cool little antique store. While looking for a new couch i we saw this AA badge so grabbed it, i quite like them and think they compliment the age of older cars. Also found the couch from another antique store if you were wondering And a better angle of the fins and the helper. I never get tired of looking at these wheels.
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    Will upload photos correctly when I get to a computer. Started polishing these up. Really want to run them but have a new study pattern. Might make up some adaptors.
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    Awesome find mate, nothing like a bit of a project. I would look at getting the grill and bonnet trim stripped of all rust and painted before its to late, they are very hard to come by now. I got mine acid dipped and powder coated. Awesome thats your father is an ex mechanic that will help you out a lot. Are you going to look at giving her a buff and polish? looks like The paint will come up pretty good in most areas. Good luck with the restoration. Tap into the knowledge here at Oldschool
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    A while ago after quite a bit of work the TE27 cluster gauge from Japan got blown off my bench during a storm after our new roller doors at work got blown in. This caused a bit of damage, I had also rest fitted it in the car the day before (this was why it was out) and found that the speedo didn't work. Everything else seemed fine. A couple of years later, today, I went to hunt out some clear blue plastic. This was used to replace the high beam indicator as the old plastic couldn't be found. Then I had to pull apart two other clusters To make one, unfortunately there is some permanent damage and one of the locking tabs has come off. I may chop one off of one of the others and plastic weld it onto this one Managed to fiddle with a couple of bits in the speedo drive and now its working, i had to wind the coil up a couple of turns allowing it to spring back to zero correctly so hopefully its all good.
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    cool, do you guys have any colour codes?
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    So in the not to distant future i will be sending this off to be sand blasted. I need to start deciding on a colour, either going to go red which the car was originally or mustard. needing some suggestions on nice colour codes for these options, please discuss here
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    Running with the ke30 xmember. Oh yeah, I'll pm you for details on your bits. Yeah this has sat around to long and I actually miss driving it. So going to work pretty hard on it but obviously always dependant on funds
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    Here is some proof. As you can see the bay is pretty untidy, thinking of using paint stripper and then blasting it.
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    Finally made some decent progress that included the shell!! Everything I have been doing has been shit that I do at work like suspension, engine, interior etc. But today I needed the car, after properly removing 90% of crap from the engine bay I measured up the cross member bolt holes, slotted the new cross member to suit and bolt that in. Then I forgot to get an engine crane so invested some assistance and worked the engine into the bay and then fiddled it onto the mounts. All lines up nicely. It's pretty close to the fire wall but it does clear. Next is to fit the bellhousing and make sure that cleaRS in its current position. Once that's confirmed I'll fit the coilovers assemblies, see what the steering system wants to do then drop i let off of the axles stands. I'll need to tidy a few small spots of rust and dents in the bay then I'll take it out to get blasted. While that's happening I'll try sort something out for the brake and clutch system. Master cylinder doesn't clear intake so I am thinking of making some that I can mount off of the pedal box. While I'm trying that I will also change the accelerator pedal. At te moment that's mounted from the floor which always feels kind of shit. This should keep me busy for a while so will update in the new year.
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    So i went to pick up my wellside but it didnt come back with me, unfortunately the trailer was to small. oh well. T he chassis is primed and ready for paint. also found out why i was getting orange peel, breather for the reservoir on the gun was blocked!! cleaned it out and now it looks mint! Also bled the clutch and adjusted gear linkages which has made a huge difference. i will get some pics up soon, have been working on the corolla a bit so this is just chilling out
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    Oh and forgot to include this, te27 180km/h cluster, stripped and prettied up. Basically painted dials with paint pen, painted face black and detailed in white. turned out quite nice. Te27 because it has the writing around the hazard light switch
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    While doing the coil overs i also cleaned up the other components. reconditioned hubs with fresh paint and new bearings. Backing plates were blasted, acid dipped and powder coated (just a bit dusty), stripped calipers and painted them, on the hunt for a couple of pistons and maybe discs. Will see how she pulls up. Also need to get the fasteners zinc plated again. I would like to get the suspension and braking setup finished of soon so i can drop the car off of stands and mount the engine. Ill get all the fasteners dropped off this week hopefully and assemble it all as it is now and hunt down some steering arms when the funds allow it.
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    Discuss //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/50926-jordons-1974-procrastinated-ke20-discussion/ Ok sothe rocker covers above started life in this. Mate was going to turn this into a derby car but cbf, so i grabbed engine while i had the chance. Stripped it down and gave it a quick clean before carrying it through the lounge now we are up to date with the engine. i have given it a paint but only really paid attention to the rockers. Dont think i will rebuild it as it was running fine. also got this, its for a t series box so just on the hunt for a cheap t50 or a t40 to mock up mounts, alignment etc.
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    Other things that have been started on this are as follows. Have cut out new panels for door cards and bought fabric, just deciding on whether or not fabric is correct or should i get Grant in Auckland to make some. Also thought of using velcro to mount them to the doors. Along with the door cards got some doors that i could prep off of the car. so far i have only removed the hinges and had them sandblasted and spray, cant remember what they were sprayed with but seems pretty durable
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    Build thread will be brought up to date over the next couple of days. looking at basically starting this build again. new engine, new struts, new interior plan, colour change on its way. motivation at a high. Looking at running a hi-ace diff, what are peoples thoughts on this, i can pick one up for 200, just insure of stud pattern options and lsd options. Next things to purchase are RCA's Steering arms ae86 power steering or te27 rwd components for engine rubbers for engine mounts. diff t50 or t40 to get me by for a while, already have a bellhousing Any help much appreciated!! On the near future to do list Mount engine Polish streets and keep in storage
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    Sneak peak of engine, prepped and painted these last night.
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