4AGEMAD

Yip still have it, another guy got in first, but i've been real busy & still need to weigh it. If he doesn't want it in the end i'll give you a text

Things have been pritty slow lately on the kp since my daily got backed into by some old geezer :/ never-the-less my new parts arrived finally got around the finish off spraying the front grill: Providing this guy cuts off the yoke for the W55 it should be here this friday!

Finally got around to removing the front guard and seeing what rust there it to be removed Seems to have had a bit of under sealing going on which was promising but then where it hadn't been sealed I found small amounts of rust will have to check the other side but because i'm so picky i'll remove the rust myself, something which i'm very wary about but I know a few people who a well clued up on how to go about it. Another thing I found was that the top of the guard was stuck down with some sort of sealant from the factory, has anyone else found this on their nz new kp's?? right p.i.a to get the guard off but I think I might put new sealant on when she goes back together for rust protection etc. yet again I got half way through putting the baseish coat on and I run out of paint! (please excuse the mess, was painting on dad's side of the garage Few other things have arrived, New front windscreen seal, dome light lens, RHS guard indicator assembly but still waiting on the other side, and another crankshaft as my knife edged one wont suit my purpose. So if anyones wanting a mint knife edged/polished/balanced 20v crank I'm told my W55 should hopefully be out of the current vehicle this weekend

Received my new front grill, just need to find a badge to finish it off. Just sprayed it with adhesive promoter then run out of filler primer half way through spraying :/ Started on the wing mirrors after testing the black paint I had on my starlet badge not sure how someone could think it was cool to fit this in a kp! Buying a new/old crankshaft for the 4AGE then have it balanced as word of Barry from MRP my knife-edged Crank will create too much harmonic imbalance at 9500rpm yes thats my target! Also found a W55 once the guy removes it from the vehicle

Thanks KPR, will take not of that. saw the arms you made a little while back, nice design! oo Ned I may have to pm you about those parts if you dont mind Yeah i'm real excited with how it all goes, found a W55 gearbox, hopefully shipping wont sting me too much.

Thanks for the info guys, I wasn't looking forward to the price tag on those either! You recommend a nolothane bush setup instead. Definitely have to do something as you say the back end wandered real bad on the drive home

Cheers man, over all pritty happy with it for now. quite a few things niggling at me but once i come back from the Philippines end of this year the build should start to take off. Shame there isn't much of an aftermarket parts following for the kp's but i'll make it work

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Managed to score a few things brand new from toyota for the kp still: - New Guard indicators to get rid of the querky LED ones - Front windscreen rubber - front windscreen mouldings (TBC) - dome light lens My engine build thread from another forum: What i've done/going to be done: - honed the bores, measured and all at min spec which is great - new Crankshaft polished/balanced - will balance the pistons, piston pins - forged conrods - polishing the intake and exhaust ports - Lap the valves - strip everything back to bare metal (get rid of the 20 years worth of gunge) - TRD Big end and main bearings - TRD 0.8mm Headgasket - TRD oil filter - TGP oil pump - TGP piston rings - TGP Cambelt, tensioner, idler - TGP Seal/gasket kit - TGP Water pump - ARP Rod Bolts, Headbolts, Flywheel bolts - Looking at Kelford cams atm w/Link G4 atom ecu Will be adding/modifying the list as i go. I found the exhaust ports have very bad casting marks & sharpish edges which had to go Having to get a new crankshaft as my knife edged one will not suit the rpm range im wanting to go. So i've got two things on the go at the moment, having to go without a lot of stuff but will definitely be worth it in the end!

Hi Guys, here is my first thread on this forum so go easy on me I recently purchased my little beast beast a week ago as some of you may have seen on tardme, got it for a pritty good score considering but my first & biggest worry is rust, but i gotta say shes held up fairly well being under the weather for the last 29 years, all on New Zealand soil at that Ironically this was built in Thames in 84 & last week I picked her up...from Thames unfortunately the previous owner couldnt find the build papers which im real upset about but still have the build plate and sticker which i'll get a new one made up. This is how I bought it Engine: - 1300cc 4K - heat wrapped extractors - Some querky barely attached mushroom filter setup - Eagle 8.0mm ignition leads - New Carb that needs tuning - New points, condenser & dizzy cap - Came with free oil leaks from dizzy o-ring that felt like rock and from an invisible sump washer :/ - Custom fitted R33 strut brace - Somewhat custom 2"ish exhaust, one Coby resonator (NZ made!) an H&R resonator and an unknown twin tip Back box. Drive line: - K50 5 Speed gearbox - Standard diff and drive shaft - New Wheels bearings Suspension & Wheels: - Cobra lowering springs all round (NZ MADE ) - rear kyb shocks / standard fronts - Nolathane sway bar bushes - 3 X Nolathane bottom arm bushes + 1 X standard bush thrown in with a random square washer that barely missed the hub on full lock - 15 x 6 from what i believe Cressida Factory Toyota wheels wrapped in Achilles 195/50R15's all new tread Interior: - Factory option Rear windscreen wiper and de-fogger - Analog clock - Central Locking! - rear tinted windows - useless shift light - factory 8k Rpm Tachometer - heinous shift knob and boot - angry birds plush toy thing - sport style steering wheel I.C.E (best bit): - Pioneer DEH-4550BT Bluetooth headunit w/usb & aux unput - JVC 230W 6.5" front speakers - JVC 310W? 6x9 rear speakers - JVC 800W Amp - JVC 1200W 12" Sub Exterior: - day time running lights in bumper - led park lights and indicators - replacement semi-sealed headlamps with bright white halogen bulbs - front grill replaced with mesh :/ - Unknown NZ Made front lip also came with sideskirts and end caps Soon as i got home the shift light and gearknob was out, followed by fixing the oil leaks, tightening up not even tight tie-rod end nuts and missing split pins... Thats all the was wrong with it mechanically though, everything pritty well sound. Biggest rust patch found so far, only as big as an nz 50c coin I've already got a new/old front grill on its way, so started prepping and painting the light surrounds in Graphite metallic for now final coat then tomorrow it gets Plastic clear coated Also need to replace the key barrel switch as they had to rig up a 12v feed to the coil via external button whilst cranking as I found out today. Great to work on as everything is very simple but just need to replace the alarm they have in it as its only being used for remote central locking atm and clean up a bunch of other wires but no biggie. So this is pritty much where i'm at for now, im going to get the rust cut out but pending on how much people will charge i might just do it myself along with painting the car. Future plans: - Obviously putting my new 20v in and mate up a T50 (now looking at going for a w55) gearbox using the T3 4age conversion mounts and customize the gearbox x-member. - Hilux/AE86 clutch master cylinder & custom Pedal box to suit. - Custom drive shaft to either a MA60,RA65 Celica supra, AE86 or hilux LSD rearend then get it all shortened w/rear disc's - Going to work with Barry from MRP to Have a set of coilovers made - T3 4 link rose joint suspension arms