pbaines

sweet. what time? Have plans from 9-10am so will join after

Where abouts is that? (circle on map would be super)

could we park in here?

whats the plan?

(*more pics*) Quite enjoying rebuilding the 4AGE. Glad I have a friend who got me some gear at workshop price otherwise my wallet would one 10g

Have been quite busy lately. Have sort of come to a halt with work on the car as I am spending time rebuilding the 4AGE. Stripping the engine down It was clear that it had a blown head gasket, and probably ran low on oil for a while. Decided it was best to replace the bottom end and main bearings. Full gasket and also piston rings too as well as doing a hone. So this will basically be a brand new 4AGE once it is done. Also got the cams ground down at Kiwi Cams. They did a cut that they always do on stock ECU 4AGE's that go mint so will see how they go. Powerband from 2500rpm up and a slightly aggressive idle. Received my central locking kit in the mail which I have eagerly been waiting for. it is not till you don't have central locking do you realise what a pain in the arse it is. Getting the kit mounted on Also got my new tail lights which look 100x times better. Went for a nice drive down a gravel road too. It was 30 minutes of joy I assure you. Cannot wait to put a hilux diff in this with an LSD Cam sheet for anyone interested Time to start the motor. Taking pics of every angle so I know exactly where things go just in case. Even though I have a good idea anyway. After it was stripped down I got some citrus based degreaser to clean the block up a bit. Has come up very nice. Also that plate got bent in shipping to my place but will sort that obviously. Getting the crank pulley off. Should have used a breaker bar but the only 6 point socket I had was 1/2" and my powerbuilt sett is 3/8" Will get more pics up of the process of getting the new bearings etc

will see you guys there!

Registered, will have 3 other seats available if anyone would like. Travelling from Palmy in the KE30.

Definely keen on this, us NI boys should organise a meet in welly in the morning for the ferry over and cruise down all at once. Many food stops will be required.

Don't forget the old man and his instrument (whatever it was called)

Got the bumper back on, time to go for a warrant! Fingers crossed

Started bogging up and trying to get rid of all the cracks in the back of the bumper from previous owner who backed into a power pole. Gave it a coat of prime to clearly outline areas that still needed to be sanded down. After sanding for what seemed like forever I am happy with the result. Back now all painted, clear coated and buffed. Bumper back on. NOTE: Am going to get it chromed, and get new tail lights on the bumper. But am a lot happier with how it is looking at the moment. Chroming the bumper will be at the end of the list of things to do, will get the 4AGE dropped in it first.

more painting done, pics in build thread. Shouldn't be long till the 4age goes in. Will probably put the Hilix diff in from my KE20 and add an LSD. Will also get the cams grounded too

Time to fix up the left sill and other bits and pieces as the front and rear wind screens are in. Today I painted the sill, and a little bit on the back. Next task will be to clear coat it all which I will do in a few days Forgot to do the glovebox when I did the dash!

Might come down for this

I'll see what I can do Make sure my car is fit to come first!

How many guys usually come to this?

Yeah I did! and he was a bit of a prick tbh. Didn't want to talk about it at all. just wanted his money and send me on my way, or maybe he was just like that because I knocked him down $1000, and refused to go looking for banks around Auckland (BNZ) that are open so I could get him $4000 in cash.

New update is out

Here we have an update. Primed/painted rear wind screen cutout as had rust and when previous owner painted the car red they didn't mask around the wind screen seals properly so a green rim around the seal was clearly visible and my OCD was too troublesome. Put new bucket seats in as getting in and out of the car was a pain due to the steering wheel. So got some reclinables that I find much better (though not as comfy as a fixed seat)

Indeed I did. Did you go see this when it was for sale too?

I absolutely love the modgies. They go so well with the body. I hope so! I'll probably drop it in and use the car with the stock 4A-GE and then get it worked at the end of the year depending on funds

Here is the link to the project //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/42770-1979-ke30-project/ Let me know your guys thoughts Phil

Discussion - //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/42780-1979-ke30-project/ Bought me a KE30 that needs some doing up to get her perfect.[/size] Plan is to drop a worked 4A-GE Blue top into it for some more power. Don't know when but at some stage the car has had a new worked 4K engine in it and maaan does it haul. Dragged off a 160hp Subaru Legacy! Though it guzzles down too much juice being twin carbey'd so the 4A-GE should give better fuel economy with a little more power.[/size] Here are the trademe photos. Looks a lot nicer in those photos than it actually is! [/size] And here we have the work that I have started on her![/size] Basically just the Bog, fixed the vinyl on the front door cards as some muppet didn't do it properly the first time. vinyl doesn't have enough over hang so had to staple it in pretty much. [/size] Installed some component speakers. Wired in the new head unit.[/size] Replaced original creme door arms, door window rollers and window handles with original black ones. Ones that were in there had been painted red and then eventually it had all scraped off so looked piss poor. Also too much red in the car need to spice it up with some black. Some more chrome bits would be nice too. Will definitely put some chrome side mirrors on it[/size]