Brennan

cheers, definitely keen to hit a track. Haven't been able to use the 6th gear properly yet.

-Chapter 6-

​Received my Cert plate after the recheck. Got a WOF and paid the rego.

long story short i had to get the struts crack tested again.

​Apparently now it needs to be done by somebody with qualifications in crack testing.

Have been driving it ever since.

 

 

Hopefully have a few more goodies arrive from Japan shortly.

Discussion is here //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/31343-brennans-ke70-corolla-3sge-beams-powered/page-14

Would a mx5 motor and box work?

1st generation would have to be cheap and easy??

Keeps it in the Ford/Mazda family

Or maybe one of the newer motors with a 6speed, like the altezzas? Or did they get all electronic and full of sensors too?

Sooo, the certifier went to Australia for the long weekend. Hopefully somebody will be working on tuesday morning. just in case a miracle happens and the plate turns up at his garage. then it will be wof and reg.

Does not look promising though.

haha AMEN to all that ^^ 
Link ecu saves so much mucking around.

w5# mechanical speedo drive works sweet with the Link.

not sure how this would work with the escort.

2 years and more than $10,000 is accurate.

Personally i would be going for a 1uzfe lexus v8.

I think yours are fine because you aren't welding near the cast bits at the bottom.

Take it to the garage behind Z on pioneer. He's pretty relaxed compared to vtnz.

Was. Until he asked about who did the crack test on the struts. And apparently they need a certificate in crack testing to do it. Hopefully fieldair can sort it Monday.

So this happened. Cert still isn't finished. Getting worried.

Untitled by Beamse70, on Flickr

Looking good!

Doesn't look like it would need to be lowered much.

If it was me I would carefully cut the springs.

You should be able to get it a little lower, without making the springs uncaptive. And lowering blocks for the back? Allowed up to 2inch ones

legally.

Did you find out where the nuts came from?

Thought I would do a small "how to" for Ae86/Ke70 Coilovers, to share some knowledge. Since this style of Strut is becoming pretty common in projects on here.
This should also work for others, Cressida etc.
Dont hold me to anything i type on here, this is my experience to the best of my memory. Double check all measurements etc
 

 
1.
First of all you will need to pick which companies coilover “kit” you want to use.
I decided to go with Powered by MAX in the end as I had some pretty good first hand feedback from people using them on there Corolla.
 

 
I was also seriously considering these XYZ coilovers, before i decided on MAX.

 
2.
Because I was buying them for a later model ke70 that has the same chassis as a AE86 but smaller non-vented brakes. I thought I would start with Gx71 Cressida struts. These are the same if not bigger than Ae86 Struts and have vented brakes like the Ae86 but are much easier to find and cheaper.
 

1983 Ke70 VS 1986 Gx71??

 
3.
Once I had these and the Max Coilovers. Using Clints handy diagram that i checked with my certifier.
 

 

I then marked 60mm on the strut I then cut them off with a drop saw. I’m sure an angle grinder would work if your careful.
After this you can remove all the paint of the strut ready for welding.

 
5.
For this step you will want to pay somebody who is decent with a welder, to TIG them together. (Apparently it does not have to be done by somebody who is certified.) The certified engineer I used, welded right around the base of the Coilover tube, and then did 4 plug welds towards the top.
 

 
6.
Once this has been completed you will want to get them crack tested.
After I had already had them tested and painted. I found out that this MUST now be done by a certified Crack tester. Somebody who has the Certificate ANSI level 2 CBIP or equivalent.
The only place in Palmerston North that has this is FieldAir, the aeroplane engineers at the airport.

There must be others around the country.
 
7.
Once painted you will have a fully adjustable Coilover, hopefully something like this? or better? 

Note:
If you want to used the larger gx71 Cressida Struts on your Ae86/Ke70, you will need to also purchase some of Techno Toy Tuning’s hybrid Steering Knuckles and Roll Centre Adjusters. As the bolt spacing is a little larger on the cressida.

No Mitchy haha

Passed Certification today!! 
One step closer to making it to the meet.

just need to wait for the cert plate to arrive after the paper work is finished.

yes! corolla should be well drivable by then!

if not, i shall cry.

Wow so cool. Didn't even know they existed.

Bolt on fender flares and super low??

Definitely advan a3a or impul g5 hoshino?!

For that ultimate 80s vibe?

I like the hood vents too haha

My flat mate drove his ss ute back from Auckland to palmy not realising it had a 6th gear.

Nice mark 2! A 3sge/3sgte would slot in there quite nicely I think

Must be speakers, i think. 

there is 4 wires all up. will have to test them but i have a feeling it is a left and right indicator, just not sure why they are there.

Sadly it dosnt look like she will be certed and cruising before the end of her 30th BirthYear.

Been cleaning small things up recently. Painting bits and pieces.

While waiting for the replacement brake calipers to show up from summit.

Finally got the email today. A whole month after i ordered them.

They have left Summit!

Pulled the old purple window Tint off today.

Also dyed the back seat, the vomit with corn and carrot colour it was before, didnt quite work.

Was this

Now this

 

Till next time, Merry Xmas and a happy new year xx

5km faster than the speedo or slower?

You would probably want to pick a tyre size similar to that then.

The smaller the diameter of the tyre, the quicker the acceleration will be. But you will be sitting at a higher RPM when at 100km/h.

The larger the outer diameter it will take longer to get to 100kmh but when you get there it will be much more comfortable cruising at 100kmh.

in saying that, these have lower profile/smaller diameter tyres, so cant be to bad.

Diff ratios also play a large role too though haha

What tyres were on it before? Was the speedo fairly accurate with those tyres?

The bottom ones would be a bit more functional? Haha

Sweet. How/where did you track down the nuts?

Is that the cylinder wall damaged?

I brought mine from T parts too.

And ran like shit / only made 96kw on its first dyno.

Have adjusted the throttle bodies to get it running a bit better since then though.

Flares are looking sweet though!

External visor? I wouldn't. Should only be on pre 58 Chevys in my opinion haha, your car though.

Concentrate on getting those wheels fitted