pbaines Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 This weekend was good, learn a bit prepping some panels and they've come out pretty well!! Please excuse potato cam photos. Just gloss blacked the steering setup. The tie rods look reassembly good and the bushes are in good shape Installed: Guards and valance done, looking tip top, very happy with the result so far: Then i tore the brake master cylinder apart, gave it a good clean, put new gasket goo around and gave the block a paint, and chucked the brake lines back in Onto the doors next weekend!!! Discussion: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted October 9, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2018 Crikey, i've been slack I stripped out the inside of the bumper with the wire wheel, used a rust cover primer and then slapped some black gloss on the inside. it was in good shape which was good The donkey went in, slowly. This is why you need to check your fuel sensor.... NOS vs OG Everything inside the bay now After being a retard and plugging one plug in the wrong slot and trying to spend an hour wondering why all my lights were being weird and the wrong ones flickered when I put the indicators on... it's all hunkey dorey! inside dust prevention Base laid down with Shiny! put the roof gutter chrome on For someones first time and only a rough clue of what is going on, I think this looks bloody mint *** I decided that I didn't like the early tail lights with the full chrome circle so got to swapping over the loom to the later type lights. Once I track down where my center trim has ended up I shall mount that too, but I think that looks much better After days of trying to get these wobbly doors right, I got them to the "best I can do" point, based and cleared them and they've come out pretty good I think. will assemble this weekend! Will put the potato phone-cam away next weekend and take some decent photos of the old girl. Build discussion: 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted October 14, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2018 Another productive weekend. Was able to get the doors mounted and hanged correctly so the line up with the latchey-loopey thing on the chassis perfect so the doors close with ease. Windows going in from the outside lighting you can see it took a while to get everything sorted: Window cleaning, rubber channel moulding, remembering how the divider piece went between the rear glass and rear quarter glass, then finding the correct bolts/screws... Proud owner of NOS rear vent trim Outside photoz_MG_0338 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Loving the hi-deluxe chrome Door cards a bit dirty, rear seat very very very dirty, undecided if will keep or find the other 'full vinyl' type BIG battery which is just there for temp use. I may relocate to the back yet if I can be bothered, is fine where it is for now Time to start putting the dash back together I am waiting on a KE35 loom before I install the instrument cluster as they vary between KE30 and KE35. *KE35 instrument cluster has factory tacho meter, KE30 does not Yes... I missed a spot on the LF door... will have to fix that Build discussion: 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbaines Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 This weekend I did some wiring which seemed to have decided it didn't want to work since disassembly, to be fair I didn't check anything before I ripped it apart so hard to be sure. 1) Fixed the reverse lamps on the rear lenses to work when in Reverse gear 2) Rewired the KE30 loom to be of KE35 pin layout type, and run and rejuggle new/existing wires to the cluster This is for the reverse lamp, it's a different setup from the K40 that came with the car so had to to do some rejigging with the wiring. I don't have any new terminals so just chopped up some old ones, soldered and heat shrinked them up Tired of looking at this awful bonnet, I brush painted it with black epoxy paint. If I decide to fix all the errors with it one day, I will. otherwise it can stay like this until I find a new one that isn't so buggered I also had a nice VDO tachometer I thought would be marvelous in the cluster. This water gauge too. I thought I could just get it all in there and swap it out for a VDO one later on After chopping and slicing, pulling things apart it came together only 30% of these wires are used, but I thought I would just put them all together anyway to keep them nice and tidy. This is a 24-pin ATX plug most commonly found in computers. I've got loads of these around and thought what a good way to assemble it all **I have two of these clusters so I can always go back to original if need be!!! Before: After: So now I have a very accurate tacho, which looks pretty sweet and a water gauge to know how hot my baby 4k really is._MG_0379 by phillipbaines, on Flickr it's crooked... I'll fix it when I get the new VDO gauge till next weekend! Build discussion: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbaines Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 Semi productive weekend, wasn't able to do much. I'm just waiting on parts now. this weekend I bought: Front half of center console (got a line on a rear half so that's good) Front seats (need a massive clean) SR steering wheel Rear shoes and new drum cylinder as the ones in there were absolute wrecked Ordered front pads to do next weekend. I'll get a price to rebuild the front calipers too Old: Fressshhh: Dope wheel: kewl seats: I'll be getting a pro to do the bonnet. it's just too far out of my league to fix. it's bent in funny places, rust everywhere. These bonnets are hard to find so will get someone to do the prep on it and I maybe the paint... will see But in much cooler news................. Water pump leaks, exhaust leaks out the gaskets. but it runs. I'll fix those few minor things too 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted December 8, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2018 I've been ticking away at the small jobs left on this car. Badges: New Door seals all round: Mint back seat (back piece). Would love to find a mint cream one or at least a black bum piece Got it out for a clean in the sun, paint is looking great! Ignore Long champs on rear, they don't suit the car and I only had them on there so I could take it for a drive Will crack into the bonnet next weekend and get it fixed properly! hopefully.... Discussion: 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted January 3, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 Getting close now! I got a new center console installed. It's from a KE35 SR and looks the tits I got some SSR 13 x 7 meshies with 215/50 tyres on them Then i decided to tackle the bonnet. it took 3 days.... crikey. Sand Fibreglass bog: More sanding and bogging Guidecoating: More sanding and spot filling I attacked the underside with a wirebrush and then some cans out. Etch primer -> black gloss -> clear coat And painting! Left todo for WOF: Install seatbelts Install wiper linkeage Carb tune Wheel alignment Build discussion: 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted August 12, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2019 It's been a long time since i've done a post, because it's been a long time to get me motivated to install the wiper linkeages. I ended up just buying some M18 x 1.0 pitch nuts off ebay for $15, and a week later they arrived. instead of procrastinating about it for 4 months i really should have done it sooner.... Since last update: Installed AE92 FX-GT front seat belts Installed previous exhaust from old KE30 which is 2.5" to the extractors and a nice dumpy at the end Rebuilt front brakes, it's nice when they work properly. installed a new healthier 4K motor and went to a chinese carb from eBay that actually performs quite well. I will go with a weber 28/36 if I can find one but it's good for the interim New Coils, plugs, leads, fuel filter (the other new one i bought has clogged up with garbage. Not surprised) Installed 3.9 ratio diff head from a KE70 to fix it's awfully high revs with the 4.3 Fixed rust on the under chassis rail TODO: Fix brake pedal on the brake switch because sometimes it doesn't disengage Get centers repainted on the SSR Mesh's Get underside sand blasted and painted/under sealed Find center trim chrome for rear lights ugly photos. will get some nicer ones this weekend I repainted the plates with satin black paint, it looks really good, I didn't completely sand it back to the bare metal which i'm actually happy about. makes it look a bit dated in a way with some of the left over paint overtop Then I went to VTNZ. The guy loved it. He also stuck something on my windscreen.. Time to fix the small issues with the car, and drive her around for a bit. happy with how it's come out in the end, proud for a first time project of this scale for it to have come out so well. Looking forward to starting on another! Build discussion: 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbaines Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 This weekend I decided to go ask about getting some carpet underlay to whip under neath the carpet in the cabin to make it a bit more homely. Ended up getting a big slab of it for free! Thank god for useless offcuts.. I am no professional fitter by any means. it didn't really come out nice in 3 cut sections but it will all fit in well when the carpet goes back in20190817_181032 by phillipbaines, on Flickr I also got sick of the awful looking dirt ridden seats that are impossible to find in any sort of 'good' condition so the cheapest fix is to show down to Super Cheap and get some car covers. Which look 10000% better, 20190817_143241 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20190817_152236 by phillipbaines, on Flickr After installed, got some snaps. List hasn't changed since last weekend but now it's a bit more respectable.3 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 1 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 11 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 2 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 4 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 5 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 6 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 10 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 8 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 7 by phillipbaines, on Flickr Build Discussion: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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