View Full Version : the yellow submarine(ke70)
soooo,thought i'd start a new thread here,gunna copy and paste some of the stuff i have done up to date and continue as i go....
picked up this ke about 6 months ago and have been busy doing bits to it,as always still lots to do!
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/P1020014.jpg
heres what i started with,good condition and completely rust free!
and here is where im at
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well here is actually where its at now,,,
and the spec so far..
81 corolla panelvan
engine-
4K bored .5, new pistons n rings
camtech regrind, refaced lifters
head cleaned up, 3 angle valve job (standard port size)
twin 40 Dellortos,
new washable filters
new needles n seats
ported manifold
exstractors
custom exaust
suspension-
front-
polished strut brace
custom coilovers
7kg springs
agx short stroke ajustable inserts
jdm ae86 calipers
new brembo drilled/grooved discs
new bearing kit
techno tt rca's
ae86 power steering arms
lock spacer
Super pro LCA bushes
Super pro caster rod bushes
Super pro/AJPS rack mount bushes
Super pro link bushes
Lock spacer
Slim line Ball joints
Rack ends
Slim line tiie rod ends
rear-
reset leaves with leaf added
1.5" lowering blocks
agx sierra short stroke shocks
body-
flared guards
minty mint chrome bars
tow hitch!
raybrig headlights with uprated bulbs
madhouse front lip
interior-
bride recliner drivers side
jdm ae86 passenger seat
100mm blue dildo
nardi 350 steering wheel
kenwood headunit with usb
pioneer 6x9s
rear carpeted
wheels-
front-
14x8.5-22 ssr formula mesh
rear-
14x9-25 ssr mk2 's
14x9-20 ssr mk1's
all comments and opinions welcome
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/P1020290.jpg
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and as it sits now
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bit more done,need an exaust made and the submarine is ready for its maiden voyage after fitting its new heart!
fitted read and fixed a few water leaks,all good now and full of antifreeze for all the frosty mornings we been having
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/P1020324.jpg
tucking 9j-25..
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freshley rebuilt calipers and new pads
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/P1020331.jpg
all fitted this evening along with new brembo discs,should be no problem stoppin the little 4k!!
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bit more happening here with the yellow submarine,finnally have it driving and am happy out!
the guys at the exaust shop done a good job,have the exaust nice and tight to the body and it sounds
awsome along with the twin carbs!
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then got a alignment done after fitting all the new gear so its driving straight.
only noticed when looking at exaust my axel was only about 5mm from the bump stops,was wondering why the rear was so bouncy!
so out they came
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/P1020340.jpg
wanted to drive the car but front was rubbing alot,so had to be brave and got out a hammer and brick
and went for it,gave the front a flare,bit ghetto as not planning on paint anytime soon but it'l do for now
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pic of my lock,hopefully will rain soon so can get some use out of it
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fuck yes! that is juicy! looks so fresh!
sponsor-a-panda
26-07-11, 22:23
That is epic!!!!!!!!!!!
Prodrifter86
26-07-11, 22:26
HOLY SHIT! fuking awesome!
Marcin1991
26-07-11, 22:29
Thats the F!"£%£$!"£ JOB!:D Hope the boss never leave u garage!its better like sex i can swap for my girlfrend;p ;) Tbh i wasnt belive u finish this year . thats just Wow
havent updasted in awile...
some nice tatami floor mats on the way :jdmsmile:
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/matt.jpg
and the minty trd ajustable shorties
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/trd.jpg
got the phone call today to pick up my package
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and pic of interior
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/FFBA498B-orig.jpg
High Fucking Five my friend!
kev.skyline
13-09-11, 19:44
thats beautiful, fairplay man. watts are serious
ITS ON BITCH'S!!
got a really good deal on a motor package today.was just goin for a look but ended up to good a deal to pass by!
so i got,,,,,
smallport gze with supercharger
all intercooler piping
custom made s/s headers
w-series-4a bellhousing
w5? something gearbox,possibly w50
haltech wiring loom without ecu so must get a ecu,all wiring there
few pics,all nice and shiney
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/gze.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/gze2.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/gze3.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/gze4.jpg
was off today so said i'd get stuck in!felt bad undoing all the work i had only completed recently but will be bigger and better!
half way through
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/462C56E4-orig.jpg
motor out
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/A026FC9B-orig.jpg
stripped bay to give a good clean when i have a chance
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/3600E029-orig.jpg
will get it shining tomorow..
package then arrived to my delight
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/07438B98-orig.jpg
these have to be seen in person,brand new 'old stock' genuine and mint!!
still in original box's
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nice clean bay,was a bitch to clean.needed loads of petrol,there was tar type shit all over it
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/5A6EFC87-orig.jpg
lowered the front 20mm,have much more room with 185/55 and less offset than the -22 meshies i was running
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driftescort
07-10-11, 11:26
Holy fucking shitballs!
That is amazing!
Cool build man!!! Looks deadly and the wheels and low ness set it of, was hoping you were gunna swap the engine at the begining of the thread and fair play for startin that!! more updates!!!!!
started with this,one perfectly good tin can...
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/20D21E06-orig.jpg
and one poor old panno van
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jojo came around,said he's donate some of his time to me as he wanted to be part of the badest panno ever to be made!lol
so we flipped a coin,i had a gze sitting there and i had the 86 with 4agte,couldnt decide which one i wanted to use in the submarine
the poor 86 lost :(
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jojo happy as can be...
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/D53F2B8A-orig.jpg
big mess made
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/357D707A-orig.jpg
panno sees first bit of daylight in ages
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heart transplant
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looks right at home
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http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/Snapbucket/5A5288A3-orig.jpg
thats all for now,
cant wait to fry some tyres!!
looking for a after market ecu now and a few other bits to complete
standalone ecu on the way,this is gunna bake....
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Thats really cool looking van. :D :D :D
Have since bought another ke70 van that had a 4age already installed.. I've done a good bit with it since, still lots to do
Here's how I first got it
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/C82B8817-61ED-4CD4-90D0-C590B1333445-656-0000014A71142F3E.jpg
And how it sits now
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/2244ED83-0975-4E6A-9DCA-0157DF60BD33-1339-000003119148762B.jpg
BC coilovers, 86 brakes,big lock knuckles
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/B11D4445-633B-4745-BC9B-556E06C51D71-2201-000005194125A5AD.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/A537FC87-1156-4245-BC5C-76C6DB5CF0E9-2201-0000051922CFA4C8.jpg
Mint zenki 86 seats
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/7FBC1B79-CFA8-4C94-904A-49E4AB51156C-360-0000002817CAC6ED.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/1A33FBC8-6E9D-4C86-BC8F-58340D628E6E-360-000000285E00504C.jpg
Reset leafs in rear and polly bushings,trd blues
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/5C5E62C3-7674-4355-AEC8-B80559E4875E-837-000001E239E5B17A_zps5d5c2387.jpg
New raybrigs fitted,c-badge,madhouse front lip,jdm fender mirrors
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/CB993618-816A-4DB1-828F-87CEFD29E4FA-1559-00000372F1ABE914.jpg
Thats absolutely class dude, Subscribed!!!
looks a1 lad serious build..
i must pick jaw up.... \0/! :D
Prodrifter86
04-01-13, 18:49
Amazing work dude! Amazing! it was so amazing i said that twice ! :D
is there much work to putting rego on the turbo 1?
Fucking awesome build man
Cheers dudes....still loads to do, need to get the arches painted up, front needs a little more flare for how low I'm running.
Have a mint gearbox to through in along with lightened flywheel, and heavy duty clutch..
Also have some omori gauges,and a twin cam axel that's been cut and shut to fit with a trd 2way. So should be good fun when I get all my bits and bobs fitted..
Have a few touch's for the engine bay too and new
Shoes just landed
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Here's a pic of the engine bay, have fitted cusco brace and camber tops since.have a guy doing up a nice set of rocker covers for me.alloy rad and a few bits on the cards
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/E71B0918-9D6B-4399-8369-0724CB0BD539-656-0000014B08F1D28E.jpg
@ Conor the turbo one is already in my name so rego is no problem. In Canberra you only need to get a rwc when you first buy the car, ya can just keep rego'ng it then as ling as you want once you don't let it be out of rego for more than a year.
If I end up getting stopped by cops and they defect me I would have to get it all engineered which would be a ball ache and expensive!need to finish it first or I won't need to worry about rego!it's been on the back burner since I bought the 2nd van as it's already driving
P.s13 silvy
05-01-13, 06:33
Think I seen this yoke burning rubber at summernats today with some black lad driving it???
Haha fuck you cunt!I could have swore I seen a granny driving your auto surf earlier??! Bitch
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/9506D9A3-85C1-4D1D-B5A2-794294EA43D3-85-00000087EF57E493.jpg
just need somebody to drive it now!
getting closer...
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hilux axel conversion
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/john84ie/507EF5B6-AB2D-4F44-8408-E8CCA690B007-277-00000040238FF55B_zpsf5e1734d.jpg
fuel system done
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celica/supra gearbox conversion done
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in the mean time this happened
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Aw misery , why they take it ?
they stung me drifting a round about,gone for 90days!
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