KE10 Corolla - slow project and lots of photos

[JeffTree]

Prostar - I was pretty lucky with this one only a few small holes other than the chassis one

Thanks seb! Will have to do a build weekend soon

Sleeper - thats very true, i also like lesrning so it helps me that way too

[Australian Stance]

This is gonna be good

[JeffTree]

another longish update for you i dont have a computer so i borrow one when i can..


As mentioned in above posts.. I recently moved house and more importantly, sheds.. so i moved from a double car port to my new 6 car shed.. (6mx12m) with a smaller 4mx6m shed i will use for storage, here are some pictures.








And this has been my super awesome (stock) daily for the last 6-8 months..




Since I really got into cars back in the early 2000’s ( when I was young) everyone was into chrome wheels and all these little body mods and stuff which I just think look a bit tacky (can be pulled off well, but very rarely) back to the point, I dislike chrome and wood grain..most of the time.. but I plan to use a bit of wood grain (like I said it can be used well) but I still think masses of chrome and wood grain look shocking..
TO MY POINT.. I wanted to remove as much chrome as possible in this build as I like the blacked or murdered out look.. I got as much chrome as I could (headlight surrounds, bumpers, grill, tail lights, bonnet trims, and a few others) and took them to an electroplate to remove the chrome.. I plan to paint it all satin black for a bit of a different look.. I’m just hoping it will look good.
Also I’m removing the side trims completely because… well I think it would look tacky with them in black and i cannot really leave them chrome.
Here is a really bad photoshop of what i hope to aim for..


Next i tackled the guage cluster and rebuilt it make it look better and all operational, i also rigged up some new lights into it so i can actually see the speedo when its dark.. BLURRIEST PICTURE EVER








Another random thing.. i stripped the front end and started using the wire wheel to clean it all up for paint





When i was making the mounts for the steering wheel / coloum.. i decided i needed a wooden gear knob to blend in with the new wheel.
So i picked a design i liked..

And then made this on the lathe

To finish off the wheel centre my friend is getting the old Toyota emblem embroidered onto some vinyl so i can wrap the wooden steering wheel cover and hide the column bolt. I am getting a few different colours so i can see which fits better, but here is a picture of the tester.




The door and rear side trims seemed to be in good condition until I realised that one of the doors was off of a 67 Ke10 which has the door lock on the door (not the top of the door). Once again… I decided to remake something.. bit of MDF and a few templates later and the rears are done , next was to trim them… as I’m doing an entirely black interior I purchased some black vinyl.. i then had a shot at trimming the rears myself… I believe they turned out decent for a first shot. Being that out of the two there is one small ripple. Though that’s where the speaker is going anyway.. i didn’t take pictures of the finished pieces, and they are somewhere in the shed, so i will take pictures when i find them ahha. Remade the parcel shelf also as it was starting to rot..
I am yet to finish the doors, but I’ll get there..





From A few years ago, I have a really loud and bass filled stereo system, can’t really remember the specs.. but like 2000w or something? Both sub and speaker amps and a 12 inch sub.
Anyway.. It was intended for the sera.. but as that has been destine to be returned to stock except suspension and wheels it has been sitting in the shed unused..
I figured.. why not?! Made some measurements and a few designs… In the end I came up with a decent layout..
Some more MDF and a few tries later.. This is what I ended up with..
It allows me to house the battery, windscreen washer bottle, hopefully a jack and some tools.. Though most importantly it allows me to carry a spare… (Space saver but it’s better than being stranded..) the design has changed a bit since these pictures, but as i moved the boot set up is packed away in the shed so these will have to do for now.
Still a little more work to go on the enclosure.. Like everything I guess..








I bought some rims from Japan, they took about 6 weeks from ordering to get here.. but they aren’t all here yet.. these are the auction pictures





But some rocked up! (the three on the right are going to become coffee tables)

The SSR MK1’s where really pitted from the rusty bolts.. so i have started to sand them back but its taking alot of time. However they will come up really well.. eventually.





Oh and i started restoring these scorpion ones to..








I also started on the coffee table for a mate, i haven’t done a lot.. but i stripped it and have started polishing the lip.. i will upload more pictures when it is completed..


And the coffee table for me


i shall update more when i either find parts in the shed or do some more work (which is almost every day)

hope you enjoy this thread

[BigRuss]

Ok im officially jealous.. Your turning one of my all time favorite wheels into a coffee table... I love your build so far keep up the great work

Say Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[montgomery]

Probably one of my new favorite builds.

[JeffTree]

big russ - thanks mate, i am glad you like it... which rim did you like? the ssr mesh or the hoshino racing? and say whaaa at what? :/

montgomery - proud moment :p im happy to have a fan

[keeton]

Sick build

[Wyatt Lay]

Great things.

[Tubaman]

Sweet build man. going to be hella nice when it is done.

[willis]

I like all the parts of this thread, especially the missmatched wheel buying.

[JeffTree]

Tubaman, Wyatt Lay , keeton - thanks for the support and moreso the motivation :P


willis - there will be 3 sets of rims ill rotate for this car,, ssr mk1's, ssr mesh and those scorpion stock things...



seen as i am almost up to date ill start posting the new work im doing!!


today i organised all the front end bolts, nuts and washers into bags so i know what i need when i go into the shop tomorrow.. nothing exciting but needs to be done

then i painted a few of the front end parts, ready for reassembly so excited for that bit..

no pics of these two yet...

for the last week or so.. i have been slowly working out and designing this mount for the indicator stalk.. as the steering colum is not the original one it needed some mods... as usual.

this adaptor is the correct size so that i can run the stock steering wheel (if i ever want to..)

the mount adapts the original ke70 steering colum bearing bolt pattern to the indicator stalks inner mounts.. and also acts as a spacer..

heres some pictures...













with this mount.. it leaves a perfect little gap with the stock wheel..



however with the wooden wheel.. it doesnt fit to well..



so i made this.. which will be welded onto the back of the wheel. and close the gap.. like so..








and thats pretty much it for now... so heres a picture of my cat..




thanks for reading :P

[JeffTree]

small update, probably not exciting for anyone.. but it is progress..

i got a bag of bolts... over $700 worth... somehow.. but managed to get a discount through my friend that works there.. so it was $65.. big savings 0.0



then organised it all.. these are bolts for 90% of the front end, the both sets of my rims and the three coffee tables... so there are over 500 pieces here..



next was a test fit into the rims..
unfortunately the high tensile bolts are slightly to big for the rims, but ill fix that..





now for the actually interesting bit!


i got the glass for all three coffee tables, none of them are done.. but i test fitted..









ohh.. and i got the ssr mesh fronts today... and wasted no time.. split them apart ready for polishing the lips and waiting to get the face acid dipped



bolts and valve stems removed






one barrel is almost perfect.. and the other has some seriously heavy gutter 'smash' i guess you would call it.. hardly rash now...

however.. i did think this was the case when i bought them, so i did order another rim with a good barrel, so that should be here soon


like i said.. not that exciting but its progress..