KE26. PANELVAN!

[zookieboi]

Thought I'd share my latest project with you guys.
Its a 73' Ke26 Panelvan (Rare as Rockin' horse shit) Searched for a windowless one for over a year
It came with a copious amount of rust, covered in house paint and whole front radiator support panel was rusted away
Nothing that can't be overcome though..

I stared gathering parts for it before I even found one! so I'm pretty stoked to finally have one to work on..

Plans:
Smallport 4A-GE / T50 / R32 IRS Rear end conversion. That last one is getting made now down in Melbourne.
Bare shell respray in a Green/Grey colour not 100% sure on exact colour yet. Possibly Battleship grey.
14x7.5 SSR Mk2's / 195/45 Tyres
JDM AE86 Front struts and brakes. (Te27 steering arms allow you to bolt AE series struts straight in to the KE2X series corolla)
TE27 seat skins, Te27 Tacho dash, fresh black carpet and roof lining.

Day I got it - sorry for photo quality getting a new camera soon.


Stripping and beating the panels (Use cling wrap over paint stripper it works way more effectively) That was after just 1 pass with 3 coats of paint.


Almost finished stripping with new radiator support panel ready to be tacked in

[starni_boy]

Always been a fan of these. Keen to see how this build goes!