Ke26 Restoration
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- Toywagon82
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Ke26 Restoration
A few weeks ago my buddy sold his ke26 wagon to a guy in hawaii,
he decieded he wanted my buddy jim to restore it before weship it out.
so far we have disassembled the car to bare shell.
we are doing a full restoration on the car.
we sent the interior pieces to get redone.
we pulled out the old 3k and put in a 4age for mock up.
my buddy jim is making the mounts to fit the car.
we modded the factory trans crossmember and got it to work with a gts t50.
we are upgrading front and rear suspension,replacing cracked trims and lights.
The goal is to make the car look as stock as possible but to be dependable for another 40+years.
we are rubber coating underneath the car to prevent rust.
we will be sending stuff to get chromed sometime this week.
i will post more updates as we go threw the restoration,
Enjoy:)
he decieded he wanted my buddy jim to restore it before weship it out.
so far we have disassembled the car to bare shell.
we are doing a full restoration on the car.
we sent the interior pieces to get redone.
we pulled out the old 3k and put in a 4age for mock up.
my buddy jim is making the mounts to fit the car.
we modded the factory trans crossmember and got it to work with a gts t50.
we are upgrading front and rear suspension,replacing cracked trims and lights.
The goal is to make the car look as stock as possible but to be dependable for another 40+years.
we are rubber coating underneath the car to prevent rust.
we will be sending stuff to get chromed sometime this week.
i will post more updates as we go threw the restoration,
Enjoy:)
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Re: Ke26 Restoration
keep up the good work guys tell jimmy i might have a guy for the fenders
- Toywagon82
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- Toywagon82
- Posts: 157
- Joined: Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:03 am
- Location: Phoenix Az
Re: Ke26 Restoration
Thanks boblook!
Today jimmy was working on motor mounts,
A perfect fit.they just need to be welded up(they are tacked into place for now) and then powder coated.
Today jimmy was working on motor mounts,
A perfect fit.they just need to be welded up(they are tacked into place for now) and then powder coated.
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Re: Ke26 Restoration
very incredible work clean and well thought of. are you guyz replacing the rear quater glass window rubber with new rubber and if so - im looking for that rear quarter rubber. yah let me know if there is any rubber out there that i can purchase. Thanks Mark
- Toywagon82
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Re: Ke26 Restoration
oldschoolhawaii wrote:very incredible work clean and well thought of. are you guyz replacing the rear quater glass window rubber with new rubber and if so - im looking for that rear quarter rubber. yah let me know if there is any rubber out there that i can purchase. Thanks Mark
Thank you!yes everything is being replaced,
im not sure where the seals are coming from but i will findout the source and let know:)
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Re: Ke26 Restoration
good work guys long road ahead im still working on mine when I can hoping to have the body done by june keep the updates coming
- Toywagon82
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Re: Ke26 Restoration
Thanks !
yes we still have a ton of work ahead of us but we are looking forward to it:)
Nice wagon:)
yes we still have a ton of work ahead of us but we are looking forward to it:)
Nice wagon:)
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Re: Ke26 Restoration
Nice work thats quite a collection you guys have thers