ClareQuilty Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Do any armchair mechanics have any ideas about fixing up and old rear-wheel drive KE-70? Car is fairly solid, with good suspension, shocks, reasonable steering with updated parts, plus clean interior, but with a weak old 1.0 liter engine, a very groaning 5-speed, and a lot of dents. I'm thinking it might be fun, and not that expensive, to have the body redone/painted, and some kind of interesting engine replacement carried out. Is it still possible to get cheapish Japanese engines in Thailand? I realize most nowadays are the unfortunate front-wheel-drive arrangement, but what sort of replacement might work in an old rear-driver? Maybe just a nice rebuilt 1.3 liter (as came standard in the car) + new/rebuilt gearbox (if they can even rebuild something that old). Or, go with something more modern and a little more powerful, maybe even an automatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartman Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Just buy another better one (as you say yours has a wanked body/engine/gearbox) and scrap yours for spares cheapest option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I've heard people engine swapping for a AE92 4AGE engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostjunky Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Go for it i 'am just to get ready with my swap with a toyota 1uz with 5 speed w58 gearbox in my ke70 Edited January 26, 2016 by Boostjunky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareQuilty Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Just buy another better one (as you say yours has a wanked body/engine/gearbox) and scrap yours for spares cheapest option. I would consider that, but I've never seen a better one for sale in the 9 years I've been here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareQuilty Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Go for it i 'am just to get ready with my swap with a toyota 1uz with 5 speed w58 gearbox in my ke70 Wow, that looks fantastic! But, I'm looking at a budget of 50,000 total, including paint and bodywork. I'm guessing 20,000 for that paint/bodywork, which allows 30,000 for a new engine and gearbox, perhaps a bit less if the bodywork proves more expensive. So, I'm thinking of either a good rebuilt 1.3 liter 4K engine (the original engine) or some other larger K engine (I think there was a 1.8 liter 5k?), plus a new/rebuilt gearbox, or, if anyone can suggest a more modern used rear-drive Japanese engine which might still be available cheap in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareQuilty Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 That's nice, but I'm looking for something realistic in a 30,000 baht range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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