Kaboom Project #62 [KP62] & Toyota scrapyard

[meshin]

I started working on something, couple months ago. So to share with you ..

It's not AE86 I know, it's too expensive here for my taste. But they will pop-up here and there

First of all quick history
I've started late 2004. - early 2005. with AE82 GT.. in a poor condition. Boy meets world



After few years working and learning mechanic with my friends, I've done bodywork, paintwork and lots of mechanic on it. So it shined and buzzed happily everywhere it could










But every story must end eventually..: This ended at late 2008 with crash, when young girl just learning to drive took my right to pass at intersection

[meshin]

After couple of months being Dazed and confused (as Led Zeppelin sings it ), started to thinking of some nice project. First my aim was AE85 and conversion to AE86.. but something nicer poped-up - Starlet KP62

Before I bought any car, i bought working AE86 rear axle
With this project started..



End then Kp62 joined








1 month later, I came across accidentally on KP60. And soon he joined me to, as a parts car




And that is how I got started working on a new fun car
Kaboom project

[meshin]

First order of bussines was to dismantle very very rusted KP60 parts car because I didn't have space to keep it longer than few months..



To me funny stock front suspension



Tried to save every part ..





Even complete wire loom.. that was easy cause Starlet is on carbs



1.0 engine and gearbox was out..



Dream team.. LOL



Good friend who helped me with all of this so far



Can anybody go lower ...



The easy way of dismantle rear axle ..



After stripping everything I could, KP60 went on recycling scrapyard..

[meshin]

Still didn't even touch Starlet KP62.. the time was to dismantle AE82 GT..
Funny feeling in my gut about his



I needed this from it .. happy 4AGE



Every connector was market ..





And it's out




I rented a garage with my close friend, took as many parts as I could from storage and we moved in as we call it "Toyota world of dreams garage"



Close friend is working on AE86.. and really awesome (but slow) work on it.



Engine that is waiting to go under the hood of KP62



And two close friends who helped me a lot.. and wiil bi helping. Guy in the middle is owner of this AE86 in the garage

[meshin]

I've started on dismantleing the KP62, and my friend after 1 year of awesome bodywork he done himseft started on protecting the welds and underbody.








Interesting thing - comparison of KP62 steering link and AE86 one. KP62 is longer..



1.2 engine and gearbox out






That's it for now .. we are working on custom engine and gearbox mounts right now
Will post updates

[banpei]

So instead of getting a newer car you pick an older each time !

[meshin]

banpei Wrote:So instead of getting a newer car you pick an older each time !

Something like that.
But I got myself 6 months ago as dailydriver car that is little younger from rest of them

AE92 GTi..

[Gnugfur]

Great project. Going to keep watching this one.

[nmwisima]

Great presentation. Nice read in the morning. Thank you for sharing and let us know the rest!