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Melb
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October 2002
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: guide to buying a KE55 rolla
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Mon, 13 October 2003 13:47
 
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rust, bottom of front 1/4's, roof, rear wheel arches, near tail lights.
since you are chaning struts, engine, box, diff, mech should not worry you at all, so don't bother looking.
just look for accident damge and terminal rust, same as for and transplant car...
good luck...
you can engineer a 13BT in a KE55 in vic?? you might want to put in a cage to stop the chassis twisting
Cya, Stewart
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Melb
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October 2002
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Re: guide to buying a KE55 rolla
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Mon, 13 October 2003 14:07
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thanx for the info!
you can engineer basically anything in victoria, just look at rod hadfields merlin powered chev! 3000hp 27L supercharged V12!
it just has to be safe (3000hp safe? they must have connections at vic roads) and meet all standards/emissions ect ect
plenty of R100's with 13bts registered around here and they weigh a good 100kg less than a rolla
hopefully the chassis wouldnt be too much of an issue with about 300hp on tap... see how it goes!
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Location:
Ipswich
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May 2002
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Re: guide to buying a KE55 rolla
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Mon, 13 October 2003 23:06
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Also for rust, check under the sills, around the chassis rails, in the spare tyre well and under the rear window (in the boot).
I've seen KE55's with chassis rails (esp under the battery) needing rebuilds.
Mine has rust in the sills, rear wheel arches, spare wheel well and under the rear window...
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Location:
Melb
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October 2002
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Re: guide to buying a KE55 rolla
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Mon, 13 October 2003 23:28
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cool, sounds like basically all the spots that i found rust in the torana im fixing for my g/f 
might take a while to find a suitable car for a suitable price...
btw i have a wanted: ke55 post going in forsale section 
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NSW Engadine
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June 2003
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Re: guide to buying a KE55 rolla
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Thu, 25 March 2004 08:47
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mine has rust everywhere!! 
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NSW Engadine
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June 2003
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Re: guide to buying a KE55 rolla
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Thu, 25 March 2004 08:47
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looks good from about 30 metres away
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Location:
Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: guide to buying a KE55 rolla
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Sun, 28 March 2004 12:05
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are u nuts keal? ur car looks good from up close!!
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NSW Engadine
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June 2003
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Re: guide to buying a KE55 rolla
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Mon, 29 March 2004 06:36
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well geez thanks... its pretty dodgy at the moment but.. ive stripped back all the paint on the back..i dont have any money to get it fixed properly yet because i dont wanna just bog it up again..im gonna spend the money to get a good job done
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