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by **2slow4u** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:37 pm

what do you guys think i should do. is it worth swapping my curren for a ke30?

the curren is a 94 zs
3sge, 5spd 202km thow
black
17" advanti steletos with 1day old tires at $300 each
a 2 1/4" exhust with a 4" tip
and it hads a front kit ( the sides are F@#$%d so i sold them)
and a pod

the ke is on trademe
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 593618.htm

its a 4k
yellow with gold flake paint
17 inch advanti stalkers
recoverd dash with water temp,oil pressuer,volts gages
lowered on 2 inch lowering blocks and cuts in the frnt still legal tho
and the door cards are half done but will be finished if i swap it ( my expence)

is it worth the swap or not?

by **Jebus** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:42 pm

Currens are rice buckets, but KE30's are rust buckets. Without seeing the KE30 in person, and knowing who/how the paint/bodywork was done id be skeptical. Oh and lose the 17's from the KE30. Put some 14's or 15's on there.

If the KE30 has been panelled properly (ALL rust removed, and soft sealed inside ofe verywhere to stop rust ever coming back) then id say yes. But if you were to go ahead with it id say goodbye to your luxuries, and say hello a life full of bitches and ho's.

by **2slow4u** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:45 pm

thi is off the auction

"paint less than 1 year ago also hole car was striped to bare metal and all rust was removed."

by **Jebus** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:47 pm

Wouldnt bet my mothers life on it. Go have a look in person, 30's arent incredibly bad just a couple of places that are common.

by **86_rolla** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:52 pm

Jebus wrote: say hello a life full of bitches and ho's.

exactly the reason why i want an old schooler next

by **Snoozin** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:00 pm

86_rolla wrote:
Jebus wrote: say hello a life full of bitches and ho's.

exactly the reason why i want an old schooler next

Exactly the reason people like you should stay out of oldschoolers.

by **86_rolla** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:01 pm

haha, na i love old school cars. if that car is all legit, paint all good,rust situation fine, then go for it. Can beat the look of a KE or esky

by **wde_bdy** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:15 pm

cuttys are illegal how can urs be legal? not trying to be a dik just intristd in ur ride posted by: gillfamily (29 ) 4:09 pm, Wed 19 Jul
coz they r still in the keepers when it is jaked up there is only 1 coil cut out and i painted the tip black again vtnz didnt pik it up so they must b ligit.all gd bro anythink else? 6:57 pm, Wed 19 Jul

Haha, brilliant. If they didn't see it it must be legal. :lol:

First decide why you want an oldschool car, are you willing to put up with the sacrifices? Then if you still buy it either replace the front springs or accept its not legal and risk pink sticker or no insurance if you prang it. Technically the 4K needs to be certed as well.

Callum

by **2slow4u** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:33 pm

30's arent incredibly bad just a couple of places that are common.

what are the common places to look for as i will be going to have a look next weekend i think.

but if it gets a wof with the springs does that not mean that the company who gave me the wof liable for the springs? if not where can i get some and how much?
why will it need a cert for the engine?

by **YeMs** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:39 pm

yeh id nearly rate it on potential/style. a curren has the style of.. well a gumboot.
ke30 have alot more style.. infact they are wicked.. some people say they are the poor mans rx2. very similar body lines, rwd to boot.
alot more potential than a curren. i guess u could put a 3sgte in it and slap some chromes on it and torque steer your way to the rice fields.
or u could slap a 3sgte and chromes (dare i say it, maybe some old RWD classic jap wheels) in the ke30 and man u would have have nothing short of a nz wonder.

by **2slow4u** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:45 pm

yea the plan ( if i get it) is to ditch the 17s and slam some 15s lenzos my mate had then lumpy cams.

by **soopachargen** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:04 pm

2slow4u wrote:yea the plan ( if i get it) is to ditch the 17s and slam some 15s lenzos my mate had then lumpy cams.

what are u gonna do with the second cam??

by **KinLoud** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:27 am

From reading the trademe ad it sounds like the guy selling the car wasn't the person who "stripped it all back and took out all the rust". So he is relying on the previous owners honesty about what has been done to the car.
There are still a lot of very original oldschool cars out there for you to buy.

Ken
Ham
021 408 863

by **bbq1988** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:01 am

Currens arnt rice buckets, depends how theyr done up/looked after... and theyr damn nice to drive (Zs-sports edition) If it wasnt a ZS-S then nah go for the KE

by **Scotty** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:17 am

On the cut springs :!:

by **Jebus** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:25 pm

2slow4u wrote:
30's arent incredibly bad just a couple of places that are common.
what are the common places to look for as i will be going to have a look next weekend i think.

The grills between the bonnet and windscreen run down the side sof the car and collect in the bottom of the guards so check the very bottom of the guards, rust builds up on the very front of the bonnet under the chrome trim, then just the usual corners of the doors. But just have a real good look for bubbling, and bear in mind, if there is bubbling of any sort, there is plenty more where that came from, and if you dont act on it ASAP youll end up a useless car in a year or two.

YeMs wrote:alot more potential than a curren. i guess u could put a 3sgte in it and slap some chromes on it and torque steer your way to the rice fields.

He summed that one up perfectly, currens are rice.

Anyway, if this one is definately mint, then go for it. Otherwise sell your curren, find a mint example of an old schooler and start from scratch, that way you KNOW its good. But make sure youre doing it for the right reasons...

by **2slow4u** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:25 pm

sweet thanks for that. this will be my first old school car and i really dont have a clue what im looking for but this one sounds pritty mint, so i can only give it a try and see what happens i gess.

o and if anyone wants they can buy the curren now if they want

lol. at a very reasionable price to. i just want an old school ride!!

by **Truenotch** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:59 pm

SOMEONE BUY THIS!

http://www.turners.co.nz/TabId/188/vgui ... fault.aspx

It has to be the only mint, origional (Bar holden hubcaps), unbent, unthrashed Datsun 1600 in all existance!

Sooo much cooler then a ke30...

by **Loudtoy** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:27 pm

Truenotch wrote:SOMEONE BUY THIS!

http://www.turners.co.nz/TabId/188/vgui ... fault.aspx

It has to be the only mint, origional (Bar holden hubcaps), unbent, unthrashed Datsun 1600 in all existance!

Sooo much cooler then a ke30...

I'm sure i mentioned to you sometime if any cool oldschool cars came up mention them to me 1st actually i didn't but i wish i had and if only i had enough to get this cos at the moment i currently have about 80 cents to my name

by **YeMs** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:46 pm

Truenotch wrote:SOMEONE BUY THIS!

http://www.turners.co.nz/TabId/188/vgui ... fault.aspx

It has to be the only mint, origional (Bar holden hubcaps), unbent, unthrashed Datsun 1600 in all existance!

Sooo much cooler then a ke30...

haha datsun 1600's are in a class of their own...

i mentioned the ke30 is like the poor-mans RX2, a rebels sports car. the 1600 is like a poor mans BMW, more of a quality luxury sports sedan (not that a ke30 isnt quality)

however, a ke25, and a datsun 1200 i rekon are in the same league.. both small car sports coupes.

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