General Mechanical

Hi guys, Recently I have Fitted a supercharger to my EFI 5k. The supercharger is an AMR500 with a 70mm charger pulley and a 100mm crank pulley. My first question is about the calculator used in the FAQ/WIKI section relating to the calculation of boost. Has anyone used the calculation and had a correct answer from it? From my initial calculations the answer came out to be a negative boost number because my pulley ratio is too low according to the calculator. From memory my calculation was -0.9psi. So for shits and giggles I decided to whack it on anyway to get the ball rolling on the project and then find a bigger pulley later. To my surprise the supercharger a…

Has anybody modified a timing cover so that the camshaft timing can be adjusted (advance/retard) without taking the whole timing cover off? Here are some photos that I found on the net: K engine: T engine: The face of the timing cover is slightly curved, so bolting a plate of aluminium might have issues with oil leaks. From the photos there is a raised edge between the timing cover and the plate. Not sure if it is welded or bolted from the inside of the cover. The raised bit can have a groove so that an o-ring can fit in. Probably the raised edge is so the plate bolts don't stick though to the inside of the timing cover, and hittin…

Hey, i've taken the inlet manifold off my smallport 4age to do a bit of work to it, anyway, i noticed that the ports on the manifold are quite noticeably smaller then the ones on the head...... whats the go here then? Surely they didn't come standard like this? I'm thinking of porting out the manifold to match the head, but il ask here first just in case. Am i maybe missing something? Is there a plate thats ment to be bolted between the manifold and the head? Piccy attached so you know what I'm going on about, the dark oval visible on the flange is where the inlet port has been bolted to, and you can see the smaller inlet from the manifold sitting 2mm or so inside it…

I'm in need of putting a fuel gauge in my ke70 has to be after market one so was wondering if anyone has put one in and if it worked with the ke70 sender

I found out that I could put a Volvo front lip onto my Cressy so I went out and bought one, That problem I have came across is that the Volvo lip is an inch out either side, has anyone put a Volvo front lip on a Cressy or know anyone who has and knows how to go about the problem, Any input will be thanked Cheers, Michael.

hey guys been looking can't find anything...I'm trying to get my 4kc out of my ke70 but the clutch cable wont come.out it goes through the plate that sits between the motor and gbox but the cable also goes through a gbox hole and.the end wont fit through any help would be awesone

Ask all your questions here that you are unsure of rather than starting a new thread everytime.... Everyone started here once so help the new kids out And FFS use correct spellings and grammers while you're typing the question.... It is quite annoying trying to desifer text talk or just plain lazyness, take your time and explain to the best of your knowledge what you are talking about and I'm sure people will be glad to help

This may be a stupid question but as I have no clue don't hate on me. I want to fit extractors to my ke70 and was wondering if I will need a different exhaust than stock? Because I'm on my p's I don't want it to attract attention with a different exhaust

My daughter's AE82 5speed has a noisy speedo and it fluctuates a lot. It has only occurred since it got cold. I assume the 1986 speedo cable needs greasing. The problem is I found it damn hard to undo the knurled nut behind the speedo as the space is tight. #@!!*** Can I undo speedo at gearbox and remove the inner from that end? -AND successfully feed it back into the speedo head.? I want some advice from someone who has done it - before spending ages upside down and perhaps breaking something? Ta, Brett

hey was wondering if anyone could help me i need a pulley with a v belt and a ribbed belt that fits a 4k crank does anyone no one that will fit or has one?? please

hey guys, so i bought a t series diff out of a rt132, i plan on cutting all the mounts of and setting it up for my panel van. i pulled two out and got all the got bits and spare axles. both have 10 bolts same axles but one of them has a lone stud in the diff housing and one doesn't what does this mean? i should of researched more but both cars had t312 diff codes what are the differences between the two? thanks guys

I rebuilt my carb. After getting it all together I noticed that the bowl wasn't filling with gasoline. If I manually fill the bowl the car runs fine, but it wont fill itself. I am almost certain that the twists that were needed to take the fuel solenoid off were just enough to kill the ancient wiring soldered on the back. Any other thoughts?

Could someone please clear up that these calipers are the right ones to use on the XT130 strut brake upgrade???? have a friend with some for sale

Can anyone help me with locating the regulator on my ae92 ("4wd" wagon) sorry if this is a stupid post but I'm unsure where the regulator is and want to find it to see if the brushes are making contact properly as my batter light is on constantly and idles low and lights dim. Have replaced the battery with a new Toyota approved one and still the same problem and I'd prefer to check the regulator first before replacing the alternator. Sorry again if I've posted this in the place

hey iv recently done a 4age 20v silvertop conversion into a ke70 just wondering where i plug the brake booster into, iv googled it etc some say front some say back some say both :/ so fkn confused... also where can i get caps for the oil catchcan nipples ?

Hey guys, i know this is the wrong section, but i have had no luck in the wanted to buy section and been looking everywhere but no luck!! thought it might get a bit more exposure here. looking for mostly the rear bumper for a KE30, good straight condition, does not need to include lights. and Front one could also be nice in good straight condition. I'm from Eastern suburbs of melbourne am prepared to travel a bit Thanks guys

Hey does anyone know what I can do to my ke55 3k auto to get some good power out of it without replacing everything? It's in great nik and I'm thinking of keeping it old school but I want power!! Also it has to be leagel for me to drive on my p's

My toyota is a 1976 with an auto transmission. It seems to only have 3 usable gears. I am not sure if there is a 4th or not. I am having carb / possibly vaccume issues that I am still sorting out, but I was wondering if that would relate to the transmission at all. Here are some pics that might have some info: specs of car: Can you spot any issues? You can see the gear selector has L, 2, and 3. Is this what the 4 speed autos have? or is this a "toyotaglide" 2 speed?

Hey rollaclubbers. I have acquired an auto ke20, but I want to convert to manual at some stage. I have a ke70 manual gearbox and xmember if I can use them? Or is it a lot easier just sourcing ke20 manual parts, and the same for pedal box? Cheers in advance

i have a manual 4k ke55 corolla 1980 model and wanting to put a 5k engine in it. will the manual gearbox fit on to the 5k engine? will the 5k bolt onto the mounts on the corolla? is there any decent diffs that will fit the ke55 with minimal work?

hey guys. I'm chasing a right hand rear quarter glass window seal for my ke70 wagon. i have the glass still but the seal is rather broken. :/ i have looked on ebay but other then that I'm not really sure where else to look for something like that? if anyone's got any ideas id love to hear them or even if they have one they are keen to get rid of. thank youu.

Hi guys I'm just looking for a good dyno tuner who Specalisises in webers in the Sydney area! If anyone knows what should a dyno tune with twin webers cost? Thanks.

Hey guys. Thought i'd chuck this up. I got a thought yesterday when sorting my coilover gear to see if t18 brakes would fit ke70 struts, and they do! They're a decent size bigger, and slotted/ vented rotors available. I got it to work with a t18 rear bearing and ke70 front bearing. Presumably you could use a ke70 rear as well though. The only thing is you'd have to re-drill the 4 holes in the caliper bracket as they're a bigger spacing. But either way it doesn't seem all that hard at all, And pretty cheap. Also, This would work on ke10, 20, 30 and 55 as well. Not sure if this is any help to anyone but could work out a slight upgrade for much…

So, i have an AE92 seca with a 4AF motor, i want to know if their are any bigger carbies out there that would preferably just bolt on, Also, what are you're thoughts on Electric forced turbo's? Reference: Click here

What's size can I put on my ke55 without having to hub it?

i have removed all bolts but don't want to budge.. is there any tips and tricks out there to remove and replace pedal box??? I'm guessing steering colomn must be dropped? any help much appreciated.

I will readily admit up front I know very little about carbys, so please go easy if I sound like a bit of a tard! I have a KE35 with a 4k block and 3k head in it. It generally runs quite well, but it won't idle for crap. Generally it will idle ok for a few seconds (sometimes a minute or two), then will start to shake and miss a bit, and then just stall completely. Sometimes it will try and stall as soon as I engage the clutch when slowing down for lights etc, although if I just let the clutch out and roll start it, it will generally idle happily for a little while. If I sit with my foot on the accelerator a bit (sitting at 1500+ rpm) it will sit quite happily inde…

Recently put s13 front coilovers in my bluebird including sr20det calipers n rotors! tried to bleed them and no fluid comes out, so i bleed the rears and fluid comes out of them but still don't work ( front and rear brakes worked b4 i put coilovers in) not sure what the problem is! any ideas??? cheers :D

Now, I'm not sure how well i can explain this.. But i'll give it a go. With the sleeve kit going on my T18 struts the ride height will sit pretty low, and this means the factory shocks are way too long and will bottom out.. I don't currently want to spend 300 + some on KYB's to try and fix this as it was something i'd planned to do later.. So, my idea was.. Measuring up the front shocks, putting them in the lathe, shortening them (the actual rod not the body) and then nurling the ends down and tapping the thread on.. Thus leaving them shorter to keep the springs captive and they wont bottom out.. Any idea's on if this possible? I'm unsure whether…

Has anyone here had much experience with the Toyota 4M motors, carby version? Are they as easy to work on as say, a Corolla 3k/4k motor? I am somewhat looking for Cressida or Crown which runs a 4M, but I don't want to get something that is a nightmare to work on, particularly seeing as my mechanical knowledge goes no further than a basic service on the holden V6's, and the 4AGE motor.

hey guys, basically I'm looking at lowering my ke30 2 door, I'm undecided between going 30mm or 50mm down all around. what have other people done? has anyone gone 50mm and had problems? Can people post some pictures or theres lowered with either 30 or 50mm low springs thanks guys

Every time I put the choke in (Push knob forward) the car will quickly die unless I aggressively pump the throttle, it is not responsive to the accelerator the moment it gets to under 2000 RPM. When I pull the choke out the car is fine and drive-able but the only problem is that it runs at 3000 + RPM even when just sitting at lights etc. Oh and it's a 4 speed 4K-C. I have adjusted the points (to the best of my ability, could still be a little out) and changed all fluids in the car including petrol. Another problem I would love to help with is most probably a blown fuse. My rear lights (indicators and reverse lights included) don't work, my dash light does not wor…

Hey guys, I'm running a 4age 16v small port, with 20v Quad throttle Bodies, an adaptronic ecu and brand new valve springs.. I'm just wandering what cam shafts you have put in your 4age, and where a good place to get them online is, without the killer $800 per shaft price.. I'm keen to run an exhaust and Intake shaft, and decided to ask some questions before hand.. I was thinking about running the Tomei Pro 304 Duration with the 11.0mm lift.. Any input is appreciated thanks guys..

Would trust these? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COROLLA-KE25-KE20-KE26-BALL-JOINT-RS113-/260983212476?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc3cfc9bc

As this is my first car I really don't know a whole lot about some stuff so: How do I get my steering wheel off? How do I fit a boss kit? What do I do about my horn? Also what's a good steering wheel to get? Nice look and feel but isnt going to cost a heap! Thanks guys

Hi all, was wondering if anyone on here is running the above and on the street, If they have a pic and how does the setup hold up, either street, track or drags? I know it is similar to caltracs, but with coil overs tied to the back of the links As 4 links can't get passed these days, and looking at options

hi guys , well I'm getting closer to finishing my build, how ever money is a real problem now , ive spent so much getting to where i am now ,i pretty much got no cash to spare, a few things i need done and to get but probably the biggest thing on the list atm is getting the leaf springs reset lower, ive had several quotes form people and there all around 350 $$$$$$ i don't have 350 $$$$$$ so does any one have a clue on how the shops go about reseting leaf springs? if i could find out then possibly i could give it a go myself saving 350 which doesnt exsit any way lol any clues guys??? cheers

hey guys baught myself a 73 ke30 today?? i think its a 73 anyway from what i could gather ok so the loom has been cut and half is missing and nowhere to be seen ? I'm wondering if i can poach a loom out of another car other than a ke30 to replace it , I'm talking replace the wholeee loom or am i just being silly? cheers luke

I have a general question regarding the performance of different suspesion setups relative to road surface condition. I live on a ruff as guts dirt road which means that my car is perpetualy dirty and everything rattles like crazy. I have often considered upgrading the suspension/wheel setup on my 4AFC AE92 but I have never bothered as my logic dictates that 'travel=comfort'. So I am currently rocking standard suspension with some basic 14inch steel rims (pretty sure they are off the late model lancer with new mags on it that I saw sitting next to my car when when I bought it a few years ago). Anyway I am interested in hearing peoples opinions on how stiff, lowere…

Hey guys, I need to relocate my tow hooks, is there some kind of issue in grinding them off? I'm planning to get one of those racing type ring ones and bolt it to the same section as what the original tow hook is on, but at a higher point, the original tow hooks are in my way. Cheers, Tom.