General Mechanical

Heyo. Turns out my camber tops I bought don't come with studs as they reakon you use your existing ones. So where would one go to locate such studs suitable for camber tops? I don't mean some dodgy bolts from k&d I want the proper studs Thanks!

Hey I have a 75 corolla wagon and need to know if you can repair the fuel gage sender, the resistance winding broke just want to know if you can re wind them or where to by another one.Thanks

The Ae71 is running superb and not giving me any hassles which is great :yes: However I'm having a little trouble, (more of an annoyance really) when it come's to starting it. Cold, starts fine, hot also starts fine. If I get out of the car and leave it for a few minutes it's fine but if I leave it for 20 minute's or so it's a bastard to start. I have to hold my foot to the floor which seem's to get it to fire after maybe 6 second's of cranking. If anyone could shed a little light on this that would be great.. I mean sure if it was hard to start all the time I'd have places to look, but its only once its hot and has been sitting for a short period of time... …

hey guys i have a small crack in one of the clear cone covers on the clock in the dash of my rt118 wagon, just wondering if one from another model will fit it? cheers brendan

hey guys and girls, i have recently bought a KE38 Toyota Corolla Wagon CS. iam just wanting to know the best type of oil to look after the motor that has done 186176 Kilometres on the speedo. it has a 4k-c motor in it a 4 speed manual and i just really want to know what i can do to just look after a really nice old wagon guys and girls :) cheers for all the help and adviceif there is any :)

I've done some research on the internet but would just like some clarification. My car has 310,000 km's i've read that the thicker the oil the better it is to make up for "play" in worn parts in the motor. I've read of people 10w30 but i've also rad about full synthetic 5w30 being better, what would you blokes recomend?

hey ive come across a toyota 5R engine as fair as i no its a 2 litre and came out off a toyota dyna. and anything else anyone knows will be greatly appreciated. I'm mainly just wounding if anyone noes of them being converted into early corolla's and what sort of gearboxs bolt up an also if it is a worthwhile conversion? Thanks, Corey

I'm wanting a lower ratio diff for my KE50 caus I live in the country and basically 1st gear is pointless and 5th is still sitting around the 4k mark at 110, so I was hoping there might be a lower ratio diff alternative - presumably out of a KE55 Auto? Can anyone tell me the diff ratio options that were available for KE55? cheers, KJ.

Ok so I bought a supposedly built 3tc motor today and popped the tapper cover and found double valve springs which was a good start. Other mods so I have been told are o/S valves, cam , springs , porting, has a weber 32/36, and also he said its been over bored to fit 22r pistons. Has anyone ever heard of this or is this guy on crack??? I thought that 89mm was the max for a 3tc. Any info would be great Guys.

Hi there guys As the title says I can't for the life of me find this LEAK!! It's a ke30 4 door, I have tried the torch test, the hose test and I can't find reference to it being a common problem? It only comes into the two side compartments (where the jack is), not the wheel well, and once it's in it stays there til I empty it. The only time it leaks is when I drive in the rain, not when I wash it etc, so I'm thinking there are joins that open up under pressure? The real killer was last night I got home, the compartments were full and yet there was no water trail anywhere (dry dust where I thought it was coming from :bash: ) I see only 2 options-Go crazy with sikafle…

I am wondering what these wheels are called - if anyone knows let me know as I can't seem to find anything anywhere on google. Cheers, KJ.

Is there a thread that out lines parts interchangeability between different model corrollas I'm specifically looking for info on ke10s any 20s I know there is tech articles I conversions but I'm more looking for bolt in stuff.. Ive noticed ke20 parts arw more available.... Ie can I use a Ke 20 diff in a Ke 10 or can I swap any panels between models etc. perhaps a thread people can post up what they have actually done rather than my " my mates uncles sisters dogs cousins wife one saw a bloke put a rotary in a golf kart" ( I would like to see this actually)

sorry guys i know it's not a corolla but it's still a toyota haha! the car is a 2.4 EFI corona, just wondering about idea's for custom home-made intakes some of you blokes have done or seen. Looking at building one my self as i find doing crafty stuff like that fun. i'm basically asking about what's been used, what size piping, how it was routed, gain or loss of power etc (yeah i know it's an intake and i won't gain 100 hp but it's just a little extra). if i go too big of an intake will i need to retune my motor to put more fuel in to cope with the extra air coming in? sorry about all the questions google just hates me! i've included 2 photo's to show my current sto…

for my RWC i need rear control arm bushes and rear trailing arm bushes, phoned around they're hard to come by would i be able to buy the bushes from a different model Toyota and fit those? same goes for the front disks. thanks guys

Hey guys. Not sure if anyone's posted this before but http://tyrestretch.com/ Put in your rim size and tyre size and it brings up images of that tyre on that width etc. Pretty handy and worth a go :wink:

Hey guys i need to ask a ques, What are the part numbers for a set of points and condensor (Bosch) for a 2tg??? Any help is welcome See ya Jimi

my 38 dcoe sideraft carbs :) would it be worth putting them on a stock 4k with a set of extractors? better throttle response or power increase? I am pretty sure they were set up for a ford Kent motor 1600cc specs: 30mm venturis F11 Emulsion Tubes 180 air correction jets 140 main jets 45 f23 idle jets Just looking for a little feedback, maybe someone who has a similiar setup could shed some light, I'm kinda thinking that unless I modify my engine i probably wont gain much at all.. might just save these for another project..

hey all.. i have been asking around and have found someone that can get me a larger cam for the little 4k that sits in my engine bay. but what i do what to know is.... what kind of work is involved in installing a larger cam?

Can it be done? I have a ke70 crossmember with brakes and stuts and cut springs. Will this fit in the front my Ke10 or is it easier to covert to the drums as per the FAQ section? And does anyone have some stockies for sale so I can move this thing around abit easier? I'm located in the hunter.

ok so i have a 4age 16v bigport engine, ecu and loom out of ae82 fwd that I'm putting into my 83 ke70. i have rebuilt the engine with 040 oversized pistons, race main an big end bearings, port n polished head re seated valves, custom 5mm headgasket to run higher boost, cut n shut manifold, jasma turbo exhaust manifold t25 flange, and a turbo to suit. parts i already have; ae71 engine n gbox xmembers with mounts, t18 pedal box which i will modify to fit, ae71 tail shaft, brake booster, brake master cylinder, clutch master, slave n hard/soft lines, radiator, thermo fan, t50 box,flywheel, clucth n starter, vl pump to feed surge tank bosch o44 pump to feed 450cc injectors, r…

Ladies and Gents, I was about to go and jack up my Rolla and stick some jack stands under it, but then I read you're not suppose to put a car on 4 jack stands? :blinks: Any thoughts on this? I was planning to put the jack stands on each one of the jacking points and place the tyres under the car (also on uneven slopping dirt surface but that's besides the point...)

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone had any idea if you could replace the standard ke20 tail lights(pictured below) with ke25 tail lights (pictured beneath)? The overall shape of the tail lights seem to be very similar, but i wasnt sure if they would fir in the recessed section in the rear of my ke20. Any help would be awesom, cheers

Alright guys......I just recently bought an 1981 liftback the only problem I'm having is the carbs...!!! The brand is mikuni some after market brand I tried looking it up an all I got was motorcycle carbs..... Weird!!! , so the problem I'm having is the rpm idle is at 3 thousand RPM I tried messing with some of the throttle cable,fuel pressure regulator, an even the distributor cap but nothing is turning the idle down....But on the carbs there's like 12 adjustments on it an I tried everything so please guys your my last resort!!!!!!

hey hey, i know some one will ask eventually how to remove the pedal box so I'm going to write up a how to guide. Tools needed a decent socket set with metric sockets and spanners, Philips screw drivers and flat blade screw drivers and alot of patience. First off remove your steering wheel. You will need to remove the screws under and around the gauge cluster, the screws hold in the black plastic surround. Once that has been removed unscrew the 4 screws that hold in the gauge cluster and it will come out and remove all the plugs. Remove all the circled bolts and nuts. the two bolts along the top need to be removed the whole way along the dash pad. …

Hey lads, I'm new hear and I was just looking for a few pointers on to where to get started. I'm looking for places to buy: Used Wheels eg, Formlua Mesh, SSR, Rota's, kind of like http://www.otomoto.com.au/c/4073478/1/used-wheels.html Ke70 parts: front lips. Cheap speakers! If you have anything for sale in the brisbane area hit me up here or just ask for my number :) Thank you !

Just wondering if anyone has been this before and has any information on it. Looks all custom. Wondering what it would have gone into. Looks like alot of money spent! Not even sure where those quads came from!

G'day guys, I'm a bit stuck, Wondering if anyone knows this. So i have a D dish 5k block and will be running the head off that. Now the cam chosen for my engine can only be done in solid lifter. Now, I have chev/ datsun combo that was going to be used for the turbo build which i scrapped but due to head heights etc.. So, Does anyone know what pushrod and lifter combination can be used to run the 5kc D dish head on the D dish block? Cheers, Jono

Where would I find them? Stupid enough question I know, but i've had a decent man's look and i've not turned up much success. I'm spraying my Rolla Gunmetal Grey and I want bolt ons for my rims to sit under (or should i say on? ;) ). What is the best way to go about this that people are aware of? I've seen some amazing examples, this one especially (see attachments) Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Was in bed last night flicking through a copy of Modern Motor from September 1967. In the what's new column, they detailed the "Endeavour Equipment Control Rod" for vehicles with a live axle suspended by semi-elliptic springs. It was a very simple set up, that these days would be very easy to replicate. In 1967 it cost $15. Essentially it is a trailing link on the drivers side, that is located between the U bolt bracket and the front spring mount following the line of the spring. The trailing link was situated underneath the spring. It required drilling a hole in the front spring mount to locate it. Then there is a panhard rod that is mounted diagonally f…

Does anyone have a link to a site that shows what the coding means on the data plate (example: axle, transmission, paint etc..)?

anybody know the factory specs where to fender mirrors should be installed on a TE27/KE25? If I remember it correctly, it mounts directly after the second fender bolt (counting from the front of the vehicle). Thanks, Big Mike

Ok so early this morning (Sneaky time when it was still dark) I drove to my local Exhaust Work Shop, walked around the back, opened the large bin to find a 6" long 3" diameter straight Exhaust Cutoff, and two 6" long 3" Diameter curved Exhaust Cutoff's.. And my plans are to make my own twin drift pipes.. My Ke70 is already running a 3" exhaust - Single pipe, but I want to cut it off about 8" from the rear of the car - Leaving me with a 3" exhaust running almost to the end of my keto without an exhaust tip.. I was wandering how I would go about making my own pipes though (How would I cut and weld them to fit) My plan is just to cut the left curved pipe at rough…

G'day i'm just about to go about doing the diff on the ke10, it's a jap diff and it could be an auto ratio because the car was auto originally. I'll be putting in ke30/55 jap axles for the 4x114.3. I'll be running a k50 along with it and in my experience i've always found the k50 to be pretty short in the gears for my liking, so i was contemplating swapping in another diff centre while it's apart to lengthen it out as much as possible. Now does anyone one know A; A stock ke10's diff ratio, and B; The lowest Ke diff ratio i can swap in and if it's worth it Any info or advice would be Overrated, Cheers! Edit. Oh For Fck Sake M.I.N.T >| :lolcry:

Hey guys, did the crow cams find a cam thing and got this back ******* CROW CAMS SELECT PROGRAM ******* 16 COLBERT RD CAMPBELLFIELD 3061 phone (03) 9357 0469 fax (03) 9357 0001 WWW.Crowcams.com.au MODEL TYPE 3K 4K COROLLA ---------------------------CROW COMPUTER CARD---------------------------- | PART NUMBER 600608 Date 30-AUG-11 | | Cam type: Mechanical / Solid type Profile MIN LIFTER DIA.653 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Advance Ground on Cam: Lobe separation: 107 …

alright. this is anoying the hell out of me. every one is saying that the ajps springs i want to get are going to be "too low" and that it will be illegal... the height will be, fronts 200mm and rears are 230mm I'm aware i will need short shocks other wise it would be like haveing no suspention "apparently" :angrybird: so my question is. if i put those springs in will it be illegal in QLD. the back will look like the attatched picture.. all you guys have helped me out heaps in the past so right now would be awesome. PLLLLEEEASE!

I'm wondering where i can get some ke70 weather sheilds i noticed there was a group buy or similar on here awhile ago but i can't find anything on it anymore? also anyone know a good place to get rear vanetions for a ke70?

Was checking out wheels online and saw this My link so i tried to do this... this is original size dish but my center doesn't fit the other way around!! :bash: I measured it, its about 2-3mm narrower diameter on the opposite side of the rim What's the chances/price/isitevenworthit of getting either center cap or rim tickled down a little bit?? for CRAZY AWSOME DEESHH!! :D like 1mm off the centre all the way round would probably do it

I have just purchased a corolla with a blacktop 20 valve 4wd , not knowing too much about them I would like to know if anyone might know what might cause a noise I have from I think the engine. It does not sound like a bearing noise more like a growling whirring noise increases with engine revs. It's a little bit hard to explain exactly kind of sound.

Hey guys, I'm fitting an intercooler to my rolla and I also want to keep the stock front end and street look without any intercooler / piping sticking out - in order to do this it looks like I have to cut the bottom radaitor support, now the question we hate ... is this legal? or am I going to expect trouble from the police / RTA? From my research it appears ok as long as some kind of bracing exists. Unfortunately I don't have a welder so i can't fabricate anything myself beside little metal brackets from alloy.

hey guys. hope every one had a good christmas! now its time to get some nice stiff springs! diffs locked and ready to go. cars almost done!! Now i have been looking for a while now.... i have come too ajps springs. 3.9 at the front and like 3.2 at the back.... and the other i havnt overly looked into but just some whiteline ones. but they don't make super lows for the ke70! please guys i need some help. i wanna get it sitting about 120mm off the ground if that helps at all... it will be used for mainly street but will wanna slide it on those rainny nights alone :P