General Mechanical

Hey Peeps, I need a uni joint for my KE50 - and I am not sure if it's the same a a KE55 one, but I have been running into this problem.. Other parts that I have bought for my KE50/55E which I have ordered as standard 'KE55' parts, they've not fitted, or they've needed minor modifications.. So I want to make sure I get the correct universal joint.. Can anyone help as to where the best place might be to get one from in Adelaide (or anywhere in Australia - I am happy to pay postage). Cheers, KJ Mibus.

Hi guys, Has any one done mods to thier fwd rolla with a 4ac..... Having trouble finding a good twin cam ... answers\ advice much appreciated!

Found this article which I thought was well written from a newb point of view. Could be helpful to those that are converting from carb to fuel injection and just want to know the basics. Doesnt cover surge tanks. PDF

swapped heads over on the auto 4k kesev i have and the only thing i didnt label was the bloody leads, just wondering easiest way to get it running as it wont start and i don't wanna crank it over with em firing at wrong times etc the leads were taken off the head but not the dizzy any ideas

I hate starting threads but... 4age bigport 16v from an AE82 No O2 sensor When I start it, it will catch, chugalug, cough, sound sick so I turn it off. Wait a bit, (2-3 seconds) turn it back on. Start, and it will either do the same thing( go to line 3) or fire really good. So annoying. Ideas? EDIT: Should mention he 'said' he got a new ECU and MAP sensor?

Alright guys, I'm sure there's millions of these threads but I'm on iPhone and it'll take a rediculous amount of time so here we are. I know you can use the crow find a cam thing but I'd have know idea what it's like to live with. So, rebuilding the 5k to put in my ke10, k50 gearbox and possibly ke55 diff. Minimal head besides a skim, 32/36, extractors, dished piston motor. Looking for a bit more mid range pull and maybe a little more top end, nothing huge as I was planning to keep factory head gear and hydro litters as I wasnt sure if my datsun/ Chev combo works with the 5k head height. So yeah, any suggestions are greatly appreciated especially …

4k block with a 5k head in my Rolland. I took the head off the block a week ago to port and polish the head etc. When I took this head into the shop,the man said it is a 5k because it has small combustion chambers. Ok so from what I have heard,the compression this would be making may be WAAAAYY to high? QUESTION: WHY DIDN'T MY ENGINE RUN LIKE A DOG? IT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THAT BARK TO IT LIKE A HIGH COMP ENGINE,AND IT DIDN'T SLOW THE ENGINE FAST WHEN OFF THE ACCELERATOR (like my old 4 with 3k head used to do.. WHY IS THIS ENGINE RUNNING FINE? Is there some way that the cam,or over sized bore and pistons are lowering the compression enough? Ok s…

hay guys , been thinking about the rear end suspention on my 55 and what I'm going to end up doing with it, any one got any good set ups for street driving that they like??? to be honest when i took the car off the road ,i had been driving around for over 3 years with a fliped leaf in the spring pack, and never had any problems, also had gas shocks and the stock rear sway bar which looks like its match stick thin, now since i have to go thru engineers at some point in time ,sorta have to do it properly ,and don't think flipped leafs will cut the mustard,even tho i never had a problem with them and i would put them back in like that ,but vic rules are off there h…

does anyone know where i can buy a new 4age 20v idle air control valve? i have searched everywhere for months and can't seem to find a place that sells them. or if anyone has a good working one. thanks

Hey all ive got a ae71 with a 4age conversion done. now I'm just ironing out all the kinks and high idle is one sits at ~2k hot or cold, onc warmed up it gets a hunt every now and again. Any ideas what this could be?

Hey guys I'm thinking about getting another ke70/ae71 and want it to handle like its on rails, i would pretty well like to know what i will need and what brands/ products to get. I'm also thinking about a 4age conversion in gime too but keep the motor pretty well stock besides extractors and exhaust. My questions are, What suspension to use, shocks and spring kg ect? Swaybars? Brakes? Do i get strut braces? Wheel size, tire size and anything else to make the car as close to a gocart as possible with a reosonable budget 3-4 grand?

hey guys, So I'm having trouble at the moment starting my 4k.After sitting overnight, it will turn over first click. after running the car, and then turning it off after say 10 minutes, the starter motor will tick, after two or three times of turning the ignition, then it wont even tick at all. first i thought it was the starter motor, so i replaced that, checked all the wires running to it, and they were fine. but it is still having these problems. any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Andrew.

hey all, iv got a 5k with 32/36 weber? ( i think ) tighe 25/65 cam 10:1 compression premium 98 fuel i got it all back together today, and it was running fine for about an hour, i turned if off, to put a stronger spring on the throttle return, and didnt like it so i put the old one on again.. started it up, and then all of a sudden it just wouldnt idle.. it kept stalling.. so i turned the throttle up, and it will idle at around 1200+rpm, but if i slow it down to about 800-1000 it runs for about 5sec, then gets real rough and stalls.. is this because of: carby needing to be tuned? timing is wrong? or my dizzy needs to be adjusted? video of …

G'day, I'm fiddling with the front of my ke10 to get it a little more sorted while i build and buy all the stuff to rack and pinion it. So, I know ke20 springs fit in a ke10 but they're not quite stiff enough for what i'm after. So, I'm after something a little stiffer still, Out of another factory car, Sort of like Dori boys do with falcon springs in a ke70. But no, I don't want falcon springs in my ke10 :lolcry: And yes i'll probabily get the suggestion of kings etc, But i can't justify $160~ for 3-6 months of onroad use until my alternate front end goes in. Cheers

Hi guys, Dad and I have been surfin' eBay for the last few weeks for Weber Carbys for Ollie, and we stumbled across this one. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-WEBER-32-34-DMTL-CARB-CARBY-LANDROVER-LAND-ROVER-/330605977866?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4cf9a6e10a It's a 32/34 Weber Carby with Manual Choke from a Land Rover (presumably from an older model one). I asked dad if it would work on my 4K, and he said he couldn't see why not, having smaller jets than the very common 32/36. I'm not saying he's wrong because I'd like to get one, but before I go out and buy one, I wanted to ask, and get opinions and suggestions from the brains of the "Weber on K…

can anyone suggest any reason as to why my fan belt would keep breaking? 3 in the last 2 mnths.

hey guys, i was just wondering if anyone has any sort of trade secrects or anything to help me out here. i have my ke70 with a (as far as i know) stock 4k in it. nothin spesh. all i have done is change the oil filter/oil, and the tappet gasket. is there anything i can do to make it run better? even a little faster... as i will only be on my ps and can't just swap it over haha

Hey I'm new to these corollas, and I have a 4kc in my ke70 and it's running like a dog the second last cyl is not firing, ive changed the plug and the lead and it's still not firing but it's sparking, I can pull the lead off and it will run the same at idle and revs! Is it a sticky valve or what's the problem

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Hey guys Not too sure if anyone has had this problem before. When I go for a drive only somtimes will I go to start the car, when I only get a clicking noise from the engine bay, so when I turn the ignition on and off pretty quick and I'm hearing click, click, click then the corolla will start. I have changed the starter motor and replaced the points and spark plugs? Any other suggestions? Help would be great I was thinking it could be a solinoid in the distributed ? But yeh

Hey there. I've been trying to build my own custom electronic ignition, but it's not working out how I'd planned. I want to get her running for the GOR. So, I'm after a How - To 4k to 4age on carby distributor setup. I have the parts, just need to know exactly what the set up is. I need to know how the distributor is put together. I remember seeing it somewhere when I first started the build but can't seem to find it again. Any help is appreciated. Thanks guys. EDIT: for clarification.

is anyone on the gold coast willing to let me test fit 2 of there 15x8 either 0 offset or somthing like -4 to my ke70 i need to see if i have flared the guards enough -ill pay you -ican contact me on 0401356855 cheers luke

Hi all, just wondering if someone can help me out, first of all I did do a search but couldn't find an answer to my specific question but I apologize if i just didn't search quite the right thing. So, I have a 1989 Toyota Corolla seca sx with the 100kw 4A-ge, 270,000kms, pod filter, extractors and full 2 1/2 or 2 1/4 inch exhaust. Now my problem is that it will not idle when it's cold, ever. It will always stall until it starts to warm up, even my rather tired ke-70 with 678,000kms will start first turn and idle nicely, just wondering what I should do as I thought these cars had an idle up feature for cold starts??

Hey guys my rollas engine appears to have a fuel blockage, it refuses to start. But if i leave it for 10mins and go to start it, it kicks and nearly starts ups up. Things that I tried: * changed fuel pump * changed fuel filter * changed fuel rail * changed fuel Other stuff i have tried: * Cleaned out air intake to turbo * cleaned bov * cleaned intercooler (cleaned out to see if there was an blockages - I found a some kind of alien moth egg :blinks: )

Hi guys, this is my maiden post on rolla club, so i'll start with a short intro.. i'm an r31 enthusiast, also own a '78 mk1 golf and an s13 sivia, and now also a t18 :) from sydney. Question: I recently picked up a 3tc powered t18, and have installed a single side draft manifold and a dellorto dhla 45. There is quite a lot of vacuum garbage that is no longer needed however i would like to retain the vacuum advance. the dellorto does not have vacuum anywhere on it. i have hooked up the brake vacuum to the manifold. am i able to t piece the brake booster vac for the dizzy? or is that a bad idea? can i just tap into one of the manifold runners and run v…

hey, just wondering, apparently after putting a cam in my 5k, i have to run adjustable rocker gear? ( even though keeping hydro lifters ) just wondering if this is a " have to do " or can i get away without doing it?

Ok guys, trying to find a mirror that would look good on my ke70 and can't find anything that i like, so i have decided to run the standard door one that comes on the 83, but i really want a left hand side one too, because as you might know they don't come out with one. So i figured i could try and get one off a left hand drive one but i can't find any at all. Could someone please help me out if they have one or know where to get one from, even a suggestion of different type mirrors that i could run keeping i mind i don't like round ones :) Cheers :D :y:

hey guys. this is only a thought as of now. BUT would something like this.. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GODSPEED-ALUMINUM-19-ROW-ENGINE-OIL-LINE-COOLER-KIT-RELOCATION-PERFORMANCE-JDM-/280780311858?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item415fcf8d32#ht_2624wt_1195 (sorry this stupid mac would just copy the pic) but anyway the idea is to to get an oil cooler to sit out the front of my bar. so its "fully sick" but I'm only running a 4kc so it wont do any good and is only for the look but as i said. its only and idea. any help would be greatly appreciated

need to put a manual clutch pedal in a ke20. if i can't find a genuine ke20 pedal box what are my options that will fit??? was thinking a ke70??? any ideas??? cheers guys

Hey, I'm in need of some hevy duty valve springs for my 5k engine.. I need to get them as my head and cam is getting worked.. Also too, it would be good if it was around the goldcoast area

Hey Hey, I have twin 10 inch davies craig fans on my Paj and they just don't flow enough air to keep it cool for a low range flogging. Q. Can i mount a 16 inch fan on the engine side closest to the top hose on the passengers side of the rad and another 16 inch fan on the grille side closer to the bottom hose on the drivers side ?

Recently perchased chrome bumpers for my corolla off kay parts. I received the bumpers with no mounting brackets. test fitted them over the stock mounting brackets on the car (was planning to just make brackets on the bumpers) front sits fine but the rear bumper has about 2-3 cm gap between the body and the bumper. If anyone has made custom brackets for chrome bumpers it would be alot of help if you could give me some ideas of how to fit them. cheers

Hi Guys, Wondering if anyone could shed some light on the pinion spacers in standard AE71 Diff Are these crush washers or are they a solid unit? I have had to replace the pinion with a spare i had and wondering if i can re-use the original? Thanks

yeah I'm sure your all getting over me posting stuff already, but i keep coming across things i didnt expect.. I'm trying to work out what the cc is in the combustion chamber of a 5k head.. just so i can tell if its been shaved before. if anyone know's or has a spare head laying around ( one that hasnt been shaved ) could you please let me know!

hey, well hopefully today I'm going to take my head into town to get shaved for more compression iv got a 5k block and head.. but what I'm stuck on is, how do i work out what compression ratio am i running.. and what should i get it shaved to?

hey all! my names dan, 17, and I'm new to rolla's.. i recently purchased a 1983 model ke70 with a 5k conversion.. long story short, i pulled the head off today to do some work on it ( shave, port, polish, valve springs ) and i plan to do the cam also.. just wondering, because i have the D pistons.. and hydrolic lifters.. how do i go by re grinding my cam? iv read a few things on here, but still can't work out what to do.. what do i need, to do a solid lifter conversion on a 5k, with a 5k head? also, what will happen if i regring my cam, but not change the lifters? thanks!

hey guys! Ive got a t series diff what tailshaft do i need to suit the diff Flange? Just need the flange part cause I'm gettin a tailshaft made to suit my car

Where can u buy a gilmer kit for a Toyota 4K?

hey guys, I'm pretty new to rollaclub, i just got myself a ke70 corolla and I'm lovin it, but i want to get a bit more power out of it without doing an engine conversion, so far I'm getting some 10:1 compression pistons, 277 degree cam, twin barrel webber carby and some extractors and exhaust system, but someone suggested to me to get a 3k bigport head and shave it down a bit, but i don't really know much about it, just wandering if anyone else here has done it? and if so how much can i shave off? and basically i want to get as much power as i can out of the 4k without turboing it so any other suggestions on how to make it faster would be appreciated, and also i havent bo…

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