General Mechanical

So I have rapidly come to the conclusion that the halogen globes in the Nissan daily are pretty crap. I do a fair amount of country driving and wombats are a common concern. So whilst I come up with some sort of mount system for my mega cibies (by the way, interested in an easy mount solution that doesnt require a $750 nudge bar, and doesn't trip the airbags.....) I am also looking at upgrading the bulbs which I think are H11's. My trawling of the interwebs seem to suggest that Osram Nightbreakers may be the way to go. The Phillips equivalants seem to be marketed as a "style" globe?? I juat want to be able to see where I am going, and have no interest in…

Okay, so I'll start off by giving you an insight on what parts I'm running. I'm using the stock ke70 crossmember and steering rack, r31 rack and tie rod ends, r31 lca's to s13 knuckles and suspension. So I've done what most people do for extra lock and modded my knuckles (cut of 20mm) and now I have some serious Ackerman issues. One wheel is full lock and the other is probably not even half lock. Some help would be grouse.

I am planning a 4AGE conversion in my KE20 and am looking at gearbox options. Being based in the UK the T50 box is almost impossible to get hold of so I am exploring options. I am aware that the ford Type D 5-speed box is an alternative with the right bellhousing which I can get here in the UK. Do you guys know of any others that can be used that don't require too much trans tunnel mods and that would be available in the UK or Europe?

I am in need of a bit of advice from anyone with experience in the area of engine rebuilding. I've done lots of rebuilds in my time, about 20, of which only 5 involved/required professional machining, and never once ran into so many problems. Short version, i had coolant leaking in to oil, pulled the head, couldn't see any obvious leaks, but suspected the fact that because the head was quite warped (~0.5mm) that it was just simply a head gasket failure. The head has serious problems, but i cannot source a new one, so I'm doing a bit of a dodgy patch up just to get the car into a position where it can be run. While i have the head off, i thought now would …

Hey guys As most of you know I put a 4EFTE (Starlet GT Engine) into my Corolla II GP Turbo, now when I first drove it around it seemed great, smooth, fast & powerful.... now its a whole new story.. The engine feels like its struggling to get power specially on boost and when boost kicks in black smoke pours from the exhaust and I go a little bit quicker. I spent thousands on getting this engine in and running right only to have this occur 1 and half months later. When I advised the problem to the mechanic who put it in he told me to come in next month (when my warrenty is expired) so he can have a look at it. I've been thinking of what the problem cou…

Got a ke25 that I'm putting a 4agte into, it's currently got a 120y diff which handled a 3tgte but i'll be pumping around 250hp at the wheels hopefull and don't think the diff will last. Anyone know what is a good diff conversion for these. all help appreciated. cheers

Hey all !! Corolla Sales This is what i got!!! On Weekend will scan it all :| Really happy with it Teddy

Hey all Get this (click this bit!) "....1987 Crown Sedan 2000cc Auto ...' Now, look at the pic... Umm... it looks like a 4age top? - What motor is that?! This is 1 google can't anwser lol :P

OK, How hard would it be to put fuel injection setup of a 7K on a 3k motor, i was told that i have to make my 3k to take unleaded?, how much work is involved and how much would it cost?

Hey guys, I'm gonna buy some coil overs for my car, and I was wondering what can I do to them, can i take them apart and use different springs? Can I put different strut tops in? can I put different shockies in? Whats possible? My dream would be to have height adjustable, with damper and rebound adjust.

How hard is it to bend & Shorten the gear stick lever? thanks :D

Ok i am just after a little info on this topic. I am picking up a weber 32/36 for my ke70 from a mate of mine for $30 before u say whats wrong with it absolutley nothing wrong with it he just needs to piss it off. now my question iswhat the frig do you do about the hose in the top of the tappet cover that goes to the standard air filter where the frig do u hook it up to serious i need an idea. i am thinking of just getting it professionally fitted to save me the stuff assing about with the thing is anybody else here from toowoomba and know of a decent place that won't try and rip me off!! i can get the adapter plates and air filter kits through injectacarb…

Hey all ok, on ebay atm there is a few side draft related stuff going under the hammer. Take a look (no this isnt a for sale post) Redline WEBBER manifold Datsun A12 1200 120y as new DATSUN 1200 TWIN WEBBER MANIFOLD Now, would any of these fit a k motor by any chance? just intrested to know thats all :) Cheers

I've heard there is 3 or 4 different 4AGZE motors what's the difference between each? and which is the pick of the bunch with an eye for future mods? I've heard the AE101 version was the most powerfull, and I know I can get my hands on one easily enough...but what makes it more powerfull? Don't want to get it then find out it's more powerfull because of something that I'm going to have to remove anyways due to the RWD installation (ie. inlet manifold) Dave

Just discovered this page today, and oh what a relief. there actually IS people out there that are experiencing what i thought was rare. the feeling of an old, rear wheel drive corolla, a pissy engine, and yet still a giant smile on their dial. =D anywho, i'm 19, my name is nigel, i live in adelaide and this is my rolla its a 1984 Toyota Corolla CS sedan, KE70 with a 4K 1.3L engine its done 245,000km, been serviced on a regular basis, and has almost imaculate bodywork. the only modifications that i have made so far are: - new seat covers (let me know what brand to buy to fit the damned rear bench seat) - pioneer sound system - it once had a back l…

I'm in the process of installing a 5k into my ke30 sedan. Although i noticed i don't have a dipstick for the 5k - so i was wondering if anyone knew if a 3k or 4k dipstick is interchangable with a 5k motor? I'm happy to hear any suggestion as to what else would fit. The 5k is estimated at 140hp with datsun and holden internals, so i don't mind if a dipstick from another model fits, and indicates the right oil level.

My car has a Turbonetics Inc DeltaGate Mark II external wastegate. I was wondering if anyone knew if you could adjust the boost on them? http://www.turboneticsinc.com/wastegates.html#deltagate There are 2 screwy things on top. one is just a bolt and the other has a small cut off tube thing (as you can see in the picture) by the way that picture is outdated.. now the blue tubing is mostly gone. it just goes straight from the wastegate to the intake pipe. does the screw on top have anything to do with adjusting boost? i hope that made sense.... thanks guys!

does anyone have the wiring diagram for the ignition/coil for a 1975 ke35. basically ive got 4 wires which i thought all went to the coil - 2 negative and 2 positive. ive put a 4age in and put a multimeter on the wires and checked them, put the appropriate ones onto the terminals of the 4age coil then checked the dash and all the lights were on (with the key off). so i took one of the wires off the negative terminal and it sparked, so i took it off and put a multimeter on it and there was nothing when i earthed it (the multimeter) to the body or engine manifold, but when i earthed it to the ignitor/coil bracket there was about 4volts going through it. so pretty …

can KE30 do cruising well?? is it stable?? thx

I know i could just search the net, but you guys hold to much valuable info... What would be the best modifications to do to a 4age??? Turbo & N/A..... :D

For generations people have asked can you remove a 3k cam from a ke30 without removing the engine.....the answer is yes you can. Oh and do these look like flat top pistons? Timing Cover is off :( Timing Chains are off Now I just gotta put it all back together :thumbsup:

Crash Course in Seam Welding. All you need to know to start welding :) I decided to write this because of the lack of good, detailed documents on line on how to weld. The only experience was about 1 day of stick welding. Which no one taught me how to use. This time I got some help by a professional boiler maker. So I'm passing it on to help 1st time welders. The first part will go through removing rust out of panels and prepping it for welding. This should get you to the stage were you can fill over the panels with bog. Things you will need. • MIG welder • Welding mask if you don't want eye sunburn. Yes it hurts. • Tin snips. • Sheet metal. I…

This is the idea I saw a while back Jamie..

Hey guys, Very new here... Love the forum... get to see rolla owners around.... anyway, i've got 2 things i need help on.. i drive a 1981 KE70 and i need to replace the ciggy lighter but can't seem to get it out of the bracket that's holding it in... any idea on how this is done? also... i am trying to remove my entire dash.. don't know where the exact screw locations are... i am actually trying to clean the dash, there were some funny burning smell coming out from the air conditioning vents.. but that's beside the point and anyway i have found the source of that.. but i do need to remove the dash to clean the area in there... also toying with the id…

Hey guys, just two quick questions i hope you can help me with! Firstly can anyone comment from experience what a 4k with a 3k head should run like with a 3k carbie bolted on to it. do they over fuel? fart miss etc? reason for question is after an enigne swap we've found that the 4k is running rough as (think it's mainly thanks to faulty points) but yet overfuels and blows smoke as a result in the higher end of the rev range. yet none at idle or during startup, which one would expect from worn valve seals or rings. What should the expected compression be cylinder to cylinder on the above setup be? roughly 120 psi on a used motor? any help would be…

hey all just returned from the parts store with all the goodies for an engine rebuild.....not as cheap as id originally thought!!!! i'm havin a fiddle with some bits and pieces and have just realised i have no idea how to remove the spigot bearing(which is siezed coz I'm lazy n left it in the rain)1 i was thinking of just prying it out with a screwdriver but i thought id betta come here n check if thats ok to do....I'm doin it in my backyard so limited resources....HELP! cheers all LUKE

First post here, but not a newbie to corolla on the net. Looks like this is the reason for oldcorolla email list's quiteness, so I'll move with the times and with a bit of luck I won't get nazy moderatored either (ah), Now I've had my bitch, I'll continue on. Got an engine that has low compression in all cylinders, but even in all. its got a good bit of pressure on the oil breather into the air filter. Idling you can cover oil breather and get a good hiss of build up. To give an indication, I reckon I could blo up ballons on oil breather ( not that I've tried, yet). The enngines an old toyota push-rod, so could it be blow through from the rings? Before you ask, …

Does anyone know the maximum bore for a 5K? Also does anyone know anywhere i could get flat-top pistons for a 5K? The rollaclub wiki reckons aftermarket ones exist... but coventry doesn't sell them.

if it's not too much trouble, could one of you ke70 owners please measure the following in millimetres? horizontal distance between brake pedal to accelerator pedal vertical distance between top of brake pedal and top of accelerator pedal distance from base of accelerator pedal to floor, following slant of accelerator while at rest thanks ;) dodgy picture provided with color coding :harhar:

just wondering if a ke55 gearbox bolts to a ke70?Do i need to change anything? thanks

greetings rollings... well after being sick of the constant humming noise coming from the rear end of my little yella beast, i got new wheel bearings put in it. its now a quiet little car at 100 clicks. its got a pea shooter exhaust on it, so the only noise is the sucking of the weber and humming of extractors from the engine bay. its tops, you can actually talk to people at normal volume! I'm surprised how little road noise the little car has, i'm cheering... Anywhoo, thought i would share. Cheers, dyzza

hey everyone. ive recently been thinking about this, and to me it seems to defeat the purpose. see the way I'm looking at this is if we take a turbo'd engine. with a compression ratio of 8.5 the bottom end is gonna be rather gutless and only be any good once it comes onto boost. now the way i see it the lower compression ratio means slower acceleration until the turbo spools up and a longer time to spool up because the engine isnt pumping as much air and it will also mean that the turbo has to push more air to create the same pressure in the cylinder as it would with a higher comp. engine. so from this thinking to me it seems that to have a decompressed version of n/a …

heres food for thought... Pushrod motors - grind cam = opens valves longer (in VERY basic terms) *OHC motors, where cam runs onto shims = Add meat to cam lobes to open valves longer. So, question is, IF you were able to work out what sizes were appropriate.. of you wanted a budget, and cheap ass way of getting more duration outa your motor, instead of getting new cams, would it be possible to put larger shims in, to increase the time the valve is open? It wouldn't change the time that it comes in, but if you think about it, because the shim has moved up point piss all of a thou, it would result in the valve opening slightly before, and close slightly after = m…

Sort of flowing on from "The Beast" thread.. How to the Australian clones of Japanese cars compare? eg. The Ford Laser/ Mazda 323. Mechanically? Cosmetic things like panels and interior bits? I'm just keeping an eye for prospective replacements for wagonodeath, and I was wondering if I should consider the local copies as well as the Japanses originals. (mods feel free to move to off topic)

ok gust this is the second time it has happend to me with too difrent type of gauges (split fire) sold (auto meter) new 1 ok i hooked them up as the instructions sed to do // but wen u set your shift light posistin lets say 5000rpm the shift light would flash at 4000rpm but not stay on it would just flicker then wen u hit 5000rpm it would flash and stay on as ment to. just wondering if anny of u guys have had this problem or anny one have a taco and dusent have this problem with your gauges ???

Ive found (with my gearbox at least) that if I stop from ~100kmph in 4th or 5th (usually 5th) and just clutch in and stop (if the phones ringing I don't bother down shifting, its faster just to stop), the selector forks jam in gear and I can't change gears until I'm doing ~40kmph. Now as you can imagine taking off in 5th is a real bastard and hard on the clutch. I'm not sure if this is just my gearbox being crap, or its a design flaw in the early T50s. It happened again today, and Id say my box is pretty well rooted this time. 2nd gear syncro works for up shifts but not down shifts now. 5th gear syncro has a metalic grinding noise (def syncro) but still works fine…

hey guys don't no if this has been covered before but i was wondering wats involved in putting a 5kc into a ke70? do they bold straight in or what plzz help me out cheers

hey guys i was wondering if anybody on here knew if you can get chrome bumpers for a ke70 corolla cause I'm painting mine soon and reckon chrome pumpers would look mad cheers by the way hope this is the rite place to ask this question

This just shows you how similar the 20V valve head is in terms of valve layout to a Ferrari V12 item. Haven't ever seen an image of one b4, thought someone might be interested. 60V V12 is nice but won't fit in my rolla! Why hasn't toyota made a 40V 3.2L V8 damn it, imagine that, anyone got a thick checkbook :wink: Ferrari

Hey guys, I was searching for stuff on my car one night when i came across this site that restores cracked dashboards and cracked arm rests. As I've looked everywhere for a good dash and havn't found one I was quite excited. I looked at what else they do on the site and found they also do custom consoles, wood grain dashes, wood grain knobs and steering wheels. If anyone wants a look its: .DASHBOARD RESTORATIONS I'm getting my dashboard done right now so i'll let you know how it turnd out if anyones interested. Jon.