General Mechanical

is there a listing on different length lcas that fit 30s 55s etc , i have searched but can't find any info, any help appreciated

I'm still trying to source a diff and rear brake upgrade for my 20. Will KE70 axles, brakes and centre fit into a ke20 housing?

Hey guys, My diff has reached the end of its life, its a borg warner, I'm unsure if u can pull the center out the inspection hatch and bolt a new one in or do you basically need to replace the entire diff. cheers

I have an ae82 20v blacktop with trumpets. i need a plenum to get the car through inspection. does anyone have the stock one? Can i just put air filters on the trumpets or will that not get through inspection? thanks

Hey, I've got a 4 door KE55 getting painted at the moment, it's pretty stock but i've just found a 2 door sedan with a 5K motor. the shell needs some work so i thought i'd chuck the 5K in the 4 Door for the time being. Anyway, my question is will a 4K head fit on a 5K bottom end or a 5K head on a 4K bottom end? or is there a way to make it fit, e.g. drilling out oil/water ports ect.? Might be a stupid idea but i thought the 4K head on the 5K bottom end would bump up the compression and go a bit harder and that putting the 5K head on the 4K bottom end would de-compress the motor ready for a turbo. Any advice will be appreciated. Cheers, Tom

I'm running a TA22 with a stock rear diff, LSD in the future and was just wondering has anyone converted these to disk rear and what did they do and use to do so, any help would be great cheers

Model Code EXY10 Track 55.3" front and rear Wheelbase 90.6" Length 152.0" Width 65.0" Height 49.8" Weight 2075 lbs Engine Code 5E-FHE Engine type transverse inline 4 cylinder, DOHC, 16v, cast iron block, alloy cylinder head, belt driven, with geared camshafts. Peak power 108bhp @ 6400 rpm Peak torque 97 lb ft @ 5200 rpm Bore x Stroke, mm 73.9mm x 87.1mm (2.91" x 3.43") Capacity 1496cc Compression Ratio 9.8:1 Ignition Breakerless, Electronic igntion. Fuel Supply Fuel injected Steering Rack and Pinion, power assisted Brakes Vented discs (front), drums at rear unless fitted with ABS - discs all round Front Suspension MacPh…

I recently did and engine swap but the clutch arm was loose and could be moved in and out with very little pressure like the thrust bearing wasn't hitting the pressure plate or something. The clutch cable was moving but not putting any pressure on the arm either. I thought I must have put something back together wrong so I pulled out the gearbox. The car is a KE70 I recently swapped the 4K for the 5K. It's got the original K50, a new pressure and clutch plate, which seem to be a different design but the same measurements as the original. Also a new thrust bearing and a spare flywheel I had. The thrust bearing seems to be properly in place and being moved by the arm, th…

Yo diggity... I pulled the headers off my porsche motor and noticed white deposits in most of the exhuast ports. There was also some buildup on the back of the valves. Take a look at the pics. Anyone have any idea what this might be? I've never seen it before, but i assume it's something to do with lean burning, similar to tuning by sparkplug colour. Just to add to this, Porsches were fitted with smog pumps that pumped fresh air into the exhaust ports for emissions. Burns off any unburnt mixture. If you look you can see a shiny new hex head plug where I've blocked off these ports. I've only just fitted these plugs, prior to that, the actual brass piping was st…

Hello, i have a problem with my ke70... On some occassion's my car will start, but when i turn it off after a while it wont start. it either starts really well and quick or itll crank really slow until it just gives up and then it wont even try to crank. i just had a second hand starter motor installed that was in good condition, my alternator apparently could be better. I thought it was the alternator but i put a brand new battery in and still it didnt start even though it was fully charged. I changed the battery terminals and that didnt work either... needed to be done anyway. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks! :-)

Recently I bought a second hand Corolla car, after buying only noticed that the gap of the rear car boot is quite big. Have some difficulties in closing it down - need to apply some force to push it down. What can we tell from this finding? Is that a design defect/flaw or the car has encountered an accident before? How to check the originality of the car boot? Finally, can it be repaired? Thanks, Rollazer

hey, so my 4kc motor has recently decided to end it's life. I was wondering if anyone has a good 4kc motor and what sought of price I would be looking to spend on one. cheers ROSSOTOON

Hey jst wondering if anyone has something they would like drawn up into a DXF file. I've procurred Turbo CAD and i've so far designed an inlet manifold flanges and the first half of a bellhousing adaptor. i am wanting to try a few more things out. let me know! cheers, Luc

Hay all, Recently I started getting a high pitch squeeling noise from the waterpump pulley, whenever I spin it manually it has a noise. So I was wondering is there any way to just replace a bearing or do I have to replace the whole pump, if I can just replace a bearing how much work is it, its a smallport 4age. thanks for the help

hello again just wondering if anyone knows of someone who actually builds up front brake upgrades for ke30? i used to have a number of this bloke in footscray vic but lost it can anyone help please....

Hey guys this may seem like a silly question but from what model corona can u use their lca's or sigma? I would have searched on here but don't know how too on my phone now with the new layout Thanks guys

Just wondering what ur quickest corolla has been. whats been done to it and how many HP it is

Hi guys, was just wondering if anyone knows a really good engineer on the southside of brisbane any help will be very much appreciated cheers

Changed my spark plugs on my ke70 last night and now it won't start, we did them one by one so they are in the right order. When it first turned over the dizzy cap was loose (usual sputter and noise) put cap back on and won't start. The plugs have spark it nearly started but the cut out Need help plz

Hey guys, I am in need of some help... a few days ago the timing belt on my ae82 snapped and left me stranded in the middle of no where. When i got the car home me and a mate (who is a mechanic) pulled it apart and replaced the belt and timed it up and now we can't get it to start at all. We've triple checked the timing and that's right, we've triple checked the compression and that's good too as is spark and it's getting fuel all at the right time. What else could be the problem??? :abuse: We are both stumped as are the other two mechanics who have looked at it Any help would be GREATLY appreciated Cheers

I just brought an auto 18rc powered ra40, and it has a wicked miss fire on idle but it clears up after about 1500rpm, it's something to do with cylinder 3 because when you pull the lead off number 3 nothing changes. But theres a nice blue spark, it has brand a new looking dizzy cap, I've tried different leads and a different spark plug... but the miss fire is still there. What on earth is going on? Its shitting me up the wall. Cheers Corey

I'm curious, would the 2.7lt hilux motor I think it's a 2tfe fit in a ke. We have a work mate as a company car where I work and it seems to go pretty good, and takes some pounding from some of the boys at work lol. I think it would be a sweet motor but unsure if there would be any problems fitting it. Has anyone tried to put one in a roller or would it be too costly and too unknown as aposed to a 4age that has been done many times. Just a thought,

who was the pot smoking japman who decide to put 16point bolts on a 4age head... and then make it even harder to get out by puting them in such a narrow gap... :jamie: now i gotta go out and buy another 12mil thin walled socket just so i can get this bloody head off ;) anyway enough QQ'in any1 know the 3 stages of tightning up the head all i can find is this and it dosnt seem that good to me

hey guys and girls i have been wondering what is the biggest diffrence between a ta22 and an ae71 t 50 gear box are the bellhousing anything alike?? what would you need to put a ta22 ta23 t50 behind a 4a??

Hello, I have just fitted a 2nd hand Weber 32/36 dgav to my 4ac. I have a few troubles i'd like to pick peoples brains on!! The carb: "meant" to be freshly removed from a 4ac, so should be jetted correctly.... The problem is it idles at about 2000 rpm, idle screw turned off (not touching the throttle lever) idle mixture screw set at 2 turns out, ive tryed a 1 and 1/2 and less doesnt seem to make any differnce. I have checked for vacuum leaks with carb cleaner - no difference, saturated the carb and inlet manifold etc.. It also wont go to what - it just bogs down and then stalls.. I have adjusted the fast idle so it doesnt interact with carb, ( it was idling ev…

Quick question for you corolla eperts,, what k series head came out with the biggest valves? Cheers

i have been in the process of replacing my rotors and pads etc on my ae95 but unfortunately i lost some parts i have lost a little pin/spring thingo that i believe pushes out the pads when they are being worn i don't want to have to drive out to u pull it and find it sorry bout the description i know its a bit vague but i can't find it in any diagrams i really want to get the rolla back on the road thanks for any help Harry

Hi guys, Searched everywhere couldnt find any decent info so if anyone can link me something i suck. :( My 1K is kind of on the way out and I'm looking at my options. Is it possible to rebuild the 1k with out spending an arm and a leg? Also is the 4k and option? i would like to bolt on the 2speed toyo glide gearbox. I know its not everyones cup of tea but i want a cruiser lol. Let me know.. Thanks in advance. Cheers Simon.

before everyone gets all angry i did try and use the search function but to no avail. now to my question. will a KE20 gearbox fit into a KE70 and visa-verse. cheers sam

Hoping someone has a old Bilstein Catalog hanging around. Recent speedway junior sedan rule changes, now allow any type of shock as long as it fits and was designed for a passenger car. I have a pair of Bilstein p30 077 in the shed, I cannot find any info on these on the web, can someone please advise what they were designed for and are they a competition type shock ? Also as one of them is worn out where can I get them rebuilt in SE of Melb Thanks Andy

hi, the head gasket on my 4k has blown. iam looking to put extractors and maybe a better carbie on. i would just like to know what would be a better choice. 1. replace the gasket on the current motor or 2. look for another better 4k motor altogether, that may be a better base for modifying. does anyone have any ideas cheers ROSSOTOON

I was looking at info on pedders and found this thought it maybe of interests It was posted in 03 on toymods so things may have changed, I'm looking at getting shocks soon and found it interesting. Now I don't know what to believe. The big top secret Pedders does not want anybody to know is that their shock absorbers are made by Monroe. As we all know Monroe Shocks are way cheaper than Pedders brand shocks and are the same thing with red paint on them instead of Monroe blue!! Their front end parts are all made in Taiwan, in the cheapest factory Ron could find, re-boxed and re-badged with the Pedders logo on it and sold for top dollar their polyurethane bushes ar…

Morning All Just need some help. I have a KE35 with a 4AGE 100KW, T50 gear box (bought it last year from Mikoolz, Sydney). I'm having troubles with the clutch. It has been converted to a hydraulic clutch and is relatively new, the old cable adjustment was just a clip on the cable at the firewall, but now I fear its a little more complex. I have had nearly no free travel at the top of the clutch now for a while and have been puting off fixing it, it has finally started to slip (only when accelerating hard when rolling) and I now have no free travel at all. I checked out the slave cylinder this morning and all seems good. My questions are: Does it sound like just a…

would anyone be able to give me any tech info on this? e.g. possibility, internal work (if needed) etc. i am looking into doing this setup so need as much info as i can get before going ahead. thank you.

hi everyone i decided that i wanna do a rear disc break conversion on my corolla ae80 it got drums at the moment but i want disc since i going to make my car a sleeper and i wanna do the breaks first so i can stop lol :lolcry: so if you know how to do it can you tell me i tried looking on the net but they keep saying this shop and that shop i wanna do it my self and save money also what brake disc and pads would be best thanks Andy

hey all, I'm currently running a compression ratio of 10:7 and we have been told we can run higher by our Dyno bloke?? How high would we be able to go? Thankss

so we don't clog up someone elses thread is this achievable, before you laugh have a think and come up with a thought on how to make this possible, My thoughts, TO4Z garrett mechanical fuel injection nitro methane for fuel 35% fuel to air mixture 18/1 compression ratio cams, valves, springs, ports, pistons, rods, crank, to allow for about 20000rpm i think you would need about 350kw flywheel to achieve this possible or not?

yeh can king spring handle going sideways in a t18 ??? :hmm:

Looking for something to break up the colour on my ke55 coupe, so does anyone know if Toyota had any racing stripes, particularly corollas?

After seeing many unknown camshaft profiles for sale lately I have been pondering on how to actually measure the camshaft. So I decided to try to make up a contraption and see how I go. After finding bits and pieces around the workshop I slaped them together to make this: So I gave it a quick measure and came up with these interesting specs: Exhaust Spec Camshaft duration at .005" lift =220 degrees Total Lobe lift = .224" That duration just did not look right what so ever so I checked and double checked. Went on the net to see if I could find anything out and I came accross an article that stated that alot of companies over exagerate thier…