General Mechanical

:locked: hi all, just wondering if someone could help me. i need to find out what the best and cheapest diff is for my ke25, lsd of course. any help would be great thanks all. :D

as the hill climb gets closer its time to pull my finger out. BUT i have this diff i got with another car. but i have no idea what it is!!! its a jap style. (ie have to remove tail shaft to unbolt and remove centre). will i find an LSD for it cheaply??? or do i need to invest in axels and CIG the centre???

does anyone know where you can get paint that matchs your origional car paint?? my car colour code on my ke30 1977 SE is something like AK from memory.. any info on this cheers cam

I am after a diff for my 4AGZE KE70. I am using a T-50 gearbox,Standard Rolling Diameter wheels and a speedo (637RPM=1KM). What Diff ratio Is needed to keep my speedo true ????? I originally bought a R31 Pintara Diff and have shortened one side.(4.1:1) A few people I have spoken to have told me that they are not the strongest of diffs. I would prefer to use a Toyota Banjo style diff. From what I have read/Been told....I can use a T series diff. The trouble is getting your hands on a sprinter diff :) Can I use a T series from a RA60 Celica? Will it be to wide for my Rolla? Can Anyone give me data on the Track and Ratios of Toyota Diffs Used In Austral…

Hi all. Firstly, my missus has been complaining that the brake pedal on her 71 sometimes goes almost to the floor then the next time its nice and firm, any ideas?. Secondly, the auto in this thing nearly takes your head off when it changes into second gear. Is this normal? it would be ok if it was worked but it is dead stock. :) Any ideas would be appreciated.

hey i have a 2TG and I'm currently in the proces of taking the head of the car. i have taken the cams out and have un done all the head bolts but it still wont come off. there are to bolts in between the plug holes but I'm not sure if un doing these will remove the head. Does any one know? thanks sam

Hey all I am competing in the Supersprint at Mt Panorama on the 1st of december and i wont have my 4age rebuilt in time, so i will be running standard 4ac. So i was wondering can you remove any emissions gear for extra power, and also what can you do to the 4ac to get some cheap power. I'm doing the usual stuff like, service, new plugs/leads and octane booster in the fuel, weight reduction and also removal of dodgy power draining heater gear. But what else can go so i can get more power out of the unopened engine. people are saying carbs and extractors but with the 4age going in soon its really pointless to me. The car is not registered and never will be so any gea…

As the title says, I'm looking for a centre console, to join to my existing dash that will have a gearboot and a tray etc, is there anyone that knows one that will fit, or any advice while I'm looking for one, I'm going to the wreckers today so its kinda urgent, hoping i can pick one up there? Thanks

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hey guys ive got a ke15 corolla with 4 wheel drum brakes and i hate drum brakes just wondering if anyone knows or has done a conversion to place disc brakes in the front and what i need to do and where do get one a brake booster and master cylinder thanks heaps everyone for your help.

Hi, I have two 5 speed gearboxes here and want to know what the difference is and what they are out of. The ribbed one is currently in my car, just got it out due to clutch problems. here they are:

Hey guys, Wiggles here from Townsville, can anyone tell me what turbo would be a simple easy swap on an EL31 GP turbo?, As far as i know it has a ct9 standard (same as the 4efte). Any help much appreciated. :whistle:

Ok guys...take it from me don't do an exhaust swap without a car lift or pit. Its friggen hard to get the bitch in there...esp when the pipe is solid from after the manifold to the tip. We ended up cutting the pipe and dad made up a pretty nice bracket to hold it together till we can get our hands on a TIG/MIG welder to put the bitch back together. Zorst came off my recently aquired KE30. Each time I work on the 30 I find more and more rust...at the moment it looks as if the car is going to be pawned of all its goodness and then sent off to the wonderful world of the wreckers/car crusher. Its sad I know...but it lived its life on the gold coast so …

Hey All If you look at a rotory engine, you'll see that there are 2x spark plugs per rotor. I was thinking would you get any more power out of a cylinder engine if you had 2 spark plugs per cylinder insted of 1 per cylinder? Teddy

Ok, i'm at my wits end with the f@$king car.. so here's the deal.. It's not sucking fuel. It's got a BRAND NEW fuel pump, brand new filters x2 (one before fuel pump, one right on fuel tank outlet), brand new rubber joints for fuel line connections, fuel tank PROFESSIONALLY cleaned out. YES it does have fuel in it. Also, the carbie (standard Stromberg) has had a new needle & seat installed and cleaned out. can ANYONE shed any light on my problem before i give up and send it to my mechanic... cheers, matt :D :D

Hey all A friend i know has an 83 Corona - 3 speed auto - stock as a brick block. Hes been having this problem - its idoling very ruff - liturally. Any idea whats cauzing this? - why would it just start to happen all of a sudden? Oh and when it rains - EVERY TIME - the car loozes 3/4 Of its oil - even tho its under cover - What The !!?! Thanks lol Teddy

Hey all I was not too sure if i should put this in general or General Mech, so i put it in general mech! Anway! I am doing an Ipt programming project atm, & I descieded to make a program where u chooze ure toyota, chooze ure desired motor, custom mods, and the program caculates the cost, writes it up, etc etc (ill show when its completed - I'm doing it on this because it requires alot of input, and data already in the prog..) - Now... I need a list of ANY toyota motors u can think of - i have a few atm, but not that many. My list so far 3K-C 4K-C 4A-C 5K-C 4AGE – 16V 4AGE – 20V 4AZGE – 16V 4AZGE – 20V Any help? …

hey what would ur expert advise be , like wats wrong, when the car jerks, like if i have petal down a little it don't, but once i take off it jerks and even when I'm doin like 100 on highway in 5th and just like go to press break cause i gettin to close to other car it jerks, what would be wrong, i always thinkin carby float pin broken...but i dunno??? ne advice, it happens in all gears, and its not when I'm goin to slow for that gear, and only happens when no petal down. so yes any1??? plz help. and what can i do to fix???

last night i found some injector specs on google for yoda modas engine / inj colour / cc/min / impedance 4ke / light green / 145 / 2.4 1g / green / 145 / 2.4 4age / dark grey / 182 / 2.0 3sfe / dark grey / 200 / 1.7 22re / orange / 200 / …

This is my AE86 I bought a couple of days ago.. We have bleeded the brakes, changed the dynamo, create mounts for the seats ( the mounts are made of wood and are only temporary till I'll buy someone that fit perfect ) the brake pedal is hard now, but it just won't stop. Well, it stops but it seems the brakes don't brake very well :\ the pictures named will small letters is new, from my new digital camera i bought yesterday.. Pictures and Movies the movies is not in great quality, but what can you expect from a cheap sony cybershot digital camera..

My dad mentioned to me the other day (he flies ultralights and stuff) that most airplanes use rethreaded tyres, apparently there's some "property" about them that makes them favourable to use rather than brand new tyres... He didn't know why though. Is there any truth to this? If so, what is it about them that makes them a more preferred choice? On a sidenote, have just gotten some Hankook Ventus HRII tyres on the Satria, I'm rather surprised - they're pretty good. As good as, if not better, than the original tyres that were on the car (Michelin MXF Sport)... And they don't squeel as much either. They're 205/45R16's.

Hi all, Now that I've finished my engine conversion, I was contemplating what diff I should use. The ol' KE isn't holding up to 100kw at the wheels. What I want to know is, will a T-18 be a direct fit into the KE70 , if not how much custom work would have to be done?? Thanks

As some of you may know, I've been on the lookout for a 4.3:1 ratio for my T-series diff (and an LSD if I can find one cheap enough). Anyway, as far as I know my diff is out of an RA28 Celica (so I'm told anyway), and has a 3.9:1 ratio. Center is broken, missing bits that should be there. I did count the teeth when I first took it out, but have forgotten now, but I think it was a 43/11 ratio (3.909). Anyway, I was speaking to the boys at Option1Garage the other day (they seem to be the only people I can get an LSD or gears from, everybody else seems to talk a lot and not deliver), and they had a Cusco center and ring gear. Ring gear out of a 4.3:1 ratio, 43 tee…

i am wanting to put 17" or 18" mags on my camry and i was told by someone that i had to get a upgrade of my brakes if i went anybigger then 16" is this true is was i told a crock of shit ?????? cheers trent :P

ok i got a 1975 corlla ke55 with a 4k engine and it aint going fast enough i was racing my friend up the bush and hes stock datto bet me off the line what can i do to make it kill all other cars p.s. i heard about this site from another corolla owner

Not long fixed my non working fuel & temperature guage. It was that little 10 volt regulator on the back of the console. Now the fuel guage has gone again. Temp still working. The float had a crack in it and sunk ! Replaced that with a spare I had but it only worked for a week. Now it's reading constantly low. I have had it out last week, and time has taken it's toll on the simple slide resistor arrangement. As I had this problem in a previous KE55 I guess it is quite common at age 25 yrs. As new sender units are as rare as dinosaurs, and even if you could get one would probably cost a kings ransome, I was wondering if others have had this problem and how…

Who knows a good place to replace an axel bearing? Ive got a shagged left bearing and its the uncommon D series diff. Ive got a spare axel with a shagged bearing so I was gonna get a new bearing put on that. About what should I expect to pay?

Hey all i need to know if a T series drum to drum Diff and tail shaft (from T18) will bolt up-to the Ae71 / Sprinter's under body and T50 Gear box without any major problems. Thanks :insane: ! Ted

my auto electric skills are more than just a little bit rusty having a problem with the AE71, the coil isn't producing any spark trying replacing it with the same problem so I'm assuming it's in the wiring pre coil rather than stuffing around pulling the loom apart and trying to find the fault I'd like to just re-wire up the new coil independant of the original loom can anyone tell me everything that needs to be wired up to the coil and which terminal it should come from (+) or (-) thanks in advance Dave

guys,i got a friend who's about to bought one toyota 4age from ae86,complete with wiring and gearbox. to start the project,i'm sure he'll need a few parts. so,can anyone list it down? if i'm not mistaken. 1.replace all the belting..wear and tear parts.. 2. do we need fuel filter? 3.about the long shaft,can we re-use the one from k50 gearbox? 4.i think we need the cross member? right? 5.clutch pump? the whole system? 6. fuel pump or need to buy the whole fueltank? 7.how aboput steering rack,boot, the whole system? can he use back the standard? more to go...what do u guys think he need?

hia there fellas. I am picking up my ae71 wagon and was wondering is it legal to weld up the back doors. If so would i need a plate? Has it been done be4? tell me what u think.

hey everyone iv just had my ke20 painted monaro devil yellow and now its time for some engine mods but i wna keep it reasonably cheap....gaskets n bearing etc r only $200 apparently so i'm wondering if i could get any decent power out of about $800-$1000.. i can do most of the work myself but I'm unsure what has been tried and tested....any help would b appreciated cheers ! *ALSO* does any1 kno of any1 who has given a ke20 a targa top? could be interesting I'm definately interested

Can Someone PLEASE help me! sob I am in great need of a re-build book or engine manual for my 5k??? Does anyone have one they could send or email??? Many thanks :D ROLLN WAGON

People keep saying this is a after market clutch but i have my doubts... It just looks sooo, stock :D

hey I'm going be doing a Hilux rear end conversion into my corolla, I'm looking at getting an 8" lsd rear end from an early model hilux, but its a 5 stud axle, is it possible to convert this to 4 stud ?, il be shortening the diff housing to fit it into my car, so would i be best just to get some custom axles made up or is there some out there which are strong that i can use which will be able to handle 400hp ? cheers David

While at work, I was PONDERING!??? I just received my 5k engine yesterday, and I can't wait to get home and play with it! Just a question? What would be the best suitable head to put onto it??? Any Thoughts??? ……… Also, after my thorough inspection, the head looks unusually shaped. The best way to describe it would be, its, well, FLAT! Confused??? :dry:

I recently bought whitey of grimwolge to doner a few parts to my KE55 and a mates KE70. Well what I was wondering was what cam people have had the most success with a 5K. I'lll be running a 32/36 weber and extractors to begin with, using a 4K head, ported by my mate (thanks Mick). I'll be upgrading to a single 45mm DCOE carb at some point too. Whitey has a massive 88 - 42 cam, I don't think the 5K would be too happy about that as a streeter ... or should I wait and see now nice it rumbles. I'll be running 202 Holden H/D valve springs, because these were inteded for a stage 3, 6 cyl cam, should I only use the outer spring? They are bloody hard eh. How much …

Ok so I have got a KE70 Corolla with the stock standard tape player in it, I want to put in a cd player with only the rear speaker wires on the wirring harness to the cd player. What I am after is the tape player wirring diagram if anyone has it because I don't understand which wires to cut because there are 3 different connections to the tape player and only wires to connect for the cd player. Any help would be much appreiciated. If this is in the wrong place I am really sorry, new to the thread, if it is please put it where it is supposed to be if need be. Jay

I'm not a expert on suspension setups so I'll just ask here to hear what you guys have to say to this ke70 2 door: slightly heavyer front because of the 2T-B engine, T50 gearbox and stock rear axle with welded locked diff removed all the sound deadening, carpets etc, that made the car less heavyer 205/50R15 tyres on alloy wheels lowered a bit at the front and alittle bit more at the back I want the car to slightly oversteer instead of understeering like it is now ( yes I know I should remove the locked diff or get a LSD ) the car is a daily driver, but I want to have some fun too :moon: so a fast streeter is the goal for this car.. slightly stiffer shocks b…

Umm... Trouble finding 2 things (in the car): - control unit - set/resume switch I took the whole interior apart, discovered the engine computer (above the "tranny tunnel"), but can't find the cruise control one. Also, can't find the set/resume swtich. I know the main switch is under center aircond vent, but where's the other switch?