General Mechanical

hey I'm very new to this whole rolla scene will be getting my rolla back in couple of days but i really want a ke20 just unsure of the interior size like I'm over 6foot tall and not the skinnyest person out just wondering if my dreams are crushed because of my size. My mate has a datto 1200 coupe i fit in the snugly just wondering the comparison between the two??? :)

I am just curious as to how big to jet a webber on a 4k and what would be a decent size cam re - grind to still be able to drive it on the street with out it being like it has a massive turbo on it :y:

i need to flare them out, do i just heat it up and pound it ha? or what? ha

I'm overhauling a SC14, wondering what sort of oil I should be running in it. Thanks.

Howdy! At the moment i have my ae86 sitting on the front lawn with a standard 4ac in it with a busted head... either cracked/warped or blown head gasket, as there is steam coming out of the exhuast, it misses and when i crank it with no plugs it shoots water out the holes.. hahaha Luckily for me, when i bought the car it came with another head that had been rebuilt, port n polished, fitted with dual valve springs and had the compression raised. It also has a custom ground cam in it too(I'm going to find out what the specs are soon). I also received manifold with two fully rebuilt weber carbs on it. I am unsure of what the carbs are though.. is there any markings o…

Hi, I am having trouble chasing a set of new flexible rubber hose for my KE15 sprinter and I was thinking KE20 brake lines might fit as there the same calipers so the rest of the hose should fit. But Just to see if it will better I am chasing the part number for KE2X brake lines for the front left and right lower hose and upper hose both parts of the flexible hose so caliper to strut strut to wheel arch where it then joins the solid line. Cheers Cameron

Hello Folks, I hope you will bear with me a bit. Newbie here. I am struggling with problems with an Aisin 2 barrel carb on 4K-C engine. Truth be told....on an 81 Starlet, not a Rolla....but hope someone here might lend a hand. Found out about this forum over at Toyotanation. Just finished rebuilding this little gem. Have about 1000 miles on it and it was running like a top, although I did notice it would start immediately with manual choke, then would hit fast idle as choke pushed off. However, it would then go through this strange phase of even higher RPMs for a bit, then automatically decrease RPMs to hit steady slow idle. Good power going down the road and great mi…

does anyone have the model numbers that i would require i want to get a 32/36 webber or holley band new i have tried to find one on rocket but can't find it is there anything like a model number that anyone can help me with please

G'day Guys Having some problems with a few things, i require a set of push rods to suit a solid cam overhead rocker assembly, to measure upto around 190 to 200mm. - Basically the same style as that of an old 4K. If anyone knows of any pushrods around this length, i would be reallllly interested to hear from you, as ill get onto hunting a set down. No offtopic please :dance: Cheers :dance: T

what is best carby to put in my 4 k motor what is best webber or holley and what size??

Hey, so my handbrake cable has gone loose and I can't tighten it anymore. Can anyone with a ke3x and vl borgwarner diff recommend a cable to go with it?

I'm new to rolla scene. now get in the car tonight to drive home. and i hear whilst I'm moving 20kph. CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK constantly coming from right hand front.. and the steering pulling massively to the right.. any ideas on what this could be? wheel bearing? control arm? I'm very new to this and a noob.. i know my way around a skyline :locked: cheers all!

i'm wondering if anyone can help me work out what struts i have in my corolla... i had assumed it was all sprinter running gear, but when i tried to fit up KE70 steering arms to my struts the locators miss by about 3mm (wider on my struts)... i've been assured that KE70/sprinter do bolt up, and have been led to believe that my car may be using RA40 celica struts instead of sprinter... the steering arms in my car are marked R8/L8 in the casting if that helps... any help in confirming or denying this info would be appreciated..

Guys, I took my 5K for a burn yesterday and it got too hot. I got the radiator cleaned out (about 30 percent blocked) and today it still overheated, although it took longer and a much more energetic drive to do so. I've front mounted a davies craig thermo. I'm getting a lot of "blowback", lots of air bouncing off the radiator and pushing forwards. Yes, before you ask the fan is running in the correct direction. Has anyone ever seen a shroud on the front of a rad? I don't like the idea because you lose a lot of open road airflow, but in this case it will definitely improve the fans effectiveness. Any other ideas on how to get the temp down?

Hi guys I am just wondering how you go about widening steel wheels? Does any one know? :cool: :D :D

Just an enquiry about early corollas ke20s I have fitted some steeles of these dimesions on 13inc x 5.5inc wide pcd 110 off a early mazda. where can u get the hubbies that fit this size? Cheers Paul

i've just finished a 4AG conversion into my ke35... doing some testing over the last few days, i've sheared my rear brake line twice. when the engine revs it rocks to the drivers side of the car and the rear of the inlet manifold just touches the rear brake line right where it exits the master cylinder. just wondering if anyone has had this problem too, and how they fixed it I'm currently trying to find if there is an alternate master cylinder that bolts onto the later model ke3x brake booster, but is narrower (giving me more clearance between brake line and inlet manifold) or has downward facing brake line outlets.

G,day new to the rollaclub, Just a enquiry i recently came to the problem of wheel choices for my ke20 and having the older 110 pcd less wheels available. The 114 theres heaps of variety so the equiry is as i use an newer say ke55 for the front wheels just change the front discs. The issue with the rear drums? Do i get like a back axle off a 30 or 55 70 model and use that? woulod that work or be wider or is there simply an easy walkthrough or something? cheers Paul

Hi. I have an earlier '79 KE70 Rolla. I want to lower it but i have been told that there are no springs for it. So what do you guys do ? Cut the springs ? I have a TE71 for parts maybe i can fit the struts from it and put AE86 springs on ? Thank you :dance:

Hey guys, I'm kinda new to the rolla scene but have always loved them. Anyway i am going to have a look at a ke70 on friday and was just wondering are there anythings that i should be looking for problem wise? He said he has just got the head rebuilt n a few other things... got reciepts for around 2500 for the work done ... also said it has minimal rust in the usual spots(which i don't know where they are n forgot to ask) any help would be appreciated.. Adam

hey what elec dissy will fit in my 4k can any one help me with part numbers or where to get one and what i exactly need cheers

hey guys I'm in the process of stripping the last stuff off my wreck and i want the doors and ignition barrel so my car has the same key for all... anyone able to tell me how to get it out? considering a big hammer lol.

Hi, Been doing some reading on Toyota ECU's and found there are a few types of ECU. Analouge and Digital. The old Analogue ones were on the motors like 4K-E and 3t engine etc. It is the L-jetronnic made by Bosch. Now later ones are the TCCS type which are digital eg. 4age. Now I know the 7K-E injections was made later than 4K and the pin out is similar on the 7K one to the 4age one. Can any one tell me for certain if the 7K ECU is of the newer TCCS type? Also does anyone have the 7K-E manual handy I can get emailed? Cheers Cameron

when you Polish stuff like thermostat housing, rocker cover and wiper motor.... how do you stop it going dull ( alloy) and more importantly , rusting ( wiper motor and little metal blocker plate things.. any help would be much appreciated.. :bash:

OK so i started off messing around withe the stock pulley on the sc14 and have decided to go stupid with a 77mm pulley and have had a custome crank pulley made. if the calculations are done right should be pump out 17psi when at 6000rpm .... MAYBE.... lol but i need help with what to do about the bottem end any suggestions?

hey just wondering how hard it is to install aircon into a ke36 and what the best option to take would be?

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what sort of ecu do i have afm, or map i'm at the wireing stage and i got no i dear if this is the right ecu and i carnt contact the person that use to own it does that help? wireing is f@$king gay, do youself a favoiur and get a good consih lume and someone else to do it

hey i was just wondering what front springs everyone uses in there ke3x's? my 36 had custom cuts in thr front, and just put some pedders in but the lowest pedders said they had was 1.5" lower and now my car is sitting at least and inch higher then it was before if not more. was just wondering what everyone else uses and what's the lowest ones you can actually buy for them? Cheers Matt

Decided to get new Tie rod ends for my KE70 as ill be running XT130 arms and the extra thread would be nice for adjustments. SO got meself some RA40 ends, went to put them on and realised the 70 ones are a single piece end and Tube. Doh! So off the wreckers i go, Found a RA60. took the tubes and ends and proceeded home. This morning i went to fit the RA60 tubes to the RA40 ends to fit to the KE70 Rack...Pheww :DD. BUT. it seems the Tubes from the RA60 are longer by about 3cm. and to top it off the tie rod ends only screw in half way. making the RA60 RA40 combo like and inch and half too long!!. So back off to find something else. Got some KE30 tubes now.. …

hey all, just wondering if the ke3x series rolla's ony came with the one wheel and tyre size of of 155-13? or did they come with larger diameter tyres also?

how do you remove a 4age sump? dented and f@$ked from transporting ive undone all the little 10mm bolts that hold it on its droped down about an inch or so and it feels like its grabbing onto something ? could be the baffle any help please as i'm in the middle of the job cheers

Does any body know if a KE70 brake booster will fit a KE55?

G'day all, I own a 1980 ke55 square headlight model, and I want to put some mags on it. So I would like to know which mags will bolt straight on without any modifications or interfearence to the suspension. :dance: I was thinking about early supra mags, something that looks tough. Any help or pics would be appreciated. Cheers, Mark. :lolcry: :lolcry:

Hey everyone i just got a 1983 ford laser for cheap and the fuse for the indicaters/Dash Guages, keeps blowing it was blown when i got the car, i replaced it, drove around the block and it was blow again. any hints?

hey just been helpin a mate build up a 4k for his ke20 got it all running but its got factory twin carbs on it and wont idle. it runs sweet above idle but no matter what we do we can't get it to idle by itself. i checked fuel pressure it was at about 3 psi is this enough for the factory twin carbs or do they have more ? Any help would be greatly appreciated cheers Phil

Hi guys, my 5k has suffered a failed lifter... i want to replace all 8 of them but without the hassle of changing to a solid lifter setup. can't anyone tell me where i can get a set in a hurry? the repco store thats local to me says no one has any in the country... If anyone can help that would be awesome as. Oh and for whats its worth I'm in the northside of brisbane.

does anyone know if i can put a 4afc clutch into my 4afe ae92 seca?

its a jsut jap one. my brother is having a custom one made for his car so yeh. so curious can i get it to work? i havnt heard of people running oil coolers on a k series before so I'm a lil confused. any info would be appreciated?

I picked up a 5k on the weekend that has the numbers cast 24010-211, which isnt on the FAQ but seem to be close to the 3k bigport head. It doesnt have the protrusions from 1 and 4 plug holes either. Does anyone know what that casting means? For the moment ill just assume its a 3k bigport head. I will be pulling the motor down next week anyway because it has a bit of blowby and could do with a build anyway by the sound of it. Ill keep you all posted on what I find, but in the meantime does anyone know FOR CERTAIN what the numbers mean? Thanks guys!